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Adam Phillips

Partner at Kirkland & Ellis

Lawyer

Palo Alto

Deal Bio

Total Deals31

Valued Deals15

Total Value£ 8.71 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 581 M

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11 Feb 2019|United States|Medical Equipment

Target: QUALCOMM LIFE INC

Bidder: FRANCISCO PARTNERS

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

19 Dealmakers

1 Target | 17 Bidder | 1 Vendor

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Value

25 Apr 2019|United States|Software

Target: PAYSCALE

Bidder: FRANCISCO PARTNERS

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

14 Dealmakers

1 Target | 11 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

13 May 2019|United States|Health Care Services

Target: ICONTRACTS

Bidder: TA ASSOCIATES

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

22 Dealmakers

6 Target | 16 Bidder

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Value

21 May 2019|United States|Restaurants and Bars

Target: MOD SUPER FAST PIZZA LLC

Bidder: CLAYTON DUBILIER & RICE LLC

5 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder

11 Dealmakers

2 Target | 9 Bidder

£ 117 M

Value

23 May 2019|United States|Software

Target: IDERA INC

Bidder: PARTNERS GROUP

6 Service Providers

4 Target | 2 Bidder

17 Dealmakers

11 Target | 6 Bidder

n/a

Value

19 Jun 2019|United States|Software

Target: PRACTICE INSIGHT

Bidder: ESOLUTIONS INC

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

19 Dealmakers

8 Target | 11 Bidder

n/a

Value

28 Oct 2019|United States|Software

Target: CAPSILON

Bidder: ELLIE MAE INC

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

27 Dealmakers

14 Target | 13 Bidder

n/a

Value

10 Jun 2020|United States|Software

Target: QGENDA LLC

Bidder: ICONIQ CAPITAL

6 Service Providers

4 Target | 2 Bidder

9 Dealmakers

8 Target | 1 Bidder

n/a

Value

23 Jun 2020|United States|Software

Target: APTEAN INC

Bidder: CHARLESBANK CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC

8 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder | 4 Vendor

26 Dealmakers

16 Target | 5 Bidder | 5 Vendor

n/a

Value

10 Jul 2020|United States|Automobiles

Target: RIVIAN AUTOMOTIVE LLC

Bidder: SOROS FUND MANAGEMENT LLC

10 Service Providers

2 Target | 8 Bidder

18 Dealmakers

6 Target | 12 Bidder

£ 1.98 B

Value

28 Jul 2020|United States|Software

Target: EDIFECS

Bidder: TA ASSOCIATES

12 Service Providers

4 Target | 8 Bidder

26 Dealmakers

4 Target | 22 Bidder

n/a

Value

12 Aug 2020|United States|Software

Target: ESOLUTIONS INC

Bidder: BAIN CAPITAL LP

13 Service Providers

4 Target | 8 Bidder | 1 Vendor

46 Dealmakers

10 Target | 31 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 993 M

Value

13 Aug 2020|United States|Software

Target: IVANTI

Bidder: TA ASSOCIATES

8 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

17 Dealmakers

2 Target | 12 Bidder | 3 Vendor

n/a

Value

20 Aug 2020|United States|Software

Target: SOVOS

Bidder: TA ASSOCIATES

13 Service Providers

3 Target | 10 Bidder

27 Dealmakers

1 Target | 26 Bidder

n/a

Value

21 Oct 2020|United States|Software

Target: TEKION

Bidder: ADVENT INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

8 Service Providers

2 Target | 6 Bidder

16 Dealmakers

5 Target | 11 Bidder

£ 115 M

Value

07 Jan 2021|United States|Software

Target: NEWS BREAK

Bidder: FRANCISCO PARTNERS

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

8 Dealmakers

1 Target | 7 Bidder

£ 84 M

Value

22 Jan 2021|United States|Software

Target: IDERA INC

Bidder: PARTNERS GROUP

9 Service Providers

5 Target | 4 Bidder

16 Dealmakers

14 Target | 2 Bidder

n/a

Value

01 Mar 2021|United States|Telecommunications Services: Other

Target: SYNIVERSE

Bidder: TWILIO INC

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder

70 Dealmakers

37 Target | 34 Bidder

£ 538 M

Value

16 Mar 2021|United States|Software

Target: APPFIRE

Bidder: TA ASSOCIATES

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

24 Dealmakers

7 Target | 15 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 71 M

Value

03 May 2021|United States|Software

Target: IMAGINE SOFTWARE

Bidder: FRANCISCO PARTNERS

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder

24 Dealmakers

4 Target | 20 Bidder

n/a

Value

17 May 2021|United States|Management Consulting

Target: HEALTHCARESOURCE INC

Bidder: CLEARLAKE CAPITAL GROUP LP

11 Service Providers

2 Target | 7 Bidder | 2 Vendor

40 Dealmakers

1 Target | 26 Bidder | 13 Vendor

£ 320 M

Value

01 Jun 2021|United States|Software

Target: BEYONDTRUST

Bidder: CLEARLAKE CAPITAL GROUP LP

11 Service Providers

6 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

36 Dealmakers

11 Target | 21 Bidder | 4 Vendor

n/a

Value

15 Apr 2021|United States|Biotechnology

Target: KCAS BIOANALYTICAL AND BIOMARKER SERVICES

Bidder: VITRUVIAN PARTNERS LLP

9 Service Providers

3 Target | 6 Bidder

6 Dealmakers

1 Target | 5 Bidder

n/a

Value

14 Dec 2021|United States|Environmental Consulting

Target: FOOTPRINT

Bidder: GORES HOLDINGS VIII INC

18 Service Providers

6 Target | 12 Bidder

59 Dealmakers

24 Target | 35 Bidder

£ 1.21 B

Value

03 Nov 2021|United States|Software

Target: DIGITAL SAFE

Bidder: SMARSH

6 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 1 Vendor

29 Dealmakers

28 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 274 M

Value

15 Feb 2022|United States|Digital Services

Target: CLOUDINARY

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

17 Dealmakers

3 Target | 14 Bidder

£ 73 M

Value

26 Apr 2022|United States|Software

Target: KOFAX LTD

Bidder: CLEARLAKE CAPITAL GROUP LP

26 Service Providers

1 Target | 21 Bidder | 4 Vendor

68 Dealmakers

2 Target | 55 Bidder | 11 Vendor

£ 2.35 B

Value

06 Jun 2022|United States|Food Products

Target: CUISINE SOLUTIONS

Bidder: BAIN CAPITAL LP

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder

39 Dealmakers

6 Target | 33 Bidder

£ 199 M

Value

18 Jul 2022|United States|IT Services: Other

Target: MERIPLEX COMMUNICATIONS

Bidder: CLAIRVEST GROUP INC

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder

20 Dealmakers

4 Target | 16 Bidder

n/a

Value

19 Oct 2022|United States|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: SEQUOIA FINANCIAL GROUP

Bidder: VALEAS CAPITAL PARTNERS

8 Service Providers

6 Target | 2 Bidder

12 Dealmakers

7 Target | 5 Bidder

£ 176 M

Value

15 Dec 2022|United States|Environmental Consulting

Target: CIRBA SOLUTIONS

Bidder: EQT PARTNERS AB

5 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder

16 Dealmakers

3 Target | 13 Bidder

£ 202 M

Value