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Bradd Williamson

Partner at Latham & Watkins

Lawyer

New York

Deal Bio

Total Deals41

Valued Deals29

Total Value£ 86.65 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 2.99 B

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28 Jul 2018|United States|Aluminium

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Target: ZENDESK

Bidder: HELLMAN & FRIEDMAN LLC

20 Service Providers

7 Target | 13 Bidder

163 Dealmakers

41 Target | 124 Bidder

£ 8.33 B

Value

12 Oct 2022|United States|Life Insurance

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Target: HONEYWELL (PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT BUSINESS)

Bidder: PROTECTIVE INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS INC

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

36 Dealmakers

1 Target | 18 Bidder | 17 Vendor

£ 1.06 B

Value

30 Jan 2025|United States|Construction Services

Target: FRONTLINE ROAD SAFETY

Bidder: BAIN CAPITAL LP

10 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

48 Dealmakers

2 Target | 16 Bidder | 30 Vendor

n/a

Value

18 Feb 2025|Switzerland|Digital Services

Target: GLOBAL BLUE SA

Bidder: SHIFT4 PAYMENTS

16 Service Providers

11 Target | 5 Bidder

140 Dealmakers

33 Target | 107 Bidder

£ 1.98 B

Value

23 Apr 2025|United States|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: ULTIMUS FUND SOLUTIONS

Bidder: STONE POINT CAPITAL LLC

11 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder | 5 Vendor

65 Dealmakers

1 Target | 33 Bidder | 31 Vendor

n/a

Value

08 May 2025|United States|Business Process Outsourcing

Target: TASKUS INC

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder

42 Dealmakers

18 Target | 24 Bidder

£ 1.50 B

Value