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Chuck Boyars

Partner at Kirkland & Ellis

Lawyer

Washington, D.C.

Deal Bio

Total Deals23

Valued Deals20

Total Value£ 72.48 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 3.62 B

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11 May 2021|United States|Paints and Coatings

Target: FERRO CORPORATION

Bidder: AMERICAN SECURITIES LLC

13 Service Providers

5 Target | 8 Bidder

46 Dealmakers

27 Target | 19 Bidder

£ 1.49 B

Value

10 Nov 2021|Denmark|Offshore Drilling and Other Services

Target: MAERSK DRILLING

Bidder: NOBLE CORP

13 Service Providers

5 Target | 8 Bidder

46 Dealmakers

16 Target | 30 Bidder

£ 2.51 B

Value

10 Jan 2022|United States|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: NAVITAS MIDSTREAM PARTNER HOLDINGS

Bidder: ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS PARTNERS LP

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

57 Dealmakers

30 Target | 24 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 2.39 B

Value

16 Feb 2022|United States|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: VERDUN OIL COMPANY II (UINTA BASIN ASSETS)

Bidder: CRESCENT ENERGY COMPANY

5 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

34 Dealmakers

32 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 602 M

Value

17 Mar 2022|United States|Pharmaceuticals

Target: EMERSON ECOLOGICS

Bidder: FULLSCRIPT

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

19 Dealmakers

2 Target | 17 Bidder

n/a

Value

19 Jul 2022|United States|Consumer Services: Other

Target: WHEAT RIDGE ANIMAL HOSPITAL

Bidder: VERITAS VETERINARY PARTNERS

3 Service Providers

3 Bidder

19 Dealmakers

19 Bidder

n/a

Value

27 Oct 2022|United States|Software

Target: USERTESTING

Bidder: SUNSTONE PARTNERS

11 Service Providers

6 Target | 5 Bidder

57 Dealmakers

47 Target | 10 Bidder

£ 1.12 B

Value

09 Jan 2023|United States|Payments / Commerce

Target: PAYA

Bidder: NUVEI CORPORATION

16 Service Providers

6 Target | 9 Bidder | 1 Vendor

50 Dealmakers

30 Target | 17 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 1.07 B

Value

02 May 2023|United States|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: MESQUITE ENERGY (WESTERN EAGLE FORD ASSET)

Bidder: CRESCENT ENERGY COMPANY

5 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

18 Dealmakers

15 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 482 M

Value

15 Jun 2023|United States|Oil Equipment and Services

Target: NEXTIER

Bidder: PATTERSON-UTI ENERGY INC

10 Service Providers

5 Target | 5 Bidder

41 Dealmakers

21 Target | 20 Bidder

£ 1.92 B

Value

11 Jan 2024|United States|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: CHESAPEAKE ENERGY

Bidder: SOUTHWESTERN ENERGY COMPANY

16 Service Providers

7 Target | 9 Bidder

65 Dealmakers

41 Target | 24 Bidder

£ 8.96 B

Value

30 Jan 2024|United States|Machinery: Specialty

Target: CARLISLE INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGIES

Bidder: AMPHENOL CORPORATION

6 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

54 Dealmakers

44 Bidder | 10 Vendor

£ 1.59 B

Value

29 May 2024|United States|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: MARATHON OIL CORPORATION

Bidder: CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

38 Dealmakers

20 Target | 18 Bidder

£ 17.61 B

Value

27 Jun 2024|United States|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: UINTA BASIN OIL AND GAS ASSETS

Bidder: SM ENERGY COMPANY

12 Service Providers

8 Bidder | 4 Vendor

57 Dealmakers

30 Bidder | 30 Vendor

£ 2.02 B

Value

16 Aug 2024|Canada|Media Agencies

Target: TRADER CORPORATION

Bidder: AUTOSCOUT24

17 Service Providers

8 Target | 8 Bidder | 1 Vendor

57 Dealmakers

16 Target | 40 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

13 Nov 2024|United States|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: FRANKLIN MOUNTAIN ENERGY

Bidder: COTERRA ENERGY

12 Service Providers

6 Target | 6 Bidder

19 Dealmakers

14 Target | 5 Bidder

£ 3.09 B

Value

03 Dec 2024|United States|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: RIDGEMAR ENERGY (EAGLE FORD ASSETS)

Bidder: CRESCENT ENERGY COMPANY

7 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

40 Dealmakers

21 Bidder | 19 Vendor

£ 713 M

Value

05 Dec 2024|United States|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: APEX ENERGY II (NATURAL GAS UPSTREAM AND ASSOCIATED MIDSTREAM BUSINESS)

Bidder: CNX RESOURCES CORPORATION

7 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

20 Dealmakers

3 Bidder | 17 Vendor

£ 398 M

Value

18 Feb 2025|United States|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: DOUBLE EAGLE

Bidder: DIAMONDBACK ENERGY INC

8 Service Providers

5 Target | 3 Bidder

60 Dealmakers

33 Target | 27 Bidder

£ 3.25 B

Value

06 Mar 2025|United States|Diversified Retailers

Target: SHIELDS HEALTH

Bidder: SYCAMORE PARTNERS LP

22 Service Providers

11 Target | 10 Bidder | 1 Vendor

128 Dealmakers

91 Target | 31 Bidder | 6 Vendor

£ 18.39 B

Value

22 Apr 2025|United States|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: OLYMPUS ENERGY (UPSTREAM AND MIDSTREAM ASSETS)

Bidder: EQT CORPORATION

7 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

22 Dealmakers

7 Bidder | 15 Vendor

£ 1.27 B

Value

17 Jul 2025|United States|Conventional Electricity

Target: MOXIE FREEDOM ENERGY CENTER

Bidder: TALEN ENERGY CORPORATION

11 Service Providers

6 Bidder | 5 Vendor

81 Dealmakers

30 Bidder | 53 Vendor

£ 2.61 B

Value

05 Aug 2025|United States|Computer Hardware

Target: ELO TOUCH SOLUTIONS INC

Bidder: ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

17 Dealmakers

1 Target | 16 Bidder

£ 978 M

Value