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Christopher Cook

Partner at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

Lawyer

Brussels

Deal Bio

Total Deals29

Valued Deals20

Total Value£ 158.64 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 7.93 B

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22 May 2018|United Kingdom|Publishing

Target: EMI MUSIC PUBLISHING LTD

Bidder: SONY CORPORATION

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

17 Dealmakers

1 Target | 13 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 2.13 B

Value

05 Sep 2017|United States|Aerospace

Target: ROCKWELL COLLINS INC.

Bidder: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP

7 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder

8 Dealmakers

4 Target | 4 Bidder

£ 23.25 B

Value

16 May 2019|Switzerland|Pharmaceuticals

Target: NESTLE SKIN HEALTH

Bidder: EQT PARTNERS AB

24 Service Providers

2 Target | 16 Bidder | 6 Vendor

196 Dealmakers

6 Target | 68 Bidder | 125 Vendor

£ 7.81 B

Value

09 Jun 2019|United States|Defense

Target: RAYTHEON COMPANY

Bidder: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP

13 Service Providers

6 Target | 7 Bidder

96 Dealmakers

64 Target | 32 Bidder

£ 69.76 B

Value

13 Nov 2019|United States|IT Services: Other

Target: TECH DATA CORPORATION

Bidder: APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC

14 Service Providers

4 Target | 10 Bidder

93 Dealmakers

24 Target | 69 Bidder

£ 4.66 B

Value

23 Jun 2019|Saudi Arabia|Multi-Utilities

Target: ACWA POWER

Bidder: SILK ROAD FUND

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

21 Dealmakers

2 Target | 19 Bidder

n/a

Value

20 Dec 2019|Italy|Auto Parts

Target: TEKSID

Bidder: TUPY SA

12 Service Providers

1 Target | 8 Bidder | 3 Vendor

64 Dealmakers

1 Target | 40 Bidder | 23 Vendor

£ 178 M

Value

22 Jul 2021|United States|Third Party Logistics (3PL)

Target: TRANSPLACE

Bidder: UBER FREIGHT

15 Service Providers

5 Target | 9 Bidder | 1 Vendor

62 Dealmakers

18 Target | 36 Bidder | 10 Vendor

£ 1.91 B

Value

29 Oct 2021|United States|Containers and Packaging

Target: DURAVANT LLC

Bidder: THE CARLYLE GROUP

8 Service Providers

5 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

33 Dealmakers

28 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

24 Nov 2021|Netherlands|Paints and Coatings

Target: HEXION (GLOBAL EPOXY BUSINESS)

Bidder: WESTLAKE CHEMICAL

7 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

60 Dealmakers

45 Bidder | 15 Vendor

£ 893 M

Value

05 Jan 2022|India|Data Centers and Hosting

Target: FRACTAL ANALYTICS

Bidder: TPG CAPITAL ASIA

8 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

65 Dealmakers

5 Target | 52 Bidder | 8 Vendor

£ 266 M

Value

05 Apr 2022|Israel|Electrical Components

Target: ATTENTI

Bidder: ALLIED UNIVERSAL

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

47 Dealmakers

9 Target | 37 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 184 M

Value

21 Jul 2022|France|Software

Target: CONTENTSQUARE

Bidder: LIONTREE PARTNERS

14 Service Providers

2 Target | 12 Bidder

41 Dealmakers

2 Target | 39 Bidder

£ 333 M

Value

28 Jul 2022|Brazil|Iron and Steel

Target: COMPANHIA SIDERURGICA DO PECEM

Bidder: ARCELORMITTAL

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

73 Dealmakers

3 Target | 55 Bidder | 15 Vendor

£ 1.82 B

Value

25 Aug 2022|United Kingdom|Software

Target: MICRO FOCUS INTERNATIONAL

Bidder: OPENTEXT

22 Service Providers

11 Target | 11 Bidder

99 Dealmakers

42 Target | 57 Bidder

£ 5.07 B

Value

08 Nov 2022|Netherlands|Electrical Components

Target: CABLE CONNECTIVITY GROUP

Bidder: INFINITE ELECTRONICS INC

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

84 Dealmakers

16 Target | 64 Bidder | 4 Vendor

n/a

Value

14 Dec 2022|Germany|Building: Climate Control

Target: VA-Q-TEC AG

Bidder: EQT PARTNERS AB

12 Service Providers

4 Target | 8 Bidder

46 Dealmakers

17 Target | 30 Bidder

£ 300 M

Value

11 Apr 2023|United States|Media Agencies

Target: FGS GLOBAL

Bidder: KKR & CO

11 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder | 5 Vendor

52 Dealmakers

28 Target | 6 Bidder | 20 Vendor

£ 609 M

Value

17 Apr 2023|Finland|Building Roofing/Wallboard and Plumbing

Target: UPONOR CORPORATION

Bidder: GEORG FISCHER AG

18 Service Providers

5 Target | 5 Bidder

86 Dealmakers

29 Target | 25 Bidder

£ 1.95 B

Value

02 May 2023|Canada|Computer Hardware

Target: COOLIT SYSTEMS

Bidder: KKR & CO

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

51 Dealmakers

3 Target | 48 Bidder

n/a

Value

08 May 2023|United States|Medical Supplies

Target: BAXTER (BIOPHARMA SOLUTIONS)

Bidder: WARBURG PINCUS LLC

12 Service Providers

9 Bidder | 3 Vendor

98 Dealmakers

90 Bidder | 8 Vendor

£ 3.36 B

Value

27 Apr 2023|Brazil|General Mining

Target: MINERACAO RIO DO NORTE SA

Bidder: NORSK HYDRO ASA

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 2 Vendor

11 Dealmakers

2 Target | 2 Bidder | 7 Vendor

n/a

Value

27 Jul 2023|Brazil|General Mining

Target: VALE BASE METALS

Bidder: MA'ADEN

10 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 4 Vendor

80 Dealmakers

1 Target | 25 Bidder | 54 Vendor

£ 2.71 B

Value

16 Jan 2024|United States|Software

Target: ANSYS

Bidder: SYNOPSYS INC

12 Service Providers

6 Target | 6 Bidder

106 Dealmakers

26 Target | 80 Bidder

£ 27.48 B

Value

08 May 2024|United States|Electrical Components

Target: ABB / NIEDAX GROUP JOINT VENTURE

Bidder: ABB LTD

3 Service Providers

3 Bidder

29 Dealmakers

29 Bidder

n/a

Value

09 Jul 2024|United States|Machinery: Specialty

Target: COLLINS AEROSPACE (GOODRICH HOIST & WINCH BUSINESS)

Bidder: SIGNIA AEROSPACE

8 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

46 Dealmakers

7 Bidder | 39 Vendor

n/a

Value

29 Jul 2024|Bermuda|Reinsurance

Target: ENSTAR GROUP LIMITED

Bidder: SIXTH STREET PARTNERS

13 Service Providers

5 Target | 7 Bidder | 1 Vendor

102 Dealmakers

36 Target | 58 Bidder | 8 Vendor

£ 3.96 B

Value

10 Sep 2024|Netherlands|Software

Target: REDWOOD SOFTWARE INC

Bidder: WARBURG PINCUS LLC

13 Service Providers

4 Target | 7 Bidder | 2 Vendor

61 Dealmakers

5 Target | 54 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

28 Nov 2024|Netherlands|Life Insurance

Target: ACHMEA PENSION & LIFE INSURANCE

Bidder: ACHMEA BV

14 Service Providers

14 Bidder

43 Dealmakers

43 Bidder

n/a

Value