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Mike Flockhart

Partner at Herbert Smith Freehills

Lawyer

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals34

Valued Deals30

Total Value£ 93.69 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 3.12 B

Market Context

Awards

2020 Top Advisor Lawyers in EMEA

H1 2019 Top M&A Lawyers in the UK

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17 Jan 2018|United Kingdom|Diversified Industrials

Target: GKN PLC

Bidder: MELROSE INDUSTRIES PLC

21 Service Providers

10 Target | 11 Bidder

107 Dealmakers

49 Target | 58 Bidder

£ 8.09 B

Value

08 Dec 2017|United Kingdom|Hotels and Motels

Target: MILLENNIUM & COPTHORNE HOTELS PLC

Bidder: CITY DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED

9 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

28 Dealmakers

7 Target | 20 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 1.13 B

Value

25 Sep 2017|United Kingdom|Computer Hardware

Target: IMAGINATION TECHNOLOGIES GROUP PLC

Bidder: CANYON BRIDGE CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

18 Dealmakers

11 Target | 7 Bidder

£ 579 M

Value

16 Mar 2016|United Kingdom|Diversified Financials

Target: LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE GROUP PLC

Bidder: DEUTSCHE BOERSE AG

21 Service Providers

10 Target | 9 Bidder

43 Dealmakers

20 Target | 25 Bidder

£ 10.19 B

Value

28 Sep 2016|United Kingdom|Insurance Brokers

Target: ABBEY LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY LTD

Bidder: PHOENIX GROUP

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

6 Dealmakers

6 Bidder

£ 935 M

Value

14 Oct 2016|United Kingdom|Construction Services

Target: AALTO INVEST UK LTD

Bidder: ED&F MAN LTD

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

16 Dealmakers

2 Target | 14 Bidder

£ 190 M

Value

23 Feb 2018|United Kingdom|Full Line Insurance

Target: STANDARD LIFE ASSURANCE LIMITED

Bidder: PHOENIX GROUP HOLDINGS

18 Service Providers

3 Target | 7 Bidder | 8 Vendor

105 Dealmakers

5 Target | 51 Bidder | 51 Vendor

£ 3.20 B

Value

05 Jun 2018|United Kingdom|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: PHAUNOS TIMBER FUND LIMITED

Bidder: STAFFORD CAPITAL PARTNERS

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

11 Dealmakers

7 Target | 4 Bidder

£ 180 M

Value

15 Sep 2016|Monaco|Containers and Packaging

Target: POWERFLUTE OYJ

Bidder: MADISON DEARBORN PARTNERS LLC

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

8 Dealmakers

5 Target | 3 Bidder

£ 58 M

Value

18 Apr 2018|United States|Machinery: Industrial

Target: ESCO CORPORATION

Bidder: WEIR GROUP PLC

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

22 Dealmakers

7 Target | 15 Bidder

n/a

Value

20 Jun 2018|Australia|Software

Target: MOBILE TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL PTY LTD

Bidder: CABCHARGE AUSTRALIA LTD

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

22 Dealmakers

16 Target | 6 Bidder

£ 5 M

Value

09 Nov 2018|United Kingdom|E-commerce

Target: MOBILE PHONES DIRECT LIMITED

Bidder: AO WORLD PLC

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder

13 Dealmakers

1 Target | 12 Bidder

n/a

Value

19 Dec 2018|United Kingdom|Health Care Services

Target: CONSUMER HEALTH JOINT VENTURE

Bidder: PFIZER INC

23 Service Providers

1 Target | 22 Bidder

78 Dealmakers

3 Target | 77 Bidder

£ 9.80 B

Value

25 Feb 2019|United Kingdom|Oil Equipment and Services

Target: WEIR (FLOW CONTROL DIVISION)

Bidder: FIRST RESERVE CORPORATION

12 Service Providers

2 Target | 6 Bidder | 4 Vendor

72 Dealmakers

3 Target | 56 Bidder | 13 Vendor

£ 275 M

Value

03 Jul 2019|United States|Specialty Chemicals

Target: OMNOVA SOLUTIONS INC

Bidder: SYNTHOMER PLC

13 Service Providers

3 Target | 10 Bidder

73 Dealmakers

7 Target | 66 Bidder

£ 652 M

Value

01 Aug 2019|United Kingdom|Financial Data and Systems

Target: REFINITIV HOLDINGS INC

Bidder: LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE GROUP PLC

26 Service Providers

8 Target | 12 Bidder | 6 Vendor

172 Dealmakers

70 Target | 93 Bidder | 13 Vendor

£ 22.18 B

Value

09 Mar 2020|Malaysia|Food Retailers and Wholesalers

Target: TESCO (THAILAND AND MALAYSIA BUSINESS)

Bidder: CHAROEN POKPHAND GROUP

21 Service Providers

10 Bidder | 11 Vendor

105 Dealmakers

73 Bidder | 32 Vendor

£ 8.20 B

Value

18 Mar 2020|United Kingdom|Waste and Disposal Services

Target: VIRIDOR WASTE MANAGEMENT LTD

Bidder: KKR & CO

16 Service Providers

1 Target | 9 Bidder | 6 Vendor

55 Dealmakers

3 Target | 32 Bidder | 20 Vendor

£ 4.20 B

Value

30 May 2020|United Kingdom|Commercial REITs

Target: SHAFTESBURY PLC

Bidder: CAPITAL AND COUNTIES PROPERTIES PLC

12 Service Providers

4 Target | 6 Bidder | 2 Vendor

37 Dealmakers

7 Target | 29 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 436 M

Value

05 Oct 2020|United States|Engineering Consulting

Target: WEIR OIL & GAS

Bidder: CATERPILLAR

14 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 9 Vendor

25 Dealmakers

4 Bidder | 21 Vendor

£ 312 M

Value

09 Oct 2020|Italy|Diversified Financials

Target: LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE GROUP HOLDINGS ITALIA SPA

Bidder: EURONEXT NV

34 Service Providers

1 Target | 23 Bidder | 10 Vendor

117 Dealmakers

2 Target | 53 Bidder | 62 Vendor

£ 3.93 B

Value

05 Nov 2020|United Kingdom|Full Line Insurance

Target: RSA INSURANCE GROUP PLC

Bidder: CAISSE DE DEPOT ET PLACEMENT DU QUEBEC (CDPQ)

32 Service Providers

9 Target | 23 Bidder

184 Dealmakers

51 Target | 139 Bidder

£ 7.20 B

Value

24 Aug 2020|Canada|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: AFRICA ENERGY CORP

Bidder: IMPACT OIL AND GAS

6 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder

13 Dealmakers

5 Target | 8 Bidder

£ 59 M

Value

16 Jun 2021|United States|Chemicals: Diversified

Target: PERIMETER SOLUTIONS

Bidder: EVERARC

12 Service Providers

1 Target | 9 Bidder | 2 Vendor

31 Dealmakers

5 Target | 9 Bidder | 18 Vendor

£ 1.42 B

Value

03 Jul 2021|United Kingdom|Diversified Retailers

Target: WM MORRISONS SUPERMARKETS PLC

Bidder: CLAYTON DUBILIER & RICE LLC

31 Service Providers

6 Target | 10 Bidder

141 Dealmakers

40 Target | 42 Bidder

£ 6.97 B

Value

12 Jul 2021|Brazil|Food Products

Target: TATE & LYLE PLC (PRIMARY PRODUCTS BUSINESS)

Bidder: KPS CAPITAL PARTNERS

20 Service Providers

1 Target | 10 Bidder | 9 Vendor

97 Dealmakers

1 Target | 32 Bidder | 64 Vendor

£ 611 M

Value

21 Jan 2022|Brazil|Alternative Fuels

Target: CONTOURGLOBAL (BRAZILIAN HYDROPOWER BUSINESS)

Bidder: PATRIA INVESTMENTS

11 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 6 Vendor

32 Dealmakers

12 Bidder | 20 Vendor

£ 229 M

Value

01 Jun 2022|United Kingdom|Environmental / Waste Management

Target: JOHN WOOD GROUP (ENVIRONMENT CONSULTING DIVISION)

Bidder: WSP GLOBAL INC

15 Service Providers

2 Target | 5 Bidder | 8 Vendor

129 Dealmakers

9 Target | 49 Bidder | 71 Vendor

£ 1.51 B

Value

01 Aug 2022|United Kingdom|Diversified Financials

Target: ED&F MAN (CAPITAL MARKETS UNIT)

Bidder: MAREX

7 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

13 Dealmakers

9 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 220 M

Value

01 Nov 2023|United Kingdom|Venture Capital

Target: ARIX BIOSCIENCE

Bidder: RTW INVESTMENTS

13 Service Providers

5 Target | 8 Bidder

39 Dealmakers

10 Target | 29 Bidder

£ 185 M

Value

29 Jun 2023|Switzerland|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: ASTERIA INVESTMENT MANAGERS

Bidder: MAN GROUP

3 Service Providers

3 Bidder

11 Dealmakers

11 Bidder

n/a

Value

19 Nov 2024|United Kingdom|Real Estate Holding and Development

Target: ENCORE GROUP

Bidder: ODEVO

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

21 Dealmakers

5 Target | 14 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 83 M

Value

09 Oct 2024|United Kingdom|Financial Data and Systems

Target: HAMILTON COURT GROUP

Bidder: MAREX GROUP

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder

23 Dealmakers

1 Target | 25 Bidder

n/a

Value

28 Feb 2025|Australia|Software

Target: MICROMINE

Bidder: WEIR GROUP PLC

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

17 Dealmakers

1 Target | 15 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 657 M

Value