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Austin PolletPaul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison

Austin Pollet

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Total Deals32
Valued Deals14
Total Value£ 10.92 B
Avg. Deal Size£ 780 M

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11 Feb 2019|United States|Medical Equipment
Qualcomm Life
Francisco Partners

Target: QUALCOMM LIFE INC

Bidder: FRANCISCO PARTNERS

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

19 Dealmakers

1 Target | 17 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

25 Apr 2019|United States|Software
PAYSCALE
Francisco Partners

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

23 May 2019|United States|Software
Idera
Partners Group

Target: IDERA INC

Bidder: PARTNERS GROUP

6 Service Providers

4 Target | 2 Bidder

17 Dealmakers

11 Target | 6 Bidder

n/a

Value

28 Oct 2019|United States|Software
CAPSILON
Ellie Mae

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
Qgenda
Iconiq Capital

Target: QGENDA LLC

Bidder: ICONIQ CAPITAL

6 Service Providers

4 Target | 2 Bidder

9 Dealmakers

8 Target | 1 Bidder

n/a

Value

28 Jul 2020|United States|Software
EDIFECS
Ta Associates

Target: EDIFECS

Bidder: TA ASSOCIATES

12 Service Providers

4 Target | 8 Bidder

27 Dealmakers

5 Target | 22 Bidder

n/a

Value

12 Aug 2020|United States|Software
Esolutions
Bain Capital

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

09 Sep 2020|United States|Auto Technology
SMARTDRIVE
Omnitracs

Target: SMARTDRIVE

Bidder: OMNITRACS LLC

12 Service Providers

3 Target | 6 Bidder | 3 Vendor

21 Dealmakers

1 Target | 12 Bidder | 8 Vendor

£ 349 M

Value

20 Feb 2021|United States|Education Services
NEARPOD
Renaissance Learning

Target: NEARPOD

Bidder: RENAISSANCE LEARNING INC

9 Service Providers

3 Target | 6 Bidder

25 Dealmakers

6 Target | 19 Bidder

£ 464 M

Value

14 May 2021|United States|Software
Vector Solutions
Genstar Capital

Target: VECTOR SOLUTIONS

Bidder: GENSTAR CAPITAL LLC

20 Service Providers

6 Target | 7 Bidder | 7 Vendor

35 Dealmakers

9 Target | 14 Bidder | 12 Vendor

n/a

Value

07 Jun 2021|United States|Plastics
TECHNIMARK
Oak Hill Capital Partners

Target: TECHNIMARK

Bidder: OAK HILL CAPITAL PARTNERS

10 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder | 1 Vendor

10 Dealmakers

1 Target | 7 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

02 Aug 2021|United States|Restaurants and Bars
Church's Chicken
High Bluff Capital

Target: CHURCH'S CHICKEN

Bidder: HIGH BLUFF CAPITAL

10 Service Providers

1 Target | 7 Bidder | 2 Vendor

12 Dealmakers

1 Target | 8 Bidder | 3 Vendor

n/a

Value

13 Sep 2021|United States|IT Services: Other
Neustar
TRANSUNION

Target: NEUSTAR INC

Bidder: TRANSUNION

9 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

44 Dealmakers

6 Target | 28 Bidder | 10 Vendor

£ 2.24 B

Value

13 Dec 2021|United States|IT Services: Other
SYMBOTIC
Svf Investment Corp 3

Target: SYMBOTIC

Bidder: SVF INVESTMENT CORP 3

15 Service Providers

5 Target | 10 Bidder

26 Dealmakers

21 Target | 5 Bidder

£ 3.62 B

Value

14 Jan 2022|United States|Online and Social Platforms
CHESS.COM
General Atlantic

Target: CHESS.COM

Bidder: GENERAL ATLANTIC LLC

8 Service Providers

2 Target | 6 Bidder

10 Dealmakers

4 Target | 6 Bidder

n/a

Value

05 May 2022|United States|E-commerce
DELIVERR
SHOPIFY

Target: DELIVERR

Bidder: SHOPIFY

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

10 Dealmakers

1 Target | 9 Bidder

£ 1.68 B

Value

05 Jan 2023|United States|Asset Managers and Custodians
Parallel Advisors
Golden Gate Capital

Target: PARALLEL ADVISORS

Bidder: GOLDEN GATE CAPITAL

7 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder

21 Dealmakers

1 Target | 20 Bidder

n/a

Value

09 Jan 2023|United States|Payments / Commerce
Trend Health Partners
Lone View Capital

Target: TREND HEALTH PARTNERS

Bidder: LONE VIEW CAPITAL

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

6 Dealmakers

1 Target | 5 Bidder

n/a

Value

10 Feb 2023|United States|Software
Greenslate
Francisco Partners

Target: GREENSLATE LLC

Bidder: FRANCISCO PARTNERS

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

23 Dealmakers

8 Target | 15 Bidder

n/a

Value

17 Jul 2023|United States|Biotechnology
Pardes Biosciences
Medipacific

Target: PARDES BIOSCIENCES

Bidder: MEDIPACIFIC INC

3 Service Providers

2 Target | 1 Bidder

27 Dealmakers

14 Target | 13 Bidder

£ 95 M

Value

26 Feb 2024|United States|Pharmaceuticals
Ngm Bio
The Column Group

Target: NGM BIO

Bidder: THE COLUMN GROUP

5 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder

11 Dealmakers

1 Target | 10 Bidder

£ 78 M

Value

09 Jul 2024|United States|Brewers
Athletic Brewing Company
General Atlantic

Target: ATHLETIC BREWING COMPANY

Bidder: GENERAL ATLANTIC LLC

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

8 Dealmakers

2 Target | 6 Bidder

£ 39 M

Value

14 Aug 2024|United States|Digital Services
VERCARA
Clearlake Capital Group

Target: VERCARA

Bidder: CLEARLAKE CAPITAL GROUP LP

11 Service Providers

5 Target | 5 Bidder | 1 Vendor

28 Dealmakers

21 Target | 6 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

08 Nov 2024|United States|Clothing and Accessories
VUORI
Stripes Group

Target: VUORI

Bidder: STRIPES GROUP

8 Service Providers

2 Target | 6 Bidder

57 Dealmakers

27 Target | 32 Bidder

£ 638 M

Value

12 Nov 2024|United States|Software
CARGOSPRINT
Lone View Capital

Target: CARGOSPRINT

Bidder: LONE VIEW CAPITAL

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

16 Dealmakers

2 Target | 14 Bidder

n/a

Value

16 Dec 2024|United States|Software
Advent Emodal
CARGOSPRINT

Target: ADVENT EMODAL

Bidder: CARGOSPRINT

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

15 Dealmakers

2 Target | 13 Bidder

n/a

Value

02 Oct 2024|United States|Auto Technology
Crescendo Ai
General Catalyst Partners

Target: CRESCENDO AI

Bidder: GENERAL CATALYST PARTNERS

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

5 Dealmakers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

£ 37 M

Value

05 May 2025|United States|Customer Relationship Management
Liftoff Mobile
General Atlantic

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

01 Jul 2025|United States|Education Services
The Learning Experience
Harvest Partners

Target: THE LEARNING EXPERIENCE

Bidder: HARVEST PARTNERS LP

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

32 Dealmakers

1 Target | 12 Bidder | 19 Vendor

n/a

Value

07 Aug 2025|United States|Digital Services
RUNWAY
Qatar Investment Authority

Target: RUNWAY

Bidder: QATAR INVESTMENT AUTHORITY

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

2 Dealmakers

2 Bidder

£ 375 M

Value

14 Aug 2025|United States|Entertainment
Chord Music Partners
Searchlight Capital Partners

Target: CHORD MUSIC PARTNERS

Bidder: SEARCHLIGHT CAPITAL PARTNERS LP

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

10 Dealmakers

1 Target | 7 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 296 M

Value

04 Sep 2025|United States|Renewable Energy Equipment
Sunnova Energy International
Solaris Assets

Target: SUNNOVA ENERGY INTERNATIONAL INC

Bidder: SOLARIS ASSETS LLC

10 Service Providers

6 Target | 4 Bidder

5 Dealmakers

1 Target | 4 Bidder

£ 18 M

Value

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