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There is no doubt that UK deal-making is affected by the Covid-19 outbreak, but impressive M&A deals were still made in January. The acquisition of Willis Towers Watson by AON resulted in the single-biggest UK deal thus far in 2020 and created the largest international insurance broker; the €5.5bn sale of student accommodation provider iQ to US-based PE firm Blackstone was the second largest of the quarter, and the largest inbound cross-border deal; Pennon Group, one of the largest environmental infrastructure groups in the UK, bought Virido, one of the UK’s leading recycling and residual waste businesses, for €4,555m.
What does the future hold for the UK M&A deals? After almost two months of lockdown, we want to look forward and start the conversation.
The global span and duration of the pandemic’s spread, the UK’s exit strategy, questions over how long social distancing measures will remain in place, and how well the UK government’s job retention scheme will work are some of the factors that will influence the future of UK M&A. The UK’s open and interconnected economy also means its M&A outlook is closely linked to the global economic recovery.
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- The UK M&A outlook for Q2 2020 and beyond
- Review of Q1 UK M&A data and deal-making trends
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Ryan Gould is a reporter in London for Mergermarket and its affiliated publications Dealreporter, Activistmonitor, and PaRR. His reporting focuses on the broad industrials and chemicals sector, including scoops on megadeals such as AMS's takeover of OSRAM, Thyssenkrupp’s sale of its prized Elevators unit, and Advent International’s £4bn buyout of British defense contractor Cobham. Ryan also covers equity capital markets, delivering agenda-setting stories on Europe’s biggest upcoming IPOs. Originally from Wales.
He graduated from Durham University with a degree in English literature before studying for a Master's degree in English at the University of Oxford. Prior to joining Mergermarket, Ryan was the head of content for a retail trading firm.
Michel is the Lead Partner of Operational Transaction Services team in EY UK&I. Michel has over 27 years’ experience of combined consulting, transaction and industry experience and has previously held executive positions in Accenture, Rabobank, Visa and Fujitsu. Michel’s key area of focus has been around operational diligence, carve-outs, post merger integration and operational restructuring for private equity and corporate clients. Michel has a MBA from University of Bradford (with distinction), an MA degree in Political Sciences from Radboud University of Nijmegen and he is also a senior visiting fellow of the Cass Business School.
Richard has extensive experience in all areas of mergers and acquisitions and Private Equity. He is Co-Head of the Global Corporate and M&A Team and is a member of the TMT and Healthcare Groups.
Richard's experience includes;
- Advising Tinopolis plc on its £45m acquisition by way of scheme of arrangement by Vitruvian Partners;
- Acting for Gresham LLP and newco on the £110m acquisition of Betts Global Limited, a manufacturer of toothpaste tubes with operations in 11 jurisdictions (including the US, Brazil, Mexico, China, Indonesia, Russia, Poland, Switzerland and South Africa);
- Acting for Hutton Collins on the £260m secondary buyout of Healthcare at Home;
- Acting for management and newco on the £410m secondary buyout of Apollo Group funded by BOSIF;
- Acting for management in connection with the £100m public to private of SHL Group plc;
- The acquisition of Airclaims Ltd - a business operating in nine jurisdictions acting for LDC and newco; acting for H&T Group plc in relation to the exit by Rutland Partners by way of £54m IPO on AIM market;
- Acting for Hutton Collins in its co-investment in the £155m Electra led secondary buyout of Travelsphere;
- Acting for Baird Capital Partners Europe on the buyouts of Aston Carter and Paddock Fabrications;
- Acting for management and newco on the acquisition of IDIS Ltd - a medical distribution business operating principally in the UK, France and Germany.
Jonathan Hughes is VP of Sales, UK and Ireland at Datasite (formerly Merrill Corporation).
In his role, he manages a team responsible for Datasite’s Irish coverage and key UK corporate and legal advisory firms, with enhanced coverage of UK clients outside of London. He is based in London.
Jon has been driving sales growth in the UK, Ireland, and the Benelux and Nordic territories with Datasite since 2010. From 2008-2010, Jonathan was an account manager for Merrill Corporation’s Legal Solutions division, where he specialised in the provision of real-time and daily court reporting, electronic presentation of evidence, and litigation support/electronic disclosure.
Jon holds a BA (Hons) in History from Lancaster University.
You can find Jonathan on LinkedIn.
Jonathan Hughes is VP of Sales, UK and Ireland at Datasite (formerly Merrill Corporation).
In his role, he manages a team responsible for Datasite’s Irish coverage and key UK corporate and legal advisory firms, with enhanced coverage of UK clients outside of London. He is based in London.
Jon has been driving sales growth in the UK, Ireland, and the Benelux and Nordic territories with Datasite since 2010. From 2008-2010, Jonathan was an account manager for Merrill Corporation’s Legal Solutions division, where he specialised in the provision of real-time and daily court reporting, electronic presentation of evidence, and litigation support/electronic disclosure.
Jon holds a BA (Hons) in History from Lancaster University.
You can find Jonathan on LinkedIn.