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Aaron H. Lorber

Partner at Kirkland & Ellis

Lawyer

Chicago

Deal Bio

Total Deals38

Valued Deals26

Total Value£ 82.66 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 3.18 B

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30 Apr 2018|United States|Travel and Tourism

Target: ILG LLC

Bidder: MARRIOTT VACATIONS WORLDWIDE CORPORATION

14 Service Providers

7 Target | 7 Bidder

72 Dealmakers

46 Target | 27 Bidder

£ 4.07 B

Value

03 Dec 2019|United States|Digital Services

Target: AVAYA INC

Bidder: RINGCENTRAL

7 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder

49 Dealmakers

22 Target | 27 Bidder

£ 102 M

Value

07 Feb 2020|United States|Private Equity

Target: CREATIVE PLANNING INC

Bidder: GENERAL ATLANTIC LLC

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

32 Dealmakers

29 Target | 3 Bidder

n/a

Value

04 May 2020|United States|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC (APPALACHIA ASSETS)

Bidder: NATIONAL FUEL GAS COMPANY

8 Service Providers

6 Bidder | 2 Vendor

29 Dealmakers

25 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 434 M

Value

28 Jul 2020|United States|Software

Target: REFLEXIS SYSTEMS

Bidder: ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

46 Dealmakers

18 Target | 23 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 447 M

Value

11 Aug 2020|United States|Medical Services

Target: AMERICAN MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES INC

Bidder: ONE EQUITY PARTNERS

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

34 Dealmakers

1 Target | 33 Bidder

n/a

Value

19 Oct 2020|United Kingdom|Data Centers and Hosting

Target: AXIOMSL LTD

Bidder: THOMA BRAVO LLC

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

53 Dealmakers

10 Target | 39 Bidder | 5 Vendor

n/a

Value

28 Oct 2020|United States|Mobile

Target: CONSUMER CELLULAR INC

Bidder: GTCR LLC

9 Service Providers

3 Target | 6 Bidder

33 Dealmakers

2 Target | 31 Bidder

£ 1.55 B

Value

21 Dec 2020|United States|Software

Target: REALPAGE INC

Bidder: THOMA BRAVO LLC

10 Service Providers

5 Target | 5 Bidder

64 Dealmakers

16 Target | 48 Bidder

£ 7.54 B

Value

16 Feb 2021|Canada|Environmental / Waste Management

Target: LI-CYCLE

Bidder: CARNELIAN ENERGY CAPITAL

17 Service Providers

10 Target | 7 Bidder

82 Dealmakers

28 Target | 54 Bidder

£ 701 M

Value

02 Feb 2021|United States|Electronic Equipment: Other

Target: IPS GROUP

Bidder: WINDJAMMER CAPITAL INVESTORS LLC

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

14 Dealmakers

2 Target | 12 Bidder

n/a

Value

23 Mar 2021|United States|Machinery: Industrial

Target: VELO3D

Bidder: JAWS SPITFIRE ACQUISITION CORPORATION

10 Service Providers

3 Target | 7 Bidder

41 Dealmakers

22 Target | 19 Bidder

£ 1.16 B

Value

07 Sep 2021|United States|Capital Goods

Target: MASTERFLEX

Bidder: AVANTOR INC

14 Service Providers

1 Target | 7 Bidder | 6 Vendor

52 Dealmakers

1 Target | 33 Bidder | 18 Vendor

£ 2.10 B

Value

18 Oct 2021|United States|IT Services: Other

Target: SIRIUS COMPUTER SOLUTIONS INC

Bidder: CDW CORPORATION

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 3 Vendor

44 Dealmakers

4 Target | 12 Bidder | 28 Vendor

£ 1.82 B

Value

20 Mar 2022|United States|Software

Target: ANAPLAN INC

Bidder: THOMA BRAVO LLC

17 Service Providers

8 Target | 9 Bidder

76 Dealmakers

46 Target | 30 Bidder

£ 8.24 B

Value

11 Apr 2022|United States|Software

Target: SAILPOINT TECHNOLOGIES

Bidder: THOMA BRAVO LLC

11 Service Providers

5 Target | 6 Bidder

27 Dealmakers

9 Target | 18 Bidder

£ 5.29 B

Value

26 Apr 2022|Switzerland|Software

Target: SONARSOURCE

Bidder: ADVENT INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

10 Service Providers

2 Target | 8 Bidder

35 Dealmakers

2 Target | 33 Bidder

£ 323 M

Value

06 Jun 2022|United States|Software

Target: APPOMNI

Bidder: CLEARSKY

9 Service Providers

3 Target | 6 Bidder

28 Dealmakers

4 Target | 25 Bidder

£ 56 M

Value

28 Sep 2022|Canada|Pharmaceuticals

Target: APOTEX INC

Bidder: SK CAPITAL PARTNERS

15 Service Providers

3 Target | 12 Bidder

46 Dealmakers

2 Target | 44 Bidder

n/a

Value

11 Jul 2022|United States|Software

Target: STRATASAN

Bidder: THOMA BRAVO LLC

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder

17 Dealmakers

4 Target | 13 Bidder

n/a

Value

12 Dec 2022|United States|Software

Target: COUPA SOFTWARE

Bidder: THOMA BRAVO LLC

13 Service Providers

5 Target | 8 Bidder

74 Dealmakers

41 Target | 33 Bidder

£ 6.53 B

Value

14 Dec 2022|United States|Capital Goods

Target: HARBISONWALKER

Bidder: PLATINUM EQUITY LLC

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder

43 Dealmakers

2 Target | 41 Bidder

n/a

Value

13 Apr 2023|United States|E-commerce

Target: BONOBOS

Bidder: WHP GLOBAL

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 1 Vendor

30 Dealmakers

1 Target | 28 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 60 M

Value

12 Jun 2023|United States|FinTech

Target: ADENZA (EX-CALYPSO TECHNOLOGY INC)

Bidder: NASDAQ INC

22 Service Providers

3 Target | 10 Bidder | 9 Vendor

61 Dealmakers

6 Target | 31 Bidder | 24 Vendor

£ 8.35 B

Value

06 Jul 2023|United States|Transaction Processing

Target: WORLDPAY INC

Bidder: GTCR LLC

29 Service Providers

2 Target | 20 Bidder | 7 Vendor

151 Dealmakers

5 Target | 40 Bidder | 106 Vendor

£ 9.21 B

Value

08 Aug 2023|United States|Security Services

Target: ADT (COMMERCIAL BUSINESS)

Bidder: GTCR LLC

8 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

77 Dealmakers

64 Bidder | 13 Vendor

£ 1.25 B

Value

30 Oct 2023|United States|Digital Services

Target: PARCHMENT INC

Bidder: INSTRUCTURE INC

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder

43 Dealmakers

27 Target | 17 Bidder

£ 688 M

Value

16 Nov 2023|United States|Health Care Services

Target: CLOUDBREAK HEALTH LLC

Bidder: GTCR LLC

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 1 Vendor

30 Dealmakers

1 Target | 28 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 144 M

Value

14 Dec 2023|United States|Digital Services

Target: BLUEMATRIX

Bidder: THOMA BRAVO LLC

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder

29 Dealmakers

5 Target | 24 Bidder

n/a

Value

20 May 2024|United States|Software

Target: VENAFI

Bidder: CYBERARK

10 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder | 5 Vendor

32 Dealmakers

2 Target | 8 Bidder | 22 Vendor

£ 1.21 B

Value

14 May 2024|United States|Customer Relationship Management

Target: IQOR

Bidder: MILL POINT CAPITAL

5 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder

39 Dealmakers

38 Target | 1 Bidder

n/a

Value

25 Jul 2024|United States|Software

Target: INSTRUCTURE INC

Bidder: KKR & CO

15 Service Providers

6 Target | 8 Bidder | 1 Vendor

49 Dealmakers

16 Target | 31 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 3.72 B

Value

16 Aug 2024|Canada|Media Agencies

Target: TRADER CORPORATION

Bidder: AUTOSCOUT24

17 Service Providers

8 Target | 8 Bidder | 1 Vendor

57 Dealmakers

16 Target | 40 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

21 Oct 2024|United States|Digital Services

Target: SECUREWORKS

Bidder: SOPHOS GROUP

21 Service Providers

5 Target | 15 Bidder | 1 Vendor

63 Dealmakers

21 Target | 34 Bidder | 10 Vendor

£ 658 M

Value

27 Jan 2025|United States|Software

Target: OPEXUS

Bidder: GEMSPRING CAPITAL

14 Service Providers

7 Target | 7 Bidder

72 Dealmakers

40 Target | 32 Bidder

n/a

Value

22 Apr 2025|United States|Airlines

Target: BOEING (PORTIONS OF DIGITAL AVIATION SOLUTIONS)

Bidder: THOMA BRAVO LLC

10 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 6 Vendor

37 Dealmakers

26 Bidder | 11 Vendor

£ 7.88 B

Value

21 Aug 2025|United States|Management Consulting

Target: DAYFORCE INC (FORMERLY CERIDIAN)

Bidder: THOMA BRAVO LLC

11 Service Providers

4 Target | 7 Bidder

46 Dealmakers

22 Target | 24 Bidder

£ 9.13 B

Value

18 Aug 2025|United States|Food Products

Target: PROVISUR TECHNOLOGIES

Bidder: FORTIFI FOOD PROCESSING SOLUTIONS

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

19 Dealmakers

7 Target | 12 Bidder

n/a

Value