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Padraig Cronin

Partner at Slaughter & May

Lawyer

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals33

Valued Deals26

Total Value£ 105.60 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 4.06 B

Market Context

Awards

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2019 Top M&A Lawyers in EMEA

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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

09 Mar 2018|United Kingdom|Auto Parts

Target: GKN PLC (DRIVELINE DIVISION)

Bidder: DANA INCORPORATED

21 Service Providers

1 Target | 12 Bidder | 8 Vendor

82 Dealmakers

1 Target | 17 Bidder | 64 Vendor

n/a

Value

29 Jul 2019|United Kingdom|E-commerce

Target: JUST EAT PLC

Bidder: TAKEAWAY.COM.NV

27 Service Providers

8 Target | 8 Bidder

150 Dealmakers

61 Target | 62 Bidder

£ 6.30 B

Value

20 Aug 2019|United Kingdom|Alternative Electricity

Target: JOHN WOOD GROUP (NUCLEAR BUSINESS)

Bidder: JACOBS ENGINEERING GROUP INC

6 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

44 Dealmakers

20 Bidder | 24 Vendor

£ 250 M

Value

11 Sep 2019|United Kingdom|Financial Data and Systems

Target: LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE GROUP PLC

Bidder: HONG KONG EXCHANGES AND CLEARING LTD

18 Service Providers

9 Target | 9 Bidder

73 Dealmakers

22 Target | 51 Bidder

£ 31.60 B

Value

04 Oct 2019|United Kingdom|Aerospace

Target: GE (AVIATION’S HAMBLE BUSINESS UNIT)

Bidder: AERNNOVA

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

21 Dealmakers

17 Target | 4 Bidder

n/a

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

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

10 Dec 2020|United Kingdom|Auto Services

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

19 Jan 2021|Ireland|Renewable Energy Equipment

Target: MAINSTREAM RENEWABLE POWER LTD

Bidder: AKER SOLUTIONS ASA

20 Service Providers

11 Target | 9 Bidder

104 Dealmakers

54 Target | 51 Bidder

£ 598 M

Value

01 Feb 2021|United Kingdom|Apparel Retailers

Target: ARCADIA (BRANDS)

Bidder: ASOS

7 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 2 Vendor

52 Dealmakers

26 Bidder | 26 Vendor

£ 265 M

Value

05 Jun 2021|China|Food Products

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

23 Jun 2021|United Kingdom|Health Care Services

Target: GLAXOSMITHKLINE (CONSUMER HEALTHCARE BUSINESS)

Bidder: INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS

17 Service Providers

2 Target | 14 Vendor

84 Dealmakers

32 Target | 52 Vendor

£ 30.50 B

Value

15 Jul 2021|United Kingdom|FinTech

Target: REVOLUT LIMITED

Bidder: SOFTBANK VISION FUND 2

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

21 Dealmakers

4 Target | 17 Bidder

£ 577 M

Value

05 Aug 2021|United States|Software

Target: RMS

Bidder: MOODY’S CORPORATION

12 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 7 Vendor

54 Dealmakers

3 Target | 26 Bidder | 25 Vendor

£ 1.44 B

Value

26 Oct 2021|United Kingdom|Management Consulting

Target: RIVER AND MERCANTILE (SOLUTIONS BUSINESS)

Bidder: SCHRODERS PLC

8 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 5 Vendor

29 Dealmakers

15 Bidder | 14 Vendor

£ 230 M

Value

15 Sep 2021|United Kingdom|Data Centers and Hosting

Target: IMSERV

Bidder: BLUEWATER PRIVATE EQUITY

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

24 Dealmakers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 19 Vendor

n/a

Value

02 Mar 2022|United Kingdom|Commercial REITs

Target: MCKAY SECURITIES

Bidder: WORKSPACE GROUP

12 Service Providers

5 Target | 7 Bidder

41 Dealmakers

24 Target | 17 Bidder

£ 277 M

Value

31 Jan 2022|United Kingdom|Real Estate Services

Target: GLADMAN

Bidder: BARRATT DEVELOPMENTS PLC

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder

43 Dealmakers

18 Target | 25 Bidder

£ 250 M

Value

04 Jan 2022|United Kingdom|Full Line Insurance

Target: BGL INSURANCE

Bidder: MARKERSTUDY GROUP

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 2 Vendor

53 Dealmakers

1 Target | 35 Bidder | 17 Vendor

n/a

Value

06 Apr 2022|United Kingdom|Building Roofing/Wallboard and Plumbing

Target: MARLEY

Bidder: MARSHALLS PLC

9 Service Providers

2 Target | 6 Bidder | 1 Vendor

46 Dealmakers

4 Target | 41 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 535 M

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

01 Jun 2022|United Kingdom|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: CAPRICORN ENERGY (EX-CAIRN ENERGY)

Bidder: TULLOW OIL PLC

16 Service Providers

7 Target | 9 Bidder

70 Dealmakers

38 Target | 32 Bidder

£ 655 M

Value

09 Jun 2022|United Kingdom|Health Care Facilities

Target: MEDICLINIC INTERNATIONAL PLC

Bidder: REMGRO LIMITED

20 Service Providers

7 Target | 13 Bidder

152 Dealmakers

38 Target | 114 Bidder

£ 3.70 B

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

17 Jun 2022|United Kingdom|IT Services: Other

Target: EMIS GROUP PLC

Bidder: OPTUM INC

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder

49 Dealmakers

17 Target | 32 Bidder

£ 1.24 B

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

24 Aug 2022|United Kingdom|Online and Social Platforms

Target: ZEPHR

Bidder: ZUORA INC

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

48 Dealmakers

15 Target | 33 Bidder

£ 42 M

Value

21 Sep 2022|United Kingdom|Software

Target: AVEVA GROUP

Bidder: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SE

13 Service Providers

8 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

80 Dealmakers

49 Target | 27 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 4.03 B

Value

29 Sep 2022|Israel|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: NEWMED ENERGY (EX-DELEK DRILLING)

Bidder: CAPRICORN ENERGY (EX-CAIRN ENERGY)

13 Service Providers

5 Target | 8 Bidder

56 Dealmakers

18 Target | 38 Bidder

£ 577 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

20 Dec 2022|United Kingdom|Health Care Services

Target: BUNZL (UK HEALTHCARE DIVISION)

Bidder: MEDIQ

5 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 4 Vendor

24 Dealmakers

1 Bidder | 23 Vendor

n/a

Value