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Matthew Harman

Associate at Slaughter & May

Lawyer

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals22

Valued Deals17

Total Value£ 72.12 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 4.24 B

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18 Jun 2018|United Kingdom|Banks

Target: VIRGIN MONEY HOLDINGS (UK) PLC

Bidder: CYBG PLC

15 Service Providers

7 Target | 8 Bidder

62 Dealmakers

24 Target | 40 Bidder

£ 1.68 B

Value

09 May 2018|Romania|Cable Television

Target: LIBERTY GLOBAL (GERMAN, CZECH, HUNGARIAN & ROMANIAN BUSINESS)

Bidder: VODAFONE GROUP PLC

18 Service Providers

10 Bidder | 8 Vendor

108 Dealmakers

53 Bidder | 55 Vendor

£ 16.10 B

Value

30 Apr 2018|United Kingdom|Food Retailers and Wholesalers

Target: ASDA GROUP LIMITED

Bidder: J SAINSBURY PLC

12 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 5 Vendor

108 Dealmakers

2 Target | 66 Bidder | 40 Vendor

£ 7.30 B

Value

31 Aug 2018|United Kingdom|Restaurants and Bars

Target: COSTA COFFEE LIMITED

Bidder: THE COCA-COLA COMPANY

14 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 9 Vendor

58 Dealmakers

2 Target | 17 Bidder | 39 Vendor

£ 3.90 B

Value

03 Dec 2018|Bangladesh|Soft Drinks

Target: GSK HFD

Bidder: UNILEVER

18 Service Providers

2 Target | 7 Bidder | 9 Vendor

48 Dealmakers

2 Target | 11 Bidder | 35 Vendor

£ 4.08 B

Value

31 May 2019|Germany|Full Line Insurance

Target: LEGAL & GENERAL (GERMAN INSURANCE BUSINESS)

Bidder: ALLIANZ GROUP

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 5 Vendor

29 Dealmakers

1 Target | 17 Bidder | 11 Vendor

£ 242 M

Value

27 May 2020|United Kingdom|Investment Banking

Target: ASCENTRIC

Bidder: M&G PLC

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

14 Dealmakers

1 Target | 11 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

29 Jun 2020|United Kingdom|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: BP (PETROCHEMICALS BUSINESS)

Bidder: INEOS

7 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

75 Dealmakers

35 Bidder | 44 Vendor

£ 4.05 B

Value

02 Oct 2020|United Kingdom|Food Retailers and Wholesalers

Target: ASDA GROUP LIMITED

Bidder: ZUBER ISSA

23 Service Providers

2 Target | 15 Bidder | 4 Vendor

90 Dealmakers

3 Target | 29 Bidder | 56 Vendor

£ 4.08 B

Value

13 Jan 2022|United Kingdom|Digital Services

Target: ZEIGO

Bidder: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SE

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

15 Dealmakers

2 Target | 12 Bidder

n/a

Value

22 Dec 2021|Australia|IT Services: Other

Target: GBST

Bidder: ANCHORAGE CAPITAL LLP

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 4 Vendor

37 Dealmakers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 33 Vendor

n/a

Value

08 Jun 2022|United Kingdom|Electronic Equipment: Gauges and Meters

Target: EUROTHERM

Bidder: WATLOW

10 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 7 Vendor

66 Dealmakers

1 Target | 23 Bidder | 42 Vendor

n/a

Value

24 Jun 2022|United Kingdom|Containers and Packaging

Target: ESNT PACKAGING & SECURING SOLUTIONS LIMITED

Bidder: MAYR-MELNHOF KARTON AG

10 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 6 Vendor

68 Dealmakers

30 Bidder | 38 Vendor

£ 312 M

Value

22 Aug 2022|Hungary|Mobile

Target: VODAFONE HUNGARY

Bidder: 4IG GROUP

5 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

30 Dealmakers

6 Bidder | 24 Vendor

£ 1.38 B

Value

03 Oct 2022|United Kingdom|Diversified Industrials

Target: ESSENTRA (FILTERS BUSINESS)

Bidder: CENTAURY MANAGEMENT LIMITED

6 Service Providers

6 Vendor

31 Dealmakers

31 Vendor

£ 262 M

Value

01 Dec 2022|United Kingdom|Clothing and Accessories

Target: JOULES

Bidder: NEXT PLC

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

33 Dealmakers

4 Target | 29 Bidder

£ 34 M

Value

07 Dec 2022|China|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: TIANJIN NANGANG ETHYLENE PROJECT

Bidder: INEOS

4 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

46 Dealmakers

45 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

14 Jun 2023|United Kingdom|Telecommunications Services: Other

Target: THREE UK

Bidder: VODAFONE GROUP PLC

10 Service Providers

2 Target | 8 Bidder

221 Dealmakers

3 Target | 220 Bidder

£ 15.00 B

Value

02 Oct 2023|United States|Pharmaceuticals

Target: VIATRIS (OVER-THE-COUNTER BUSINESS)

Bidder: COOPER CONSUMER HEALTH

22 Service Providers

12 Bidder | 10 Vendor

81 Dealmakers

44 Bidder | 37 Vendor

£ 1.78 B

Value

31 Oct 2023|Spain|Cable Television

Target: VODAFONE SPAIN

Bidder: ZEGONA COMMUNICATIONS PLC

27 Service Providers

1 Target | 20 Bidder | 6 Vendor

95 Dealmakers

2 Target | 52 Bidder | 41 Vendor

£ 4.36 B

Value

15 Mar 2024|Italy|Mobile

Target: VODAFONE ITALY

Bidder: SWISSCOM AG

17 Service Providers

11 Bidder | 6 Vendor

76 Dealmakers

26 Bidder | 50 Vendor

£ 6.83 B

Value

31 Oct 2024|United Kingdom|Consumer Lending

Target: ARGOS (CARDS PORTFOLIO)

Bidder: NEWDAY CARDS LTD

5 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

23 Dealmakers

22 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 720 M

Value