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Christine A. VarneyCravath Swaine & Moore

Christine A. Varney

Partner at Cravath Swaine & Moore

Lawyer

Deal Bio

Total Deals25
Valued Deals24
Total Value£355,616M
Avg. Deal Size£14,817M

Awards

2019 Top Female M&A Lawyers in North America
2019 Top Antitrust Lawyers in North America

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom
Brewers
PublicScheme
Sabmiller

target

Sabmiller

Anheuser Busch Inbev

bidder

Anheuser Busch Inbev

£83,118m

88 dealmakers

United States
Biotechnology
PublicAcquisitionMergerMajority
Avexis

target

Avexis

Novartis

bidder

Novartis

£5,275m

60 dealmakers

United States
Entertainment
PublicMergerAcquisition
Time Warner

target

Time Warner

At&t

bidder

At&t

£82,791m

77 dealmakers

Israel
Electronic Components and Equipment
PublicAcquisitionMajority
Orbotech

target

Orbotech

Kla-tencor Corporation

bidder

Kla-tencor Corporation

£2,224m

84 dealmakers

United States
General Mining
AcquisitionMergerPublic
Newmont Corporation

target

Newmont Corporation

Barrick Gold Corporation

bidder

Barrick Gold Corporation

£13,777m

24 dealmakers

United States
Integrated Oil and Gas
PublicAcquisitionMajorityDomestic
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation

target

Anadarko Petroleum Corporation

Occidental Petroleum

bidder

Occidental Petroleum

£43,950m

111 dealmakers

Mexico
Food Products
AcquisitionPrivate EquityPrivate
Cholula Hot Sauce

target

Cholula Hot Sauce

L Catterton

bidder

L Catterton

value n/a

39 dealmakers

United States
Pharmaceuticals
MergerPublicMajorityAcquisitionCross Border
UPJOHN

target

UPJOHN

Mylan

bidder

Mylan

£18,106m

144 dealmakers

United States
Media Agencies
MajorityPublicAcquisitionMergerDomesticPrivate Equity
Gannett Co

target

Gannett Co

New Media Investment Group

bidder

New Media Investment Group

£1,152m

41 dealmakers

Canada
Entertainment
MajorityAcquisitionPublic
Entertainment One

target

Entertainment One

Hasbro

bidder

Hasbro

£2,900m

129 dealmakers

GhanaSouth Africa
Integrated Oil and Gas
AcquisitionPrivateMajority
Anadarko (african Assets)

target

Anadarko (african Assets)

TOTALENERGIES

bidder

TOTALENERGIES

£6,676m

68 dealmakers

Switzerland
Pharmaceuticals
MinorityAcquisitionPrivate
Roivant Sciences

target

Roivant Sciences

Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma

bidder

Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma

£2,437m

14 dealmakers

United States
IT Services: Other
AcquisitionMajorityPrivateDomestic
Id Analytics

target

Id Analytics

Lexisnexis Risk Solutions

bidder

Lexisnexis Risk Solutions

£288m

31 dealmakers

United States
Software
PrivateMajorityAcquisitionCross BorderDisposalPrivate Equity
EMAILAGE

target

EMAILAGE

Lexisnexis Risk Solutions

bidder

Lexisnexis Risk Solutions

£382m

32 dealmakers

United States
E-commerce
PublicMajorityAcquisitionCross Border
Grubhub

target

Grubhub

Just Eat

bidder

Just Eat

£5,744m

81 dealmakers

United States
Auto Parts
PrivateAcquisitionMajorityDomestic
R.h. Sheppard Co

target

R.h. Sheppard Co

KNORR-BREMSE

bidder

KNORR-BREMSE

£120m

28 dealmakers

United States
Payments / Commerce
MajorityPrivateAcquisitionPrivate EquityDomestic
World Fuel Services Corporation (multi Service Payment Solutions Business)

target

World Fuel Services Corporation (multi Service Payment Solutions Business)

Corsair Capital

bidder

Corsair Capital

£267m

60 dealmakers

United States
Medical Services
MajorityPrivateAcquisitionDomesticPrivate Equity
GRAIL

target

GRAIL

Illumina

bidder

Illumina

£6,190m

107 dealmakers

United Kingdom
Medical Services
MajorityCross BorderAcquisitionPrivate
Walgreens Boots Alliance (alliance Healthcare Businesses)

target

Walgreens Boots Alliance (alliance Healthcare Businesses)

Amerisourcebergen Corporation

bidder

Amerisourcebergen Corporation

£4,779m

57 dealmakers

United States
Aerospace
AcquisitionCross BorderMajorityPrivate
Ge Capital Aviation Services

target

Ge Capital Aviation Services

AERCAP

bidder

AERCAP

£21,630m

134 dealmakers

United Kingdom
Conventional Electricity
PrivateAcquisitionMajorityDomestic
Western Power Distribution

target

Western Power Distribution

National Grid

bidder

National Grid

£14,400m

106 dealmakers

United States
Conventional Electricity
AcquisitionCross BorderPrivateMajority
Narragansett Electric

target

Narragansett Electric

Ppl Corporation

bidder

Ppl Corporation

£2,738m

65 dealmakers

United States
Railroads
MergerPublicCross BorderAcquisitionMajority
Kansas City Southern

target

Kansas City Southern

Canadian Pacific Railway

bidder

Canadian Pacific Railway

£19,603m

125 dealmakers

United States
Insurance Brokers
AcquisitionCross BorderMajorityPrivatePrivate Equity
Nfp Corp

target

Nfp Corp

Aon

bidder

Aon

£10,507m

87 dealmakers

United StatesUnited States
Entertainment
DomesticAcquisitionMajorityMergerPublicPrivate Equity
Paramount Global

target

Paramount Global

Skydance Media

bidder

Skydance Media

£6,554m

81 dealmakers

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