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Chang-Do GongClifford Chance

Chang-Do Gong

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Total Deals30
Valued Deals20
Total Value£ 42.15 B
Avg. Deal Size£ 2.11 B

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22 May 2018|United Kingdom|Publishing
Emi Music Publishing
Sony Corporation

Target: EMI MUSIC PUBLISHING LTD

Bidder: SONY CORPORATION

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

17 Dealmakers

1 Target | 13 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 2.13 B

Value

10 May 2019|United States|Pipelines
Buckeye Partners
Ifm Investors

Target: BUCKEYE PARTNERS LP

Bidder: IFM INVESTORS PTY LTD

19 Service Providers

7 Target | 12 Bidder

101 Dealmakers

36 Target | 65 Bidder

£ 7.83 B

Value

08 Jul 2019|China|Education Services
Cats Colleges Holdings
Bright Scholar Education

Target: CATS COLLEGES HOLDINGS LIMITED

Bidder: BRIGHT SCHOLAR EDUCATION

11 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder | 6 Vendor

59 Dealmakers

3 Target | 40 Bidder | 16 Vendor

£ 150 M

Value

23 Jul 2018|United States|Health Care Services
Lifepoint Health
Rcch Healthcare Partners

Target: LIFEPOINT HEALTH INC

Bidder: RCCH HEALTHCARE PARTNERS

18 Service Providers

4 Target | 14 Bidder

67 Dealmakers

41 Target | 26 Bidder

£ 4.12 B

Value

27 Oct 2019|Czechia|Radio and TV Broadcasters
Central European Media Enterprises
Ppf Group

Target: CENTRAL EUROPEAN MEDIA ENTERPRISES LTD

Bidder: PPF GROUP

19 Service Providers

5 Target | 12 Bidder | 2 Vendor

29 Dealmakers

11 Target | 9 Bidder | 9 Vendor

£ 1.64 B

Value

11 Nov 2019|China|Biotechnology
Cellular Biomedicine Group
Tony Bizuo Liu

Target: CELLULAR BIOMEDICINE GROUP

Bidder: TONY BIZUO LIU

10 Service Providers

5 Target | 5 Bidder

66 Dealmakers

42 Target | 24 Bidder

£ 293 M

Value

23 Dec 2019|United States|Telecommunications Services: Other
Altafiber (former Cincinnati Bell)
Macquarie Infrastructure Partners

Target: ALTAFIBER (FORMER CINCINNATI BELL)

Bidder: MACQUARIE INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS

27 Service Providers

10 Target | 9 Bidder

138 Dealmakers

36 Target | 59 Bidder

£ 2.36 B

Value

23 Jun 2020|United States|Pharmaceuticals
Gnc Holdings
Harbin Pharmaceutical Group Holding Co

Target: GNC HOLDINGS

Bidder: HARBIN PHARMACEUTICAL GROUP HOLDING CO

13 Service Providers

8 Target | 5 Bidder

59 Dealmakers

16 Target | 43 Bidder

£ 612 M

Value

10 Aug 2021|United States|Software
NORTONLIFELOCK
Avast Software Sro

Target: NORTONLIFELOCK

Bidder: AVAST SOFTWARE SRO

17 Service Providers

10 Target | 7 Bidder

111 Dealmakers

63 Target | 48 Bidder

£ 6.21 B

Value

29 Oct 2021|United States|Health Care Services
SPECIALTYCARE
Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners

Target: SPECIALTYCARE

Bidder: MORGAN STANLEY INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS

6 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

31 Dealmakers

3 Target | 27 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

25 Aug 2021|United States|Diversified Financials
LEDGERX
Ftx Trading

Target: LEDGERX

Bidder: FTX TRADING LTD

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

20 Dealmakers

19 Target | 2 Bidder

n/a

Value

07 Dec 2021|Iceland|Pharmaceuticals
ALVOTECH
Oaktree Acquisition Corp Ii

Target: ALVOTECH

Bidder: OAKTREE ACQUISITION CORP II

20 Service Providers

6 Target | 14 Bidder

65 Dealmakers

43 Target | 22 Bidder

£ 1.70 B

Value

13 Dec 2021|United States|Media Agencies
Group Nine Media
Vox Media

Target: GROUP NINE MEDIA INC

Bidder: VOX MEDIA

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

21 Dealmakers

2 Target | 19 Bidder

n/a

Value

12 Jan 2022|United States|General Mining
Desert Peak Minerals
Sitio Royalties

Target: DESERT PEAK MINERALS

Bidder: SITIO ROYALTIES

10 Service Providers

2 Target | 8 Bidder

65 Dealmakers

23 Target | 42 Bidder

£ 1.40 B

Value

02 Mar 2022|United States|Transportation Services
SPIN
Tier Mobility

Target: SPIN

Bidder: TIER MOBILITY

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

48 Dealmakers

1 Target | 44 Bidder | 3 Vendor

n/a

Value

24 Mar 2022|Canada|Digital Services
Securekey Technologies
AVAST

Target: SECUREKEY TECHNOLOGIES

Bidder: AVAST

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

37 Dealmakers

1 Target | 36 Bidder

n/a

Value

28 Mar 2022|United States|Software
Fantasmo Studios
Tier Mobility

Target: FANTASMO STUDIOS

Bidder: TIER MOBILITY

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

28 Dealmakers

1 Target | 27 Bidder

n/a

Value

12 May 2022|United States|Health Care Services
Dental Care Alliance
Mubadala Investment Company

Target: DENTAL CARE ALLIANCE

Bidder: MUBADALA INVESTMENT COMPANY

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

31 Dealmakers

2 Target | 28 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 812 M

Value

08 Aug 2022|United States|Software
Avalara
Vista Equity Partners

Target: AVALARA INC

Bidder: VISTA EQUITY PARTNERS

12 Service Providers

5 Target | 7 Bidder

68 Dealmakers

27 Target | 41 Bidder

£ 6.96 B

Value

30 Nov 2022|United Kingdom|Specialty Chemicals
Elementis (chromium Business)
Yildirim Holding As

Target: ELEMENTIS PLC (CHROMIUM BUSINESS)

Bidder: YILDIRIM HOLDING AS

7 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 5 Vendor

47 Dealmakers

4 Bidder | 43 Vendor

£ 141 M

Value

28 Nov 2022|United States|Banks
Delta Bank
Safra National Bank Of New York

Target: DELTA BANK

Bidder: SAFRA NATIONAL BANK OF NEW YORK

4 Service Providers

3 Target | 1 Bidder

27 Dealmakers

26 Target | 1 Bidder

n/a

Value

06 Feb 2023|United States|Media Agencies
Vox Media
Penske Media Corporation

Target: VOX MEDIA

Bidder: PENSKE MEDIA CORPORATION

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

15 Dealmakers

13 Target | 2 Bidder

£ 82 M

Value

06 Mar 2023|United States|Miscellaneous Consumer Staple Goods
Njoy Holdings
Altria Group

Target: NJOY HOLDINGS

Bidder: ALTRIA GROUP

12 Service Providers

3 Target | 8 Bidder | 1 Vendor

67 Dealmakers

32 Target | 34 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 2.28 B

Value

02 Mar 2023|South Korea|Construction Services
GLAAM
Jaguar Global Growth Corporation I

Target: GLAAM

Bidder: JAGUAR GLOBAL GROWTH CORPORATION I

14 Service Providers

6 Target | 8 Bidder

48 Dealmakers

33 Target | 15 Bidder

£ 256 M

Value

13 Nov 2023|United States|Entertainment
Exile Music
Hybe Co

Target: EXILE MUSIC

Bidder: HYBE CO LTD

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

25 Dealmakers

2 Target | 23 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

19 Sep 2023|United States|Transportation Services
SPIN
Bird Rides

Target: SPIN

Bidder: BIRD RIDES INC

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 2 Vendor

29 Dealmakers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 27 Vendor

£ 15 M

Value

10 Jan 2024|Netherlands|Transportation Services
DOTT
Tier Mobility

Target: DOTT

Bidder: TIER MOBILITY

2 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder

28 Dealmakers

1 Target | 27 Bidder

n/a

Value

06 Nov 2024|United States|Commercial REITs
Retail Opportunity Investments Corp
Blackstone Real Estate Partners

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

28 Feb 2025|Japan|Investment Banking
Mizuho Financial (global Custody Business)
State Street Corporation

Target: MIZUHO FINANCIAL (GLOBAL CUSTODY BUSINESS)

Bidder: STATE STREET CORPORATION

5 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

69 Dealmakers

10 Bidder | 60 Vendor

n/a

Value

10 Jul 2025|United States|Publishing
Dallasnews Corporation
The Hearst Corporation

Target: DALLASNEWS CORPORATION

Bidder: THE HEARST CORPORATION

7 Service Providers

5 Target | 2 Bidder

32 Dealmakers

15 Target | 17 Bidder

£ 55 M

Value

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