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Cian O'Connor

Partner at Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison

Lawyer

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals27

Valued Deals18

Total Value£ 26.76 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 1.49 B

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23 Nov 2015|Ireland|Payments / Commerce

Target: FINTRAX

Bidder: EURAZEO CAPITAL

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

54 Dealmakers

6 Target | 28 Bidder | 21 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

13 Service Providers

5 Target | 7 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

7 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

42 Dealmakers

2 Target | 17 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

37 Dealmakers

1 Target | 25 Bidder | 11 Vendor

n/a

Value

29 Nov 2024|United Kingdom|Auto Parts

Target: TI FLUID SYSTEMS PLC

Bidder: ABC TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS

17 Service Providers

6 Target | 11 Bidder

54 Dealmakers

21 Target | 33 Bidder

£ 1.83 B

Value

27 Sep 2024|United Kingdom|Outsourced HR and Staffing

Target: LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES GROUP PLC

Bidder: GENERAL ATLANTIC LLC

13 Service Providers

7 Target | 6 Bidder

46 Dealmakers

19 Target | 30 Bidder

£ 800 M

Value

02 Dec 2024|United Kingdom|Chemicals: Diversified

Target: ALTA PERFORMANCE MATERIALS (FORMERLY INEOS COMPOSITES BUSINESS)

Bidder: KPS CAPITAL PARTNERS

12 Service Providers

1 Target | 8 Bidder | 3 Vendor

83 Dealmakers

1 Target | 46 Bidder | 36 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

35 Dealmakers

25 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

16 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder | 9 Vendor

14 Dealmakers

2 Target | 9 Bidder | 3 Vendor

n/a

Value

03 Apr 2025|United States|Management Consulting

Target: FRAZIER & DEETER

Bidder: GENERAL ATLANTIC LLC

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder

36 Dealmakers

3 Target | 33 Bidder

n/a

Value

09 Jun 2025|United Kingdom|Computer Hardware

Target: OXFORD IONICS

Bidder: IONQ INC

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

39 Dealmakers

9 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

88 Dealmakers

60 Bidder | 28 Vendor

£ 1 M

Value

23 Jun 2025|Ireland|Chemicals: Diversified

Target: CARBON CHEMICALS GROUP

Bidder: SHRIEVE CHEMICAL COMPANY

7 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder

11 Dealmakers

1 Target | 10 Bidder

n/a

Value