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Mike LaneSlaughter & May

Mike Lane

Partner at Slaughter & May

Lawyer

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals39
Valued Deals31
Total Value£ 77.37 B
Avg. Deal Size£ 2.50 B

Market Context

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04 Jun 2018|Spain|Containers and Packaging
Papeles Y Cartones De Europa (europac)
Ds Smith

Target: PAPELES Y CARTONES DE EUROPA SA (EUROPAC)

Bidder: DS SMITH PLC

17 Service Providers

8 Target | 9 Bidder

51 Dealmakers

11 Target | 40 Bidder

£ 1.66 B

Value

31 Aug 2018|United Kingdom|Restaurants and Bars
Costa Coffee
The Coca-cola Company

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

08 Oct 2018|United States|Offshore Drilling and Other Services
Rowan Companies
Ensco

Target: ROWAN COMPANIES INC

Bidder: ENSCO PLC

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder

41 Dealmakers

22 Target | 19 Bidder

£ 1.88 B

Value

29 Jan 2019|Luxembourg|Water
Miya Holdings
Bridgepoint Group

Target: MIYA HOLDINGS

Bidder: BRIDGEPOINT GROUP

15 Service Providers

2 Target | 11 Bidder | 2 Vendor

22 Dealmakers

4 Target | 14 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 196 M

Value

14 Feb 2019|United Kingdom|Alternative Fuels
Ovo Energy
Mitsubishi Corporation

Target: OVO ENERGY

Bidder: MITSUBISHI CORPORATION

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder

34 Dealmakers

6 Target | 28 Bidder

£ 216 M

Value

25 Feb 2019|United Kingdom|Knowledge Process Outsourcing
My Home Move
Palamon Capital Partners

Target: MY HOME MOVE LTD

Bidder: PALAMON CAPITAL PARTNERS LP

15 Service Providers

4 Target | 9 Bidder | 2 Vendor

39 Dealmakers

5 Target | 24 Bidder | 11 Vendor

n/a

Value

16 Jul 2019|United Kingdom|Management Consulting
Moody’s (analytics Knowledge Services)
Equistone Partners

Target: MOODY’S (ANALYTICS KNOWLEDGE SERVICES)

Bidder: EQUISTONE PARTNERS

13 Service Providers

1 Target | 9 Bidder | 3 Vendor

44 Dealmakers

2 Target | 23 Bidder | 21 Vendor

n/a

Value

19 Sep 2019|Switzerland|Machinery: Specialty
Btg Group
Voith Group

Target: BTG GROUP

Bidder: VOITH GROUP GMBH

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 4 Vendor

33 Dealmakers

3 Target | 2 Bidder | 28 Vendor

£ 282 M

Value

04 Nov 2019|Switzerland|Property Services
Regus Holding
J Safra Group

Target: REGUS HOLDING GMBH

Bidder: J SAFRA GROUP

6 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 4 Vendor

26 Dealmakers

5 Bidder | 21 Vendor

£ 92 M

Value

27 May 2020|United Kingdom|Investment Banking
ASCENTRIC
M&g

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

05 Nov 2020|United Kingdom|Full Line Insurance
Rsa Insurance Group
Caisse De Depot Et Placement Du Quebec (cdpq)

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

15 Dec 2020|United Kingdom|Specialty Retailers
Drax Generation Enterprise
Vpi Holding

Target: DRAX GENERATION ENTERPRISE LTD

Bidder: VPI HOLDING LTD

5 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

46 Dealmakers

15 Bidder | 31 Vendor

£ 193 M

Value

10 Dec 2020|United Kingdom|Auto Services
Millbrook Healthcare
Utac Ceram

Target: MILLBROOK HEALTHCARE

Bidder: UTAC CERAM

18 Service Providers

3 Target | 11 Bidder | 4 Vendor

57 Dealmakers

3 Target | 31 Bidder | 23 Vendor

£ 133 M

Value

09 Oct 2017|Turkey|Data Centers and Hosting
Zenium Technology Partners (turkish Data Center Business)
Equinix

Target: ZENIUM TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS (TURKISH DATA CENTER BUSINESS)

Bidder: EQUINIX INC

10 Service Providers

6 Bidder | 4 Vendor

32 Dealmakers

28 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 71 M

Value

01 Feb 2021|United Kingdom|Apparel Retailers
Arcadia (brands)
ASOS

Target: ARCADIA (BRANDS)

Bidder: ASOS

7 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 2 Vendor

52 Dealmakers

26 Bidder | 26 Vendor

£ 265 M

Value

03 Feb 2021|United Kingdom|Pharmaceuticals
Gw Pharmaceuticals
Jazz Pharmaceuticals

Target: GW PHARMACEUTICALS PLC

Bidder: JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS

20 Service Providers

7 Target | 13 Bidder

85 Dealmakers

33 Target | 52 Bidder

£ 5.27 B

Value

05 Jun 2021|China|Food Products
Reckitt (child Nutrition Business)
Primavera Capital

Target: RECKITT (CHILD NUTRITION BUSINESS)

Bidder: PRIMAVERA CAPITAL

10 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 6 Vendor

82 Dealmakers

25 Bidder | 57 Vendor

£ 1.55 B

Value

03 Jul 2021|United Kingdom|Diversified Retailers
Wm Morrisons Supermarkets
Clayton Dubilier & Rice

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

16 Aug 2021|United Kingdom|Defense
Ultra Electronics Holdings
Advent International Corporation

Target: ULTRA ELECTRONICS HOLDINGS PLC

Bidder: ADVENT INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

15 Service Providers

5 Target | 10 Bidder

69 Dealmakers

28 Target | 41 Bidder

£ 2.57 B

Value

08 Mar 2022|United Kingdom|Digital Services
Iwg (digital Assets)
Instant Group

Target: IWG PLC (DIGITAL ASSETS)

Bidder: INSTANT GROUP

10 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 7 Vendor

70 Dealmakers

18 Bidder | 52 Vendor

n/a

Value

01 Jun 2022|United Kingdom|Environmental / Waste Management
John Wood Group (environment Consulting Division)
Wsp Global

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

22 Aug 2022|Hungary|Mobile
Vodafone Hungary
4ig Group

Target: VODAFONE HUNGARY

Bidder: 4IG GROUP

5 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

30 Dealmakers

6 Bidder | 24 Vendor

£ 1.38 B

Value

14 Jun 2023|United Kingdom|Telecommunications Services: Other
Three Uk
Vodafone Group

Target: THREE UK

Bidder: VODAFONE GROUP PLC

10 Service Providers

2 Target | 8 Bidder

221 Dealmakers

3 Target | 220 Bidder

£ 15.00 B

Value

21 Jul 2023|United Kingdom|Alternative Fuels
Res (25mw Upper Ogmore Wind Farm)
Marubeni Europower

Target: RES (25MW UPPER OGMORE WIND FARM)

Bidder: MARUBENI EUROPOWER

3 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

12 Dealmakers

10 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

05 Oct 2023|United Kingdom|Biotechnology
Orchard Therapeutics
Kyowa Kirin Co.

Target: ORCHARD THERAPEUTICS

Bidder: KYOWA KIRIN CO. LTD

8 Service Providers

5 Target | 3 Bidder

21 Dealmakers

15 Target | 6 Bidder

£ 394 M

Value

25 Oct 2023|United Kingdom|Auto Parts
Gsf Car Parts
Epiris Managers

Target: GSF CAR PARTS

Bidder: EPIRIS MANAGERS LLP

13 Service Providers

2 Target | 9 Bidder | 2 Vendor

40 Dealmakers

7 Target | 16 Bidder | 17 Vendor

n/a

Value

31 Oct 2023|Spain|Cable Television
Vodafone Spain
Zegona Communications

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

06 Dec 2023|United Kingdom|Entertainment
Ten Entertainment Group
Trive Capital

Target: TEN ENTERTAINMENT GROUP

Bidder: TRIVE CAPITAL

10 Service Providers

5 Target | 5 Bidder

38 Dealmakers

12 Target | 26 Bidder

£ 287 M

Value

09 Feb 2024|United Kingdom|Software
Third Financial
Nucleus Financial Group

Target: THIRD FINANCIAL

Bidder: NUCLEUS FINANCIAL GROUP

9 Service Providers

3 Target | 6 Bidder

26 Dealmakers

3 Target | 23 Bidder

n/a

Value

07 Mar 2024|United Kingdom|Containers and Packaging
Ds Smith
International Paper Company

Target: DS SMITH PLC

Bidder: INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY

19 Service Providers

7 Target | 6 Bidder

114 Dealmakers

50 Target | 33 Bidder

£ 7.80 B

Value

15 Mar 2024|Italy|Mobile
Vodafone Italy
Swisscom

Target: VODAFONE ITALY

Bidder: SWISSCOM AG

17 Service Providers

11 Bidder | 6 Vendor

76 Dealmakers

26 Bidder | 50 Vendor

£ 6.83 B

Value

26 Feb 2024|United Kingdom|Data Centers and Hosting
Ld8 Ibx Data Centre
Equinix

Target: LD8 IBX DATA CENTRE

Bidder: EQUINIX INC

2 Service Providers

2 Bidder

11 Dealmakers

11 Bidder

n/a

Value

29 May 2024|United Kingdom|Energy / Utility Services
John Wood Group
Dar Al-handasah Consultants Shair & Partners (sidara)

Target: JOHN WOOD GROUP PLC

Bidder: DAR AL-HANDASAH CONSULTANTS SHAIR & PARTNERS (SIDARA)

7 Service Providers

5 Target | 2 Bidder

23 Dealmakers

20 Target | 3 Bidder

£ 1.59 B

Value

12 Jun 2024|Nigeria|Brewers
Guinness Nigeria
Tolaram Group

Target: GUINNESS NIGERIA

Bidder: TOLARAM GROUP

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

35 Dealmakers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 30 Vendor

£ 54 M

Value

22 Jul 2024|United Kingdom|Real Estate Services
Value Retail
L Catterton

Target: VALUE RETAIL

Bidder: L CATTERTON

11 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder | 7 Vendor

33 Dealmakers

9 Target | 2 Bidder | 22 Vendor

£ 600 M

Value

28 Nov 2024|United Kingdom|Restaurants and Bars
Loungers
Fortress Investment Group

Target: LOUNGERS PLC

Bidder: FORTRESS INVESTMENT GROUP

12 Service Providers

6 Target | 6 Bidder

68 Dealmakers

16 Target | 52 Bidder

£ 354 M

Value

27 Nov 2024|United Kingdom|Insurance Brokers
Direct Line Insurance Group
Aviva

Target: DIRECT LINE INSURANCE GROUP PLC

Bidder: AVIVA PLC

13 Service Providers

6 Target | 7 Bidder

42 Dealmakers

27 Target | 15 Bidder

£ 3.70 B

Value

03 Dec 2024|United Kingdom|Real Estate Holding and Development
Baker Street W1
Derwent London

Target: BAKER STREET W1

Bidder: DERWENT LONDON

4 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

9 Dealmakers

8 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 44 M

Value

25 Mar 2025|United Kingdom|Data Centers and Hosting
Segro / Pure Dc Jv
Segro

Target: SEGRO / PURE DC JV

Bidder: SEGRO PLC

4 Service Providers

4 Bidder

17 Dealmakers

17 Bidder

£ 1.00 B

Value

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