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Brian Parness

Partner at Weil Gotshal and Manges

Lawyer

New York

Deal Bio

Total Deals28

Valued Deals10

Total Value£ 10.89 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 1.09 B

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08 Dec 2019|United States|Diversified Financials

Target: THL CREDIT ADVISORS LLC

Bidder: FIRST EAGLE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT

10 Service Providers

5 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

35 Dealmakers

30 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

18 Dec 2019|United Kingdom|Infrastructure Funds

Target: INFRARED CAPITAL PARTNERS

Bidder: SUN LIFE FINANCIAL INC

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

45 Dealmakers

26 Target | 19 Bidder

£ 300 M

Value

29 Jun 2020|United States|Diversified Financials

Target: ORION ADVISOR SOLUTIONS LLC

Bidder: GENSTAR CAPITAL LLC

17 Service Providers

6 Target | 11 Bidder

38 Dealmakers

6 Target | 32 Bidder

n/a

Value

17 Jun 2021|United States|Machinery: Specialty

Target: MIRION TECHNOLOGIES

Bidder: NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP

22 Service Providers

5 Target | 13 Bidder | 4 Vendor

90 Dealmakers

15 Target | 62 Bidder | 13 Vendor

£ 1.85 B

Value

11 Nov 2021|United States|Restaurants and Bars

Target: PACIFIC BELLS

Bidder: ORANGEWOOD PARTNERS

11 Service Providers

4 Target | 6 Bidder | 1 Vendor

36 Dealmakers

8 Target | 27 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

09 Mar 2022|United States|Infrastructure Funds

Target: CBAM PARTNERS

Bidder: THE CARLYLE GROUP INC

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

21 Dealmakers

15 Target | 6 Bidder

£ 600 M

Value

29 Mar 2022|United States|Digital Services

Target: NEXTCAPITAL

Bidder: GOLDMAN SACHS ASSET MANAGEMENT

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder

26 Dealmakers

3 Target | 23 Bidder

n/a

Value

09 Feb 2022|United States|Private Equity

Target: HPS INVESTMENT PARTNERS

Bidder: GUARDIAN LIFE

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

9 Dealmakers

2 Target | 7 Bidder

n/a

Value

23 Aug 2022|United States|Pharmaceuticals

Target: WELLSPRING CONSUMER HEALTHCARE

Bidder: AVISTA HEALTHCARE PARTNERS

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

33 Dealmakers

1 Target | 28 Bidder | 4 Vendor

n/a

Value

19 Jul 2022|United States|Real Estate Holding and Development

Target: RXR REALTY LLC

Bidder: DYAL CAPITAL PARTNERS

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

5 Dealmakers

1 Target | 4 Bidder

n/a

Value

15 May 2023|United States|Hedge Funds

Target: ANGELO GORDON

Bidder: TPG CAPITAL LP

16 Service Providers

6 Target | 10 Bidder

113 Dealmakers

44 Target | 70 Bidder

£ 2.17 B

Value

24 Jul 2023|United States|Private Equity

Target: SCULPTOR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT

Bidder: RITHM CAPITAL CORP

16 Service Providers

11 Target | 5 Bidder

110 Dealmakers

84 Target | 26 Bidder

£ 587 M

Value

04 Apr 2023|Germany|Personal Products

Target: BAYER AG (SKIN CARE BRANDS)

Bidder: WELLSPRING CONSUMER HEALTHCARE

5 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

27 Dealmakers

25 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

21 Aug 2023|United States|Property and Casualty Insurance

Target: WORLD INSURANCE ASSOCIATES LLC

Bidder: GOLDMAN SACHS ASSET MANAGEMENT

9 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

66 Dealmakers

3 Target | 35 Bidder | 28 Vendor

£ 822 M

Value

28 Aug 2023|United States|Diversified Financials

Target: GOLDMAN SACHS (PERSONAL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT UNIT)

Bidder: CREATIVE PLANNING INC

4 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 3 Vendor

35 Dealmakers

1 Bidder | 35 Vendor

n/a

Value

22 Apr 2024|United States|FinTech

Target: MARCUS INVEST DIGITAL INVESTING ACCOUNTS

Bidder: BETTERMENT

3 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 2 Vendor

18 Dealmakers

2 Bidder | 16 Vendor

n/a

Value

30 Jul 2024|United Kingdom|Private Equity

Target: HAYFIN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT

Bidder: ARCTOS PARTNERS

11 Service Providers

7 Target | 1 Bidder | 3 Vendor

30 Dealmakers

13 Target | 1 Bidder | 16 Vendor

£ 1.09 B

Value

01 Aug 2024|United States|Cosmetics

Target: VH ESSENTIALS

Bidder: WELLSPRING CONSUMER HEALTHCARE

4 Service Providers

4 Bidder

24 Dealmakers

24 Bidder

n/a

Value

14 Aug 2024|United States|Food Products

Target: TACALA

Bidder: ALTAMONT CAPITAL PARTNERS

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder

16 Dealmakers

1 Target | 15 Bidder

n/a

Value

11 Nov 2024|United States|Building Materials: Other

Target: SILA SERVICES

Bidder: GOLDMAN SACHS ALTERNATIVES

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

53 Dealmakers

8 Target | 28 Bidder | 17 Vendor

n/a

Value

20 Dec 2024|United States|Investment Banking

Target: AS BIRCH GROVE

Bidder: THIRD POINT LLC

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

24 Dealmakers

4 Target | 6 Bidder | 14 Vendor

n/a

Value

21 Feb 2025|United States|Private Equity

Target: IRRADIANT PARTNERS

Bidder: REDDING RIDGE ASSET MANAGEMENT

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

29 Dealmakers

28 Target | 2 Bidder

n/a

Value

05 Mar 2025|United States|Private Equity

Target: ITE MANAGEMENT

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

31 Dealmakers

29 Target | 2 Bidder

n/a

Value

06 May 2025|United States|Private Equity

Target: PEPPERTREE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT

Bidder: TPG CAPITAL LP

12 Service Providers

4 Target | 7 Bidder | 1 Vendor

78 Dealmakers

18 Target | 53 Bidder | 8 Vendor

£ 719 M

Value

22 Apr 2025|United States|Investment Banking

Target: WINCORAM ASSET MANAGEMENT

Bidder: STONE RIDGE HOLDINGS

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

28 Dealmakers

1 Target | 27 Bidder

n/a

Value

24 Jul 2025|United States|Diversified Financials

Target: GOLDMAN SACHS MIDDLE MARKET LENDING

Bidder: GOLDMAN SACHS PRIVATE CREDIT CORPORATION

6 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder

9 Dealmakers

1 Target | 9 Bidder

n/a

Value

13 Oct 2025|United States|Venture Capital

Target: INDUSTRY VENTURES

Bidder: GOLDMAN SACHS INC

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

70 Dealmakers

9 Target | 62 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 497 M

Value

13 Oct 2025|United States|Private Equity

Target: OAKTREE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP

Bidder: BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGEMENT

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

21 Dealmakers

13 Target | 8 Bidder

£ 2.25 B

Value