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Anne VillanuevaSkadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom

Anne Villanueva

Partner at Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom

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Palo Alto

Deal Bio

Total Deals47
Valued Deals24
Total Value£ 106.57 B
Avg. Deal Size£ 4.44 B

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26 Mar 2019|United States|Publishing
PARCAST
Spotify

Target: PARCAST

Bidder: SPOTIFY AB

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

25 Dealmakers

1 Target | 24 Bidder

n/a

Value

02 Apr 2019|United States|IT Services: Other
Powerhouse Dynamics
The Middleby Corporation

Target: POWERHOUSE DYNAMICS INC

Bidder: THE MIDDLEBY CORPORATION

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

7 Dealmakers

1 Target | 6 Bidder

n/a

Value

16 Jul 2019|United States|Containers and Packaging
Packaging Progressions
The Middleby Corporation

Target: PACKAGING PROGRESSIONS INC

Bidder: THE MIDDLEBY CORPORATION

2 Service Providers

2 Bidder

16 Dealmakers

16 Bidder

n/a

Value

01 Aug 2019|United States|E-commerce
Caviar
DOORDASH

Target: CAVIAR INC

Bidder: DOORDASH

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

13 Dealmakers

1 Target | 11 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 337 M

Value

15 Oct 2019|United States|Management Consulting
Crisis Prevention Institute
WENDEL

Target: CRISIS PREVENTION INSTITUTE INC

Bidder: WENDEL

11 Service Providers

4 Target | 6 Bidder | 1 Vendor

25 Dealmakers

2 Target | 21 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 722 M

Value

20 Nov 2019|United States|FinTech
Honey Science Corporation
Paypal Holdings

Target: HONEY SCIENCE CORPORATION

Bidder: PAYPAL HOLDINGS INC

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder

29 Dealmakers

12 Target | 17 Bidder

£ 3.10 B

Value

19 Nov 2019|United States|Oil Refining and Marketing
Crossamerica Partners
Joe Topper

Target: CROSSAMERICA PARTNERS

Bidder: JOE TOPPER

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

16 Dealmakers

2 Target | 13 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

13 Jan 2020|United States|FinTech
Plaid
Visa

Target: PLAID INC

Bidder: VISA INC

21 Service Providers

3 Target | 7 Bidder | 11 Vendor

89 Dealmakers

38 Target | 29 Bidder | 23 Vendor

£ 4.08 B

Value

29 Jan 2020|United States|Online and Social Platforms
EDMUNDS
CARMAX

Target: EDMUNDS

Bidder: CARMAX

5 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder

23 Dealmakers

9 Target | 14 Bidder

£ 38 M

Value

06 Feb 2020|United States|Knowledge Process Outsourcing
Bliss Lawyers
Permira Advisers

Target: BLISS LAWYERS

Bidder: PERMIRA ADVISERS LLP

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

17 Dealmakers

3 Target | 14 Bidder

n/a

Value

06 Apr 2020|United States|Electronic Components and Equipment
Intel (home Gateway Platform Division)
Maxlinear

Target: INTEL (HOME GATEWAY PLATFORM DIVISION)

Bidder: MAXLINEAR INC

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 3 Vendor

24 Dealmakers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 18 Vendor

£ 122 M

Value

27 Oct 2020|United States|Electronic Components and Equipment
Xilinx
Advanced Micro Devices (amd)

Target: XILINX INC

Bidder: ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC (AMD)

12 Service Providers

6 Target | 6 Bidder

76 Dealmakers

27 Target | 50 Bidder

£ 26.87 B

Value

19 Nov 2020|United States|Publishing
HUFFPOST
Buzzfeed

Target: HUFFPOST

Bidder: BUZZFEED INC

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

17 Dealmakers

3 Target | 12 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

05 Jan 2021|United States|Mortgage Finance
Stearns Holdings
Guaranteed Rate

Target: STEARNS HOLDINGS

Bidder: GUARANTEED RATE INC

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

32 Dealmakers

11 Target | 20 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

14 Jan 2021|United States|Digital Services
LIVEVOX
Crescent Acquisition Corp

Target: LIVEVOX

Bidder: CRESCENT ACQUISITION CORP

17 Service Providers

7 Target | 8 Bidder | 2 Vendor

46 Dealmakers

16 Target | 18 Bidder | 12 Vendor

£ 614 M

Value

19 Jan 2021|United States|Electronic Components and Equipment
Coherent
Ii-vi

Target: COHERENT INC

Bidder: II-VI INC

32 Service Providers

7 Target | 13 Bidder

147 Dealmakers

26 Target | 53 Bidder

£ 5.03 B

Value

02 May 2021|United States|Digital Services
BOOMI
Tpg Capital

Target: BOOMI

Bidder: TPG CAPITAL LP

15 Service Providers

1 Target | 9 Bidder | 5 Vendor

33 Dealmakers

3 Target | 15 Bidder | 15 Vendor

£ 2.89 B

Value

29 Apr 2021|United States|Diversified Retailers
7-eleven (106 Convenience Stores)
Crossamerica Partners

Target: 7-ELEVEN INC (106 CONVENIENCE STORES)

Bidder: CROSSAMERICA PARTNERS

5 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

17 Dealmakers

15 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 189 M

Value

12 May 2021|United States|E-commerce
Trader Interactive
Carsales.com

Target: TRADER INTERACTIVE

Bidder: CARSALES.COM LTD

14 Service Providers

4 Target | 6 Bidder | 4 Vendor

50 Dealmakers

1 Target | 44 Bidder | 6 Vendor

£ 441 M

Value

10 May 2021|United States|Software
LIGHTSTEP
SERVICENOW

Target: LIGHTSTEP

Bidder: SERVICENOW

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

18 Dealmakers

3 Target | 15 Bidder

n/a

Value

13 Jul 2021|United States|IT Services: Other
Contegix (managed It Services Business)
Netrix

Target: CONTEGIX (MANAGED IT SERVICES BUSINESS)

Bidder: NETRIX LLC

6 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

14 Dealmakers

13 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

08 Sep 2021|United States|Digital Services
Psc Group
Oceansound Partners

Target: PSC GROUP

Bidder: OCEANSOUND PARTNERS

7 Service Providers

2 Target | 5 Bidder

14 Dealmakers

3 Target | 11 Bidder

n/a

Value

25 Oct 2021|United States|Entertainment
Faze Clan
B. Riley Financial

Target: FAZE CLAN INC

Bidder: B. RILEY FINANCIAL INC

9 Service Providers

5 Target | 4 Bidder

52 Dealmakers

17 Target | 35 Bidder

£ 717 M

Value

07 Dec 2021|United States|Software
APPNETA
Broadcom

Target: APPNETA

Bidder: BROADCOM INC

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

16 Dealmakers

2 Target | 14 Bidder

n/a

Value

18 Jan 2022|United States|Gaming
Activision Blizzard
Microsoft Corp

Target: ACTIVISION BLIZZARD INC

Bidder: MICROSOFT CORP

15 Service Providers

8 Target | 7 Bidder

59 Dealmakers

26 Target | 33 Bidder

£ 50.26 B

Value

24 Jan 2022|United States|Diversified Financials
Adtalem Global Education (financial Services Segment)
Colibri Group

Target: ADTALEM GLOBAL EDUCATION (FINANCIAL SERVICES SEGMENT)

Bidder: COLIBRI GROUP

14 Service Providers

1 Target | 9 Bidder | 4 Vendor

50 Dealmakers

1 Target | 23 Bidder | 26 Vendor

£ 740 M

Value

15 Feb 2022|Israel|Semiconductors
Tower Semiconductor
Intel Corporation

Target: TOWER SEMICONDUCTOR

Bidder: INTEL CORPORATION

12 Service Providers

6 Target | 6 Bidder

83 Dealmakers

39 Target | 44 Bidder

£ 3.99 B

Value

31 Mar 2022|Israel|Software
Granulate Cloud Solutions
Intel Corporation

Target: GRANULATE CLOUD SOLUTIONS LTD

Bidder: INTEL CORPORATION

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder

40 Dealmakers

1 Target | 39 Bidder

£ 537 M

Value

12 Jul 2022|United States|Containers and Packaging
Cp Packaging
The Middleby Corporation

Target: CP PACKAGING

Bidder: THE MIDDLEBY CORPORATION

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

7 Dealmakers

1 Target | 6 Bidder

n/a

Value

12 Jul 2022|United States|Waste and Disposal Services
Igneo Technologies
Korea Zinc Co

Target: IGNEO TECHNOLOGIES LLC

Bidder: KOREA ZINC CO

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

11 Dealmakers

5 Target | 6 Bidder

£ 276 M

Value

19 Jul 2022|Australia|Entertainment
Animal Logic
Netflix

Target: ANIMAL LOGIC

Bidder: NETFLIX INC

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

25 Dealmakers

13 Target | 12 Bidder

n/a

Value

16 Aug 2022|United States|Software
LOCKSTEP
The Sage Group

Target: LOCKSTEP

Bidder: THE SAGE GROUP PLC

7 Service Providers

2 Target | 5 Bidder

29 Dealmakers

2 Target | 27 Bidder

n/a

Value

07 Oct 2022|United States|Full Line Insurance
Hallmark Financial Services (excess & Surplus Lines Operations)
Core Specialty Insurance Holdings

Target: HALLMARK FINANCIAL SERVICES (EXCESS & SURPLUS LINES OPERATIONS)

Bidder: CORE SPECIALTY INSURANCE HOLDINGS

5 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

17 Dealmakers

13 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 35 M

Value

07 Nov 2022|United States|Auto Parts
Velodyne Lidar
Ouster

Target: VELODYNE LIDAR INC

Bidder: OUSTER INC

9 Service Providers

5 Target | 4 Bidder

29 Dealmakers

20 Target | 9 Bidder

£ 351 M

Value

20 Dec 2022|Ireland|Brewers
Marco Beverage Systems
The Middleby Corporation

Target: MARCO BEVERAGE SYSTEMS

Bidder: THE MIDDLEBY CORPORATION

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

11 Dealmakers

3 Target | 8 Bidder

n/a

Value

09 Jan 2023|United States|Construction Services
Gannett Fleming
Oceansound Partners

Target: GANNETT FLEMING

Bidder: OCEANSOUND PARTNERS

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

14 Dealmakers

2 Target | 12 Bidder

n/a

Value

26 Jan 2023|United States|Software
NXTSOFT
Oceansound Partners

Target: NXTSOFT

Bidder: OCEANSOUND PARTNERS

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder

18 Dealmakers

3 Target | 15 Bidder

n/a

Value

22 Mar 2023|United States|Production Technology Equipment
Force Pressure Control
Stratim Cloud Acquisition

Target: FORCE PRESSURE CONTROL

Bidder: STRATIM CLOUD ACQUISITION

6 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder

13 Dealmakers

1 Target | 12 Bidder

£ 196 M

Value

05 Apr 2023|United States|Entertainment
SCOPELY
Public Investment Fund

Target: SCOPELY

Bidder: PUBLIC INVESTMENT FUND

10 Service Providers

4 Target | 6 Bidder

38 Dealmakers

17 Target | 21 Bidder

£ 3.93 B

Value

13 Apr 2023|United States|Software
IMM
CFM

Target: IMM

Bidder: CFM

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

14 Dealmakers

1 Target | 13 Bidder

n/a

Value

19 Jun 2018|United States|FinTech
Hyperwallet Systems
Paypal Holdings

Target: HYPERWALLET SYSTEMS INC

Bidder: PAYPAL HOLDINGS INC

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

16 Dealmakers

2 Target | 14 Bidder

£ 308 M

Value

18 May 2023|United States|Software
GTREASURY
Hg Capital

Target: GTREASURY

Bidder: HG CAPITAL LLP

11 Service Providers

2 Target | 6 Bidder | 3 Vendor

59 Dealmakers

5 Target | 16 Bidder | 38 Vendor

n/a

Value

13 Jun 2023|United States|Food Products
Filtration Automation
The Middleby Corporation

Target: FILTRATION AUTOMATION INC

Bidder: THE MIDDLEBY CORPORATION

2 Service Providers

2 Bidder

7 Dealmakers

7 Bidder

n/a

Value

28 Jun 2023|Brazil|FinTech
PISMO
Visa

Target: PISMO

Bidder: VISA INC

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

21 Dealmakers

5 Target | 16 Bidder

£ 785 M

Value

07 Nov 2023|United States|Consumer Services: Other
Smbc Rail Services
Ite Management

Target: SMBC RAIL SERVICES

Bidder: ITE MANAGEMENT

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

13 Dealmakers

2 Target | 1 Bidder | 10 Vendor

n/a

Value

16 Apr 2018|United States|Brewers
JOETAP
The Middleby Corporation

Target: JOETAP

Bidder: THE MIDDLEBY CORPORATION

3 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

10 Dealmakers

9 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

12 Apr 2018|United States|Entertainment
LOUDR
Spotify

Target: LOUDR

Bidder: SPOTIFY AB

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

18 Dealmakers

1 Target | 17 Bidder

n/a

Value

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