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Brian Rafkin

Counsel at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld

Lawyer

Washington DC

Deal Bio

Total Deals20

Valued Deals14

Total Value£ 6.53 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 467 M

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08 Nov 2018|United States|Chemicals

Target: PEROXYCHEM LLC

Bidder: EVONIK INDUSTRIES AG

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

36 Dealmakers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 31 Vendor

£ 486 M

Value

11 Dec 2023|United States|Marine Transportation

Target: EAGLE BULK SHIPPING INC

Bidder: STAR BULK

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder

87 Dealmakers

71 Target | 16 Bidder

£ 485 M

Value

31 Oct 2023|United Kingdom|Pipelines

Target: PIRTEK EUROPE

Bidder: PRINCETON EQUITY GROUP

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder

32 Dealmakers

2 Target | 30 Bidder

n/a

Value

15 Jan 2024|United States|Oil Equipment and Services

Target: QUARTERNORTH ENERGY LLC

Bidder: TALOS ENERGY

9 Service Providers

3 Target | 6 Bidder

63 Dealmakers

4 Target | 59 Bidder

£ 1.01 B

Value

29 Feb 2024|United States|IT Services: Other

Target: GALAXE GROUP

Bidder: ENDAVA

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

31 Dealmakers

13 Target | 18 Bidder

£ 319 M

Value

11 Jan 2024|United States|Diversified Retailers

Target: SUNOCO (204 CONVENIENCE STORES)

Bidder: 7-ELEVEN INC

6 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

73 Dealmakers

46 Bidder | 31 Vendor

£ 786 M

Value

02 Feb 2024|United States|Equipment Rental

Target: COMPACTOR RENTALS OF AMERICA

Bidder: KINDERHOOK INDUSTRIES LLC

10 Service Providers

3 Target | 7 Bidder

40 Dealmakers

11 Target | 30 Bidder

n/a

Value

19 Mar 2024|United States|Diversified Industrials

Target: INNOVEX DOWNHOLE SOLUTIONS

Bidder: DRIL-QUIP

11 Service Providers

5 Target | 6 Bidder

82 Dealmakers

75 Target | 7 Bidder

n/a

Value

26 Mar 2024|United States|Restaurants and Bars

Target: BENIHANA

Bidder: HILL PATH CAPITAL

13 Service Providers

4 Target | 7 Bidder | 2 Vendor

73 Dealmakers

39 Target | 31 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 288 M

Value

15 Jan 2024|United States|Publishing

Target: THE BALTIMORE SUN

Bidder: DAVID SMITH

2 Service Providers

2 Vendor

29 Dealmakers

29 Vendor

n/a

Value

08 Apr 2024|United States|Software

Target: BUYERS EDGE PLATFORM

Bidder: GENERAL ATLANTIC LLC

12 Service Providers

5 Target | 6 Bidder | 1 Vendor

62 Dealmakers

4 Target | 57 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 336 M

Value

22 Jul 2024|United States|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: TELLURIAN INC

Bidder: WOODSIDE ENERGY GROUP

7 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder

115 Dealmakers

115 Target | 5 Bidder

£ 928 M

Value

28 Jul 2024|United States|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: POINT ENERGY (SHALE ASSETS)

Bidder: VITAL ENERGY

11 Service Providers

8 Bidder | 3 Vendor

55 Dealmakers

13 Bidder | 43 Vendor

£ 854 M

Value

27 Sep 2024|United States|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: CITGO PETROLEUM CORPORATION

Bidder: ELLIOTT MANAGEMENT CORPORATION

10 Service Providers

2 Target | 8 Bidder

176 Dealmakers

4 Target | 172 Bidder

n/a

Value

02 Jul 2024|United States|Real Estate Services

Target: DOUGLAS ELLIMAN

Bidder: KENNEDY LEWIS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

52 Dealmakers

5 Target | 47 Bidder

£ 39 M

Value

11 Nov 2024|United Kingdom|Casinos and Gambling

Target: OPENBET GROUP

Bidder: OB GLOBAL HOLDINGS

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 4 Vendor

71 Dealmakers

1 Target | 64 Bidder | 7 Vendor

£ 349 M

Value

11 Sep 2024|United States|Diversified Materials

Target: TUMBLEWEED ROYALTY IV (CERTAIN MINERAL AND ROYALTY INTEREST- OWNING SUBSIDIARIES)

Bidder: VIPER ENERGY PARTNERS LP

8 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 3 Vendor

28 Dealmakers

27 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 342 M

Value

07 Jan 2025|United States|Clothing and Accessories

Target: TRUE RELIGION

Bidder: SB360

12 Service Providers

4 Target | 8 Bidder

48 Dealmakers

43 Target | 5 Bidder

n/a

Value

04 Mar 2025|United States|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: MORITA RANCHES MINERALS (CERTAIN MINERAL AND ROYALTY INTERESTS)

Bidder: VIPER ENERGY PARTNERS LP

4 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

14 Dealmakers

14 Bidder

£ 265 M

Value

19 Dec 2024|United States|Alternative Fuels

Target: VERDE CLEAN FUELS

Bidder: COTTONMOUTH VENTURES

4 Service Providers

3 Target | 1 Bidder

17 Dealmakers

3 Target | 14 Bidder

£ 39 M

Value