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Bradley S. King

Partner at Sullivan & Cromwell

Advisor Lawyer

Palo Alto

Deal Bio

Total Deals24

Valued Deals16

Total Value£ 75.54 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 4.72 B

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14 Oct 2018|United States|Defense

Target: L3 TECHNOLOGIES

Bidder: HARRIS CORPORATION

10 Service Providers

5 Target | 5 Bidder

87 Dealmakers

49 Target | 38 Bidder

£ 13.96 B

Value

06 Mar 2019|United Kingdom|Chemicals and Synthetic Fibres

Target: DS SMITH (PLASTICS DIVISION)

Bidder: OLYMPUS PARTNERS LP

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

29 Dealmakers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 23 Vendor

£ 444 M

Value

09 Dec 2019|United States|Biotechnology

Target: SYNTHORX

Bidder: SANOFI SA

10 Service Providers

7 Target | 3 Bidder

50 Dealmakers

36 Target | 13 Bidder

£ 1.90 B

Value

07 Jan 2021|United States|Containers and Packaging

Target: TRICORBRAUN

Bidder: ONTARIO TEACHERS' PENSION PLAN BOARD

12 Service Providers

4 Target | 7 Bidder | 1 Vendor

79 Dealmakers

37 Target | 34 Bidder | 9 Vendor

n/a

Value

24 Jun 2021|United States|Other Specialty REITs

Target: GRIFFIN-AMERICAN HEALTHCARE REIT III INC

Bidder: GRIFFIN-AMERICAN HEALTHCARE REIT IV INC

11 Service Providers

1 Target | 10 Bidder

12 Dealmakers

2 Target | 12 Bidder

£ 3.01 B

Value

16 Jul 2021|United States|Third Party Logistics (3PL)

Target: QC SOFTWARE

Bidder: PULSE INTEGRATION

7 Service Providers

2 Target | 5 Bidder

24 Dealmakers

2 Target | 22 Bidder

n/a

Value

07 Sep 2021|Canada|Chemicals and Synthetic Fibres

Target: FT SYNTHETICS

Bidder: GAF

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

38 Dealmakers

15 Target | 23 Bidder

n/a

Value

18 Apr 2022|United States|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: DIGITALBRIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT

Bidder: DIGITALBRIDGE

8 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

32 Dealmakers

13 Bidder | 19 Vendor

£ 710 M

Value

27 Apr 2022|Australia|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: AMP CAPITAL (INFRASTRUCTURE EQUITY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT BUSINESS)

Bidder: DIGITALBRIDGE

6 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

18 Dealmakers

16 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 396 M

Value

09 Sep 2022|United States|Biotechnology

Target: VERILY LIFE SCIENCES LLC

Bidder: ALPHABET INC

3 Service Providers

2 Target | 1 Bidder

13 Dealmakers

12 Target | 1 Bidder

£ 869 M

Value

29 Sep 2022|United States|Biotechnology

Target: VERILY LIFE SCIENCES LLC

Bidder: SWISS RE

6 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

11 Dealmakers

7 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

07 Oct 2022|Germany|Glass

Target: GLÄSER & FLASCHEN

Bidder: TRICORBRAUN

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

12 Dealmakers

1 Target | 11 Bidder

n/a

Value

13 Mar 2023|United States|Biotechnology

Target: SEAGEN INC

Bidder: PFIZER INC

10 Service Providers

5 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

67 Dealmakers

25 Target | 38 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 35.70 B

Value

07 Feb 2024|United States|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: AERA ENERGY LLC

Bidder: CALIFORNIA RESOURCES

14 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 8 Vendor

28 Dealmakers

1 Target | 23 Bidder | 6 Vendor

£ 1.67 B

Value

22 Apr 2024|United States|Pharmaceuticals

Target: NEXUS PHARMACEUTICALS (PLEASANT PRAIRIE FACILITY)

Bidder: ELI LILLY AND COMPANY

5 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

36 Dealmakers

26 Bidder | 10 Vendor

n/a

Value

09 Dec 2024|United States|Containers and Packaging

Target: VERITIV (RIGID CONTAINERS BUSINESS)

Bidder: TRICORBRAUN

6 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

20 Dealmakers

19 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

25 Feb 2025|United States|Software

Target: EGNYTE

Bidder: GI PARTNERS LLC

9 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder | 1 Vendor

72 Dealmakers

51 Target | 17 Bidder | 4 Vendor

n/a

Value

10 Jan 2025|United States|Risk and Compliance

Target: OVERHAUL

Bidder: SPRINGCOAST CAPITAL PARTNERS

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

5 Dealmakers

1 Target | 4 Bidder

£ 44 M

Value

15 Sep 2025|United States|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: BERRY CORPORATION

Bidder: CALIFORNIA RESOURCES

7 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder

52 Dealmakers

39 Target | 13 Bidder

£ 528 M

Value

22 Oct 2025|Ireland|Pharmaceuticals

Target: AVADEL PHARMACEUTICALS PLC

Bidder: ALKERMES PLC

13 Service Providers

6 Target | 7 Bidder

19 Dealmakers

6 Target | 13 Bidder

£ 1.57 B

Value

26 Oct 2025|United States|Biotechnology

Target: AVIDITY BIOSCIENCES INC

Bidder: NOVARTIS AG

8 Service Providers

6 Target | 2 Bidder

61 Dealmakers

13 Target | 48 Bidder

£ 9.01 B

Value

06 Nov 2025|United States|Diversified Financials

Target: FORGE GLOBAL INC

Bidder: CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION

8 Service Providers

5 Target | 3 Bidder

40 Dealmakers

23 Target | 17 Bidder

£ 506 M

Value

19 Dec 2025|United States|Biotechnology

Target: AMICUS THERAPEUTICS

Bidder: BIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL

11 Service Providers

5 Target | 6 Bidder

20 Dealmakers

7 Target | 13 Bidder

£ 3.59 B

Value

24 Dec 2025|United States|Biotechnology

Target: DYNAVAX TECHNOLOGIES

Bidder: SANOFI SA

7 Service Providers

5 Target | 2 Bidder

9 Dealmakers

6 Target | 3 Bidder

£ 1.63 B

Value