Advised Virgin-led Consortium on its non-binding indication of interest in Northern Rock plc
2007
Acquisition of Xansa
2007 - £472m
Advised CVC, Blackstone, KKR, TPG on bid for J Sainsbury
2007
Acquisition of Apcoa
2007 - €885m
Proposed merger
2006/07
Acquisition of V Ships
2007 - £180m
Proposed merger with ITV
2006
Private equity bid for VNU
2006
Advised on the public to private of Centerparcs
2006 - £267m
Advised on EMI bid approach
2006
Merger with the New York Stock Exchange
2006 - €7.5bn
Acquisition of Europcar
2006 - €3bn
Acquisition of Orkla's media assets
2006 - £599m
NTC's acquisition of TDC
2006 - £8,009m
Acquisition of Trainline
2006 - £163m
Acquisition of Gartmore
2006 - £500m
Proposed merger with Regent and Medlock
2006
Bid for Endesa
2006 - £37.8m
Acquisition of Westbury
2006 - £664m
Acquisition of Exel
2005 - £3.7bn
Acquisition of Versatel
2005 - €1.34bn
Acquisition of Electrabel
2005 - €11.2bn
Advised on public to private takeover of PHS
2005 - £600m
Advised on public to private of HIT Entertainment
2005 - £489.4m
Advisor on potential acquisition of Allied Domecq
2005
Acquisition of Dynacast
2005 - £429m
Buy-out of international business of Hallmark Entertainment
2005 - $242m
Acquisition of Rexel
2004 - £3.7bn
Acquisition of Novar
2004 - £625m
Acquisition of Glenmorangie
2004 - £300m
Acquisition of Prebon
2004 - £135m
Acquisition of Orkla's 40% holding in Carlsberg Breweries
2004 - $2.98bn
Sale of Automobile Association
2004 - £1.7bn
Acquisition of Edison Mission Energy international portfolio
2004 - £2.9bn
Defence versus Terra Firma
2004 - £1bn
Advisor on Hidrocantabrico Aquisition
2004 - £334m
Bid for Centerpulse
2003 - $3.2bn
Acquisition of Crédit Lyonnais
2003 - $20.4bn
Acquisition of Sherwood International
2003 - $106.3m
Advised private Springwater consortium on Somerfield bid
2003 - $985.8m
Advised on bid for Anglian Water Group
2003
Partial disposal of Northumbrian Water
2003 - $3.7bn
Disposal of Ondeo Nalco
2003 - $4.35bn
Acquisition of Fraikin
2003 - $848m
Defence at time of Alcan bid
2003 - $3.9bn
Merger of German company Wella
2003 - $7,117m