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Christopher BorsSkadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom

Christopher Bors

Partner at Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom

Lawyer

Palo Alto

Deal Bio

Total Deals15
Valued Deals12
Total Value£ 79.14 B
Avg. Deal Size£ 6.60 B

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14 Jun 2019|United States|Software
Mobiquity
Hexaware Technologies

Target: MOBIQUITY INC

Bidder: HEXAWARE TECHNOLOGIES LTD

6 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder

15 Dealmakers

4 Target | 11 Bidder

£ 144 M

Value

13 Jan 2020|United States|FinTech
Plaid
Visa

Target: PLAID INC

Bidder: VISA INC

21 Service Providers

3 Target | 7 Bidder | 11 Vendor

89 Dealmakers

38 Target | 29 Bidder | 23 Vendor

£ 4.08 B

Value

24 Jun 2020|Australia|Recreational Services
F45 Training
Crescent Acquisition Corp

Target: F45 TRAINING

Bidder: CRESCENT ACQUISITION CORP

13 Service Providers

5 Target | 7 Bidder | 1 Vendor

25 Dealmakers

10 Target | 14 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 748 M

Value

19 Jan 2021|United States|Electronic Components and Equipment
Coherent
Ii-vi

Target: COHERENT INC

Bidder: II-VI INC

32 Service Providers

7 Target | 13 Bidder

147 Dealmakers

26 Target | 53 Bidder

£ 5.03 B

Value

01 May 2018|United States|Management Consulting
RPX
Hggc

Target: RPX

Bidder: HGGC LLC

11 Service Providers

5 Target | 6 Bidder

17 Dealmakers

14 Target | 3 Bidder

£ 403 M

Value

07 Oct 2021|United States|Internet
Starry
Firstmark Horizon Acquisition Corp

Target: STARRY INC

Bidder: FIRSTMARK HORIZON ACQUISITION CORP

16 Service Providers

5 Target | 11 Bidder

53 Dealmakers

35 Target | 19 Bidder

£ 1.22 B

Value

14 Oct 2021|United States|Electronic Components and Equipment
Tempo Automation
Ace Convergence Acquisition Corp

Target: TEMPO AUTOMATION INC

Bidder: ACE CONVERGENCE ACQUISITION CORP

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder

37 Dealmakers

20 Target | 20 Bidder

£ 669 M

Value

09 Nov 2021|Finland|IT Services: Other
Wolt Enterprises
DOORDASH

Target: WOLT ENTERPRISES OY

Bidder: DOORDASH

13 Service Providers

4 Target | 7 Bidder | 2 Vendor

34 Dealmakers

12 Target | 21 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 6.00 B

Value

18 Jan 2022|United States|Gaming
Activision Blizzard
Microsoft Corp

Target: ACTIVISION BLIZZARD INC

Bidder: MICROSOFT CORP

15 Service Providers

8 Target | 7 Bidder

59 Dealmakers

26 Target | 33 Bidder

£ 50.26 B

Value

07 Nov 2022|United States|Auto Parts
Velodyne Lidar
Ouster

Target: VELODYNE LIDAR INC

Bidder: OUSTER INC

9 Service Providers

5 Target | 4 Bidder

29 Dealmakers

20 Target | 9 Bidder

£ 351 M

Value

12 Dec 2022|Germany|Software
Transporeon Group
TRIMBLE

Target: TRANSPOREON GROUP

Bidder: TRIMBLE

12 Service Providers

4 Target | 6 Bidder | 2 Vendor

68 Dealmakers

31 Target | 32 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 1.61 B

Value

30 Oct 2023|United States|Computer Hardware
Western Digital Corporation (hdd Business)
Institutional Investors

Target: WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION (HDD BUSINESS)

Bidder: INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS

6 Service Providers

6 Vendor

24 Dealmakers

24 Vendor

n/a

Value

04 Jun 2024|Ireland|Semiconductors
Intel / Apollo Joint Venture
Intel Corporation

Target: INTEL / APOLLO JOINT VENTURE

Bidder: INTEL CORPORATION

9 Service Providers

9 Bidder

57 Dealmakers

57 Bidder

£ 8.62 B

Value

15 Sep 2024|United States|Software
Trimble (global Transportation Telematics Business)
Platform Science

Target: TRIMBLE (GLOBAL TRANSPORTATION TELEMATICS BUSINESS)

Bidder: PLATFORM SCIENCE

13 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 8 Vendor

35 Dealmakers

3 Bidder | 32 Vendor

n/a

Value

06 Jan 2025|United States|Software
Ansys (powerartist)
Keysight Technologies

Target: ANSYS (POWERARTIST)

Bidder: KEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES INC

4 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 3 Vendor

20 Dealmakers

1 Bidder | 19 Vendor

n/a

Value

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