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Christopher Sullivan

Partner at Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison

Lawyer

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals47

Valued Deals28

Total Value£31,811M

Avg. Deal Size£1,136M

Market Context

Expertise (47)

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Germany

Biotechnology

PrivatePrivate EquityAcquisitionMergerCross BorderMajority

target

Synlab

bidder

Cinven

£1,208m

7 dealmakers

United KingdomUnited Kingdom

Consumer Lending

PrivatePrivate EquityMajorityAcquisitionCross Border

target

Newday Cards

bidder

Cinven

£1,100m

5 dealmakers

United KingdomUnited Kingdom

Pharmaceuticals

PrivatePrivate EquityAcquisitionDomesticMajority

target

Amdipharm Mercury

bidder

Advanz Pharma Corp

£2,300m

25 dealmakers

United KingdomUnited Kingdom

Specialty Retailers

PrivateAcquisitionPrivate Equity

target

WATERSTONES

bidder

Elliott Management Corporation

value n/a

16 dealmakers

FranceFrance

Health Care Facilities

PrivatePrivate EquityAcquisitionCross BorderMajority

target

Labco

bidder

Cinven

£849m

6 dealmakers

United Kingdom

Entertainment

PrivateAcquisitionPrivate EquityMajorityCross Border

target

Nec Group

bidder

Blackstone Group

£800m

3 dealmakers

Sweden

Security Services

PrivateMinorityAcquisitionPrivate EquityPrivate Equity

target

Securitas Direct Verisure Group

bidder

Corporacion Financiera Alba

£482m

20 dealmakers

Czechia

Conventional Electricity

MajorityPrivateAcquisitionPrivate Equity

target

Innogy Grid Holding

bidder

Macquarie Group

£1,555m

34 dealmakers

United Kingdom

Real Estate Services

AcquisitionPrivate EquityPrivateMajorityCross Border

target

The Office Group

bidder

Blackstone Group

£500m

22 dealmakers

United States

Specialty Retailers

Private EquityPublicAcquisitionMajority

target

Barnes & Noble

bidder

Elliot Advisors

£537m

52 dealmakers

Ireland

Building Materials: Other

Private EquityAcquisitionPrivateMajority

target

Crh (europe Distribution Business)

bidder

Blackstone Group

£1,473m

130 dealmakers

Denmark

FinTech

PrivateMajorityAcquisitionCross Border

target

Nets (corporate Services Business)

bidder

Mastercard

£2,628m

43 dealmakers

United Kingdom

Auto Services

AcquisitionPrivatePrivate EquityDomesticMinority

target

Rac

bidder

Cvc Capital Partners

£660m

12 dealmakers

Luxembourg

Building: Climate Control

PrivateMajorityAcquisitionPrivate EquityCross Border

target

Armacell Group

bidder

Kirkbi As

£1,188m

49 dealmakers

France

Cosmetics

PrivateMajorityPrivate EquityAcquisitionCross Border

target

CREED

bidder

Blackrock Long Term Private Capital

value n/a

12 dealmakers

Brazil

Diversified Industrials

PrivateMinorityPrivate EquityAcquisitionCross Border

target

Cosan Lubes Investments (moove)

bidder

Cvc Capital Partners

£114m

6 dealmakers

United Kingdom

Insurance Brokers

MajorityAcquisitionCross BorderPrivatePrivate Equity

target

Miller Insurance Holdings

bidder

Cinven

£680m

64 dealmakers

United States

Asset Managers and Custodians

AcquisitionDomesticMajorityPrivatePrivate Equity

target

Strata Fund Solutions

bidder

Alter Domus

value n/a

16 dealmakers

United Kingdom

Software

MajorityAcquisitionDomesticPrivate EquityPrivate

target

Aquila Heywood

bidder

Blackrock Long Term Private Capital

value n/a

16 dealmakers

United Kingdom

Biotechnology

MajorityPrivateAcquisitionPrivate EquityCross Border

target

Absolute Antibody

bidder

Thompson Street Capital Partners

value n/a

17 dealmakers

United Kingdom

E-commerce

PublicAcquisitionCross BorderMinorityPrivate Equity

target

The Hut Group

bidder

Softbank Group Corp

£517m

17 dealmakers

United Kingdom

Commercial REITs

MajorityAcquisitionPrivateDomestic

target

Drc Capital

bidder

Savills

£65m

11 dealmakers

United Kingdom

Consumer Services: Other

DomesticPrivateMajorityAcquisition

target

Bartlett Mitchell

bidder

Wsh Investments

value n/a

8 dealmakers

Luxembourg

Railroads

PrivateMinorityCross BorderAcquisitionPrivate Equity

target

Alpha Trains

bidder

Apg Asset Management

value n/a

10 dealmakers

Spain

Restaurants and Bars

Private EquityAcquisitionMajorityPrivateDomestic

target

Restaurant Brands Iberia

bidder

Cinven

£850m

51 dealmakers

United States

Semiconductors

AcquisitionDomesticMajorityPrivate

target

E&i Engineering Group

bidder

Vertiv Holdings

£1,443m

30 dealmakers

United Kingdom

Asset Managers and Custodians

Private EquityPrivateMajorityAcquisitionDomestic

target

True Potential

bidder

Cinven

£2,000m

35 dealmakers

United Kingdom

Specialty Retailers

Private EquityPrivateAcquisitionDomesticMajority

target

BLACKWELL'S

bidder

Elliott Advisors Uk

value n/a

8 dealmakers

Finland

Oil Equipment and Services

DomesticPrivateAcquisitionMajority

target

Pilke Energia

bidder

Abrdn (ex-standard Life Aberdeen)

value n/a

17 dealmakers

Sweden

Storage Terminals

MajorityAcquisitionCross BorderPrivate EquityPrivate

target

ENVIROTAINER

bidder

Mubadala Investment Company

£2,394m

67 dealmakers

United Kingdom

Private Equity

PrivateAcquisitionPrivate EquityCross BorderMinority

target

TITANBAY

bidder

Fnz

value n/a

18 dealmakers

United Kingdom

Hotels and Motels

AcquisitionMajorityPrivateDomestic

target

Notes Coffee Roasters & Bar

bidder

Wsh Investments

value n/a

18 dealmakers

Denmark

Food Products

MajorityPrivateCross BorderPrivate EquityAcquisition

target

Meyers

bidder

Wsh Investments

value n/a

6 dealmakers

United Kingdom

Financial Data and Systems

MajorityDomesticPrivateAcquisitionPrivate Equity

target

Acuity Knowledge Partners

bidder

Permira Advisers

value n/a

37 dealmakers

Germany

Asset Managers and Custodians

Cross BorderPrivatePrivate EquityMajorityAcquisition

target

Dws Group (private Equity Solutions Business)

bidder

Brookfield Asset Management

value n/a

5 dealmakers

Spain

Alternative Fuels

AcquisitionPrivateMajorityPrivate EquityCross Border

target

Amara Nzero

bidder

Cinven

£702m

45 dealmakers

United Kingdom

Venture Capital

AcquisitionCross BorderMajorityPrivatePrivate Equity

target

Kreos Capital

bidder

BLACKROCK

value n/a

14 dealmakers

France

Cosmetics

AcquisitionDomesticMajorityPrivate EquityPrivate

target

CREED

bidder

Kering

£2,998m

46 dealmakers

United Kingdom

Entertainment

AcquisitionCross BorderPrivateMajorityPrivate Equity

target

Clarion Events

bidder

Blackstone Group

£600m

8 dealmakers

Sweden

Storage Terminals

MajorityPrivate EquityAcquisitionCross BorderPrivate

target

ENVIROTAINER

bidder

Cinven

£883m

4 dealmakers

Luxembourg

Management Consulting

Cross BorderMajorityPrivate EquityAcquisitionPrivate

target

Alter Domus

bidder

Permira Advisers

value n/a

2 dealmakers

United Kingdom

Specialty Retailers

AcquisitionPrivatePrivate EquityMajorityCross Border

target

FOYLES

bidder

WATERSTONES

value n/a

3 dealmakers

Switzerland

Third Party Logistics (3PL)

PrivateCross BorderJoint VentureMajorityPrivate Equity

target

Impala Terminals Group

bidder

Trafigura Group Pte

value n/a

2 dealmakers

France

Restaurants and Bars

Cross BorderAcquisitionMajorityPrivate

target

Musiam Paris

bidder

Wsh Investments

value n/a

2 dealmakers

United Kingdom

Restaurants and Bars

Cross BorderPrivateAcquisitionMajorityPrivate Equity

target

Wsh Investments

bidder

Clayton Dubilier & Rice

£780m

1 dealmaker

United Kingdom

Life Insurance

Cross BorderMajorityAcquisitionPrivatePrivate Equity

target

Guardian Financial Services

bidder

Swiss Re

£1,600m

6 dealmakers

Denmark

Automobiles

MajorityAcquisitionCross BorderPrivate

target

K.w. Bruun Import

bidder

Global Auto Holdings

£897m

14 dealmakers

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