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Sally Wokes

Partner at Slaughter & May

Lawyer

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals24

Valued Deals19

Total Value£ 26.89 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 1.42 B

Market Context

Awards

2022 Top Mid Cap M&A Lawyers in the UK

2020 Top Female M&A Lawyers in EMEA

2020 Top M&A Lawyers in the UK

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30 Apr 2018|United Kingdom|Food Retailers and Wholesalers

Target: ASDA GROUP LIMITED

Bidder: J SAINSBURY PLC

12 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 5 Vendor

108 Dealmakers

2 Target | 66 Bidder | 40 Vendor

£ 7.30 B

Value

29 Jun 2020|United Kingdom|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: BP (PETROCHEMICALS BUSINESS)

Bidder: INEOS

7 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

75 Dealmakers

35 Bidder | 44 Vendor

£ 4.05 B

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

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

29 Mar 2022|United Kingdom|Financial Data and Systems

Target: NUCLEUS

Bidder: HPS INVESTMENT PARTNERS

13 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder | 7 Vendor

37 Dealmakers

3 Target | 10 Bidder | 24 Vendor

n/a

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

10 Aug 2022|Germany|Clothing and Accessories

Target: RHENOFLEX GMBH

Bidder: COATS GROUP

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 2 Vendor

29 Dealmakers

1 Target | 22 Bidder | 6 Vendor

£ 96 M

Value

03 Oct 2022|United Kingdom|Diversified Industrials

Target: ESSENTRA (FILTERS BUSINESS)

Bidder: CENTAURY MANAGEMENT LIMITED

6 Service Providers

6 Vendor

31 Dealmakers

31 Vendor

£ 262 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

07 Dec 2022|China|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: TIANJIN NANGANG ETHYLENE PROJECT

Bidder: INEOS

4 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

46 Dealmakers

45 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

04 Jan 2023|United Kingdom|Funeral Parlors and Cemetery

Target: DIGNITY PLC

Bidder: PHOENIX ASSET MANAGEMENT PARTNERS LIMITED

12 Service Providers

5 Target | 7 Bidder

54 Dealmakers

34 Target | 20 Bidder

£ 707 M

Value

06 Jan 2023|United Kingdom|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: CURTIS BANKS GROUP PLC

Bidder: NUCLEUS FINANCIAL GROUP

12 Service Providers

7 Target | 5 Bidder

44 Dealmakers

15 Target | 29 Bidder

£ 242 M

Value

16 Jan 2023|Germany|Chemicals: Diversified

Target: MBCC GROUP (ADMIXTURE ASSETS)

Bidder: INEOS

4 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

24 Dealmakers

20 Bidder | 4 Vendor

n/a

Value

21 Sep 2023|Norway|General Mining

Target: ERAMET TITANIUM & IRON

Bidder: INEOS

5 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

25 Dealmakers

21 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 197 M

Value

12 Oct 2023|United Kingdom|Restaurants and Bars

Target: THE RESTAURANT GROUP PLC

Bidder: APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC

12 Service Providers

7 Target | 5 Bidder

56 Dealmakers

41 Target | 15 Bidder

£ 701 M

Value

07 Feb 2024|United Kingdom|Construction Services

Target: REDROW PLC

Bidder: BARRATT DEVELOPMENTS PLC

14 Service Providers

7 Target | 7 Bidder

131 Dealmakers

47 Target | 84 Bidder

£ 2.52 B

Value

26 Feb 2024|United Kingdom|Household Equipment and Products

Target: NISBETS

Bidder: BUNZL PLC

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder

41 Dealmakers

4 Target | 37 Bidder

£ 339 M

Value

09 Feb 2024|United Kingdom|Software

Target: THIRD FINANCIAL

Bidder: NUCLEUS FINANCIAL GROUP

9 Service Providers

3 Target | 6 Bidder

26 Dealmakers

3 Target | 23 Bidder

n/a

Value

12 Jun 2024|Nigeria|Brewers

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

02 Jul 2024|United Kingdom|Entertainment

Target: DNEG

Bidder: UNITED AL SAQER GROUP (UASG)

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

53 Dealmakers

16 Target | 27 Bidder | 10 Vendor

£ 158 M

Value

02 Dec 2024|United Kingdom|Chemicals: Diversified

Target: ALTA PERFORMANCE MATERIALS (FORMERLY INEOS COMPOSITES BUSINESS)

Bidder: KPS CAPITAL PARTNERS

12 Service Providers

1 Target | 8 Bidder | 3 Vendor

83 Dealmakers

1 Target | 46 Bidder | 36 Vendor

£ 1.41 B

Value

28 Jan 2025|Ghana|Brewers

Target: GUINNESS GHANA BREWERIES

Bidder: CASTEL GROUP

6 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

35 Dealmakers

13 Bidder | 22 Vendor

£ 64 M

Value

28 Jan 2025|United Kingdom|Private Equity

Target: TRITAX EUROBOX (A PORTFOLIO OF SIX ASSETS)

Bidder: SEGRO EUROPEAN LOGISTICS PARTNERSHIP (SELP)

3 Service Providers

3 Bidder

24 Dealmakers

24 Bidder

£ 389 M

Value

25 Mar 2025|United Kingdom|Data Centers and Hosting

Target: SEGRO / PURE DC JV

Bidder: SEGRO PLC

4 Service Providers

4 Bidder

17 Dealmakers

17 Bidder

£ 1.00 B

Value