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Bill Brentani

Partner at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

Lawyer

Palo Alto

Deal Bio

Total Deals34

Valued Deals31

Total Value£ 217.63 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 7.02 B

Market Context

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28 Oct 2018|United States|IT Services: Other

Target: RED HAT INC

Bidder: IBM CORPORATION

17 Service Providers

6 Target | 11 Bidder

95 Dealmakers

40 Target | 55 Bidder

£ 25.36 B

Value

08 Mar 2018|United States|Entertainment

Target: GLOBAL EAGLE ENTERTAINMENT

Bidder: SEARCHLIGHT CAPITAL PARTNERS LP

4 Service Providers

3 Target | 1 Bidder

3 Dealmakers

2 Target | 1 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

15 Jan 2019|United States|Software

Target: APPRIVER

Bidder: ZIX CORPORATION

13 Service Providers

4 Target | 9 Bidder

22 Dealmakers

1 Target | 21 Bidder

£ 208 M

Value

26 Apr 2017|United States|Pharmaceuticals

Target: PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT LLC

Bidder: GIC PRIVATE LIMITED (GIC)

10 Service Providers

6 Target | 2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

54 Dealmakers

43 Target | 3 Bidder | 8 Vendor

n/a

Value

09 Jul 2017|United States|Recreational Services

Target: CLUBCORP HOLDINGS INC

Bidder: APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC

3 Service Providers

2 Target | 1 Bidder

4 Dealmakers

3 Target | 1 Bidder

£ 866 M

Value

20 Feb 2020|United States|Software

Target: ULTIMATE SOFTWARE GROUP INC

Bidder: KRONOS INC

18 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder | 11 Vendor

58 Dealmakers

5 Target | 26 Bidder | 27 Vendor

£ 16.96 B

Value

12 Jul 2020|United States|Information / Data Services

Target: MULTIPLAN CORP

Bidder: CHURCHILL CAPITAL CORP

21 Service Providers

8 Target | 7 Bidder | 6 Vendor

81 Dealmakers

28 Target | 34 Bidder | 19 Vendor

£ 8.71 B

Value

09 Sep 2020|United States|IT Services: Other

Target: SPRINKLR

Bidder: HELLMAN & FRIEDMAN LLC

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

26 Dealmakers

4 Target | 23 Bidder

£ 392 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

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

15 Apr 2021|United States|Medical Services

Target: PPD INC

Bidder: THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC

12 Service Providers

4 Target | 7 Bidder | 1 Vendor

62 Dealmakers

34 Target | 22 Bidder | 6 Vendor

£ 15.22 B

Value

07 May 2021|United States|Health Care Services

Target: SCIENCE 37 INC

Bidder: LIFESCI VENTURE PARTNERS

13 Service Providers

8 Target | 5 Bidder

31 Dealmakers

26 Target | 5 Bidder

£ 752 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

13 Jul 2021|United States|Renewable Energy Equipment

Target: ALTUS POWER INC

Bidder: LIBERTY MUTUAL GROUP INC

16 Service Providers

5 Target | 11 Bidder

42 Dealmakers

9 Target | 34 Bidder

£ 649 M

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

25 Jan 2022|Brazil|FinTech

Target: CREDITAS FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS LTD

Bidder: QED INVESTORS

11 Service Providers

2 Target | 9 Bidder

20 Dealmakers

13 Target | 7 Bidder

£ 192 M

Value

24 Jun 2022|United States|Software

Target: ZENDESK

Bidder: HELLMAN & FRIEDMAN LLC

20 Service Providers

7 Target | 13 Bidder

164 Dealmakers

41 Target | 125 Bidder

£ 8.33 B

Value

28 Apr 2023|United States|Insurance Brokers

Target: HUB INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

Bidder: LEONARD GREEN & PARTNERS LP

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

42 Dealmakers

31 Target | 4 Bidder | 7 Vendor

n/a

Value

09 May 2023|United States|Information / Data Services

Target: BENEFITS SCIENCE

Bidder: MULTIPLAN CORP

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder

21 Dealmakers

11 Target | 10 Bidder

£ 126 M

Value

06 Jun 2023|Ireland|Software

Target: IMMEDIS

Bidder: UKG INC

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

49 Dealmakers

3 Target | 46 Bidder

£ 488 M

Value

30 Jun 2023|United States|Health Care Services

Target: BRIGHT HEALTHCARE (CALIFORNIA MEDICARE BUSINESS)

Bidder: MOLINA HEALTHCARE INC

4 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

38 Dealmakers

7 Bidder | 31 Vendor

£ 402 M

Value

28 Aug 2023|United States|Hotels and Motels

Target: HERSHA HOSPITALITY TRUST

Bidder: KSL CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC

15 Service Providers

6 Target | 9 Bidder

82 Dealmakers

41 Target | 41 Bidder

£ 1.10 B

Value

21 Sep 2023|United States|Software

Target: SPLUNK INC

Bidder: CISCO SYSTEMS INC

19 Service Providers

7 Target | 12 Bidder

77 Dealmakers

28 Target | 49 Bidder

£ 24.24 B

Value

08 Feb 2024|United States|Information / Data Services

Target: VERITAS TECHNOLOGIES (DATA SECURITY UNIT)

Bidder: HAVELI INVESTMENTS LP

18 Service Providers

10 Bidder | 8 Vendor

78 Dealmakers

67 Bidder | 11 Vendor

£ 5.55 B

Value

23 Dec 2024|United States|Health Care Services

Target: NEUEHEALTH INC

Bidder: NEW ENTERPRISE ASSOCIATES (NEA)

9 Service Providers

6 Target | 3 Bidder

50 Dealmakers

28 Target | 22 Bidder

£ 1.03 B

Value

03 Jan 2025|United States|Media Agencies

Target: MAVELY

Bidder: SUMMIT PARTNERS LLP

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 4 Vendor

47 Dealmakers

3 Target | 15 Bidder | 29 Vendor

£ 200 M

Value

06 Feb 2025|United States|Renewable Energy Equipment

Target: ALTUS POWER INC

Bidder: TPG CAPITAL LP

12 Service Providers

5 Target | 6 Bidder | 1 Vendor

63 Dealmakers

38 Target | 24 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 1.76 B

Value

12 May 2025|United States|Insurance Brokers

Target: HUB INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

Bidder: T. ROWE PRICE GROUP INC

7 Service Providers

4 Target | 1 Bidder | 2 Vendor

30 Dealmakers

24 Target | 6 Bidder | 21 Vendor

£ 1.20 B

Value

23 Jul 2025|United States|Software

Target: IODINE SOFTWARE

Bidder: WAYSTAR

10 Service Providers

5 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

67 Dealmakers

32 Target | 33 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 926 M

Value

04 Aug 2025|United States|Aerospace

Target: BLADE AIR MOBILITY (URBAN AIR MOBILITY PASSENGER BUSINESS)

Bidder: JOBY AVIATION INC

6 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 4 Vendor

51 Dealmakers

33 Bidder | 18 Vendor

£ 94 M

Value

29 Oct 2025|United States|Software

Target: JAMF HOLDING CORP

Bidder: FRANCISCO PARTNERS

12 Service Providers

4 Target | 7 Bidder | 1 Vendor

54 Dealmakers

26 Target | 27 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 1.65 B

Value

21 Dec 2025|United States|Software

Target: CLEARWATER ANALYTICS (CWAN)

Bidder: PERMIRA ADVISERS LLP

16 Service Providers

6 Target | 10 Bidder

102 Dealmakers

66 Target | 36 Bidder

£ 6.28 B

Value

01 Dec 2025|Brazil|FinTech

Target: CREDITAS FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS LTD

Bidder: ANDBANK

3 Service Providers

2 Target | 1 Bidder

11 Dealmakers

10 Target | 1 Bidder

£ 81 M

Value