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Rebecca CousinSlaughter & May

Rebecca Cousin

Partner at Slaughter & May

Lawyer

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals13
Valued Deals11
Total Value£ 61.73 B
Avg. Deal Size£ 5.61 B

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08 Apr 2015|United Kingdom|Integrated Oil and Gas
Bg Group
Shell

Target: BG GROUP PLC

Bidder: SHELL PLC

26 Service Providers

11 Target | 15 Bidder

119 Dealmakers

42 Target | 79 Bidder

£ 55.13 B

Value

20 Aug 2019|United Kingdom|Alternative Electricity
John Wood Group (nuclear Business)
Jacobs Engineering Group

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

02 Dec 2021|United Kingdom|Asset Managers and Custodians
Interactive Investor Services
Abrdn (ex-standard Life Aberdeen)

Target: INTERACTIVE INVESTOR SERVICES LIMITED

Bidder: ABRDN PLC (EX-STANDARD LIFE ABERDEEN)

11 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder | 2 Vendor

71 Dealmakers

31 Target | 37 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 1.49 B

Value

22 Dec 2021|Australia|IT Services: Other
GBST
Anchorage Capital

Target: GBST

Bidder: ANCHORAGE CAPITAL LLP

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 4 Vendor

37 Dealmakers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 33 Vendor

n/a

Value

15 Feb 2022|United Kingdom|Full Line Insurance
Ageas Insurance (uk Commercial Business)
Axa Insurance

Target: AGEAS INSURANCE (UK COMMERCIAL BUSINESS)

Bidder: AXA INSURANCE

4 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

40 Dealmakers

26 Bidder | 14 Vendor

£ 47 M

Value

17 Jun 2022|United Kingdom|IT Services: Other
Emis Group
Optum

Target: EMIS GROUP PLC

Bidder: OPTUM INC

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder

49 Dealmakers

17 Target | 32 Bidder

£ 1.24 B

Value

01 Dec 2022|United Kingdom|Clothing and Accessories
JOULES
Next

Target: JOULES

Bidder: NEXT PLC

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

33 Dealmakers

4 Target | 29 Bidder

£ 34 M

Value

17 Jul 2023|India|IT Services: Other
Route Mobile
PROXIMUS

Target: ROUTE MOBILE

Bidder: PROXIMUS

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder

61 Dealmakers

25 Target | 36 Bidder

£ 790 M

Value

25 Sep 2023|United Kingdom|Life Insurance
Aig Life
Aviva

Target: AIG LIFE LIMITED

Bidder: AVIVA PLC

10 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 3 Vendor

43 Dealmakers

1 Target | 30 Bidder | 12 Vendor

£ 460 M

Value

03 Oct 2023|United Kingdom|Media Agencies
News Uk/dmg Media Joint Venture
Daily Mail And General Trust

Target: NEWS UK/DMG MEDIA JOINT VENTURE

Bidder: DAILY MAIL AND GENERAL TRUST PLC

2 Service Providers

2 Bidder

26 Dealmakers

25 Bidder

n/a

Value

26 Feb 2024|United Kingdom|Household Equipment and Products
NISBETS
Bunzl

Target: NISBETS

Bidder: BUNZL PLC

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder

41 Dealmakers

4 Target | 37 Bidder

£ 339 M

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

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

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