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Bradd WilliamsonLatham & Watkins

Bradd Williamson

Partner at Latham & Watkins

Lawyer

New York

Deal Bio

Total Deals39
Valued Deals28
Total Value£ 85.15 B
Avg. Deal Size£ 3.04 B

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28 Jul 2018|United States|Aluminium
Aleris Corporation
Novelis

Target: ALERIS CORPORATION

Bidder: NOVELIS INC

10 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

78 Dealmakers

32 Target | 26 Bidder | 20 Vendor

£ 2.23 B

Value

21 Aug 2019|United States|Gas Distribution
Cochin Us
Pembina Pipeline Corporation

Target: COCHIN US

Bidder: PEMBINA PIPELINE CORPORATION

11 Service Providers

5 Target | 4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

61 Dealmakers

3 Target | 39 Bidder | 19 Vendor

£ 2.69 B

Value

13 Nov 2019|United States|IT Services: Other
Tech Data Corporation
Apollo Global Management

Target: TECH DATA CORPORATION

Bidder: APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC

14 Service Providers

4 Target | 10 Bidder

93 Dealmakers

24 Target | 69 Bidder

£ 4.66 B

Value

07 Feb 2020|United States|Environmental / Waste Management
Stericycle (environmental Solutions Business)
Harsco Corporation

Target: STERICYCLE (ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS BUSINESS)

Bidder: HARSCO CORPORATION

12 Service Providers

6 Bidder | 6 Vendor

67 Dealmakers

30 Bidder | 37 Vendor

£ 357 M

Value

09 Mar 2020|United Kingdom|Insurance Brokers
Willis Towers Watson
Aon

Target: WILLIS TOWERS WATSON

Bidder: AON PLC

17 Service Providers

8 Target | 9 Bidder

136 Dealmakers

53 Target | 83 Bidder

£ 27.14 B

Value

08 Sep 2020|United States|Business Process Outsourcing
Advantage Solutions
Cvc Capital Partners

Target: ADVANTAGE SOLUTIONS INC

Bidder: CVC CAPITAL PARTNERS

20 Service Providers

6 Target | 14 Bidder

66 Dealmakers

33 Target | 32 Bidder

£ 3.94 B

Value

22 Sep 2020|United States|Pharmaceuticals
Propharma Group
Odyssey Investment Partners

Target: PROPHARMA GROUP

Bidder: ODYSSEY INVESTMENT PARTNERS LLC

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 1 Vendor

34 Dealmakers

1 Target | 32 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

17 Feb 2021|United States|Telecommunications Services: Other
Inteliquent
Sinch

Target: INTELIQUENT INC

Bidder: SINCH AB

11 Service Providers

4 Target | 6 Bidder | 1 Vendor

31 Dealmakers

24 Target | 5 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 819 M

Value

22 Feb 2021|United States|Pipelines
Natural Gas Pipeline Company Of America
Arclight Capital Partners

Target: NATURAL GAS PIPELINE COMPANY OF AMERICA

Bidder: ARCLIGHT CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC

8 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

35 Dealmakers

24 Bidder | 11 Vendor

£ 592 M

Value

02 Mar 2021|United States|IT Services: Other
Beacon Street Group
Ascendant Digital Acquisition Corp

Target: BEACON STREET GROUP

Bidder: ASCENDANT DIGITAL ACQUISITION CORP

11 Service Providers

5 Target | 6 Bidder

59 Dealmakers

28 Target | 31 Bidder

£ 2.15 B

Value

05 Mar 2021|United States|FinTech
Cipher Mining Technologies
Good Works Acquisition Corp

Target: CIPHER MINING TECHNOLOGIES INC

Bidder: GOOD WORKS ACQUISITION CORP

16 Service Providers

6 Target | 10 Bidder

26 Dealmakers

16 Target | 10 Bidder

£ 1.44 B

Value

31 Mar 2021|United States|Education Services
BARBRI
Francisco Partners

Target: BARBRI

Bidder: FRANCISCO PARTNERS

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

44 Dealmakers

1 Target | 20 Bidder | 23 Vendor

n/a

Value

29 Mar 2021|United States|Insurance Brokers
Strategic Insurance Agency Alliance
Odyssey Investment Partners

Target: STRATEGIC INSURANCE AGENCY ALLIANCE

Bidder: ODYSSEY INVESTMENT PARTNERS LLC

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

39 Dealmakers

4 Target | 35 Bidder

n/a

Value

22 Apr 2021|United States|E-commerce
Vivid Seats
Horizon Acquisition Corporation

Target: VIVID SEATS LLC

Bidder: HORIZON ACQUISITION CORPORATION

10 Service Providers

5 Target | 5 Bidder

40 Dealmakers

33 Target | 7 Bidder

£ 847 M

Value

12 May 2021|United Kingdom|Insurance Brokers
Willis Towers Watson (reinsurance, Specialty And Retail Brokerage Operations)
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co

Target: WILLIS TOWERS WATSON (REINSURANCE, SPECIALTY AND RETAIL BROKERAGE OPERATIONS)

Bidder: ARTHUR J. GALLAGHER & CO

13 Service Providers

1 Target | 7 Bidder | 5 Vendor

91 Dealmakers

27 Bidder | 64 Vendor

£ 2.52 B

Value

24 May 2021|United States|Printing and Copying Services
Printful
Bregal Sagemount

Target: PRINTFUL INC

Bidder: BREGAL SAGEMOUNT

5 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder

13 Dealmakers

11 Target | 2 Bidder

£ 92 M

Value

09 Jun 2021|Spain|Auto Services
Wallbox
Cathay Innovation

Target: WALLBOX SL

Bidder: CATHAY INNOVATION

18 Service Providers

7 Target | 11 Bidder

64 Dealmakers

32 Target | 32 Bidder

£ 1.06 B

Value

11 Aug 2021|United States|Cement
Ips Corporation
Centerbridge Partners

Target: IPS CORPORATION

Bidder: CENTERBRIDGE PARTNERS LP

17 Service Providers

4 Target | 12 Bidder | 1 Vendor

34 Dealmakers

3 Target | 30 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

19 Aug 2021|United States|Conventional Electricity
Altura Cogen
The Carlyle Group

Target: ALTURA COGEN

Bidder: THE CARLYLE GROUP

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

5 Dealmakers

5 Bidder

n/a

Value

01 Nov 2021|United States|Management Consulting
CISIVE
Gtcr

Target: CISIVE

Bidder: GTCR LLC

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

46 Dealmakers

6 Target | 40 Bidder

n/a

Value

15 Nov 2021|United States|E-commerce
Casper Sleep
Durational Capital Management

Target: CASPER SLEEP INC

Bidder: DURATIONAL CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP

8 Service Providers

5 Target | 3 Bidder

48 Dealmakers

29 Target | 22 Bidder

£ 229 M

Value

22 Mar 2022|Japan|FinTech
COINCHECK
Thunder Bridge Capital Partners Iv

Target: COINCHECK

Bidder: THUNDER BRIDGE CAPITAL PARTNERS IV

21 Service Providers

2 Target | 13 Bidder | 6 Vendor

88 Dealmakers

3 Target | 29 Bidder | 56 Vendor

£ 1.33 B

Value

01 Apr 2022|United States|Financial Data and Systems
Prime Blockchain
Cf Principal Investments

Target: PRIME BLOCKCHAIN

Bidder: CF PRINCIPAL INVESTMENTS

10 Service Providers

3 Target | 7 Bidder

20 Dealmakers

3 Target | 17 Bidder

£ 1.01 B

Value

19 Apr 2022|United States|Telecommunications Equipment
Communications & Power Industries
Tjc (the Jordan Company)

Target: COMMUNICATIONS & POWER INDUSTRIES

Bidder: TJC (THE JORDAN COMPANY)

10 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder | 1 Vendor

22 Dealmakers

10 Target | 11 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 979 M

Value

05 May 2022|United States|Recreational Products
FUNKO
The Chernin Group

Target: FUNKO

Bidder: THE CHERNIN GROUP LLC

11 Service Providers

3 Target | 7 Bidder | 1 Vendor

27 Dealmakers

11 Target | 16 Bidder

£ 211 M

Value

17 May 2022|United States|Oil Equipment and Services
Gulf Coast Pipeline
Arclight Capital Partners

Target: GULF COAST PIPELINE

Bidder: ARCLIGHT CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC

5 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

21 Dealmakers

19 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 698 M

Value

24 Jun 2022|United States|Software
ZENDESK
Hellman & Friedman

Target: ZENDESK

Bidder: HELLMAN & FRIEDMAN LLC

19 Service Providers

7 Target | 12 Bidder

162 Dealmakers

41 Target | 123 Bidder

£ 8.33 B

Value

12 Oct 2022|United States|Life Insurance
Resolution Life
Blackstone Group

Target: RESOLUTION LIFE

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

12 Service Providers

7 Target | 5 Bidder

28 Dealmakers

13 Target | 15 Bidder

£ 452 M

Value

17 Apr 2023|United States|Automobiles
Ultimate Toys
Corinthian Capital

Target: ULTIMATE TOYS INC

Bidder: CORINTHIAN CAPITAL

6 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder

18 Dealmakers

1 Target | 17 Bidder

n/a

Value

06 Jul 2023|United States|Transaction Processing
Worldpay
Gtcr

Target: WORLDPAY INC

Bidder: GTCR LLC

29 Service Providers

2 Target | 20 Bidder | 7 Vendor

151 Dealmakers

5 Target | 40 Bidder | 106 Vendor

£ 9.21 B

Value

10 Aug 2023|United States|Luxury Items
Capri Holdings
TAPESTRY

Target: CAPRI HOLDINGS

Bidder: TAPESTRY

8 Service Providers

5 Target | 3 Bidder

96 Dealmakers

29 Target | 67 Bidder

£ 6.67 B

Value

18 Oct 2023|United States|Aerospace
Jet East
West Star Aviation

Target: JET EAST

Bidder: WEST STAR AVIATION

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

41 Dealmakers

2 Target | 32 Bidder | 7 Vendor

£ 107 M

Value

19 Oct 2023|United States|Asset Managers and Custodians
Petra Funds Group
Charlesbank Capital Partners

Target: PETRA FUNDS GROUP

Bidder: CHARLESBANK CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC

7 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder

44 Dealmakers

14 Target | 30 Bidder

n/a

Value

05 Aug 2024|United States|Conventional Electricity
Cogentrix Energy Power Management
Quantum Capital Group (ex-quantum Energy Partners)

Target: COGENTRIX ENERGY POWER MANAGEMENT

Bidder: QUANTUM CAPITAL GROUP (EX-QUANTUM ENERGY PARTNERS)

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 3 Vendor

47 Dealmakers

1 Target | 12 Bidder | 34 Vendor

£ 2.34 B

Value

11 Sep 2024|United States|Consumer Services: Other
Nth Degree
Shamrock Capital Advisors

Target: NTH DEGREE INC

Bidder: SHAMROCK CAPITAL ADVISORS LLC

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder

17 Dealmakers

1 Target | 16 Bidder

n/a

Value

01 Oct 2024|United States|Software
VERUMEX
Chatham Financial

Target: VERUMEX

Bidder: CHATHAM FINANCIAL

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

21 Dealmakers

1 Target | 20 Bidder

n/a

Value

22 Nov 2024|United States|Capital Goods
Honeywell (personal Protective Equipment Business)
Protective Industrial Products

Target: HONEYWELL (PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT BUSINESS)

Bidder: PROTECTIVE INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS INC

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

35 Dealmakers

1 Target | 18 Bidder | 16 Vendor

£ 1.06 B

Value

30 Jan 2025|United States|Construction Services
Frontline Road Safety
Bain Capital

Target: FRONTLINE ROAD SAFETY

Bidder: BAIN CAPITAL LP

10 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

40 Dealmakers

2 Target | 8 Bidder | 30 Vendor

n/a

Value

18 Feb 2025|Switzerland|Digital Services
Global Blue
Shift4 Payments

Target: GLOBAL BLUE SA

Bidder: SHIFT4 PAYMENTS

14 Service Providers

9 Target | 5 Bidder

127 Dealmakers

30 Target | 97 Bidder

£ 1.98 B

Value

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