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Brian J. Fahrney

Partner at Sidley Austin

Lawyer

Deal Bio

Total Deals12

Valued Deals11

Total Value£ 25.75 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 2.34 B

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19 Mar 2019|United States|Real Estate Services

Target: HFF INC

Bidder: JONES LANG LASALLE INC

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

47 Dealmakers

18 Target | 29 Bidder

£ 1.51 B

Value

19 Mar 2020|United States|Management Consulting

Target: ZURICH NORTH AMERICA (GROUP BENEFITS BUSINESS)

Bidder: AFLAC INC

6 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

26 Dealmakers

18 Bidder | 8 Vendor

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Value

04 Sep 2020|United States|Diversified Financials

Target: FBL FINANCIAL GROUP

Bidder: FARM BUREAU PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

9 Service Providers

5 Target | 4 Bidder

26 Dealmakers

18 Target | 8 Bidder

£ 432 M

Value

29 Jan 2021|United States|Electronic Components and Equipment

Target: TRIPP LITE

Bidder: EATON CORPORATION

6 Service Providers

4 Target | 2 Bidder

39 Dealmakers

12 Target | 27 Bidder

£ 1.21 B

Value

08 Feb 2021|United States|Transportation Services

Target: CUBIC CORPORATION

Bidder: EVERGREEN COAST CAPITAL

18 Service Providers

8 Target | 9 Bidder

146 Dealmakers

66 Target | 32 Bidder

£ 2.18 B

Value

23 Mar 2021|United States|Life Insurance

Target: OHIO NATIONAL

Bidder: CAISSE DE DEPOT ET PLACEMENT DU QUEBEC (CDPQ)

11 Service Providers

6 Target | 5 Bidder

46 Dealmakers

23 Target | 23 Bidder

£ 721 M

Value

08 Apr 2021|United States|Payments / Commerce

Target: WHINSTONE

Bidder: RIOT BLOCKCHAIN

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

50 Dealmakers

1 Target | 35 Bidder | 14 Vendor

£ 473 M

Value

05 Apr 2021|United States|Containers and Packaging

Target: SONOCO (US DISPLAY AND PACKAGING BUSINESS)

Bidder: HOOD CONTAINER CORPORATION

5 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

9 Dealmakers

3 Bidder | 6 Vendor

£ 58 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

22 Feb 2022|United States|Casinos and Gambling

Target: PENINSULA PACIFIC ENTERTAINMENT LLC

Bidder: CHURCHILL DOWNS INCORPORATED

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

45 Dealmakers

29 Target | 16 Bidder

£ 2.40 B

Value

10 May 2023|United States|Chemicals: Diversified

Target: LIVENT CORPORATION

Bidder: ALLKEM

14 Service Providers

6 Target | 8 Bidder

38 Dealmakers

21 Target | 17 Bidder

£ 3.70 B

Value

09 Dec 2024|United States|Insurance Brokers

Target: ASSUREDPARTNERS

Bidder: ARTHUR J. GALLAGHER & CO

11 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

35 Dealmakers

13 Target | 17 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 10.55 B

Value