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Brian Stadler

Partner at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

Lawyer

New York

Deal Bio

Total Deals31

Valued Deals30

Total Value£ 152.38 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 5.08 B

Market Context

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26 Oct 2016|United States|Travel and Tourism

Target: HILTON WORLDWIDE HOLDINGS

Bidder: HNA GROUP CO LTD

10 Service Providers

5 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

5 Dealmakers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 5.33 B

Value

10 Apr 2015|United States|Real Estate Holding and Development

Target: EXCEL TRUST INC.

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

5 Dealmakers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 1.35 B

Value

08 Oct 2015|United States|Commercial REITs

Target: BIOMED REALTY TRUST INC

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

10 Service Providers

4 Target | 6 Bidder

5 Dealmakers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

£ 5.24 B

Value

24 Mar 2017|United States|Recreational Services

Target: SEAWORLD ENTERTAINMENT INC

Bidder: ZHONGHONG ZHUOYE GROUP CO LTD

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 1 Bidder | 2 Vendor

9 Dealmakers

4 Target | 1 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 75 M

Value

09 Jan 2018|Canada|Other Specialty REITs

Target: PURE INDUSTRIAL REAL ESTATE TRUST

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

10 Service Providers

4 Target | 6 Bidder

7 Dealmakers

1 Target | 6 Bidder

£ 2.26 B

Value

07 May 2018|United States|Other Specialty REITs

Target: GRAMERCY PROPERTY TRUST

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder

6 Dealmakers

2 Target | 4 Bidder

n/a

Value

10 Aug 2017|United States|Real Estate Services

Target: INVITATION HOMES INC

Bidder: STARWOOD WAYPOINT RESIDENTIAL TRUST

12 Service Providers

6 Target | 5 Bidder | 1 Vendor

41 Dealmakers

34 Target | 5 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 3.54 B

Value

02 Jun 2019|United States|Third Party Logistics (3PL)

Target: GLP (US LOGISTICS ASSETS)

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

17 Service Providers

11 Bidder | 6 Vendor

51 Dealmakers

40 Bidder | 11 Vendor

£ 14.80 B

Value

08 Sep 2015|United States|Commercial REITs

Target: STRATEGIC HOTELS & RESORTS

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

6 Service Providers

4 Target | 2 Bidder

4 Dealmakers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

£ 3.94 B

Value

05 Jul 2016|Bermuda|Reinsurance

Target: HARRINGTON REINSURANCE

Bidder: AXIS CAPITAL HOLDINGS LIMITED

2 Service Providers

2 Bidder

2 Dealmakers

2 Bidder

£ 451 M

Value

06 Sep 2016|United States|Commercial REITs

Target: STRATEGIC HOTELS & RESORTS

Bidder: ANBANG INSURANCE GROUP CO LTD

1 Service Providers

1 Vendor

2 Dealmakers

2 Vendor

£ 4.88 B

Value

01 Aug 2019|United Kingdom|Financial Data and Systems

Target: REFINITIV HOLDINGS INC

Bidder: LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE GROUP PLC

26 Service Providers

8 Target | 12 Bidder | 6 Vendor

172 Dealmakers

70 Target | 93 Bidder | 13 Vendor

£ 22.18 B

Value

15 Sep 2019|Canada|Commercial REITs

Target: DREAM GLOBAL REIT

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

17 Service Providers

8 Target | 9 Bidder

78 Dealmakers

25 Target | 53 Bidder

£ 3.76 B

Value

30 Sep 2019|United States|Storage Terminals

Target: COLONY CAPITAL (US LOGISTICS ASSETS)

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

9 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 7 Vendor

34 Dealmakers

22 Bidder | 12 Vendor

£ 4.80 B

Value

15 Oct 2019|United States|Hotels and Motels

Target: BELLAGIO REAL ESTATE

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

12 Service Providers

7 Bidder | 5 Vendor

48 Dealmakers

19 Bidder | 29 Vendor

£ 3.38 B

Value

14 Jan 2020|United States|Hotels and Motels

Target: MANDALAY BAY RESORTS

Bidder: MGM GROWTH PROPERTIES LLC

20 Service Providers

17 Bidder | 3 Vendor

54 Dealmakers

36 Bidder | 19 Vendor

£ 3.52 B

Value

06 Jul 2020|United States|Alternative Electricity

Target: VIVINT SOLAR

Bidder: SUNRUN

13 Service Providers

6 Target | 5 Bidder | 2 Vendor

82 Dealmakers

31 Target | 42 Bidder | 9 Vendor

£ 2.56 B

Value

27 Aug 2020|Canada|Real Estate Services

Target: TRICON RESIDENTIAL

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

8 Service Providers

5 Target | 3 Bidder

29 Dealmakers

10 Target | 19 Bidder

£ 227 M

Value

15 Oct 2020|United States|Commercial REITs

Target: BIOMED REALTY TRUST INC

Bidder: INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS

12 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder | 8 Vendor

44 Dealmakers

3 Target | 41 Vendor

£ 11.31 B

Value

15 Mar 2021|United States|Hotels and Motels

Target: EXTENDED STAY AMERICA

Bidder: BLACKSTONE REAL ESTATE PARTNERS

14 Service Providers

4 Target | 10 Bidder

60 Dealmakers

28 Target | 32 Bidder

£ 4.31 B

Value

07 Jun 2021|United States|Data Centers and Hosting

Target: QTS REALTY TRUST

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

13 Service Providers

6 Target | 7 Bidder

71 Dealmakers

29 Target | 42 Bidder

£ 7.06 B

Value

09 Aug 2021|Canada|Commercial REITs

Target: WPT INDUSTRIAL REIT

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

12 Service Providers

7 Target | 5 Bidder

39 Dealmakers

17 Target | 22 Bidder

£ 2.23 B

Value

20 Dec 2021|United States|Real Estate Holding and Development

Target: BLUEROCK RESIDENTIAL GROWTH REIT

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

14 Service Providers

9 Target | 5 Bidder

33 Dealmakers

22 Target | 11 Bidder

£ 2.72 B

Value

24 Jan 2022|United States|Residential REITs

Target: RESOURCE REAL ESTATE OPPORTUNITY REIT INC

Bidder: BLACKSTONE REAL ESTATE INCOME TRUST

11 Service Providers

4 Target | 7 Bidder

29 Dealmakers

6 Target | 23 Bidder

£ 2.73 B

Value

16 Feb 2022|United States|Residential REITs

Target: PREFERRED APARTMENT COMMUNITIES INC

Bidder: BLACKSTONE REAL ESTATE INCOME TRUST

14 Service Providers

7 Target | 7 Bidder

46 Dealmakers

27 Target | 19 Bidder

£ 4.28 B

Value

19 Apr 2022|United States|Residential REITs

Target: AMERICAN CAMPUS COMMUNITIES

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

12 Service Providers

5 Target | 7 Bidder

34 Dealmakers

9 Target | 25 Bidder

£ 10.07 B

Value

25 Apr 2022|United States|Commercial REITs

Target: PS BUSINESS PARKS

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

15 Service Providers

6 Target | 7 Bidder | 2 Vendor

57 Dealmakers

22 Target | 31 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 5.92 B

Value

03 Jan 2023|United States|Commercial REITs

Target: BLACKSTONE REAL ESTATE INCOME TRUST

Bidder: THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

20 Dealmakers

15 Target | 2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 3.32 B

Value

19 Jan 2024|Canada|Real Estate Services

Target: TRICON RESIDENTIAL

Bidder: BLACKSTONE REAL ESTATE INCOME TRUST

20 Service Providers

9 Target | 11 Bidder

87 Dealmakers

28 Target | 59 Bidder

£ 5.12 B

Value

08 Apr 2024|United States|Residential REITs

Target: APARTMENT INCOME REIT

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

15 Service Providers

3 Target | 12 Bidder

45 Dealmakers

7 Target | 38 Bidder

£ 7.91 B

Value

06 Nov 2024|United States|Commercial REITs

Target: RETAIL OPPORTUNITY INVESTMENTS CORP

Bidder: BLACKSTONE REAL ESTATE PARTNERS

10 Service Providers

3 Target | 7 Bidder

40 Dealmakers

23 Target | 17 Bidder

£ 3.10 B

Value