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Brian KrausePaul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison

Brian Krause

Partner at Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison

Lawyer

New York

Deal Bio

Total Deals49
Valued Deals40
Total Value£ 251.16 B
Avg. Deal Size£ 6.28 B

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19 Dec 2018|United Kingdom|Health Care Services
Consumer Health Joint Venture
Pfizer

Target: CONSUMER HEALTH JOINT VENTURE

Bidder: PFIZER INC

23 Service Providers

1 Target | 22 Bidder

78 Dealmakers

3 Target | 77 Bidder

£ 9.80 B

Value

05 Nov 2019|United States|Semiconductors
Bal Seal Engineering
Kaman Corporation

Target: BAL SEAL ENGINEERING

Bidder: KAMAN CORPORATION

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

14 Dealmakers

1 Target | 13 Bidder

£ 255 M

Value

02 Jun 2020|Australia|Financial Data and Systems
QUADPAY
Zip Co

Target: QUADPAY

Bidder: ZIP CO LTD

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder

25 Dealmakers

2 Target | 23 Bidder

£ 183 M

Value

21 Sep 2020|United States|Entertainment
Zenimax Media
Microsoft Corp

Target: ZENIMAX MEDIA

Bidder: MICROSOFT CORP

9 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

53 Dealmakers

15 Target | 24 Bidder | 14 Vendor

£ 5.80 B

Value

13 Sep 2018|United States|Electronic Components and Equipment
PANAVISION
Saban Capital Group

Target: PANAVISION

Bidder: SABAN CAPITAL GROUP

12 Service Providers

7 Target | 5 Bidder

13 Dealmakers

1 Target | 12 Bidder

£ 477 M

Value

17 May 2021|United States|Entertainment
Discovery
WARNERMEDIA

Target: DISCOVERY INC

Bidder: WARNERMEDIA

20 Service Providers

9 Target | 8 Bidder | 3 Vendor

91 Dealmakers

49 Target | 25 Bidder | 17 Vendor

£ 30.49 B

Value

26 May 2021|United States|Entertainment
Metro-goldwyn-mayer
Amazon.com

Target: METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER INC

Bidder: AMAZON.COM INC

21 Service Providers

9 Target | 7 Bidder | 5 Vendor

59 Dealmakers

40 Target | 14 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 5.97 B

Value

12 Jul 2021|Brazil|Food Products
Tate & Lyle (primary Products Business)
Kps Capital Partners

Target: TATE & LYLE PLC (PRIMARY PRODUCTS BUSINESS)

Bidder: KPS CAPITAL PARTNERS

20 Service Providers

1 Target | 10 Bidder | 9 Vendor

97 Dealmakers

1 Target | 32 Bidder | 64 Vendor

£ 611 M

Value

05 Aug 2021|Canada|Entertainment
Score Media And Gaming
Penn National Gaming

Target: SCORE MEDIA AND GAMING

Bidder: PENN NATIONAL GAMING INC

16 Service Providers

9 Target | 7 Bidder

72 Dealmakers

42 Target | 30 Bidder

£ 1.44 B

Value

02 Feb 2022|United States|Real Estate Services
Istar (net Lease Business)
The Carlyle Group

Target: ISTAR (NET LEASE BUSINESS)

Bidder: THE CARLYLE GROUP INC

5 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

29 Dealmakers

13 Bidder | 16 Vendor

£ 2.22 B

Value

03 Oct 2022|United States|Biotechnology
Logicbio Therapeutics
Alexion Pharmaceuticals

Target: LOGICBIO THERAPEUTICS

Bidder: ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS INC

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

48 Dealmakers

23 Target | 25 Bidder

£ 60 M

Value

09 Jan 2023|United States|Biotechnology
Albireo Pharma
IPSEN

Target: ALBIREO PHARMA

Bidder: IPSEN

10 Service Providers

7 Target | 3 Bidder

29 Dealmakers

23 Target | 6 Bidder

£ 786 M

Value

30 Mar 2023|United States|Media Agencies
Sphere Entertainment Co
Institutional Investors

Target: SPHERE ENTERTAINMENT CO

Bidder: INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS

6 Service Providers

6 Vendor

12 Dealmakers

12 Vendor

n/a

Value

03 Apr 2023|United States|Entertainment
World Wrestling Entertainment
Endeavor Group Holdings

Target: WORLD WRESTLING ENTERTAINMENT

Bidder: ENDEAVOR GROUP HOLDINGS INC

13 Service Providers

7 Target | 6 Bidder

91 Dealmakers

68 Target | 22 Bidder

£ 7.54 B

Value

31 Jan 2018|Colombia|Investment Banking
Citibank (consumer And Small And Medium Enterprise Operations)
SCOTIABANK

Target: CITIBANK (CONSUMER AND SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISE OPERATIONS)

Bidder: SCOTIABANK

4 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

24 Dealmakers

7 Bidder | 17 Vendor

n/a

Value

22 Jan 2018|United States|Pharmaceuticals
Biocryst Pharmaceuticals
Idera Pharmaceuticals

Target: BIOCRYST PHARMACEUTICALS

Bidder: IDERA PHARMACEUTICALS

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

9 Dealmakers

7 Target | 2 Bidder

n/a

Value

06 Jun 2023|United States|Health Care Services
Amedisys
Optum

Target: AMEDISYS INC

Bidder: OPTUM INC

17 Service Providers

6 Target | 5 Bidder

64 Dealmakers

31 Target | 25 Bidder

£ 2.66 B

Value

12 Sep 2023|United States|Paper
Westrock Company
Smurfit Kappa

Target: WESTROCK COMPANY

Bidder: SMURFIT KAPPA

19 Service Providers

10 Target | 9 Bidder

149 Dealmakers

78 Target | 71 Bidder

£ 8.95 B

Value

17 Oct 2023|United States|Venture Capital
Catalio Capital Management
Kkr & Co

Target: CATALIO CAPITAL MANAGEMENT

Bidder: KKR & CO

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

22 Dealmakers

18 Target | 4 Bidder

n/a

Value

23 Oct 2023|United States|Integrated Oil and Gas
Hess Corporation
Chevron Corporation

Target: HESS CORPORATION

Bidder: CHEVRON CORPORATION

11 Service Providers

5 Target | 6 Bidder

59 Dealmakers

29 Target | 30 Bidder

£ 49.32 B

Value

20 Nov 2023|United States|Online and Social Platforms
COINDESK
BULLISH

Target: COINDESK

Bidder: BULLISH

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

19 Dealmakers

15 Target | 2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

24 Dec 2023|United Kingdom|Entertainment
Manchester United
Jim Ratcliffe

Target: MANCHESTER UNITED

Bidder: JIM RATCLIFFE

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

63 Dealmakers

13 Target | 45 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 1.23 B

Value

19 Dec 2023|United States|Digital Services
Two Bitcoin Mining Sites
Marathon Digital (mara Holdings Inc)

Target: TWO BITCOIN MINING SITES

Bidder: MARATHON DIGITAL (MARA HOLDINGS INC)

5 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

23 Dealmakers

11 Bidder | 12 Vendor

£ 140 M

Value

05 Feb 2024|United States|Metal Fabricating
Haynes International
Acerinox

Target: HAYNES INTERNATIONAL

Bidder: ACERINOX SA

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder

49 Dealmakers

25 Target | 24 Bidder

£ 767 M

Value

12 Feb 2024|United States|Integrated Oil and Gas
Endeavor Energy Resources
Diamondback Energy

Target: ENDEAVOR ENERGY RESOURCES LP

Bidder: DIAMONDBACK ENERGY INC

11 Service Providers

6 Target | 5 Bidder

82 Dealmakers

59 Target | 23 Bidder

£ 20.58 B

Value

25 Mar 2024|United States|Pharmaceuticals
Landos Biopharma
Abbvie

Target: LANDOS BIOPHARMA

Bidder: ABBVIE INC

6 Service Providers

4 Target | 2 Bidder

39 Dealmakers

24 Target | 15 Bidder

£ 168 M

Value

24 Oct 2023|United States|Renewable Energy Equipment
Ge Vernova
Institutional Investors

Target: GE VERNOVA

Bidder: INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS

13 Service Providers

2 Target | 11 Vendor

43 Dealmakers

5 Target | 38 Vendor

£ 27.79 B

Value

06 Jun 2024|United States|Biotechnology
Elsie Biotechnologies
Glaxosmithkline

Target: ELSIE BIOTECHNOLOGIES

Bidder: GLAXOSMITHKLINE PLC

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

16 Dealmakers

1 Target | 15 Bidder

£ 39 M

Value

10 Jun 2024|United States|Offshore Drilling and Other Services
Diamond Offshore Drilling
Noble Corp

Target: DIAMOND OFFSHORE DRILLING INC

Bidder: NOBLE CORP

12 Service Providers

4 Target | 8 Bidder

31 Dealmakers

10 Target | 21 Bidder

£ 1.26 B

Value

11 Jul 2024|United States|FinTech
ENVESTNET
Norwest Venture Partners

Target: ENVESTNET

Bidder: NORWEST VENTURE PARTNERS

20 Service Providers

3 Target | 17 Bidder

83 Dealmakers

35 Target | 48 Bidder

£ 3.51 B

Value

26 Jul 2024|United States|Diversified Retailers
Fikes Wholesale
Casey's General Stores

Target: FIKES WHOLESALE

Bidder: CASEY'S GENERAL STORES

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder

27 Dealmakers

1 Target | 27 Bidder

£ 889 M

Value

29 Jul 2024|Bermuda|Reinsurance
Enstar Group
Sixth Street Partners

Target: ENSTAR GROUP LIMITED

Bidder: SIXTH STREET PARTNERS

15 Service Providers

6 Target | 8 Bidder | 1 Vendor

102 Dealmakers

36 Target | 58 Bidder | 8 Vendor

£ 3.96 B

Value

19 Aug 2024|United States|Digital Services
Zt Systems
Advanced Micro Devices (amd)

Target: ZT SYSTEMS

Bidder: ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC (AMD)

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

42 Dealmakers

19 Target | 23 Bidder

£ 3.78 B

Value

21 Oct 2024|United States|Digital Services
SECUREWORKS
Sophos Group

Target: SECUREWORKS

Bidder: SOPHOS GROUP

21 Service Providers

5 Target | 15 Bidder | 1 Vendor

63 Dealmakers

21 Target | 34 Bidder | 10 Vendor

£ 658 M

Value

19 Jan 2025|United Kingdom|Private Equity
Corpacq Holdings
Tdr Capital

Target: CORPACQ HOLDINGS LIMITED

Bidder: TDR CAPITAL LLP

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder

37 Dealmakers

12 Target | 25 Bidder

£ 1.00 B

Value

22 Jan 2025|United States|Electronic Components and Equipment
Aptiv (electrical Distribution Systems Business)
Institutional Investors

Target: APTIV (ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS BUSINESS)

Bidder: INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS

5 Service Providers

5 Vendor

28 Dealmakers

28 Vendor

n/a

Value

13 Mar 2025|United States|Pharmaceuticals
Endo International
Mallinckrodt

Target: ENDO INTERNATIONAL

Bidder: MALLINCKRODT PLC

16 Service Providers

6 Target | 10 Bidder

130 Dealmakers

26 Target | 104 Bidder

£ 5.17 B

Value

13 Mar 2025|United States|Telecommunications infrastructure
Crown Castle (small Cells Solutions Business)
Eqt Partners

Target: CROWN CASTLE (SMALL CELLS SOLUTIONS BUSINESS)

Bidder: EQT PARTNERS

10 Service Providers

6 Bidder | 4 Vendor

43 Dealmakers

11 Bidder | 32 Vendor

£ 3.29 B

Value

13 Mar 2025|United States|Telecommunications Equipment
Crown Castle (fiber Solutions Business)
Eqt Partners

Target: CROWN CASTLE (FIBER SOLUTIONS BUSINESS)

Bidder: EQT PARTNERS

15 Service Providers

10 Bidder | 5 Vendor

106 Dealmakers

68 Bidder | 39 Vendor

£ 3.29 B

Value

07 May 2025|United States|Digital Services
Capella Space
Ionq

Target: CAPELLA SPACE

Bidder: IONQ INC

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

61 Dealmakers

33 Target | 28 Bidder

£ 239 M

Value

07 May 2025|United States|Digital Services
DATA.WORLD
SERVICENOW

Target: DATA.WORLD

Bidder: SERVICENOW

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

13 Dealmakers

1 Target | 12 Bidder

n/a

Value

16 May 2025|United States|Cable Television
Cox Communications
Liberty Broadband Corporation

Target: COX COMMUNICATIONS INC

Bidder: LIBERTY BROADBAND CORPORATION

16 Service Providers

8 Target | 8 Bidder

80 Dealmakers

52 Target | 31 Bidder

£ 25.96 B

Value

09 Jun 2025|United Kingdom|Semiconductors
Alphawave Ip
Qualcomm

Target: ALPHAWAVE IP

Bidder: QUALCOMM INC

11 Service Providers

7 Target | 4 Bidder

84 Dealmakers

57 Target | 31 Bidder

£ 1.77 B

Value

09 Jun 2025|United Kingdom|Computer Hardware
Oxford Ionics
Ionq

Target: OXFORD IONICS

Bidder: IONQ INC

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

46 Dealmakers

16 Target | 30 Bidder

£ 739 M

Value

17 Jun 2025|United States|Biotechnology
Verve Therapeutics
Eli Lilly And Company

Target: VERVE THERAPEUTICS

Bidder: ELI LILLY AND COMPANY

7 Service Providers

5 Target | 2 Bidder

31 Dealmakers

20 Target | 11 Bidder

£ 1.11 B

Value

06 Aug 2025|United States|Renewable Energy Equipment
Resilient Power Systems
Eaton Corporation

Target: RESILIENT POWER SYSTEMS

Bidder: EATON CORPORATION

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

16 Dealmakers

1 Target | 10 Bidder | 5 Vendor

n/a

Value

25 Aug 2025|Netherlands|Soft Drinks
Jde Peet's
Keurig Dr Pepper

Target: JDE PEET'S

Bidder: KEURIG DR PEPPER

17 Service Providers

5 Target | 11 Bidder | 1 Vendor

67 Dealmakers

15 Target | 52 Bidder

£ 13.60 B

Value

22 Sep 2025|United States|Health Care Services
METSERA
Pfizer

Target: METSERA

Bidder: PFIZER INC

10 Service Providers

7 Target | 3 Bidder

30 Dealmakers

15 Target | 15 Bidder

£ 3.64 B

Value

29 Sep 2025|United States|Financial Data and Systems
Anaptysbio (biopharma Business)
Institutional Investors

Target: ANAPTYSBIO (BIOPHARMA BUSINESS)

Bidder: INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS

2 Service Providers

2 Vendor

10 Dealmakers

10 Vendor

n/a

Value

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