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Christopher Gonnella

Partner at Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison

Lawyer

Deal Bio

Total Deals28

Valued Deals24

Total Value£ 93.49 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 3.90 B

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09 Mar 2018|United Kingdom|Auto Parts

Target: GKN PLC (DRIVELINE DIVISION)

Bidder: DANA INCORPORATED

21 Service Providers

1 Target | 12 Bidder | 8 Vendor

82 Dealmakers

1 Target | 17 Bidder | 64 Vendor

n/a

Value

01 Apr 2019|United States|Cable Television

Target: FIDELITY COMMUNICATIONS

Bidder: CABLE ONE INC

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

17 Dealmakers

1 Target | 16 Bidder

£ 403 M

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

n/a

Value

10 May 2019|United States|Pipelines

Target: BUCKEYE PARTNERS LP

Bidder: IFM INVESTORS PTY LTD

19 Service Providers

7 Target | 12 Bidder

101 Dealmakers

36 Target | 65 Bidder

£ 7.83 B

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

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

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

15 Feb 2021|United States|Cable Television

Target: HARGRAY COMMUNICATIONS GROUP INC

Bidder: CABLE ONE INC

14 Service Providers

2 Target | 7 Bidder | 5 Vendor

51 Dealmakers

2 Target | 38 Bidder | 11 Vendor

£ 1.35 B

Value

12 Mar 2021|United States|Food Products

Target: ARYZTA (NORTH AMERICAN BUSINESS)

Bidder: LINDSAY GOLDBERG

14 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 7 Vendor

32 Dealmakers

1 Target | 21 Bidder | 11 Vendor

£ 609 M

Value

24 May 2021|United States|Diversified Industrials

Target: LEHIGH HANSON (WEST REGION BUSINESS)

Bidder: MARTIN MARIETTA

8 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

50 Dealmakers

24 Bidder | 26 Vendor

£ 1.62 B

Value

01 Aug 2021|Australia|FinTech

Target: AFTERPAY LIMITED

Bidder: BLOCK INC

18 Service Providers

11 Target | 7 Bidder

67 Dealmakers

43 Target | 24 Bidder

£ 20.86 B

Value

08 Aug 2022|United States|Biotechnology

Target: GLOBAL BLOOD THERAPEUTICS

Bidder: PFIZER INC

12 Service Providers

6 Target | 6 Bidder

52 Dealmakers

29 Target | 23 Bidder

£ 4.47 B

Value

09 Aug 2022|United States|Cement

Target: MARTIN MARIETTA (CALIFORNIA CEMENT PLANT)

Bidder: CALPORTLAND

5 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 4 Vendor

23 Dealmakers

2 Bidder | 21 Vendor

£ 289 M

Value

19 Dec 2023|United States|Digital Services

Target: TWO BITCOIN MINING SITES

Bidder: MARATHON DIGITAL (MARA HOLDINGS INC)

5 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

23 Dealmakers

11 Bidder | 12 Vendor

£ 140 M

Value

16 Jan 2024|United States|Restaurants and Bars

Target: CARROLS RESTAURANT GROUP

Bidder: RESTAURANT BRANDS INTERNATIONAL INC

7 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder

27 Dealmakers

7 Target | 20 Bidder

£ 785 M

Value

23 Jan 2024|United States|Outsourced HR and Staffing

Target: G&A PARTNERS INC

Bidder: TPG CAPITAL LP

9 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

27 Dealmakers

1 Target | 20 Bidder | 6 Vendor

n/a

Value

26 Feb 2024|United States|Pharmaceuticals

Target: NGM BIO

Bidder: THE COLUMN GROUP

5 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder

11 Dealmakers

1 Target | 10 Bidder

£ 78 M

Value

07 Mar 2024|United States|Electricity Distribution

Target: AVANGRID INC

Bidder: IBERDROLA GROUP

13 Service Providers

5 Target | 8 Bidder

51 Dealmakers

18 Target | 33 Bidder

£ 1.93 B

Value

24 Apr 2024|United States|Software

Target: HASHICORP INC

Bidder: IBM CORPORATION

11 Service Providers

5 Target | 6 Bidder

72 Dealmakers

50 Target | 22 Bidder

£ 5.16 B

Value

26 Jul 2024|United States|Diversified Retailers

Target: FIKES WHOLESALE

Bidder: CASEY'S GENERAL STORES

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder

27 Dealmakers

1 Target | 27 Bidder

£ 889 M

Value

14 Nov 2024|United States|Food Products

Target: WHITEBRIDGE PET BRANDS (NORTH AMERICAN CAT FEEDING AND PET TREATING BUSINESS)

Bidder: GENERAL MILLS INC

4 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

26 Dealmakers

17 Bidder | 9 Vendor

£ 1.14 B

Value

15 Jan 2025|United States|Building Materials: Other

Target: BEACON ROOFING SUPPLY INC

Bidder: QXO INC

20 Service Providers

8 Target | 12 Bidder

89 Dealmakers

51 Target | 39 Bidder

£ 9.02 B

Value

24 Feb 2025|United States|Private Equity

Target: BRIDGE INVESTMENT GROUP

Bidder: APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC

15 Service Providers

7 Target | 8 Bidder

108 Dealmakers

65 Target | 43 Bidder

£ 1.19 B

Value

13 Mar 2025|United States|Telecommunications infrastructure

Target: CROWN CASTLE (SMALL CELLS SOLUTIONS BUSINESS)

Bidder: EQT PARTNERS

10 Service Providers

6 Bidder | 4 Vendor

43 Dealmakers

11 Bidder | 32 Vendor

£ 3.29 B

Value

13 Mar 2025|United States|Telecommunications Equipment

Target: CROWN CASTLE (FIBER SOLUTIONS BUSINESS)

Bidder: EQT PARTNERS

15 Service Providers

10 Bidder | 5 Vendor

106 Dealmakers

68 Bidder | 39 Vendor

£ 3.29 B

Value

11 Jun 2025|United States|Diversified Industrials

Target: DANA INCORPORATED (OFF-HIGHWAY BUSINESS)

Bidder: ALLISON TRANSMISSION INC

14 Service Providers

9 Bidder | 5 Vendor

91 Dealmakers

60 Bidder | 31 Vendor

£ 2.00 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

06 Aug 2025|United States|Renewable Energy Equipment

Target: RESILIENT POWER SYSTEMS

Bidder: EATON CORPORATION

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

11 Dealmakers

1 Target | 10 Bidder

n/a

Value