MergerLinks Header Logo

Submit Deal

Submit Deal

Cover Image Ben Beerle
Ben BeerleCooley

Ben Beerle

Partner at Cooley

Lawyer

San Francisco

Deal Bio

Total Deals52
Valued Deals38
Total Value£ 173.08 B
Avg. Deal Size£ 4.55 B

Market Context

Sort

12 Feb 2019|United States|Financial Data and Systems
Ellie Mae
Thoma Bravo

Target: ELLIE MAE INC

Bidder: THOMA BRAVO LLC

12 Service Providers

5 Target | 7 Bidder

41 Dealmakers

30 Target | 12 Bidder

£ 2.54 B

Value

10 Jun 2019|United States|Software
Tableau Software
Salesforce

Target: TABLEAU SOFTWARE

Bidder: SALESFORCE INC

10 Service Providers

4 Target | 6 Bidder

66 Dealmakers

37 Target | 29 Bidder

£ 12.32 B

Value

01 Nov 2019|United States|Consumer Electronics
Fitbit
Google

Target: FITBIT INC

Bidder: GOOGLE LLC

8 Service Providers

5 Target | 3 Bidder

75 Dealmakers

33 Target | 42 Bidder

£ 1.62 B

Value

02 Mar 2020|United States|Biotechnology
Forty Seven
Gilead Sciences

Target: FORTY SEVEN

Bidder: GILEAD SCIENCES

10 Service Providers

6 Target | 4 Bidder

48 Dealmakers

33 Target | 15 Bidder

£ 3.82 B

Value

24 Feb 2020|United States|Software
Saba Software
Cornerstone Ondemand

Target: SABA SOFTWARE

Bidder: CORNERSTONE ONDEMAND

17 Service Providers

3 Target | 11 Bidder | 3 Vendor

61 Dealmakers

28 Target | 20 Bidder | 13 Vendor

£ 1.05 B

Value

24 Jun 2020|United States|Software
Fleetsmith
Apple

Target: FLEETSMITH INC

Bidder: APPLE INC

8 Service Providers

2 Target | 1 Bidder | 5 Vendor

34 Dealmakers

23 Target | 4 Bidder | 7 Vendor

n/a

Value

25 Jun 2020|United States|Distillers and Vintners
Nobilo Wine
Sazerac Company

Target: NOBILO WINE

Bidder: SAZERAC COMPANY INC

5 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

20 Dealmakers

12 Bidder | 8 Vendor

£ 312 M

Value

17 Aug 2020|United States|Pharmaceuticals
Principia Biopharma
Sanofi

Target: PRINCIPIA BIOPHARMA

Bidder: SANOFI SA

8 Service Providers

5 Target | 3 Bidder

35 Dealmakers

11 Target | 24 Bidder

£ 2.75 B

Value

27 Aug 2020|United States|Digital Services
Signal Sciences
Fastly

Target: SIGNAL SCIENCES

Bidder: FASTLY INC

13 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder | 5 Vendor

55 Dealmakers

3 Target | 45 Bidder | 7 Vendor

£ 588 M

Value

12 Oct 2020|United States|Data Centers and Hosting
SEGMENT.IO
Twilio

Target: SEGMENT.IO

Bidder: TWILIO INC

11 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder | 3 Vendor

71 Dealmakers

31 Target | 37 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 2.44 B

Value

02 Feb 2021|United States|E-commerce
Drizly Group
Uber Technologies

Target: DRIZLY GROUP

Bidder: UBER TECHNOLOGIES INC

15 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder | 11 Vendor

67 Dealmakers

25 Target | 24 Bidder | 18 Vendor

£ 802 M

Value

09 Mar 2021|United States|Software
DOCSEND
Dropbox

Target: DOCSEND

Bidder: DROPBOX INC

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

30 Dealmakers

3 Target | 27 Bidder

£ 119 M

Value

18 Jul 2021|United States|Digital Services
Five9
Zoom Video Communications

Target: FIVE9 INC

Bidder: ZOOM VIDEO COMMUNICATIONS INC

9 Service Providers

5 Target | 4 Bidder

88 Dealmakers

28 Target | 60 Bidder

£ 10.67 B

Value

22 Jul 2021|United States|Third Party Logistics (3PL)
TRANSPLACE
Uber Freight

Target: TRANSPLACE

Bidder: UBER FREIGHT

15 Service Providers

5 Target | 9 Bidder | 1 Vendor

62 Dealmakers

18 Target | 36 Bidder | 10 Vendor

£ 1.91 B

Value

05 Aug 2021|United States|Software
Cornerstone Ondemand
Clearlake Capital Group

Target: CORNERSTONE ONDEMAND

Bidder: CLEARLAKE CAPITAL GROUP LP

30 Service Providers

6 Target | 24 Bidder

103 Dealmakers

58 Target | 46 Bidder

£ 3.74 B

Value

05 Aug 2021|United States|Clothing and Accessories
Beyond Yoga
Levi Strauss & Co

Target: BEYOND YOGA

Bidder: LEVI STRAUSS & CO

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

33 Dealmakers

2 Target | 31 Bidder

n/a

Value

31 Aug 2021|Russian Federation|Mobility
Yandex Self Driving Group
Nebius Group (ex-yandex Nv)

Target: YANDEX SELF DRIVING GROUP BV

Bidder: NEBIUS GROUP (EX-YANDEX NV)

8 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

24 Dealmakers

2 Target | 9 Bidder | 13 Vendor

£ 726 M

Value

13 Sep 2021|United States|Software
MAILCHIMP
Intuit

Target: MAILCHIMP

Bidder: INTUIT INC

10 Service Providers

5 Target | 5 Bidder

62 Dealmakers

9 Target | 53 Bidder

£ 8.68 B

Value

22 Nov 2021|United States|Telecommunications Services: Other
Vonage Holdings Corp
Ericsson

Target: VONAGE HOLDINGS CORP

Bidder: ERICSSON AB

7 Service Providers

5 Target | 2 Bidder

83 Dealmakers

35 Target | 48 Bidder

£ 4.61 B

Value

14 Oct 2021|United States|Electrical Components
Advanced Circuits
Tempo Automation

Target: ADVANCED CIRCUITS

Bidder: TEMPO AUTOMATION INC

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 5 Vendor

28 Dealmakers

1 Target | 22 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 234 M

Value

28 Mar 2022|United States|Electronic Equipment: Other
POLY
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company

Target: POLY

Bidder: HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY

13 Service Providers

4 Target | 9 Bidder

92 Dealmakers

53 Target | 39 Bidder

£ 2.50 B

Value

24 Mar 2022|United States|Gaming
Boss Fight Entertainment
Netflix

Target: BOSS FIGHT ENTERTAINMENT

Bidder: NETFLIX INC

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

21 Dealmakers

3 Target | 18 Bidder

n/a

Value

21 Apr 2022|United States|Real Estate Services
Hatch Data
MEASURABL

Target: HATCH DATA

Bidder: MEASURABL

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

9 Dealmakers

6 Target | 3 Bidder

n/a

Value

19 Jan 2022|United States|Digital Services
Boku Identity
Twilio

Target: BOKU IDENTITY

Bidder: TWILIO INC

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 5 Vendor

17 Dealmakers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 12 Vendor

£ 26 M

Value

26 May 2022|United States|Security Equipment
Vmware
Broadcom

Target: VMWARE INC

Bidder: BROADCOM INC

25 Service Providers

9 Target | 14 Bidder | 2 Vendor

115 Dealmakers

46 Target | 50 Bidder | 19 Vendor

£ 55.02 B

Value

19 May 2022|United States|Software
GLITCH
Fastly

Target: GLITCH

Bidder: FASTLY INC

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

23 Dealmakers

1 Target | 22 Bidder

n/a

Value

05 Aug 2022|United States|Auto Technology
Irobot Corp
Amazon.com

Target: IROBOT CORP

Bidder: AMAZON.COM INC

8 Service Providers

5 Target | 3 Bidder

22 Dealmakers

16 Target | 6 Bidder

£ 1.40 B

Value

06 Sep 2022|United States|E-commerce
Channeladvisor Corporation
Gtcr

Target: CHANNELADVISOR CORPORATION

Bidder: GTCR LLC

18 Service Providers

3 Target | 15 Bidder

49 Dealmakers

31 Target | 18 Bidder

£ 577 M

Value

27 Oct 2022|United States|Software
USERTESTING
Sunstone Partners

Target: USERTESTING

Bidder: SUNSTONE PARTNERS

11 Service Providers

6 Target | 5 Bidder

57 Dealmakers

47 Target | 10 Bidder

£ 1.12 B

Value

29 Nov 2022|United States|Medical Supplies
Apollo Endosurgery
Boston Scientific Corporation

Target: APOLLO ENDOSURGERY INC

Bidder: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION

6 Service Providers

4 Target | 2 Bidder

35 Dealmakers

26 Target | 9 Bidder

£ 508 M

Value

16 Dec 2022|United States|Consumer Services: Other
FORMSWIFT
Dropbox

Target: FORMSWIFT

Bidder: DROPBOX INC

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

38 Dealmakers

16 Target | 22 Bidder

£ 77 M

Value

20 Dec 2022|United States|Biotechnology
Tmunity Therapeutics
Kite Pharma

Target: TMUNITY THERAPEUTICS

Bidder: KITE PHARMA INC

8 Service Providers

5 Target | 3 Bidder

29 Dealmakers

25 Target | 4 Bidder

n/a

Value

09 Feb 2023|United States|Software
Sumo Logic
Francisco Partners

Target: SUMO LOGIC INC

Bidder: FRANCISCO PARTNERS

9 Service Providers

5 Target | 4 Bidder

31 Dealmakers

14 Target | 17 Bidder

£ 1.41 B

Value

03 Mar 2023|United States|Software
Qualtrics International
Silver Lake Partners

Target: QUALTRICS INTERNATIONAL INC

Bidder: SILVER LAKE PARTNERS LP

21 Service Providers

7 Target | 10 Bidder | 4 Vendor

185 Dealmakers

76 Target | 85 Bidder | 24 Vendor

£ 10.44 B

Value

14 Mar 2023|United States|Software
Cvent
Blackstone Group

Target: CVENT INC

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

15 Service Providers

8 Target | 6 Bidder | 1 Vendor

73 Dealmakers

35 Target | 37 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 3.79 B

Value

10 Apr 2023|United Arab Emirates|E-commerce
CAREEM
Etisalat By E& (emirates Telecommunications Corporation)

Target: CAREEM

Bidder: ETISALAT BY E& (EMIRATES TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

57 Dealmakers

1 Target | 30 Bidder | 26 Vendor

£ 321 M

Value

21 Sep 2023|United States|Software
Splunk
Cisco Systems

Target: SPLUNK INC

Bidder: CISCO SYSTEMS INC

19 Service Providers

7 Target | 12 Bidder

77 Dealmakers

28 Target | 49 Bidder

£ 24.24 B

Value

04 Dec 2023|United States|Biotechnology
Carmot Therapeutics
Roche Holdings

Target: CARMOT THERAPEUTICS

Bidder: ROCHE HOLDINGS AG

5 Service Providers

4 Target | 1 Bidder

49 Dealmakers

48 Target | 1 Bidder

£ 2.44 B

Value

26 Dec 2023|United States|Biotechnology
RAYZEBIO
Bristol Myers Squibb Company

Target: RAYZEBIO

Bidder: BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY

9 Service Providers

5 Target | 4 Bidder

36 Dealmakers

16 Target | 20 Bidder

£ 3.23 B

Value

17 Aug 2023|United States|Digital Services
DOMAINR
Fastly

Target: DOMAINR

Bidder: FASTLY INC

2 Service Providers

2 Bidder

6 Dealmakers

6 Bidder

n/a

Value

11 Jan 2024|Canada|Automobiles
ELECTRAMECCANICA
Xos

Target: ELECTRAMECCANICA

Bidder: XOS INC

10 Service Providers

6 Target | 4 Bidder

51 Dealmakers

21 Target | 30 Bidder

n/a

Value

13 May 2024|United States|Software
SQUARESPACE
Permira Advisers

Target: SQUARESPACE

Bidder: PERMIRA ADVISERS LLP

18 Service Providers

6 Target | 9 Bidder | 3 Vendor

89 Dealmakers

21 Target | 47 Bidder | 21 Vendor

£ 5.75 B

Value

13 Mar 2024|United States|Soft Drinks
Flying Embers
JUNESHINE

Target: FLYING EMBERS

Bidder: JUNESHINE

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

5 Dealmakers

5 Bidder

n/a

Value

24 Jun 2024|United States|Software
MULTI
OPENAI

Target: MULTI

Bidder: OPENAI

2 Service Providers

2 Bidder

4 Dealmakers

4 Bidder

n/a

Value

09 Sep 2024|United States|Biotechnology
Trc 2004
Candid Therapeutics

Target: TRC 2004

Bidder: CANDID THERAPEUTICS

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

9 Dealmakers

1 Target | 8 Bidder

£ 281 M

Value

21 Oct 2024|United States|Digital Services
SECUREWORKS
Sophos Group

Target: SECUREWORKS

Bidder: SOPHOS GROUP

19 Service Providers

5 Target | 13 Bidder | 1 Vendor

52 Dealmakers

21 Target | 21 Bidder | 10 Vendor

£ 658 M

Value

07 Nov 2024|United States|Online and Social Platforms
REPAIRPAL
YELP

Target: REPAIRPAL

Bidder: YELP

5 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder

21 Dealmakers

15 Target | 6 Bidder

£ 62 M

Value

26 Mar 2024|United States|Education Services
Mobius Institute
Battery Ventures

Target: MOBIUS INSTITUTE

Bidder: BATTERY VENTURES LP

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

5 Dealmakers

1 Target | 4 Bidder

n/a

Value

20 Aug 2024|United States|Software
RECLAIM.AI
Dropbox

Target: RECLAIM.AI

Bidder: DROPBOX INC

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

12 Dealmakers

2 Target | 10 Bidder

n/a

Value

17 Jan 2025|United States|Software
Winedirect (saas Division)
COMMERCE7

Target: WINEDIRECT (SAAS DIVISION)

Bidder: COMMERCE7

5 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

49 Dealmakers

2 Bidder | 48 Vendor

n/a

Value

06 Feb 2025|United States|Biotechnology
ACELYRIN
ALUMIS

Target: ACELYRIN

Bidder: ALUMIS

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder

75 Dealmakers

11 Target | 64 Bidder

£ 255 M

Value

31 Jan 2025|United States|FinTech
SPINDL
COINBASE

Target: SPINDL

Bidder: COINBASE

2 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder

27 Dealmakers

22 Target | 5 Bidder

n/a

Value

Privacy PolicyTerms of ServiceContact UsCookie Preferences

All rights reserved. Copyright © 2025 Datasite