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Murray Cox

Partner at Weil Gotshal and Manges

Lawyer

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals26

Valued Deals20

Total Value£ 35.42 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 1.77 B

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21 Apr 2017|United Kingdom|Commercial REITs

Target: MARKET TECH HOLDINGS LIMITED

Bidder: THE GOODHEART TRUST

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

20 Dealmakers

13 Target | 7 Bidder

£ 347 M

Value

27 Dec 2018|United Kingdom|Infrastructure Funds

Target: GATWICK AIRPORT LIMITED

Bidder: VINCI AIRPORTS SAS

17 Service Providers

2 Target | 6 Bidder | 9 Vendor

64 Dealmakers

6 Target | 14 Bidder | 46 Vendor

£ 2.90 B

Value

16 Jul 2019|Ireland|Building Materials: Other

Target: CRH (EUROPE DISTRIBUTION BUSINESS)

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

18 Service Providers

4 Target | 6 Bidder | 8 Vendor

130 Dealmakers

4 Target | 70 Bidder | 55 Vendor

£ 1.47 B

Value

25 Apr 2018|India|Telecommunications infrastructure

Target: INDUS TOWERS

Bidder: BHARTI AIRTEL LIMITED

17 Service Providers

2 Target | 5 Bidder | 10 Vendor

49 Dealmakers

5 Target | 13 Bidder | 31 Vendor

£ 7.63 B

Value

17 Apr 2020|United Kingdom|Machinery: Specialty

Target: THE KENSA GROUP

Bidder: LEGAL & GENERAL GROUP PLC

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

15 Dealmakers

4 Target | 11 Bidder

n/a

Value

28 Sep 2020|United Kingdom|Casinos and Gambling

Target: WILLIAM HILL PLC

Bidder: CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION

21 Service Providers

9 Target | 11 Bidder

121 Dealmakers

36 Target | 85 Bidder

£ 3.00 B

Value

01 Oct 2020|United Kingdom|Full Line Insurance

Target: ARK INSURANCE HOLDINGS

Bidder: WHITE MOUNTAINS INSURANCE GROUP

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder

39 Dealmakers

9 Target | 30 Bidder

£ 619 M

Value

02 Jun 2021|United Kingdom|E-commerce

Target: DEPOP LTD

Bidder: ETSY

16 Service Providers

3 Target | 6 Bidder | 7 Vendor

75 Dealmakers

16 Target | 48 Bidder | 12 Vendor

£ 1.15 B

Value

17 Jun 2021|Germany|Entertainment

Target: BOXINE GMBH

Bidder: 468 SPAC I SE

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

13 Dealmakers

4 Target | 8 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 747 M

Value

02 Sep 2021|Sweden|Biotechnology

Target: SWEDISH ORPHAN BIOVITRUM AB (SOBI)

Bidder: ADVENT INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

16 Service Providers

4 Target | 12 Bidder

39 Dealmakers

8 Target | 31 Bidder

£ 5.81 B

Value

02 May 2022|Sweden|Gaming

Target: LEOVEGAS

Bidder: MGM RESORTS INTERNATIONAL

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder

23 Dealmakers

6 Target | 17 Bidder

£ 482 M

Value

26 Jul 2022|United Kingdom|Satellite

Target: ONEWEB LIMITED

Bidder: EUTELSAT GROUP

17 Service Providers

5 Target | 7 Bidder | 5 Vendor

72 Dealmakers

30 Target | 30 Bidder | 12 Vendor

£ 2.83 B

Value

26 Sep 2022|United Kingdom|Restaurants and Bars

Target: SOUL FOODS GROUP

Bidder: CENTERBRIDGE PARTNERS LP

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder

32 Dealmakers

25 Target | 7 Bidder

n/a

Value

16 Mar 2023|United Kingdom|Business Process Outsourcing

Target: HYVE GROUP

Bidder: PROVIDENCE EQUITY PARTNERS LLC

13 Service Providers

5 Target | 8 Bidder

72 Dealmakers

21 Target | 52 Bidder

£ 524 M

Value

12 Jun 2023|Brazil|General Mining

Target: ATLANTIC NICKEL

Bidder: ACG ACQUISITION COMPANY

15 Service Providers

9 Bidder | 6 Vendor

40 Dealmakers

26 Bidder | 14 Vendor

£ 794 M

Value

25 Apr 2023|Jamaica|General Mining

Target: JAMALCO

Bidder: CENTURY ALUMINUM COMPANY

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

29 Dealmakers

1 Target | 28 Bidder

n/a

Value

02 Oct 2023|Italy|Railroads

Target: ITALO NUOVO TRASPORTO VIAGGIATORI S.P.A.

Bidder: MSC MEDITERRANEAN SHIPPING COMPANY SA

8 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 5 Vendor

18 Dealmakers

6 Bidder | 12 Vendor

n/a

Value

02 Nov 2023|United Kingdom|Health Care Services

Target: HESLEY GROUP

Bidder: BLANDFORD CAPITAL

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 3 Vendor

13 Dealmakers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 11 Vendor

n/a

Value

11 Feb 2024|Italy|Oil Refining and Marketing

Target: SARAS

Bidder: VITOL GROUP

12 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder | 4 Vendor

39 Dealmakers

2 Target | 26 Bidder | 11 Vendor

£ 508 M

Value

14 Mar 2024|United Kingdom|Software

Target: SMARTSPACE SOFTWARE PLC

Bidder: PROVIDENCE STRATEGIC GROWTH (PSG)

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

44 Dealmakers

6 Target | 38 Bidder

£ 28 M

Value

14 Mar 2024|United Kingdom|Telecommunications Services: Other

Target: LIT FIBRE

Bidder: CITYFIBRE INFRASTRUCTURE HOLDINGS PLC

9 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

13 Dealmakers

4 Target | 1 Bidder | 8 Vendor

n/a

Value

17 Apr 2024|United Kingdom|Airports

Target: EDINBURGH AIRPORT

Bidder: VINCI AIRPORTS SAS

9 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder | 5 Vendor

35 Dealmakers

4 Target | 1 Bidder | 30 Vendor

£ 1.27 B

Value

15 May 2024|Malaysia|Airports

Target: MALAYSIA AIRPORTS HOLDINGS BERHAD

Bidder: ABU DHABI INVESTMENT AUTHORITY (ADIA)

10 Service Providers

2 Target | 8 Bidder

22 Dealmakers

1 Target | 21 Bidder

£ 3.10 B

Value

08 Jul 2024|United States|Defense

Target: ULTRA MARITIME (SIGNATURE MANAGEMENT & POWER BUSINESS)

Bidder: ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC

6 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

33 Dealmakers

2 Bidder | 31 Vendor

£ 429 M

Value

23 Jun 2025|Luxembourg|Infrastructure Funds

Target: BBGI GLOBAL

Bidder: BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CORPORATION

15 Service Providers

6 Target | 9 Bidder

67 Dealmakers

20 Target | 47 Bidder

£ 1.06 B

Value

13 Feb 2025|United Kingdom|Waste and Disposal Services

Target: RENEWI PLC

Bidder: MACQUARIE ASSET MANAGEMENT

18 Service Providers

7 Target | 11 Bidder

119 Dealmakers

27 Target | 93 Bidder

£ 707 M

Value