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Christine A. Varney

Partner at Cravath Swaine & Moore

Lawyer

Deal Bio

Total Deals25

Valued Deals24

Total Value£ 355.66 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 14.82 B

Market Context

Awards

2019 Top Female M&A Lawyers in North America

2019 Top Antitrust Lawyers in North America

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11 Nov 2015|United Kingdom|Brewers

Target: SABMILLER PLC

Bidder: ANHEUSER BUSCH INBEV

21 Service Providers

10 Target | 11 Bidder

88 Dealmakers

35 Target | 53 Bidder

£ 83.12 B

Value

09 Apr 2018|United States|Biotechnology

Target: AVEXIS INC

Bidder: NOVARTIS AG

12 Service Providers

8 Target | 4 Bidder

60 Dealmakers

47 Target | 13 Bidder

£ 5.28 B

Value

22 Oct 2016|United States|Entertainment

Target: TIME WARNER INC

Bidder: AT&T INC

19 Service Providers

7 Target | 12 Bidder

77 Dealmakers

32 Target | 45 Bidder

£ 82.79 B

Value

19 Mar 2018|Israel|Electronic Components and Equipment

Target: ORBOTECH LTD

Bidder: KLA-TENCOR CORPORATION

11 Service Providers

6 Target | 5 Bidder

84 Dealmakers

31 Target | 54 Bidder

£ 2.22 B

Value

25 Feb 2019|United States|General Mining

Target: NEWMONT CORPORATION

Bidder: BARRICK GOLD CORPORATION

12 Service Providers

7 Target | 5 Bidder

24 Dealmakers

6 Target | 18 Bidder

£ 13.78 B

Value

09 May 2019|United States|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATION

Bidder: OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM

24 Service Providers

10 Target | 10 Bidder

111 Dealmakers

38 Target | 48 Bidder

£ 43.95 B

Value

12 Dec 2018|Mexico|Food Products

Target: CHOLULA HOT SAUCE

Bidder: L CATTERTON

9 Service Providers

3 Target | 6 Bidder

39 Dealmakers

24 Target | 15 Bidder

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Value

29 Jul 2019|United States|Pharmaceuticals

Target: UPJOHN

Bidder: MYLAN NV

20 Service Providers

1 Target | 9 Bidder | 10 Vendor

144 Dealmakers

1 Target | 78 Bidder | 65 Vendor

£ 18.11 B

Value

05 Aug 2019|United States|Media Agencies

Target: GANNETT CO INC

Bidder: NEW MEDIA INVESTMENT GROUP INC

17 Service Providers

8 Target | 9 Bidder

41 Dealmakers

9 Target | 32 Bidder

£ 1.15 B

Value

22 Aug 2019|Canada|Entertainment

Target: ENTERTAINMENT ONE LTD

Bidder: HASBRO INC

12 Service Providers

5 Target | 7 Bidder

129 Dealmakers

30 Target | 99 Bidder

£ 2.90 B

Value

05 May 2019|Ghana|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: ANADARKO (AFRICAN ASSETS)

Bidder: TOTALENERGIES

11 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 7 Vendor

68 Dealmakers

25 Bidder | 43 Vendor

£ 6.68 B

Value

31 Oct 2019|Switzerland|Pharmaceuticals

Target: ROIVANT SCIENCES LTD

Bidder: SUMITOMO DAINIPPON PHARMA

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

14 Dealmakers

11 Target | 3 Bidder

£ 2.44 B

Value

13 Jan 2020|United States|IT Services: Other

Target: ID ANALYTICS

Bidder: LEXISNEXIS RISK SOLUTIONS

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

31 Dealmakers

1 Target | 12 Bidder | 18 Vendor

£ 288 M

Value

03 Feb 2020|United States|Software

Target: EMAILAGE

Bidder: LEXISNEXIS RISK SOLUTIONS

15 Service Providers

3 Target | 6 Bidder | 6 Vendor

32 Dealmakers

3 Target | 23 Bidder | 6 Vendor

£ 382 M

Value

11 Jun 2020|United States|E-commerce

Target: GRUBHUB INC

Bidder: JUST EAT PLC

17 Service Providers

9 Target | 8 Bidder

82 Dealmakers

28 Target | 54 Bidder

£ 5.74 B

Value

30 Jan 2020|United States|Auto Parts

Target: R.H. SHEPPARD CO INC

Bidder: KNORR-BREMSE

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

28 Dealmakers

1 Target | 19 Bidder | 8 Vendor

£ 120 M

Value

30 Jul 2020|United States|Payments / Commerce

Target: WORLD FUEL SERVICES CORPORATION (MULTI SERVICE PAYMENT SOLUTIONS BUSINESS)

Bidder: CORSAIR CAPITAL LLC

10 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 3 Vendor

60 Dealmakers

3 Target | 31 Bidder | 26 Vendor

£ 267 M

Value

21 Sep 2020|United States|Medical Services

Target: GRAIL

Bidder: ILLUMINA INC

29 Service Providers

7 Target | 7 Bidder | 15 Vendor

107 Dealmakers

42 Target | 41 Bidder | 24 Vendor

£ 6.19 B

Value

06 Jan 2021|United Kingdom|Medical Services

Target: WALGREENS BOOTS ALLIANCE (ALLIANCE HEALTHCARE BUSINESSES)

Bidder: CENCORA INC (EX-AMERISOURCEBERGEN CORPORATION)

15 Service Providers

9 Bidder | 6 Vendor

57 Dealmakers

41 Bidder | 16 Vendor

£ 4.78 B

Value

10 Mar 2021|United States|Aerospace

Target: GE CAPITAL AVIATION SERVICES

Bidder: AERCAP

23 Service Providers

1 Target | 13 Bidder | 9 Vendor

134 Dealmakers

3 Target | 77 Bidder | 54 Vendor

£ 21.63 B

Value

18 Mar 2021|United Kingdom|Conventional Electricity

Target: WESTERN POWER DISTRIBUTION

Bidder: NATIONAL GRID

17 Service Providers

1 Target | 10 Bidder | 6 Vendor

106 Dealmakers

2 Target | 54 Bidder | 51 Vendor

£ 14.40 B

Value

18 Mar 2021|United States|Conventional Electricity

Target: NARRAGANSETT ELECTRIC

Bidder: PPL CORPORATION

14 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 8 Vendor

65 Dealmakers

1 Target | 10 Bidder | 54 Vendor

£ 2.74 B

Value

21 Mar 2021|United States|Railroads

Target: KANSAS CITY SOUTHERN

Bidder: CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY

35 Service Providers

11 Target | 11 Bidder

125 Dealmakers

43 Target | 54 Bidder

£ 19.60 B

Value

20 Dec 2023|United States|Insurance Brokers

Target: NFP CORP

Bidder: AON PLC

18 Service Providers

9 Target | 6 Bidder | 3 Vendor

87 Dealmakers

26 Target | 55 Bidder | 6 Vendor

£ 10.55 B

Value

07 Jul 2024|United States|Entertainment

Target: PARAMOUNT GLOBAL

Bidder: SKYDANCE MEDIA LLC

23 Service Providers

12 Target | 11 Bidder

103 Dealmakers

78 Target | 25 Bidder

£ 6.55 B

Value