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Brian Krause

Partner at Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison

Lawyer

New York

Deal Bio

Total Deals29
Valued Deals24
Total Value£154,270M
Avg. Deal Size£6,428M

Awards

2023 Top Tax Lawyers in North America

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United Kingdom
Health Care Services
Joint VenturePrivateCross BorderMajority
Consumer Health Joint Venture

target

Consumer Health Joint Venture

Pfizer

bidder

Pfizer

£9,800m

78 dealmakers

United States
Semiconductors
MajorityPrivateAcquisition
Bal Seal Engineering

target

Bal Seal Engineering

Kaman Corporation

bidder

Kaman Corporation

£255m

13 dealmakers

Australia
Financial Data and Systems
AcquisitionPrivateMajorityCross Border
QUADPAY

target

QUADPAY

Zip Co

bidder

Zip Co

£183m

25 dealmakers

United StatesUnited States
Entertainment
MajorityDomesticPrivateAcquisitionPrivate Equity
Zenimax Media

target

Zenimax Media

Microsoft Corp

bidder

Microsoft Corp

£5,804m

53 dealmakers

United StatesUnited States
Electronic Components and Equipment
MajorityAcquisitionCross BorderPrivateMergerPrivate Equity
PANAVISION

target

PANAVISION

Saban Capital Group

bidder

Saban Capital Group

£477m

13 dealmakers

United States
Entertainment
PublicDomesticMergerSpin OffMajorityAcquisition
Discovery

target

Discovery

WARNERMEDIA

bidder

WARNERMEDIA

£30,487m

91 dealmakers

United States
Entertainment
DomesticPrivateAcquisitionMajorityPrivate Equity
Metro-goldwyn-mayer

target

Metro-goldwyn-mayer

Amazon.com

bidder

Amazon.com

£5,966m

59 dealmakers

BrazilUnited States
Food Products
Cross BorderPrivatePrivate EquityAcquisitionMajority
Tate & Lyle (primary Products Business)

target

Tate & Lyle (primary Products Business)

Kps Capital Partners

bidder

Kps Capital Partners

£611m

97 dealmakers

Canada
Entertainment
PublicMajorityCross BorderAcquisitionPrivate Equity
Score Media And Gaming

target

Score Media And Gaming

Penn National Gaming

bidder

Penn National Gaming

£1,437m

72 dealmakers

United States
Real Estate Services
AcquisitionMajorityDomesticPrivatePrivate Equity
Istar (net Lease Business)

target

Istar (net Lease Business)

The Carlyle Group

bidder

The Carlyle Group

£2,224m

29 dealmakers

United States
Biotechnology
DomesticAcquisitionMajorityPublic
Logicbio Therapeutics

target

Logicbio Therapeutics

Alexion Pharmaceuticals

bidder

Alexion Pharmaceuticals

£60m

48 dealmakers

United States
Biotechnology
Cross BorderAcquisitionPublicMajority
Albireo Pharma

target

Albireo Pharma

IPSEN

bidder

IPSEN

£786m

29 dealmakers

United States
Media Agencies
Spin OffMajorityDomesticPublic
Sphere Entertainment Co

target

Sphere Entertainment Co

Institutional Investors

bidder

Institutional Investors

value n/a

12 dealmakers

United States
Entertainment
MajorityDomesticMergerAcquisitionPublic
World Wrestling Entertainment

target

World Wrestling Entertainment

ENDEAVOR

bidder

ENDEAVOR

£7,542m

90 dealmakers

Colombia
Investment Banking
PrivateMajorityAcquisitionCross Border
Citibank (consumer And Small And Medium Enterprise Operations)

target

Citibank (consumer And Small And Medium Enterprise Operations)

SCOTIABANK

bidder

SCOTIABANK

value n/a

24 dealmakers

United States
Health Care Services
MajorityPublicAcquisitionDomestic
Amedisys

target

Amedisys

Optum

bidder

Optum

£2,657m

61 dealmakers

United States
Paper
AcquisitionCross BorderMajorityMergerPublic
Westrock Company

target

Westrock Company

Smurfit Kappa

bidder

Smurfit Kappa

£8,948m

116 dealmakers

United States
Venture Capital
PrivatePrivate EquityVenture CapitalAcquisitionDomesticMinority
Catalio Capital Management

target

Catalio Capital Management

Kkr & Co

bidder

Kkr & Co

value n/a

22 dealmakers

United States
Integrated Oil and Gas
MajorityPublicDomesticAcquisition
Hess Corporation

target

Hess Corporation

Chevron Corporation

bidder

Chevron Corporation

£49,324m

59 dealmakers

United States
Online and Social Platforms
MajorityAcquisitionDomesticPrivate
COINDESK

target

COINDESK

BULLISH

bidder

BULLISH

value n/a

19 dealmakers

United Kingdom
Entertainment
AcquisitionPublicMinorityDomestic
Manchester United

target

Manchester United

Jim Ratcliffe

bidder

Jim Ratcliffe

£1,234m

63 dealmakers

United States
Digital Services
AcquisitionDomesticMajorityPrivatePrivate Equity
Two Bitcoin Mining Sites

target

Two Bitcoin Mining Sites

Marathon Digital

bidder

Marathon Digital

£140m

22 dealmakers

United States
Metal Fabricating
MajorityPublicAcquisitionCross Border
Haynes International

target

Haynes International

Acerinox

bidder

Acerinox

£767m

43 dealmakers

United States
Integrated Oil and Gas
AcquisitionMajorityPrivateDomestic
Endeavor Energy Resources

target

Endeavor Energy Resources

Diamondback Energy

bidder

Diamondback Energy

£20,583m

74 dealmakers

United States
Pharmaceuticals
DomesticMajorityPublicAcquisition
Landos Biopharma

target

Landos Biopharma

Abbvie

bidder

Abbvie

£168m

39 dealmakers

United States
Renewable Energy Equipment
DemergerMajorityPublicSpin OffDomestic
Ge Vernova

target

Ge Vernova

Institutional Investors

bidder

Institutional Investors

value n/a

40 dealmakers

United States
Biotechnology
AcquisitionMajorityPrivateCross Border
Elsie Biotechnologies

target

Elsie Biotechnologies

Glaxosmithkline

bidder

Glaxosmithkline

£39m

16 dealmakers

United States
Offshore Drilling and Other Services
PublicMajorityAcquisitionCross Border
Diamond Offshore Drilling

target

Diamond Offshore Drilling

Noble Corp

bidder

Noble Corp

£1,257m

21 dealmakers

United States
FinTech
PrivatisationDomesticPrivate EquityAcquisitionMajorityPublic
ENVESTNET

target

ENVESTNET

Bain Capital

bidder

Bain Capital

£3,510m

73 dealmakers

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