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Cian O'Connor

Partner at Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison

Lawyer

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals32

Valued Deals20

Total Value£ 36.16 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 1.81 B

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23 Nov 2015|Ireland|Payments / Commerce

Target: FINTRAX

Bidder: EURAZEO

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

21 Dealmakers

1 Target | 20 Bidder

£ 210 M

Value

26 Feb 2020|United Kingdom|Real Estate Services

Target: IQ STUDENT ACCOMMODATION

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

21 Service Providers

2 Target | 10 Bidder | 9 Vendor

55 Dealmakers

6 Target | 28 Bidder | 22 Vendor

£ 4.66 B

Value

26 Nov 2020|Netherlands|Real Estate Holding and Development

Target: KADANS SCIENCE

Bidder: AXA INVESTMENT MANAGERS

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

34 Dealmakers

1 Target | 9 Bidder | 24 Vendor

£ 446 M

Value

18 Dec 2020|United Kingdom|Real Estate Holding and Development

Target: KENNEDY WILSON / GIC JV

Bidder: KENNEDY WILSON

5 Service Providers

5 Bidder

26 Dealmakers

26 Bidder

n/a

Value

14 Jun 2021|Switzerland|Specialty Chemicals

Target: CLARIANT AG (PIGMENTS BUSINESS)

Bidder: SK CAPITAL PARTNERS

21 Service Providers

16 Bidder | 5 Vendor

94 Dealmakers

62 Bidder | 32 Vendor

£ 674 M

Value

25 Feb 2022|Belgium|Commercial REITs

Target: BEFIMMO

Bidder: BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGEMENT

11 Service Providers

4 Target | 7 Bidder

19 Dealmakers

7 Target | 12 Bidder

£ 2.09 B

Value

16 Jan 2024|United Kingdom|Private Equity

Target: ACTIS LLP

Bidder: GENERAL ATLANTIC LLC

15 Service Providers

7 Target | 8 Bidder

92 Dealmakers

40 Target | 55 Bidder

n/a

Value

05 Feb 2024|Italy|Food Products

Target: FORNO D'ASOLO S.P.A.

Bidder: SAMMONTANA

17 Service Providers

2 Target | 8 Bidder | 7 Vendor

27 Dealmakers

1 Target | 13 Bidder | 13 Vendor

£ 949 M

Value

23 Jan 2024|Italy|Machinery: Industrial

Target: FASSI GROUP

Bidder: INVESTINDUSTRIAL

21 Service Providers

7 Target | 14 Bidder

17 Dealmakers

9 Target | 8 Bidder

n/a

Value

23 Jun 2024|United States|Freight Forwarding

Target: COYOTE LOGISTICS

Bidder: RXO INC

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

31 Dealmakers

1 Target | 25 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 810 M

Value

27 Jun 2024|United Kingdom|Software

Target: PORTSWIGGER

Bidder: BRIGHTON PARK CAPITAL

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

17 Dealmakers

1 Target | 16 Bidder

£ 88 M

Value

26 Jul 2024|United States|Gaming

Target: IGT (GLOBAL GAMING AND DIGITAL BUSINESS)

Bidder: APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC

21 Service Providers

7 Target | 6 Bidder | 8 Vendor

82 Dealmakers

14 Target | 40 Bidder | 28 Vendor

£ 4.89 B

Value

26 Jul 2024|United States|Entertainment

Target: SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT

Bidder: APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

34 Dealmakers

2 Target | 32 Bidder

£ 544 M

Value

29 Jul 2024|Bermuda|Reinsurance

Target: ENSTAR GROUP LIMITED

Bidder: SIXTH STREET PARTNERS

15 Service Providers

6 Target | 8 Bidder | 1 Vendor

102 Dealmakers

36 Target | 58 Bidder | 8 Vendor

£ 3.96 B

Value

19 Jul 2024|Italy|Plastics

Target: PIOVAN

Bidder: INVESTINDUSTRIAL

10 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 3 Vendor

36 Dealmakers

1 Target | 31 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 683 M

Value

19 Aug 2024|Netherlands|Software

Target: KEYLANE GROUP

Bidder: POLLEN STREET CAPITAL LIMITED

8 Service Providers

2 Target | 5 Bidder | 1 Vendor

46 Dealmakers

2 Target | 21 Bidder | 23 Vendor

n/a

Value

19 Jul 2024|Finland|Software

Target: ACCOUNTOR SOFTWARE

Bidder: KKR & CO

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

40 Dealmakers

1 Target | 28 Bidder | 11 Vendor

n/a

Value

29 Nov 2024|United Kingdom|Auto Parts

Target: TI FLUID SYSTEMS PLC

Bidder: ABC TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS

18 Service Providers

6 Target | 12 Bidder

67 Dealmakers

23 Target | 44 Bidder

£ 1.83 B

Value

27 Sep 2024|United Kingdom|Outsourced HR and Staffing

Target: LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES GROUP PLC

Bidder: GENERAL ATLANTIC LLC

14 Service Providers

7 Target | 7 Bidder

53 Dealmakers

19 Target | 37 Bidder

£ 800 M

Value

02 Dec 2024|United Kingdom|Chemicals: Diversified

Target: ALTA PERFORMANCE MATERIALS (FORMERLY INEOS COMPOSITES BUSINESS)

Bidder: KPS CAPITAL PARTNERS

14 Service Providers

1 Target | 9 Bidder | 4 Vendor

101 Dealmakers

1 Target | 53 Bidder | 47 Vendor

£ 1.41 B

Value

17 Dec 2024|United Kingdom|Insurance Brokers

Target: THE ARDONAGH GROUP

Bidder: STONE POINT CAPITAL LLC

14 Service Providers

8 Target | 2 Bidder | 4 Vendor

36 Dealmakers

26 Target | 4 Bidder | 6 Vendor

£ 1.97 B

Value

14 Jan 2025|United States|Financial Data and Systems

Target: APTERRA

Bidder: STANDARD CHARTERED PLC

4 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

11 Dealmakers

2 Bidder | 9 Vendor

n/a

Value

26 Mar 2025|Italy|IT Services: Other

Target: NAMIRIAL

Bidder: BAIN CAPITAL LP

18 Service Providers

3 Target | 6 Bidder | 9 Vendor

30 Dealmakers

2 Target | 25 Bidder | 3 Vendor

n/a

Value

03 Apr 2025|United States|Management Consulting

Target: FRAZIER & DEETER

Bidder: GENERAL ATLANTIC LLC

10 Service Providers

4 Target | 6 Bidder

37 Dealmakers

3 Target | 34 Bidder

n/a

Value

09 Jun 2025|United Kingdom|Semiconductors

Target: ALPHAWAVE IP

Bidder: QUALCOMM INC

11 Service Providers

7 Target | 4 Bidder

84 Dealmakers

57 Target | 31 Bidder

£ 1.77 B

Value

09 Jun 2025|United Kingdom|Computer Hardware

Target: OXFORD IONICS

Bidder: IONQ INC

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

46 Dealmakers

16 Target | 30 Bidder

£ 739 M

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

23 Jun 2025|Ireland|Chemicals: Diversified

Target: CARBON CHEMICALS GROUP

Bidder: SHRIEVE CHEMICAL COMPANY

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder

37 Dealmakers

3 Target | 34 Bidder

n/a

Value

28 Jul 2025|France|Private Equity

Target: MONTEFIORE INVESTMENT SAS

Bidder: AFFILIATED MANAGERS GROUP INC

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

13 Dealmakers

1 Target | 12 Bidder

n/a

Value

02 Sep 2025|United States|Food Products

Target: GLOBAL TASTE ELEVATION CO

Bidder: INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS

5 Service Providers

5 Vendor

19 Dealmakers

19 Vendor

n/a

Value

15 Sep 2025|United States|Insurance Brokers

Target: AMTRUST (MANAGING GENERAL AGENCIES AND FEE BUSINESSES)

Bidder: INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS

7 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 5 Vendor

65 Dealmakers

35 Bidder | 30 Vendor

n/a

Value

03 Nov 2025|Canada|Machinery: Specialty

Target: HUSKY TECHNOLOGIES

Bidder: COMPOSECURE

7 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

31 Dealmakers

30 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 5.63 B

Value