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Cover Image Mike Flockhart

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

£ 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

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