Selected M&A Experience

UC Rusal/Norilsk Nickel

Acquisition of 25 % of Norilsk Nickel (2008)

Melrose/FKI plc

Acquisition of FKI plc (2008)

Virgin/Northern Rock

Advised Virgin-led Consortium on non-binding indication of interest in Northern Rock (2007-08)

Lafarge/Orascom

Acquisition of Orascom Cement (2007)

Numico/Danone

Danone acquisition of Numico (2007)

Euronext/NYSE

Advised on Euronext/ NYSE combination (2007)

Siemens VDO Automotive/Continental

Disposal of Siemens VDO Automotive to Continental (2007)

CVC, Blackstone, KKR, TPG/J Sainsbury

Advised CVC, Blackstone and KKR on bid for J Sainsbury (2007)

NTL/ITV

Proposed merger (2006)

Suez

Gaz de France/Suez merger (2006-2008)

Warner Music Group/EMI

Advised on EMI bid approach (2006)

e.on/Endesa

Bid for Endesa (2006)

Persimmon/Westbury

Acquisition of Westbury (2006)

Deutsche Post/Exel

Acquisition of Exel (2005)

Euronext/LIFFE

Acquisition of LIFFE (2002)

Vodafone/Mannesmann

Acquisition of Mannesmann (2000)

Thames Water/RWE

Acquisition of Thames Water (2001)

Royal Bank/NatWest

Acquisition of Natwest (2000)

Lafarge/Redland

Acquisition of Redland (1997)

LVMH/Diageo

Advised on LVMH stake in Diageo (1997)

Northern Electric/Trafalgar House

Bid defence for Northern Electric (1995)  

Midland Bank/HSBC

Midland Bank acquisition by HSBC (1992)

Hoylake/BAT

Bid defence for BAT (1989)

Scottish & Newscastle/Elders IXL

Bid defence for Scottish & Newcastle (1988)