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Cover Image Ajay B. Lele

Ajay B. Lele

Counsel at Davis Polk & Wardwell

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New York

Deal Bio

Total Deals16

Valued Deals9

Total Value£ 43.73 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 4.86 B

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21 Jan 2016|United States|FinTech

Target: DIGITAL ASSET HOLDINGS LLC

Bidder: ABN AMRO

6 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder

6 Dealmakers

n/a

Value

04 Apr 2017|United States|Hedge Funds

Target: SOUND POINT CAPITAL LP

Bidder: NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP

1 Service Providers

1 Dealmakers

n/a

Value

28 Jun 2017|United States|Hedge Funds

Target: ATALAYA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT

Bidder: NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP

2 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder

1 Dealmakers

n/a

Value

25 Jun 2019|United States|Alternative Fuels

Target: CUBE HYDRO

Bidder: ONTARIO POWER GENERATION

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 5 Vendor

7 Dealmakers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 5 Vendor

n/a

Value

18 Dec 2019|United States|Publishing

Target: PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE LLC

Bidder: BERTELSMANN SE & CO KGAA

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 5 Vendor

46 Dealmakers

3 Target | 19 Bidder | 24 Vendor

£ 530 M

Value

08 Jan 2020|United States|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: VARAGON CAPITAL PARTNERS LP

Bidder: AFLAC INC

7 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder

23 Dealmakers

15 Target | 8 Bidder

n/a

Value

23 Apr 2021|United States|Transportation Services

Target: FIRST STUDENT

Bidder: EQT PARTNERS

14 Service Providers

2 Target | 6 Bidder | 6 Vendor

82 Dealmakers

3 Target | 41 Bidder | 38 Vendor

£ 3.30 B

Value

21 Oct 2021|United States|Commercial Vehicles and Parts

Target: GREYHOUND LINES

Bidder: FLIX SE

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

46 Dealmakers

1 Target | 28 Bidder | 17 Vendor

£ 56 M

Value

14 Mar 2022|United States|Oil Equipment and Services

Target: TRACE MIDSTREAM (HAYNESVILLE ASSETS)

Bidder: WILLIAMS COMPANIES

7 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

39 Dealmakers

13 Bidder | 26 Vendor

£ 728 M

Value

31 May 2022|United States|Health Care Services

Target: OPEN HEALTH

Bidder: ASTORG PARTNERS SAS

11 Service Providers

2 Target | 7 Bidder | 2 Vendor

25 Dealmakers

3 Target | 18 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 790 M

Value

31 May 2022|Switzerland|Cosmetics

Target: DSM-FIRMENICH

Bidder: FIRMENICH SA

22 Service Providers

1 Target | 21 Bidder

70 Dealmakers

5 Target | 69 Bidder

£ 16.39 B

Value

26 Oct 2022|United States|Transportation Services

Target: FIRST TRANSIT

Bidder: TRANSDEV NORTH AMERICA INC

10 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

50 Dealmakers

7 Target | 16 Bidder | 27 Vendor

n/a

Value

06 Jul 2023|United States|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: VARAGON CAPITAL PARTNERS LP

Bidder: MAN GROUP

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder

26 Dealmakers

15 Target | 11 Bidder

£ 143 M

Value

20 Dec 2023|United States|Software

Target: FABRIC

Bidder: MSCI INC

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

15 Dealmakers

5 Target | 10 Bidder

n/a

Value

23 Dec 2024|United States|Private Equity

Target: PINEBRIDGE INVESTMENTS LLC

Bidder: METLIFE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

153 Dealmakers

18 Target | 121 Bidder | 14 Vendor

£ 954 M

Value

02 Sep 2025|United States|Airlines

Target: AIR LEASE CORPORATION

Bidder: APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC

16 Service Providers

4 Target | 12 Bidder

63 Dealmakers

20 Target | 43 Bidder

£ 20.84 B

Value

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