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Simon Clark

Associate at Slaughter & May

Lawyer

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals20

Valued Deals14

Total Value£ 25.56 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 1.83 B

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23 Feb 2018|United Kingdom|Full Line Insurance

Target: STANDARD LIFE ASSURANCE LIMITED

Bidder: PHOENIX GROUP HOLDINGS

18 Service Providers

3 Target | 7 Bidder | 8 Vendor

105 Dealmakers

5 Target | 51 Bidder | 51 Vendor

£ 3.20 B

Value

27 Sep 2018|United Kingdom|Banks

Target: MASTHAVEN BANK LIMITED

Bidder: VARDE PARTNERS INC

9 Service Providers

7 Target | 2 Bidder

26 Dealmakers

10 Target | 16 Bidder

n/a

Value

05 Nov 2018|United Kingdom|Consumer Lending

Target: NODDLE

Bidder: CREDIT KARMA

4 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

19 Dealmakers

17 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

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

08 Apr 2019|United Kingdom|Health Care Services

Target: DENTAL CARE GROUP

Bidder: G SQUARE HEALTHCARE PRIVATE EQUITY LLP

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

24 Dealmakers

17 Target | 7 Bidder

n/a

Value

30 May 2019|United Kingdom|Telecommunications infrastructure

Target: EATON TOWERS LTD

Bidder: AMERICAN TOWER CORP

16 Service Providers

5 Target | 3 Bidder | 8 Vendor

49 Dealmakers

8 Target | 17 Bidder | 24 Vendor

£ 1.46 B

Value

18 Feb 2019|Ireland|Waste and Disposal Services

Target: BEAUPARC UTILITY GROUP

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

22 Dealmakers

2 Target | 20 Bidder

n/a

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

22 Jun 2021|United Kingdom|Management Consulting

Target: ADARE INTERNATIONAL LTD

Bidder: HH GLOBAL

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

14 Dealmakers

1 Target | 12 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

07 Dec 2021|Nigeria|Data Centers and Hosting

Target: MAINONE

Bidder: EQUINIX INC

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

19 Dealmakers

2 Target | 17 Bidder

£ 241 M

Value

15 Feb 2022|United Kingdom|Full Line 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

25 Aug 2022|United Kingdom|Software

Target: MICRO FOCUS INTERNATIONAL

Bidder: OPENTEXT

22 Service Providers

11 Target | 11 Bidder

99 Dealmakers

42 Target | 57 Bidder

£ 5.07 B

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

15 Jun 2023|United Kingdom|Food Products

Target: SCOTBEEF (MEAT PROCESSING AND PACKING FACILITY)

Bidder: ABP FOOD GROUP

3 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

16 Dealmakers

15 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

07 Mar 2024|United Kingdom|Containers and Packaging

Target: DS SMITH PLC

Bidder: INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY

19 Service Providers

7 Target | 6 Bidder

114 Dealmakers

50 Target | 33 Bidder

£ 7.80 B

Value

20 Mar 2024|United Kingdom|Electronic Components and Equipment

Target: JOHNSON MATTHEY (MEDICAL DEVICE COMPONENTS BUSINESS)

Bidder: MONTAGU PRIVATE EQUITY LLP

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

33 Dealmakers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 30 Vendor

£ 550 M

Value

22 Feb 2024|United Kingdom|Software

Target: THE GRC GROUP

Bidder: INFLEXION PRIVATE EQUITY

14 Service Providers

7 Bidder | 7 Vendor

39 Dealmakers

23 Bidder | 16 Vendor

£ 430 M

Value

03 Dec 2024|United Kingdom|Chemicals: Diversified

Target: INEOS (COMPOSITES BUSINESS)

Bidder: KPS CAPITAL PARTNERS

11 Service Providers

1 Target | 7 Bidder | 3 Vendor

69 Dealmakers

1 Target | 32 Bidder | 36 Vendor

£ 1.41 B

Value