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Chris Austin

Senior Counsel at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

Advisor Lawyer

New York, United States

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Total Deals12

Valued Deals10

Total Value£ 56.64 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 5.66 B

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23 Feb 2018|United States|Food Products

Target: BLUE BUFFALO PET PRODUCTS INC

Bidder: GENERAL MILLS INC

13 Service Providers

4 Target | 9 Bidder

65 Dealmakers

30 Target | 36 Bidder

£ 5.75 B

Value

07 May 2018|Israel|Food Products

Target: FRUTAROM INDUSTRIES LTD

Bidder: INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC

12 Service Providers

4 Target | 7 Bidder | 1 Vendor

73 Dealmakers

24 Target | 46 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 5.57 B

Value

11 Jan 2018|United States|Private Equity

Target: 1251 CAPITAL GROUP INC

Bidder: NATIXIS INVESTMENT MANAGERS

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

9 Dealmakers

2 Target | 7 Bidder

n/a

Value

19 Dec 2018|United States|Software

Target: M*MODAL INC (TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS)

Bidder: 3M COMPANY

6 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

32 Dealmakers

24 Bidder | 8 Vendor

£ 791 M

Value

29 Dec 2018|United States|Food Retailers and Wholesalers

Target: SEARS HOLDINGS CORP

Bidder: TRANSFORM HOLDCO LLC

8 Service Providers

2 Target | 6 Bidder

50 Dealmakers

3 Target | 48 Bidder

£ 4.02 B

Value

18 Apr 2018|Brazil|Banks

Target: NATIXIS BRASIL

Bidder: STATE STREET CORPORATION

6 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

8 Dealmakers

3 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

13 Aug 2019|United States|Media Agencies

Target: VIACOM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA NETWORKS INC

Bidder: CBS CORPORATION

22 Service Providers

8 Target | 11 Bidder | 3 Vendor

122 Dealmakers

57 Target | 45 Bidder | 20 Vendor

£ 16.52 B

Value

15 Dec 2019|United States|Food Products

Target: DUPONT (NUTRITION & BIOSCIENCES BUSINESS)

Bidder: INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC

16 Service Providers

1 Target | 9 Bidder | 6 Vendor

50 Dealmakers

1 Target | 32 Bidder | 17 Vendor

£ 19.64 B

Value

06 Jan 2020|United States|Security Equipment

Target: DEFENDERS

Bidder: ADT INC

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

28 Dealmakers

18 Target | 10 Bidder

£ 291 M

Value

19 May 2020|Japan|Diversified Financials

Target: SONY FINANCIAL HOLDINGS INC

Bidder: SONY CORPORATION

10 Service Providers

3 Target | 7 Bidder

17 Dealmakers

7 Target | 10 Bidder

£ 3.06 B

Value

05 Aug 2024|United States|Software

Target: THOUGHTWORKS

Bidder: APAX PARTNERS LLP

11 Service Providers

6 Target | 5 Bidder

42 Dealmakers

14 Target | 28 Bidder

£ 491 M

Value

13 Nov 2024|United States|E-commerce

Target: GRUBHUB INC

Bidder: WONDER GROUP INC

12 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 8 Vendor

54 Dealmakers

1 Target | 28 Bidder | 25 Vendor

£ 507 M

Value

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