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Cover Image Cathy Birkeland

Cathy Birkeland

Partner at Latham & Watkins

Lawyer

Chicago

Deal Bio

Total Deals15

Valued Deals11

Total Value£ 26.25 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 2.39 B

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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

08 Oct 2018|United States|Hotels and Motels

Target: TWO ROADS HOSPITALITY LLC

Bidder: HYATT HOTELS CORPORATION

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

16 Dealmakers

10 Target | 5 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 464 M

Value

02 Jul 2018|United States|Security Equipment

Target: VMWARE INC

Bidder: DELL TECHNOLOGIES INC

22 Service Providers

8 Target | 14 Bidder

28 Dealmakers

13 Target | 15 Bidder

£ 15.97 B

Value

22 Apr 2021|United States|E-commerce

Target: VIVID SEATS LLC

Bidder: HORIZON ACQUISITION CORPORATION

10 Service Providers

5 Target | 5 Bidder

40 Dealmakers

33 Target | 7 Bidder

£ 847 M

Value

15 Aug 2021|United States|Travel and Tourism

Target: APPLE LEISURE GROUP

Bidder: HYATT HOTELS CORPORATION

14 Service Providers

3 Target | 7 Bidder | 4 Vendor

40 Dealmakers

17 Target | 21 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 1.95 B

Value

26 Oct 2021|United States|Health Care Services

Target: TRANSUNION (HEALTHCARE)

Bidder: CLEARLAKE CAPITAL GROUP LP

30 Service Providers

25 Bidder | 5 Vendor

55 Dealmakers

17 Bidder | 38 Vendor

£ 1.26 B

Value

01 Mar 2022|United States|Hotels and Motels

Target: W NASHVILLE

Bidder: XENIA HOTELS & RESORTS

2 Service Providers

4 Dealmakers

£ 245 M

Value

02 Aug 2022|United States|Software

Target: CANALYST

Bidder: TEGUS

5 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder

31 Dealmakers

26 Target | 6 Bidder

n/a

Value

25 Apr 2023|United States|Biotechnology

Target: SPECTRUM PHARMACEUTICALS

Bidder: ASSERTIO THERAPEUTICS

10 Service Providers

5 Target | 5 Bidder

48 Dealmakers

9 Target | 39 Bidder

£ 232 M

Value

03 Dec 2024|Italy|Auto Parts

Target: SITEM

Bidder: WORTHINGTON STEEL

5 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder

17 Dealmakers

7 Target | 10 Bidder

n/a

Value

10 Feb 2025|United States|Hotels and Motels

Target: PLAYA HOTELS & RESORTS

Bidder: HYATT HOTELS CORPORATION

19 Service Providers

5 Target | 14 Bidder

103 Dealmakers

30 Target | 73 Bidder

£ 2.10 B

Value

11 Mar 2025|United States|Software

Target: DEEP 6 AI

Bidder: TEMPUS AI INC

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

32 Dealmakers

16 Target | 16 Bidder

n/a

Value

06 May 2025|United States|FinTech

Target: AVIDXCHANGE

Bidder: TPG CAPITAL LP

18 Service Providers

6 Target | 12 Bidder

77 Dealmakers

53 Target | 24 Bidder

£ 1.65 B

Value

30 Jun 2025|Jamaica|Hotels and Motels

Target: PLAYA HOTELS & RESORTS (REAL ESTATE PORTFOLIO)

Bidder: KSL CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC

9 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 5 Vendor

74 Dealmakers

18 Bidder | 56 Vendor

£ 1.46 B

Value

22 Aug 2025|United States|Medical Services

Target: PAIGE

Bidder: TEMPUS AI INC

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

34 Dealmakers

13 Target | 21 Bidder

n/a

Value

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