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Christopher Cummings

Partner at Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison

Lawyer

Toronto

Deal Bio

Total Deals29

Valued Deals23

Total Value£ 64.38 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 2.80 B

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27 Aug 2020|Canada|Real Estate Services

Target: TRICON RESIDENTIAL

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

8 Service Providers

5 Target | 3 Bidder

29 Dealmakers

10 Target | 19 Bidder

£ 227 M

Value

15 Jan 2020|United States|Health Care Facilities

Target: OURHEALTH LLC

Bidder: MARATHON HEALTH

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

27 Dealmakers

13 Target | 14 Bidder

n/a

Value

01 Oct 2020|United States|Auto Parts

Target: PARTS AUTHORITY

Bidder: KOHLBERG & COMPANY LLC

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

37 Dealmakers

16 Target | 16 Bidder | 5 Vendor

n/a

Value

21 Sep 2020|Canada|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: BONTERRA ENERGY CORP

Bidder: OBSIDIAN ENERGY

12 Service Providers

5 Target | 7 Bidder

12 Dealmakers

2 Target | 10 Bidder

£ 181 M

Value

19 Jan 2021|United States|Information / Data Services

Target: SPINS

Bidder: GEORGIAN

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder

18 Dealmakers

1 Target | 17 Bidder

n/a

Value

26 Jan 2021|United States|Medical Services

Target: EQUALITY HEALTH

Bidder: TOWN HALL VENTURES

6 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

22 Dealmakers

1 Target | 20 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

13 Apr 2021|United States|Cosmetics

Target: VEGAMOUR

Bidder: GENERAL ATLANTIC LLC

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

15 Dealmakers

1 Target | 14 Bidder

£ 58 M

Value

31 May 2022|Canada|Gold Mining

Target: YAMANA GOLD INC

Bidder: PAN AMERICAN SILVER

26 Service Providers

7 Target | 11 Bidder

124 Dealmakers

55 Target | 26 Bidder

£ 5.37 B

Value

30 Nov 2022|Brazil|Software

Target: ARCO PLATFORM LIMITED

Bidder: GENERAL ATLANTIC LLC

15 Service Providers

9 Target | 6 Bidder

38 Dealmakers

19 Target | 19 Bidder

£ 1.18 B

Value

08 Feb 2023|United States|Health Care Services

Target: OAK STREET HEALTH

Bidder: CVS HEALTH CORPORATION

13 Service Providers

5 Target | 7 Bidder | 1 Vendor

73 Dealmakers

28 Target | 36 Bidder | 9 Vendor

£ 8.81 B

Value

21 Feb 2023|Canada|Diversified Materials

Target: ELK VALLEY RESOURCES

Bidder: INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS

15 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 13 Vendor

21 Dealmakers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 19 Vendor

£ 9.55 B

Value

06 Jun 2023|United States|Health Care Services

Target: AMEDISYS INC

Bidder: OPTUM INC

16 Service Providers

5 Target | 5 Bidder

64 Dealmakers

31 Target | 25 Bidder

£ 2.66 B

Value

12 Jun 2023|Canada|Iron and Steel

Target: TECK RESOURCES (STEELMAKING COAL BUSINESS)

Bidder: GLENCORE INTERNATIONAL PLC

22 Service Providers

7 Bidder | 15 Vendor

77 Dealmakers

29 Bidder | 48 Vendor

£ 7.15 B

Value

13 Nov 2023|Denmark|Restaurants and Bars

Target: JOE & THE JUICE HOLDING

Bidder: GENERAL ATLANTIC LLC

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 5 Vendor

29 Dealmakers

1 Target | 21 Bidder | 7 Vendor

n/a

Value

11 Dec 2023|United States|Business Process Outsourcing

Target: HIRERIGHT

Bidder: GENERAL ATLANTIC LLC

10 Service Providers

4 Target | 6 Bidder

57 Dealmakers

13 Target | 44 Bidder

£ 1.31 B

Value

19 Jan 2024|Canada|Real Estate Services

Target: TRICON RESIDENTIAL

Bidder: BLACKSTONE REAL ESTATE INCOME TRUST

20 Service Providers

9 Target | 11 Bidder

87 Dealmakers

28 Target | 59 Bidder

£ 5.12 B

Value

31 Aug 2018|United States|Reinsurance

Target: MAIDEN RE (AMERICAN DIVERSIFIED REINSURANCE BUSINESS)

Bidder: ENSTAR GROUP LIMITED

2 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 1 Vendor

7 Dealmakers

1 Bidder | 6 Vendor

£ 214 M

Value

11 Apr 2024|United States|Software

Target: HIGHLEVEL

Bidder: GENERAL ATLANTIC LLC

6 Service Providers

4 Target | 2 Bidder

27 Dealmakers

5 Target | 22 Bidder

n/a

Value

13 May 2024|United States|Software

Target: SQUARESPACE

Bidder: PERMIRA ADVISERS LLP

19 Service Providers

6 Target | 10 Bidder | 3 Vendor

89 Dealmakers

21 Target | 47 Bidder | 21 Vendor

£ 5.75 B

Value

30 Jul 2024|United Kingdom|Health Care Services

Target: FLO HEALTH

Bidder: GENERAL ATLANTIC LLC

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

25 Dealmakers

3 Target | 22 Bidder

£ 155 M

Value

21 Oct 2024|United States|Biotechnology

Target: SEAPORT THERAPEUTICS

Bidder: GENERAL ATLANTIC LLC

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

16 Dealmakers

2 Target | 14 Bidder

£ 172 M

Value

08 Nov 2024|United States|Clothing and Accessories

Target: VUORI

Bidder: STRIPES GROUP

8 Service Providers

2 Target | 6 Bidder

57 Dealmakers

27 Target | 32 Bidder

£ 638 M

Value

28 Oct 2024|Canada|General Mining

Target: BLUESTONE RESOURCES

Bidder: AURA MINERALS

8 Service Providers

5 Target | 3 Bidder

10 Dealmakers

3 Target | 7 Bidder

£ 57 M

Value

23 Feb 2025|Canada|Gold Mining

Target: CALIBRE MINING

Bidder: EQUINOX GOLD CORP

10 Service Providers

5 Target | 5 Bidder

34 Dealmakers

30 Target | 4 Bidder

£ 1.42 B

Value

10 Mar 2025|Canada|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: VEREN

Bidder: WHITECAP RESOURCES INC

12 Service Providers

7 Target | 5 Bidder

7 Dealmakers

5 Target | 2 Bidder

£ 8.07 B

Value

11 May 2025|Canada|Platinum and Precious Metals

Target: MAG SILVER CORP

Bidder: PAN AMERICAN SILVER

9 Service Providers

6 Target | 3 Bidder

21 Dealmakers

6 Target | 15 Bidder

£ 1.58 B

Value

15 May 2025|Canada|Oil: Crude Producers

Target: MEG ENERGY CORP

Bidder: STRATHCONA RESOURCES LTD

16 Service Providers

3 Target | 13 Bidder

25 Dealmakers

12 Target | 13 Bidder

£ 4.23 B

Value

12 Jun 2025|Canada|Digital Services

Target: TELUS INTERNATIONAL CDA INC (TELUS DIGITAL)

Bidder: TELUS CORPORATION

15 Service Providers

9 Target | 6 Bidder

27 Dealmakers

16 Target | 11 Bidder

£ 398 M

Value

30 Jun 2025|United Kingdom|Biotechnology

Target: ANTEV LTD

Bidder: MEDICUS PHARMA

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

5 Dealmakers

1 Target | 4 Bidder

£ 53 M

Value