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Christopher R. May

Partner at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

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Deal Bio

Total Deals58

Valued Deals31

Total Value£ 180.75 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 5.83 B

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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

26 Jan 2015|United States|Gas Distribution

Target: REGENCY ENERGY PARTNERS LP

Bidder: ENERGY TRANSFER PARTNERS

9 Service Providers

5 Target | 4 Bidder

8 Dealmakers

4 Target | 4 Bidder

£ 12.00 B

Value

03 Feb 2016|Switzerland|Chemicals: Diversified

Target: SYNGENTA AG

Bidder: CHINA NATIONAL CHEMICAL CORPORATION LTD (CHEMCHINA)

13 Service Providers

8 Target | 5 Bidder

9 Dealmakers

5 Target | 4 Bidder

£ 29.85 B

Value

14 Aug 2017|United States|Oil Equipment and Services

Target: WESTERN REFINING LOGISTICS LP

Bidder: ANDEAVOR LOGISTICS LP

13 Service Providers

4 Target | 8 Bidder | 1 Vendor

15 Dealmakers

1 Target | 13 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

20 Feb 2017|United States|Internet

Target: LUMOS NETWORKS CORP

Bidder: EQT PARTNERS

10 Service Providers

6 Target | 4 Bidder

6 Dealmakers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

n/a

Value

05 Aug 2016|United States|Containers and Packaging

Target: HOOVER FERGUSON GROUP INC

Bidder: BRAMBLES LTD

5 Service Providers

5 Bidder

10 Dealmakers

10 Bidder

n/a

Value

14 Aug 2018|United States|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: ENERGEN CORPORATION

Bidder: DIAMONDBACK ENERGY INC

8 Service Providers

5 Target | 3 Bidder

6 Dealmakers

4 Target | 2 Bidder

£ 7.21 B

Value

17 Aug 2018|United States|Restaurants and Bars

Target: ZOE’S KITCHEN INC

Bidder: CAVA GROUP INC.

6 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder

15 Dealmakers

15 Bidder

£ 235 M

Value

01 Nov 2018|United States|Oil Equipment and Services

Target: BLUE RACER MIDSTREAM LLC

Bidder: FIRST RESERVE CORPORATION

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

24 Dealmakers

3 Target | 20 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

07 Feb 2018|United States|Alternative Electricity

Target: NRG ENERGY RENEWABLE ENERGY PLATFORM

Bidder: GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

8 Dealmakers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 967 M

Value

12 May 2018|United States|Containers and Packaging

Target: HOOVER FERGUSON GROUP INC

Bidder: FIRST RESERVE CORPORATION

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

7 Dealmakers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

n/a

Value

22 Feb 2019|United States|Oil: Crude Producers

Target: REFUEL INC

Bidder: FIRST RESERVE CORPORATION

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

8 Dealmakers

2 Target | 6 Bidder

n/a

Value

02 Apr 2019|United States|Specialty Retailers

Target: AMERIGAS PARTNERS LP

Bidder: UGI CORPORATION

10 Service Providers

5 Target | 5 Bidder

49 Dealmakers

22 Target | 27 Bidder

£ 1.86 B

Value

14 Apr 2019|United States|Waste and Disposal Services

Target: ADVANCED DISPOSAL SERVICES INC

Bidder: WASTE MANAGEMENT INC

12 Service Providers

5 Target | 5 Bidder | 2 Vendor

92 Dealmakers

39 Target | 48 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 3.68 B

Value

08 May 2019|United States|Telecommunications infrastructure

Target: ZAYO GROUP HOLDINGS INC

Bidder: EQT PARTNERS

21 Service Providers

7 Target | 14 Bidder

87 Dealmakers

25 Target | 62 Bidder

£ 10.93 B

Value

06 Jun 2017|United States|Oil Equipment and Services

Target: HOUSTON FUEL OIL TERMINAL COMPANY

Bidder: SEMGROUP CORPORATION

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 2 Vendor

5 Dealmakers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 3 Vendor

n/a

Value

11 Apr 2017|United States|Oil Equipment and Services

Target: NAVIGATOR ENERGY SERVICES

Bidder: NUSTAR ENERGY LP

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

4 Dealmakers

3 Target | 1 Bidder

£ 1.18 B

Value

06 Feb 2017|United States|Hedge Funds

Target: KKR PRISMA

Bidder: PACIFIC ALTERNATIVE ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

6 Dealmakers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 4 Vendor

n/a

Value

01 Feb 2017|United States|Private Equity

Target: FIRST RESERVE ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDS

Bidder: BLACKROCK

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 2 Vendor

6 Dealmakers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 4 Vendor

n/a

Value

01 Feb 2017|United States|Gas Distribution

Target: ONEOK PARTNERS LP

Bidder: ONEOK INC

7 Service Providers

2 Target | 5 Bidder

2 Dealmakers

2 Bidder

£ 7.43 B

Value

09 Nov 2017|United States|Oil Equipment and Services

Target: GLASS MOUNTAIN PIPELINE

Bidder: NAVIGATOR ENERGY SERVICES

6 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

4 Dealmakers

2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 228 M

Value

12 Oct 2015|United States|Data Centers and Hosting

Target: EMC CORPORATION

Bidder: DELL TECHNOLOGIES INC

25 Service Providers

5 Target | 20 Bidder

6 Dealmakers

1 Target | 5 Bidder

£ 43.83 B

Value

17 Jun 2019|United States|Oil Equipment and Services

Target: C&J ENERGY SERVICES

Bidder: KEANE GROUP INC

10 Service Providers

7 Target | 3 Bidder

55 Dealmakers

48 Target | 8 Bidder

£ 1.43 B

Value

20 Jun 2017|United States|Alternative Electricity

Target: NEXTERA ENERGY INC

Bidder: BLACKROCK ENERGY AND POWER INFRASTRUCTURE GROUP

2 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder

2 Dealmakers

1 Target | 1 Bidder

£ 422 M

Value

06 May 2015|United States|Private Equity

Target: CRESTWOOD EQUITY PARTNERS

Bidder: CRESTWOOD MIDSTREAM PARTNERS

2 Service Providers

2 Target

3 Dealmakers

3 Target

n/a

Value

27 Jun 2019|United States|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: BISHOPVILLE PETROLEUM CORP

Bidder: REFUEL INC

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

6 Dealmakers

1 Target | 5 Bidder

n/a

Value

14 Jul 2016|United States|Oil Equipment and Services

Target: MANAGED PRESSURE OPERATIONS

Bidder: AFGLOBAL

2 Service Providers

2 Bidder

3 Dealmakers

3 Bidder

n/a

Value

20 Jun 2016|United States|IT Services: Other

Target: DELL SOFTWARE GROUP

Bidder: ELLIOTT MANAGEMENT CORPORATION

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

5 Dealmakers

3 Target | 2 Bidder

£ 1.82 B

Value

12 Jan 2016|United States|Gas Distribution

Target: PLAINS ALL AMERICAN PIPELINE

Bidder: FIRST RESERVE CORPORATION

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder

7 Dealmakers

1 Target | 6 Bidder

n/a

Value

21 Oct 2016|United States|Oil Equipment and Services

Target: CRESTWOOD FIRST RESERVE JV

Bidder: FIRST RESERVE CORPORATION

2 Service Providers

2 Bidder

2 Dealmakers

2 Bidder

n/a

Value

11 Aug 2019|United States|Media Agencies

Target: AUTHENTIC BRANDS GROUP LLC

Bidder: BLACKROCK

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

19 Dealmakers

2 Target | 17 Bidder

£ 727 M

Value

20 Jul 2020|United States|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: NOBLE ENERGY INC

Bidder: CHEVRON CORPORATION

10 Service Providers

5 Target | 5 Bidder

74 Dealmakers

39 Target | 35 Bidder

£ 10.34 B

Value

22 Feb 2021|Greece|Marine Transportation

Target: GASLOG LTD

Bidder: BLACKROCK ENERGY AND POWER INFRASTRUCTURE GROUP

11 Service Providers

6 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

53 Dealmakers

29 Target | 22 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 177 M

Value

01 Mar 2021|United States|Internet

Target: BOINGO WIRELESS

Bidder: DIGITAL COLONY

15 Service Providers

6 Target | 9 Bidder

42 Dealmakers

11 Target | 31 Bidder

£ 612 M

Value

25 Mar 2021|United States|Oil Equipment and Services

Target: CRESTWOOD FIRST RESERVE JV

Bidder: CRESTWOOD EQUITY PARTNERS

10 Service Providers

8 Bidder | 2 Vendor

36 Dealmakers

23 Bidder | 13 Vendor

£ 195 M

Value

08 Apr 2021|United States|Telecommunications Equipment

Target: ORBCOMM INC

Bidder: GI PARTNERS LLC

10 Service Providers

5 Target | 5 Bidder

52 Dealmakers

33 Target | 19 Bidder

£ 801 M

Value

17 May 2021|United States|Software

Target: TRANSACTION DATA SYSTEMS

Bidder: BLACKROCK LONG TERM PRIVATE CAPITAL

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

35 Dealmakers

8 Target | 18 Bidder | 9 Vendor

n/a

Value

17 May 2021|United States|Real Estate Holding and Development

Target: LANDMARK DIVIDEND LLC

Bidder: DIGITAL COLONY

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder

34 Dealmakers

5 Target | 29 Bidder

£ 689 M

Value

08 Jul 2021|United States|Household Equipment and Products

Target: NEIGHBORLY

Bidder: KKR & CO

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

73 Dealmakers

8 Target | 30 Bidder | 35 Vendor

n/a

Value

11 Aug 2021|United States|Renewable Energy Equipment

Target: ARRAY TECHNOLOGIES

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

5 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder

21 Dealmakers

2 Target | 19 Bidder

£ 361 M

Value

20 Sep 2021|United States|Security Services

Target: SUMMIT COMPANIES (SFP HOLDING INC)

Bidder: BLACKROCK LONG TERM PRIVATE CAPITAL

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

36 Dealmakers

5 Target | 29 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

01 Mar 2022|United States|Renewable Energy Equipment

Target: R3 RENEWABLES

Bidder: PEABODY ENERGY CORPORATION

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

16 Dealmakers

1 Target | 15 Bidder

n/a

Value

11 May 2022|United States|Data Centers and Hosting

Target: SWITCH INC

Bidder: DIGITALBRIDGE

17 Service Providers

5 Target | 12 Bidder

88 Dealmakers

34 Target | 54 Bidder

£ 8.93 B

Value

05 Jun 2023|United States|Software

Target: TRANSACTION DATA SYSTEMS

Bidder: CARDINAL HEALTH

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

37 Dealmakers

25 Target | 10 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

01 Aug 2023|United States|Business Process Outsourcing

Target: SPARKS

Bidder: FREEMAN

9 Service Providers

2 Target | 6 Bidder | 1 Vendor

34 Dealmakers

2 Target | 29 Bidder | 4 Vendor

n/a

Value

20 Nov 2023|United States|Conventional Electricity

Target: LA PALOMA

Bidder: BLACKROCK

8 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 3 Vendor

68 Dealmakers

36 Bidder | 32 Vendor

£ 882 M

Value

29 Nov 2023|Bermuda|Diversified Financials

Target: GLOBAL ATLANTIC FINANCIAL GROUP

Bidder: KKR & CO

6 Service Providers

4 Target | 2 Bidder

31 Dealmakers

12 Target | 19 Bidder

£ 2.12 B

Value

19 Dec 2023|United States|Internet

Target: DQE COMMUNICATIONS

Bidder: GI PARTNERS LLC

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 3 Vendor

30 Dealmakers

1 Target | 27 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

29 Feb 2024|United States|Internet

Target: BLUEPEAK

Bidder: ARES MANAGEMENT

9 Service Providers

6 Target | 3 Bidder

23 Dealmakers

20 Target | 3 Bidder

n/a

Value

02 Apr 2024|United States|Entertainment

Target: ENDEAVOR GROUP HOLDINGS INC

Bidder: MUBADALA INVESTMENT COMPANY

35 Service Providers

9 Target | 26 Bidder

158 Dealmakers

73 Target | 85 Bidder

£ 13.68 B

Value

24 Apr 2024|United States|Renewable Energy Equipment

Target: TOTALENERGIES / VANGUARD RENEWABLES JOINT VENTURE

Bidder: TOTALENERGIES SE

4 Service Providers

4 Bidder

20 Dealmakers

20 Bidder

n/a

Value

18 Feb 2025|Switzerland|Digital Services

Target: GLOBAL BLUE SA

Bidder: SHIFT4 PAYMENTS

16 Service Providers

11 Target | 5 Bidder

146 Dealmakers

37 Target | 109 Bidder

£ 1.98 B

Value

24 Apr 2025|United States|Mobile

Target: ORBCOMM (AUTOMATIC IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM BUSINESS)

Bidder: S&P GLOBAL INC

5 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

17 Dealmakers

2 Bidder | 15 Vendor

n/a

Value

08 May 2025|United States|Telecommunications Equipment

Target: NETWORK FIBERCO

Bidder: PUBLIC SECTOR PENSION INVESTMENT BOARD (PSP INVESTMENTS)

8 Service Providers

8 Bidder

44 Dealmakers

44 Bidder

n/a

Value

04 Aug 2025|United States|Security Services

Target: SUMMIT COMPANIES (SFP HOLDING INC)

Bidder: BDT & MSD PARTNERS

7 Service Providers

5 Target | 2 Bidder

40 Dealmakers

27 Target | 13 Bidder

n/a

Value

11 Aug 2025|United States|Cable Television

Target: WIDEOPENWEST INC

Bidder: DIGITALBRIDGE

14 Service Providers

4 Target | 10 Bidder

55 Dealmakers

17 Target | 38 Bidder

£ 1.11 B

Value

03 Nov 2025|United States|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: CIVITAS RESOURCES INC

Bidder: SM ENERGY COMPANY

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder

21 Dealmakers

16 Target | 5 Bidder

£ 9.73 B

Value

19 Nov 2025|United States|Internet

Target: CENTRIC FIBER

Bidder: ARA PARTNERS GROUP

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

20 Dealmakers

18 Target | 2 Bidder

n/a

Value