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Steven Fox

Partner at Clifford Chance

Lawyer

Deal Bio

Total Deals21

Valued Deals20

Total Value£ 54.12 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 2.71 B

Market Context

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30 Jan 2018|United Kingdom|Media Agencies

Target: UBM PLC

Bidder: INFORMA PLC

19 Service Providers

7 Target | 12 Bidder

71 Dealmakers

41 Target | 30 Bidder

£ 4.13 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

23 May 2019|United Kingdom|Defense

Target: ALION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CORP (NAVAL SYSTEMS BUSINESS UNIT)

Bidder: SERCO INC

14 Service Providers

1 Target | 8 Bidder | 5 Vendor

60 Dealmakers

1 Target | 39 Bidder | 20 Vendor

£ 177 M

Value

13 Jun 2019|United Kingdom|Casinos and Gambling

Target: GAMESYS

Bidder: JPJ GROUP PLC

11 Service Providers

2 Target | 9 Bidder

27 Dealmakers

4 Target | 23 Bidder

£ 490 M

Value

28 Jun 2019|United Kingdom|Recreational Services

Target: MERLIN ENTERTAINMENTS

Bidder: CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD (CPP INVESTMENTS)

31 Service Providers

8 Target | 23 Bidder

81 Dealmakers

27 Target | 54 Bidder

£ 4.77 B

Value

19 Aug 2019|United Kingdom|Restaurants and Bars

Target: GREENE KING PLC

Bidder: CK ASSET HOLDINGS LTD

14 Service Providers

7 Target | 7 Bidder

80 Dealmakers

38 Target | 42 Bidder

£ 4.60 B

Value

18 Nov 2019|United Kingdom|Pharmaceuticals

Target: CONSORT MEDICAL PLC

Bidder: RECIPHARM AB

11 Service Providers

5 Target | 6 Bidder

36 Dealmakers

14 Target | 22 Bidder

£ 627 M

Value

03 Mar 2020|United Kingdom|Management Consulting

Target: HUNTSWORTH PLC

Bidder: CLAYTON DUBILIER & RICE LLC (CD&R)

16 Service Providers

4 Target | 12 Bidder

63 Dealmakers

19 Target | 45 Bidder

£ 524 M

Value

06 Oct 2020|United Kingdom|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: PREMIER OIL

Bidder: CHRYSAOR E&P

25 Service Providers

15 Target | 10 Bidder

160 Dealmakers

118 Target | 43 Bidder

£ 3.03 B

Value

09 Nov 2020|United Kingdom|Real Estate Holding and Development

Target: COUNTRYWIDE PLC

Bidder: CONNELLS LIMITED

11 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

34 Dealmakers

11 Target | 18 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 223 M

Value

24 Mar 2021|United Kingdom|Casinos and Gambling

Target: GAMESYS

Bidder: BALLY'S CORPORATION

19 Service Providers

7 Target | 12 Bidder

47 Dealmakers

31 Target | 17 Bidder

£ 2.40 B

Value

11 May 2021|United Kingdom|E-commerce

Target: THG PLC (EX-THE HUT GROUP)

Bidder: SOFTBANK GROUP CORP

5 Service Providers

4 Target | 1 Bidder

17 Dealmakers

15 Target | 2 Bidder

£ 517 M

Value

03 Jul 2021|United Kingdom|Diversified Retailers

Target: WM MORRISONS SUPERMARKETS PLC

Bidder: CLAYTON DUBILIER & RICE LLC (CD&R)

31 Service Providers

6 Target | 10 Bidder

141 Dealmakers

40 Target | 42 Bidder

£ 6.97 B

Value

10 Feb 2022|United Kingdom|Information / Data Services

Target: INFORMA PLC (PHARMA INTELLIGENCE UNIT)

Bidder: WARBURG PINCUS LLC

11 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 4 Vendor

51 Dealmakers

2 Target | 19 Bidder | 30 Vendor

£ 1.90 B

Value

04 Aug 2022|United Kingdom|Marine Transportation

Target: LLOYD’S LIST INTELLIGENCE

Bidder: MONTAGU PRIVATE EQUITY LLP

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

83 Dealmakers

1 Target | 70 Bidder | 12 Vendor

£ 385 M

Value

12 Sep 2023|United States|Paper

Target: WESTROCK COMPANY

Bidder: SMURFIT KAPPA

19 Service Providers

10 Target | 9 Bidder

149 Dealmakers

78 Target | 71 Bidder

£ 8.95 B

Value

21 Dec 2023|Germany|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: WINTERSHALL DEA (E&P BUSINESS)

Bidder: HARBOUR ENERGY

16 Service Providers

8 Bidder | 8 Vendor

116 Dealmakers

39 Bidder | 77 Vendor

£ 8.82 B

Value

10 Jan 2024|United States|Management Consulting

Target: TECHTARGET INC

Bidder: INFORMA PLC

13 Service Providers

6 Target | 7 Bidder

31 Dealmakers

15 Target | 16 Bidder

£ 275 M

Value

23 Jul 2024|United Kingdom|Media Agencies

Target: ASCENTIAL PLC

Bidder: INFORMA PLC

13 Service Providers

6 Target | 7 Bidder

57 Dealmakers

38 Target | 19 Bidder

£ 1.20 B

Value

19 Dec 2024|United Kingdom|Marine Services

Target: HARLAND & WOLFF (SHIPYARDS ACROSS FOUR SITES)

Bidder: NAVANTIA

6 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 1 Vendor

18 Dealmakers

18 Bidder

n/a

Value

12 Jun 2025|United Kingdom|Specialty Retailers

Target: POD POINT LTD

Bidder: EDF ENERGY

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder

29 Dealmakers

10 Target | 19 Bidder

£ 11 M

Value