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Simon Nicholls

Partner at Slaughter & May

Lawyer

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals14

Valued Deals14

Total Value£ 63.92 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 4.57 B

Market Context

Awards

H1 2019 Top M&A Lawyers in the UK

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27 Mar 2018|United Kingdom|Pharmaceuticals

Target: GLAXOSMITHKLINE CONSUMER HEALTHCARE HOLDINGS LTD

Bidder: GLAXOSMITHKLINE PLC

12 Service Providers

9 Bidder | 3 Vendor

45 Dealmakers

33 Bidder | 12 Vendor

£ 9.18 B

Value

31 Aug 2018|United Kingdom|Restaurants and Bars

Target: COSTA COFFEE LIMITED

Bidder: THE COCA-COLA COMPANY (TCCC)

14 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 9 Vendor

59 Dealmakers

2 Target | 18 Bidder | 39 Vendor

£ 3.90 B

Value

03 Dec 2018|Bangladesh|Soft Drinks

Target: GSK HFD

Bidder: UNILEVER

18 Service Providers

2 Target | 7 Bidder | 9 Vendor

48 Dealmakers

2 Target | 11 Bidder | 35 Vendor

£ 4.08 B

Value

19 Dec 2018|United Kingdom|Health Care Services

Target: CONSUMER HEALTH JOINT VENTURE

Bidder: PFIZER INC

23 Service Providers

1 Target | 22 Bidder

78 Dealmakers

3 Target | 77 Bidder

£ 9.80 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

06 Mar 2020|United Kingdom|IT Services: Other

Target: CONTEXT INFORMATION SECURITY

Bidder: ACCENTURE PLC

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 4 Vendor

26 Dealmakers

2 Target | 7 Bidder | 17 Vendor

£ 107 M

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

16 Aug 2021|United Kingdom|Defense

Target: ULTRA ELECTRONICS HOLDINGS PLC (COBHAM ULTRA GROUP)

Bidder: ADVENT INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

15 Service Providers

5 Target | 10 Bidder

69 Dealmakers

28 Target | 41 Bidder

£ 2.57 B

Value

01 Jun 2022|United Kingdom|Environmental / Waste Management

Target: JOHN WOOD GROUP (ENVIRONMENT CONSULTING DIVISION)

Bidder: WSP GLOBAL INC

15 Service Providers

2 Target | 5 Bidder | 8 Vendor

129 Dealmakers

9 Target | 49 Bidder | 71 Vendor

£ 1.51 B

Value

29 May 2024|United Kingdom|Energy / Utility Services

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

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

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

14 Apr 2025|United Kingdom|Energy / Utility Services

Target: JOHN WOOD GROUP PLC

Bidder: DAR AL-HANDASAH CONSULTANTS SHAIR & PARTNERS (SIDARA)

18 Service Providers

9 Target | 9 Bidder

121 Dealmakers

22 Target | 99 Bidder

£ 216 M

Value

25 Jul 2025|United Kingdom|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: RWG (REPAIR & OVERHAULS) LIMITED

Bidder: SIEMENS ENERGY AG

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 4 Vendor

19 Dealmakers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 17 Vendor

£ 100 M

Value