Anthony Vernace

23 Feb 2018|United States|Food Products

5 Dealmakers

1 Target | 4 Bidder

n/a

Value

Target: BLUE BUFFALO PET PRODUCTS INC

Bidder: GENERAL MILLS INC

13 Service Providers

4 Target | 9 Bidder

65 Dealmakers

30 Target | 36 Bidder

£ 5.75 B

Value

22 Apr 2018|Canada|Environmental / Waste Management

Target: GFL ENVIRONMENTAL INC

Bidder: BC PARTNERS

17 Service Providers

8 Target | 9 Bidder

4 Dealmakers

1 Target | 4 Bidder

n/a

Value

04 Jun 2018|United States|Software

Target: GITHUB

Bidder: MICROSOFT CORP

9 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

68 Dealmakers

29 Target | 35 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 5.93 B

Value

17 Jul 2018|United States|Software

Target: NAVEX GLOBAL

Bidder: BC PARTNERS

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

6 Dealmakers

2 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

09 Aug 2018|United States|Business Process Outsourcing

Target: TASKUS INC

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

3 Service Providers

03 Oct 2017|Canada|Machinery: Specialty

5 Dealmakers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

n/a

Value

Target: ATLAS HYDRAULICS

Bidder: GATES CORPORATION

2 Service Providers

2 Bidder

3 Dealmakers

3 Bidder

n/a

Value

05 Sep 2017|United States|Railroads

Target: CG RAILWAY

Bidder: GENESEE & WYOMING INC

4 Service Providers

4 Dealmakers

07 Jun 2019|United States|Management Consulting

n/a

Value

Target: TENEO

Bidder: CVC CAPITAL PARTNERS

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

15 Dealmakers

3 Target | 3 Bidder | 9 Vendor

£ 275 M

Value

18 Apr 2017|United States|Food Products

Target: CHEWY

Bidder: PETSMART

3 Service Providers

3 Dealmakers

22 Dec 2016|United States|Outsourced HR and Staffing

n/a

Value

Target: TRINET GROUP INC

Bidder: ATAIROS GROUP INC

8 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

16 Dealmakers

4 Target | 8 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 358 M

Value

04 Aug 2015|United States|Health Care Services

Target: IPC HEALTHCARE INC

Bidder: TEAMHEALTH INC

8 Service Providers

4 Dealmakers

20 Jul 2015|United States|Asset Managers and Custodians

£ 1.02 B

Value

Target: FIRST EAGLE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

4 Service Providers

31 Oct 2016|United States|Health Care Services

6 Dealmakers

1 Target | 5 Bidder

£ 2.56 B

Value

Target: TEAMHEALTH INC

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

8 Service Providers

01 Jul 2019|United States|Railroads

6 Dealmakers

4 Target | 2 Bidder

£ 5.00 B

Value

Target: GENESEE & WYOMING INC

Bidder: BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGEMENT

34 Service Providers

12 Target | 22 Bidder

53 Dealmakers

39 Target | 14 Bidder

£ 6.61 B

Value

15 Aug 2016|United States|Railroads

Target: PROVIDENCE & WORCESTER RAILROAD COMPANY

Bidder: GENESEE & WYOMING INC

2 Service Providers

2 Bidder

2 Dealmakers

2 Bidder

£ 97 M

Value

15 Jul 2019|United States|Digital Services

Target: VUNGLE

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

25 Dealmakers

1 Target | 24 Bidder

£ 602 M

Value

24 Feb 2016|Canada|Security Services

Target: GARDAWORLD SECURITY CORPORATION

Bidder: RHONE CAPITAL

1 Service Providers

1 Vendor

2 Dealmakers

2 Vendor

n/a

Value

16 Feb 2016|United States|Security Equipment

Target: THE ADT CORPORATION

Bidder: APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC

15 Service Providers

4 Target | 11 Bidder

4 Dealmakers

3 Target | 1 Bidder

£ 10.42 B

Value

14 Apr 2017|United States|Education Services

Target: ASCEND LEARNING

Bidder: CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD (CPP INVESTMENTS)

11 Service Providers

4 Target | 2 Bidder | 5 Vendor

4 Dealmakers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

08 Nov 2019|United Kingdom|Online and Social Platforms

Target: MAGICLAB

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

7 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder

58 Dealmakers

21 Target | 37 Bidder

n/a

Value

16 Mar 2020|United States|Travel and Tourism

Target: LIBERTY TRIPADVISOR

Bidder: CERTARES MANAGEMENT LLC

6 Service Providers

4 Target | 2 Bidder

17 Dealmakers

2 Target | 15 Bidder

£ 264 M

Value

20 Apr 2020|United States|Defense

Target: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES (SPACE-BASED PRECISION OPTICS BUSINESS)

Bidder: AMERGINT TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS INC

6 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

34 Dealmakers

32 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 324 M

Value

25 Aug 2020|United States|Biotechnology

Target: CHART INDUSTRIES INC (MVE BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS)

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

10 Service Providers

7 Bidder | 3 Vendor

48 Dealmakers

35 Bidder | 13 Vendor

£ 244 M

Value

21 Sep 2020|United States|Entertainment

Target: ZENIMAX MEDIA

Bidder: MICROSOFT CORP

9 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

53 Dealmakers

15 Target | 24 Bidder | 14 Vendor

£ 5.80 B

Value

13 Oct 2020|United States|Digital Services

Target: ALGOLIFT

Bidder: VUNGLE

4 Service Providers

22 Dec 2020|United States|Customer Relationship Management

6 Dealmakers

2 Target | 4 Bidder

n/a

Value

Target: LIFTOFF MOBILE

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

25 Dealmakers

2 Target | 23 Bidder

£ 299 M

Value

19 Nov 2020|United States|Security Equipment

Target: FIREEYE INC

Bidder: CLEARSKY

6 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder

34 Dealmakers

5 Target | 29 Bidder

£ 302 M

Value

02 Mar 2021|Finland|Gaming

Target: GAMEREFINERY

Bidder: VUNGLE

7 Service Providers

2 Target | 5 Bidder

23 Dealmakers

4 Target | 19 Bidder

n/a

Value

12 Apr 2021|United States|Software

Target: NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS INC

Bidder: MICROSOFT CORP

12 Service Providers

7 Target | 5 Bidder

60 Dealmakers

37 Target | 23 Bidder

£ 14.37 B

Value

10 May 2021|United States|Education Services

Target: EAB

Bidder: VISTA EQUITY PARTNERS

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder

22 Dealmakers

1 Target | 21 Bidder

n/a

Value

24 May 2021|United States|Household Furnishings

Target: WALKER EDISON

Bidder: BLACKSTONE TACTICAL OPPORTUNITIES

7 Service Providers

4 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

40 Dealmakers

12 Target | 27 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 213 M

Value

03 Jun 2021|United States|Publishing

Target: INTERNATIONAL DATA GROUP INC

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

7 Service Providers

4 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

29 Dealmakers

2 Target | 25 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 919 M

Value

05 Jun 2021|United States|Medical Equipment

Target: MEDLINE INDUSTRIES INC

Bidder: HELLMAN & FRIEDMAN LLC

24 Service Providers

5 Target | 19 Bidder

133 Dealmakers

20 Target | 114 Bidder

£ 24.01 B

Value

07 Jun 2021|United States|Data Centers and Hosting

Target: QTS REALTY TRUST

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

13 Service Providers

6 Target | 7 Bidder

71 Dealmakers

29 Target | 42 Bidder

£ 7.06 B

Value

15 Jun 2021|United States|Media Agencies

Target: JETFUEL

Bidder: VUNGLE

3 Service Providers

24 Jun 2021|United States|FinTech

16 Dealmakers

1 Target | 15 Bidder

n/a

Value

Target: CHAINALYSIS INC

Bidder: SEQUOIA CAPITAL

14 Service Providers

1 Target | 13 Bidder

20 Dealmakers

1 Target | 19 Bidder

£ 71 M

Value

28 Jun 2021|United States|Internet

Target: SIMPLIFI HOLDINGS INC

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

9 Service Providers

5 Target | 2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

28 Dealmakers

6 Target | 20 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

11 Aug 2021|United States|Renewable Energy Equipment

Target: ARRAY TECHNOLOGIES

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

5 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder

21 Dealmakers

2 Target | 19 Bidder

£ 361 M

Value

24 Aug 2021|United States|Digital Services

Target: VUNGLE

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder

21 Dealmakers

1 Target | 20 Bidder

n/a

Value

07 Sep 2021|United States|Real Estate Services

Target: CHAMBERLAIN GROUP LLC

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

13 Service Providers

1 Target | 9 Bidder | 3 Vendor

38 Dealmakers

3 Target | 31 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 3.61 B

Value

16 Nov 2021|United States|Health Care Services

Target: LIFE SCIENCE LOGISTICS

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder

27 Dealmakers

4 Target | 23 Bidder

n/a

Value

10 Jan 2022|United States|Medical Equipment

Target: APRIA INC

Bidder: OWENS & MINOR INC

12 Service Providers

6 Target | 6 Bidder

47 Dealmakers

27 Target | 20 Bidder

£ 1.07 B

Value

18 Jan 2022|United States|Gaming

Target: ACTIVISION BLIZZARD INC

Bidder: MICROSOFT CORP

15 Service Providers

8 Target | 7 Bidder

59 Dealmakers

26 Target | 33 Bidder

£ 50.26 B

Value

18 Jan 2022|United States|Telecommunications Equipment

Target: PHOENIX TOWER INTERNATIONAL LLC

Bidder: BLACKSTONE INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

19 Dealmakers

2 Target | 16 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

19 Jan 2022|United States|Software

Target: CLARI

Bidder: NORTHGATE CAPITAL

3 Service Providers

04 Apr 2022|United States|Software

17 Dealmakers

2 Target | 15 Bidder

£ 165 M

Value

Target: PENSANDO

Bidder: ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC (AMD)

8 Service Providers

14 Apr 2022|United States|Online and Social Platforms

82 Dealmakers

50 Target | 32 Bidder

£ 1.45 B

Value

Target: X CORP (EX TWITTER)

Bidder: ELON MUSK

26 Service Providers

9 Target | 17 Bidder

152 Dealmakers

98 Target | 55 Bidder

£ 34.50 B

Value

13 May 2022|United States|Electrical Components

Target: AZZ INC

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

3 Service Providers

09 Jun 2022|United States|Medical Services

30 Dealmakers

1 Target | 29 Bidder

£ 189 M

Value

Target: ADVARRA

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

13 Service Providers

5 Target | 6 Bidder | 2 Vendor

43 Dealmakers

9 Target | 32 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 4.04 B

Value

05 Jul 2022|Chile|Telecommunications infrastructure

Target: WOM SA (TOWER PORTFOLIO IN CHILE)

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

16 Service Providers

11 Bidder | 5 Vendor

22 Dealmakers

20 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 767 M

Value

06 Mar 2023|United States|Digital Services

Target: SEQUENCE

Bidder: WEIGHTWATCHERS INTERNATIONAL INC

4 Service Providers

21 Sep 2023|United States|Software

26 Dealmakers

1 Target | 25 Bidder

£ 88 M

Value

Target: SPLUNK INC

Bidder: CISCO SYSTEMS INC

19 Service Providers

7 Target | 12 Bidder

77 Dealmakers

28 Target | 49 Bidder

£ 24.24 B

Value

11 Oct 2023|United States|Test Inspection and Certification (TIC)

Target: AMSPEC GROUP INC

Bidder: TPG RISE CLIMATE

7 Service Providers

4 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

31 Dealmakers

2 Target | 28 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

07 Dec 2023|United States|Data Centers and Hosting

Target: DIGITAL REALTY / BLACKSTONE JOINT VENTURE

Bidder: DIGITAL REALTY

6 Service Providers

6 Bidder

27 Dealmakers

27 Bidder

£ 696 M

Value

02 Jan 2024|United States|Railroads

Target: CG RAILWAY

Bidder: GRUPO MEXICO TRANSPORTES

3 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 2 Vendor

9 Dealmakers

1 Bidder | 8 Vendor

n/a

Value

14 Feb 2024|United States|Restaurants and Bars

Target: 7 BREW COFFEE

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

30 Dealmakers

1 Target | 27 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

27 Mar 2024|United States|Telecommunications Equipment

Target: PHOENIX TOWER INTERNATIONAL LLC

Bidder: GRAIN MANAGEMENT LLC

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder

30 Dealmakers

1 Target | 29 Bidder

n/a

Value

08 Apr 2024|United States|Software

Target: BUYERS EDGE PLATFORM

Bidder: GENERAL ATLANTIC LLC

12 Service Providers

5 Target | 6 Bidder | 1 Vendor

62 Dealmakers

4 Target | 57 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 336 M

Value

15 Apr 2024|United Arab Emirates|Software

Target: GROUP 42 HOLDING LTD (G42)

Bidder: MICROSOFT CORP

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

32 Dealmakers

14 Target | 18 Bidder

£ 1.20 B

Value

15 Jul 2024|United States|Construction Services

Target: AIR CONTROL CONCEPTS (EX-HOBBS & ASSOCIATES)

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

33 Dealmakers

3 Target | 18 Bidder | 12 Vendor

n/a

Value

13 Aug 2024|United States|Software

Target: M-FILES CORPORATION

Bidder: HAVELI INVESTMENTS

11 Service Providers

4 Target | 7 Bidder

43 Dealmakers

2 Target | 42 Bidder

n/a

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

04 Sep 2024|Australia|Data Centers and Hosting

Target: AIRTRUNK

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

18 Service Providers

4 Target | 11 Bidder | 3 Vendor

74 Dealmakers

7 Target | 55 Bidder | 12 Vendor

£ 12.32 B

Value

04 Sep 2024|United States|Auto Parts

Target: MIRATECH

Bidder: TPG RISE CLIMATE

8 Service Providers

5 Target | 3 Bidder

28 Dealmakers

8 Target | 20 Bidder

n/a

Value

24 Sep 2024|United States|Software

Target: SMARTSHEET

Bidder: VISTA EQUITY PARTNERS

13 Service Providers

5 Target | 8 Bidder

95 Dealmakers

53 Target | 43 Bidder

£ 6.30 B

Value

19 Dec 2024|United States|Travel and Tourism

Target: LIBERTY TRIPADVISOR

Bidder: CERTARES MANAGEMENT LLC

10 Service Providers

5 Target | 5 Bidder

26 Dealmakers

8 Target | 18 Bidder

£ 343 M

Value

31 Dec 2024|United States|Machinery: Industrial

Target: MULTI-FAB PRODUCTS-NOVA TECHNOLOGY INC

Bidder: THE CHAMBERLAIN GROUP

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

23 Dealmakers

3 Target | 20 Bidder

n/a

Value

03 Mar 2025|United States|Hedge Funds

Target: FIRST EAGLE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT

Bidder: GENSTAR CAPITAL LLC

18 Service Providers

7 Target | 7 Bidder | 4 Vendor

55 Dealmakers

39 Target | 10 Bidder | 6 Vendor

n/a

Value

20 Mar 2025|United States|IT Services: Other

Target: FOUNDRY (EX IDG COMMUNICATIONS)

Bidder: REGENT LP

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 3 Vendor

16 Dealmakers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 14 Vendor

n/a

Value

05 May 2025|United States|Customer Relationship Management

Target: LIFTOFF MOBILE

Bidder: GENERAL ATLANTIC LLC

11 Service Providers

5 Target | 4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

53 Dealmakers

22 Target | 30 Bidder | 21 Vendor

n/a

Value

08 May 2025|United States|Business Process Outsourcing

Target: TASKUS INC

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder

44 Dealmakers

20 Target | 26 Bidder

£ 1.50 B

Value

07 Jul 2025|United States|Household Equipment and Products

Target: ARROW TRU-LINE

Bidder: THE CHAMBERLAIN GROUP

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 4 Vendor

32 Dealmakers

1 Target | 27 Bidder | 4 Vendor

n/a

Value

17 Jul 2025|United States|Software

Target: NAVEX GLOBAL

Bidder: GOLDMAN SACHS ALTERNATIVES

9 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

62 Dealmakers

23 Target | 38 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 1.89 B

Value

22 Jul 2025|United States|Digital Services

Target: NETBRAIN TECHNOLOGIES INC

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

25 Dealmakers

2 Target | 23 Bidder

n/a

Value

09 Sep 2025|United States|Software

Target: LAUDIO

Bidder: ASCEND LEARNING

3 Service Providers

29 Oct 2025|United States|Telecommunications Services: Other

23 Dealmakers

1 Target | 22 Bidder

n/a

Value

Target: CSG SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL

Bidder: NEC CORPORATION

8 Service Providers