The UK continues to be an open and sophisticated M&A market, appealing to global buyers—particularly U.S. firms familiar with the environment. While valuation dislocation is often debated, boards remain focused on fundamentals and fiduciary duties, with recent deals showing strong premiums, sometimes approaching 100%, as sponsors and strategics compete for quality assets.
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James is the Head of J.P. Morgan's UK and Ireland M&A group, having spent the last twenty years advising global clients on a wide range of high profile public and private M&A transactions. James joined J.P. Morgan in 2004, started in UK TMT Investment Banking covering a broad universe of clients, before moving to Australia for a number of years as part of the Diversified Industries coverage group. James graduated from UCL with a BSc in Economics in 2004.
