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Scott Hopkins

Partner at Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom

Lawyer

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals22

Valued Deals19

Total Value£ 93.03 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 4.90 B

Market Context

Awards

2021 Top M&A Lawyers in the UK

2020 Top M&A Lawyers in the UK

2020 Top M&A Lawyers in EMEA

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09 Feb 2018|United Kingdom|Corporate Travel Services

Target: HOGG ROBINSON GROUP PLC

Bidder: AMERICAN EXPRESS GLOBAL BUSINESS TRAVEL

10 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder | 1 Vendor

41 Dealmakers

14 Target | 25 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 442 M

Value

09 Aug 2017|United Kingdom|Diversified Financials

Target: WORLDPAY INC

Bidder: VANTIV INC

8 Service Providers

5 Target | 3 Bidder

44 Dealmakers

42 Target | 2 Bidder

£ 9.25 B

Value

29 May 2015|United Kingdom|Data Centers and Hosting

Target: TELECITYGROUP PLC

Bidder: EQUINIX INC

7 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder

17 Dealmakers

11 Target | 6 Bidder

£ 2.67 B

Value

29 Mar 2018|United Kingdom|Digital Services

Target: NEX GROUP PLC

Bidder: CME GROUP INC

16 Service Providers

8 Target | 8 Bidder

30 Dealmakers

13 Target | 17 Bidder

£ 4.12 B

Value

24 Apr 2018|United Kingdom|Telecommunications infrastructure

Target: CITYFIBRE INFRASTRUCTURE HOLDINGS PLC

Bidder: ANTIN INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS SAS

12 Service Providers

4 Target | 8 Bidder

30 Dealmakers

12 Target | 23 Bidder

£ 538 M

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

14 Aug 2018|United Kingdom|Full Line Insurance

Target: ESURE GROUP PLC

Bidder: BAIN CAPITAL LP

12 Service Providers

4 Target | 7 Bidder | 1 Vendor

28 Dealmakers

9 Target | 16 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 1.21 B

Value

04 Mar 2019|United Kingdom|Biotechnology

Target: NIGHTSTAR THERAPEUTICS

Bidder: BIOGEN INC

8 Service Providers

5 Target | 3 Bidder

30 Dealmakers

27 Target | 4 Bidder

£ 663 M

Value

18 Mar 2019|United States|Transaction Processing

Target: WORLDPAY INC

Bidder: FIDELITY NATIONAL INFORMATION SERVICES INC

13 Service Providers

6 Target | 7 Bidder

35 Dealmakers

15 Target | 20 Bidder

£ 32.33 B

Value

21 Mar 2019|United Kingdom|Biotechnology

Target: STALLERGENES GREER

Bidder: ARES LIFE SCIENCES

11 Service Providers

7 Target | 4 Bidder

33 Dealmakers

14 Target | 19 Bidder

£ 104 M

Value

14 Oct 2019|United Kingdom|IT Services: Other

Target: SOPHOS GROUP

Bidder: THOMA BRAVO LLC

17 Service Providers

10 Target | 6 Bidder | 1 Vendor

67 Dealmakers

35 Target | 30 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 3.12 B

Value

08 Apr 2019|Poland|Real Estate Services

Target: GLOBALWORTH POLAND REAL ESTATE NV

Bidder: GLOBALWORTH REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS LTD

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

21 Dealmakers

2 Target | 16 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 138 M

Value

09 Mar 2020|United Kingdom|Insurance Brokers

Target: WILLIS TOWERS WATSON

Bidder: AON PLC

17 Service Providers

8 Target | 9 Bidder

136 Dealmakers

53 Target | 83 Bidder

£ 27.14 B

Value

31 Jul 2020|Russian Federation|Gold Mining

Target: HIGHLAND GOLD MINING LIMITED

Bidder: FORTIANA HOLDINGS LIMITED

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder

32 Dealmakers

10 Target | 22 Bidder

£ 1.09 B

Value

18 Dec 2020|Germany|Automobiles

Target: MERCEDES FORMULA ONE

Bidder: INEOS

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 1 Bidder | 1 Vendor

7 Dealmakers

5 Target | 1 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

18 Mar 2021|United Kingdom|Gold Mining

Target: TRANS-SIBERIAN GOLD PLC

Bidder: HORVIK LTD

11 Service Providers

5 Target | 6 Bidder

41 Dealmakers

13 Target | 34 Bidder

£ 102 M

Value

14 Apr 2021|Romania|Commercial REITs

Target: GLOBALWORTH REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS LTD

Bidder: AROUNDTOWN

11 Service Providers

3 Target | 8 Bidder

40 Dealmakers

9 Target | 31 Bidder

£ 671 M

Value

29 Jul 2021|United Kingdom|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: CHARLES STANLEY

Bidder: RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder

31 Dealmakers

20 Target | 11 Bidder

£ 279 M

Value

22 Dec 2021|United Kingdom|Health Care Facilities

Target: GYROSCOPE THERAPEUTICS

Bidder: NOVARTIS AG

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 1 Bidder | 2 Vendor

20 Dealmakers

5 Target | 10 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 1.13 B

Value

24 Dec 2021|United Kingdom|Specialty Retailers

Target: SELFRIDGES GROUP

Bidder: THE CENTRAL GROUP

12 Service Providers

4 Target | 8 Bidder

42 Dealmakers

13 Target | 29 Bidder

£ 4.00 B

Value

18 Jul 2022|Poland|Freight Forwarding

Target: VGL SOLID GROUP

Bidder: LIGENTIA

19 Service Providers

5 Target | 13 Bidder | 1 Vendor

33 Dealmakers

12 Target | 19 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

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