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Ashlie Lawton

Associate at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

Lawyer

Washington, D.C.

Deal Bio

Total Deals42

Valued Deals26

Total Value£ 72.88 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 2.80 B

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14 Oct 2018|United States|Defense

Target: L3 TECHNOLOGIES

Bidder: HARRIS CORPORATION

10 Service Providers

5 Target | 5 Bidder

87 Dealmakers

49 Target | 38 Bidder

£ 13.96 B

Value

13 Nov 2018|United States|Auto Parts

Target: JOHNSON CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL PLC (POWER SOLUTIONS BUSINESS)

Bidder: BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGEMENT

43 Service Providers

37 Bidder | 6 Vendor

76 Dealmakers

47 Bidder | 29 Vendor

£ 10.28 B

Value

20 Nov 2018|United States|Food Retailers and Wholesalers

Target: MARTIN’S SUPER MARKETS INC

Bidder: SPARTANNASH COMPANY

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

11 Dealmakers

10 Target | 1 Bidder

n/a

Value

22 Apr 2019|India|Containers and Packaging

Target: ESSEL PROPACK LIMITED (EPL)

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

43 Dealmakers

3 Target | 25 Bidder | 15 Vendor

£ 354 M

Value

30 Apr 2019|United States|Diversified Industrials

Target: INGERSOLL RAND (INDUSTRIAL SEGMENT)

Bidder: GARDNER DENVER HOLDINGS INC

17 Service Providers

8 Bidder | 9 Vendor

94 Dealmakers

45 Bidder | 49 Vendor

£ 5.94 B

Value

05 Sep 2019|United States|Biotechnology

Target: BIOCLINICA (CLINICAL RESEARCH SITE BUSINESS)

Bidder: PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT LLC

4 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

24 Dealmakers

20 Bidder | 4 Vendor

n/a

Value

26 Feb 2020|United States|Building Materials: Other

Target: HOMEWOOD HOLDINGS

Bidder: AMERICAN CONSTRUCTION SOURCE

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

15 Dealmakers

6 Target | 7 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

15 Jul 2020|United States|General Mining

Target: MP MATERIALS

Bidder: FORTRESS VALUE ACQUISITION CORP

15 Service Providers

9 Target | 5 Bidder | 1 Vendor

63 Dealmakers

34 Target | 29 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 1.20 B

Value

24 Nov 2020|United States|Energy / Utility Services

Target: THE GOLDFIELD CORPORATION

Bidder: FIRST RESERVE CORPORATION

7 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder

31 Dealmakers

5 Target | 26 Bidder

£ 145 M

Value

15 Dec 2020|United States|Mobility

Target: BLADE URBAN AIR MOBILITY

Bidder: HG VORA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC

13 Service Providers

5 Target | 8 Bidder

40 Dealmakers

22 Target | 18 Bidder

£ 266 M

Value

05 Jan 2021|United States|Information / Data Services

Target: HG INSIGHTS

Bidder: RIVERWOOD CAPITAL LLC

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder

23 Dealmakers

2 Target | 21 Bidder

n/a

Value

14 Jan 2021|United States|Software

Target: EZLYNX

Bidder: APPLIED SYSTEMS

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder

31 Dealmakers

3 Target | 28 Bidder

n/a

Value

22 Feb 2021|United States|Banks

Target: PEOPLE'S UNITED FINANCIAL INC

Bidder: M&T BANK CORPORATION

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder

41 Dealmakers

22 Target | 19 Bidder

£ 5.42 B

Value

22 Feb 2021|United States|Outsourced HR and Staffing

Target: INDUSTRIOUS

Bidder: CBRE GROUP INC

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

26 Dealmakers

10 Target | 16 Bidder

£ 142 M

Value

01 Mar 2021|United States|Defense

Target: L3HARRIS (COMBAT PROPULSION SYSTEMS BUSINESS)

Bidder: RENK AG

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

29 Dealmakers

1 Target | 12 Bidder | 16 Vendor

£ 287 M

Value

10 Mar 2021|United States|Aerospace

Target: GE CAPITAL AVIATION SERVICES

Bidder: AERCAP

23 Service Providers

1 Target | 13 Bidder | 9 Vendor

134 Dealmakers

3 Target | 77 Bidder | 54 Vendor

£ 21.63 B

Value

12 Apr 2021|United States|Recreational Vehicles and Boats

Target: CLUB CAR

Bidder: PLATINUM EQUITY LLC

10 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 3 Vendor

39 Dealmakers

2 Target | 12 Bidder | 25 Vendor

£ 1.24 B

Value

02 Apr 2021|United States|Building Materials: Other

Target: FOLEY LUMBER

Bidder: CLEARLAKE CAPITAL GROUP LP

5 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder

9 Dealmakers

2 Target | 7 Bidder

n/a

Value

23 Apr 2021|United States|Transportation Services

Target: FIRST STUDENT

Bidder: EQT PARTNERS AB

14 Service Providers

2 Target | 6 Bidder | 6 Vendor

82 Dealmakers

3 Target | 41 Bidder | 38 Vendor

£ 3.30 B

Value

26 Apr 2021|United States|Financial Data and Systems

Target: ASCENSUS LLC

Bidder: GIC PRIVATE LIMITED

13 Service Providers

4 Target | 6 Bidder | 3 Vendor

62 Dealmakers

7 Target | 44 Bidder | 11 Vendor

£ 2.16 B

Value

21 Jun 2021|Germany|Machinery: Industrial

Target: SEEPEX GMBH

Bidder: INGERSOLL RAND

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

53 Dealmakers

8 Target | 45 Bidder

£ 370 M

Value

13 Sep 2021|Israel|Medical Equipment

Target: ITAMAR MEDICAL

Bidder: ZOLL MEDICAL CORPORATION

10 Service Providers

5 Target | 5 Bidder

55 Dealmakers

23 Target | 32 Bidder

£ 388 M

Value

20 Sep 2021|United States|Customer Relationship Management

Target: ADAMS OUTDOOR ADVERTISING

Bidder: SEARCHLIGHT CAPITAL PARTNERS LP

9 Service Providers

3 Target | 6 Bidder

46 Dealmakers

4 Target | 42 Bidder

n/a

Value

07 Feb 2022|United States|Health Care Services

Target: COOK MEDICAL (REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH BUSINESS)

Bidder: COOPERCOMPANIES

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

46 Dealmakers

4 Target | 42 Bidder

£ 645 M

Value

14 Feb 2022|United States|Payments / Commerce

Target: NOGIN

Bidder: SOFTWARE ACQUISITION GROUP INC III

9 Service Providers

6 Target | 3 Bidder

48 Dealmakers

37 Target | 11 Bidder

£ 477 M

Value

12 May 2022|United States|Specialty Chemicals

Target: VALTRIS SPECIALTY CHEMICALS

Bidder: SK CAPITAL PARTNERS

11 Service Providers

2 Target | 5 Bidder | 4 Vendor

49 Dealmakers

1 Target | 44 Bidder | 4 Vendor

n/a

Value

01 Aug 2022|United States|Online and Social Platforms

Target: THE CM GROUP

Bidder: OPEN HEALTH

6 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

50 Dealmakers

7 Target | 42 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

09 Aug 2022|United States|Specialty Chemicals

Target: HUNTSMAN (TEXTILE EFFECTS DIVISION)

Bidder: SK CAPITAL PARTNERS

13 Service Providers

1 Target | 8 Bidder | 4 Vendor

107 Dealmakers

1 Target | 68 Bidder | 38 Vendor

£ 593 M

Value

25 May 2023|Israel|Electronic Components and Equipment

Target: STRATASYS

Bidder: DESKTOP METAL

13 Service Providers

6 Target | 7 Bidder

86 Dealmakers

27 Target | 59 Bidder

£ 1.45 B

Value

06 Jun 2023|United States|Pharmaceuticals

Target: PARATEK PHARMACEUTICALS

Bidder: GURNET POINT CAPITAL LIMITED

13 Service Providers

4 Target | 9 Bidder

64 Dealmakers

15 Target | 49 Bidder

£ 371 M

Value

14 Jul 2023|United States|Biotechnology

Target: FREQUENCY THERAPEUTICS

Bidder: KORRO BIO

12 Service Providers

4 Target | 8 Bidder

32 Dealmakers

27 Target | 5 Bidder

£ 129 M

Value

26 Jul 2023|United States|Recreational Products

Target: RBMEDIA

Bidder: HIG CAPITAL LLC

13 Service Providers

4 Target | 8 Bidder | 1 Vendor

76 Dealmakers

25 Target | 46 Bidder | 4 Vendor

n/a

Value

14 Aug 2024|United States|Banks

Target: ISRAEL DISCOUNT BNK OF NEW YORK (IDB BANK)

Bidder: GALLATIN POINT CAPITAL

5 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder

29 Dealmakers

19 Target | 10 Bidder

£ 117 M

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

04 Sep 2024|United States|Software

Target: SPLASH

Bidder: CVENT INC

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

16 Dealmakers

1 Target | 15 Bidder

n/a

Value

04 Sep 2024|United States|Business Process Outsourcing

Target: NEORIS

Bidder: EPAM SYSTEMS INC

11 Service Providers

8 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

21 Dealmakers

16 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

02 Oct 2024|United States|Environmental / Waste Management

Target: REWORLD

Bidder: GIC PRIVATE LIMITED

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

52 Dealmakers

1 Target | 11 Bidder | 41 Vendor

n/a

Value

11 Oct 2024|Sweden|Auto Parts

Target: ÖHLINS RACING

Bidder: BREMBO SPA

11 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 5 Vendor

33 Dealmakers

1 Target | 21 Bidder | 11 Vendor

£ 309 M

Value

17 Oct 2024|United States|Software

Target: ZUORA INC

Bidder: GIC PRIVATE LIMITED

18 Service Providers

8 Target | 10 Bidder

97 Dealmakers

44 Target | 53 Bidder

£ 1.30 B

Value

31 Oct 2024|United States|Venture Capital

Target: RUNWAY GROWTH CAPITAL

Bidder: MOUNT LOGAN CAPITAL

9 Service Providers

5 Target | 4 Bidder

41 Dealmakers

9 Target | 32 Bidder

n/a

Value

24 Apr 2025|United States|Software

Target: PRISMM (FORMERLY ALLSEATED)

Bidder: CVENT INC

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

19 Dealmakers

1 Target | 18 Bidder

n/a

Value

30 Jun 2025|Hungary|Electronic Components and Equipment

Target: SEMILAB INTERNATIONAL (MATERIALS ANALYSIS BUSINESS)

Bidder: ONTO INNOVATION

5 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

20 Dealmakers

20 Bidder

£ 397 M

Value