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Dan Schuster-Woldan

Partner at Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison

Lawyer

London, England, United Kingdom

Deal Bio

Total Deals31

Valued Deals22

Total Value£ 37.24 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 1.69 B

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30 Jun 2018|United Kingdom|Iron and Steel

Target: TATA STEEL GROUP

Bidder: THYSSENKRUPP AG

18 Service Providers

7 Target | 11 Bidder

95 Dealmakers

54 Target | 42 Bidder

n/a

Value

06 Jul 2018|United Kingdom|Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO)

Target: ROLLS-ROYCE (MARINE BUSINESS)

Bidder: KONGSBERG PRECISION CUTTING SYSTEMS

10 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 3 Vendor

35 Dealmakers

1 Target | 32 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 500 M

Value

01 Aug 2018|Ireland|Life Insurance

Target: AXA LIFE EUROPE DAC (AXA LIFE INVEST)

Bidder: CINVEN LTD

12 Service Providers

1 Target | 8 Bidder | 3 Vendor

37 Dealmakers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 32 Vendor

£ 1.04 B

Value

16 Mar 2018|Colombia|Diversified Financials

Target: OLD MUTUAL LTD (LATIN AMERICA BUSINESS)

Bidder: CHINA MINSHENG FINANCIAL HOLDING CORPORATION LTD

5 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 4 Vendor

12 Dealmakers

1 Bidder | 11 Vendor

£ 221 M

Value

10 Aug 2017|Ireland|Full Line Insurance

Target: AEGON IRELAND

Bidder: ATHORA HOLDING LTD

7 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 2 Vendor

28 Dealmakers

26 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 154 M

Value

27 Apr 2017|United Kingdom|Diversified Financials

Target: SOURCE

Bidder: INVESCO LTD

10 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder | 5 Vendor

12 Dealmakers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 9 Vendor

n/a

Value

10 May 2017|Greece|Banks

Target: ALPHA BANK / CENTERBRIDGE JOINT VENTURE

Bidder: ALPHA BANK SA

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

40 Dealmakers

40 Bidder

n/a

Value

19 Aug 2019|United Kingdom|Restaurants and Bars

Target: GREENE KING PLC

Bidder: CK ASSET HOLDINGS LTD

14 Service Providers

7 Target | 7 Bidder

80 Dealmakers

38 Target | 42 Bidder

£ 4.60 B

Value

02 Oct 2019|Canada|Gaming

Target: THE STARS GROUP INC

Bidder: FLUTTER ENTERTAINMENT

25 Service Providers

10 Target | 15 Bidder

103 Dealmakers

37 Target | 68 Bidder

£ 8.35 B

Value

04 Nov 2019|United Kingdom|Financial Data and Systems

Target: EBURY

Bidder: BANCO SANTANDER SA

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

54 Dealmakers

3 Target | 54 Bidder

£ 350 M

Value

01 Jul 2020|United Kingdom|Private Equity

Target: ARCHITAS UK

Bidder: LIONTRUST ASSET MANAGEMENT PLC

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 3 Vendor

79 Dealmakers

1 Target | 28 Bidder | 50 Vendor

£ 75 M

Value

28 Sep 2020|United Kingdom|Casinos and Gambling

Target: WILLIAM HILL PLC

Bidder: CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION

21 Service Providers

9 Target | 11 Bidder

121 Dealmakers

36 Target | 85 Bidder

£ 3.00 B

Value

08 Feb 2021|United Kingdom|Semiconductors

Target: DIALOG SEMICONDUCTOR PLC

Bidder: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION

12 Service Providers

6 Target | 6 Bidder

135 Dealmakers

122 Target | 14 Bidder

£ 4.29 B

Value

29 Nov 2021|United Kingdom|Auto Parts

Target: MARSHALL MOTOR HOLDINGS

Bidder: CONSTELLATION AUTOMOTIVE GROUP

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 1 Vendor

21 Dealmakers

1 Target | 18 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 322 M

Value

06 Jan 2022|Netherlands|Leasing

Target: LEASEPLAN CORPORATION NV

Bidder: ALD SA

23 Service Providers

9 Target | 13 Bidder | 1 Vendor

80 Dealmakers

25 Target | 53 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 4.10 B

Value

09 Feb 2022|Germany|Express Courier / Parcels

Target: SIEMENS AG (GLOBAL MAIL AND PARCEL BUSINESS)

Bidder: KORBER AG

10 Service Providers

6 Bidder | 4 Vendor

68 Dealmakers

48 Bidder | 20 Vendor

£ 964 M

Value

09 Nov 2021|United Kingdom|FinTech

Target: EBURY PARTNERS

Bidder: PAGONXT

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

11 Dealmakers

1 Target | 10 Bidder

n/a

Value

04 Aug 2022|United Kingdom|Full Line Insurance

Target: SUN LIFE UK

Bidder: PHOENIX GROUP

8 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 3 Vendor

113 Dealmakers

80 Bidder | 33 Vendor

£ 248 M

Value

17 Oct 2022|United Kingdom|Diversified Financials

Target: RBC INVESTOR SERVICES (OPERATIONS IN EUROPE)

Bidder: CACEIS

11 Service Providers

1 Target | 8 Bidder | 2 Vendor

79 Dealmakers

2 Target | 75 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

22 Feb 2022|United Kingdom|Payments / Commerce

Target: TRUSTOLOGY LTD

Bidder: BITPANDA

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

22 Dealmakers

1 Target | 21 Bidder

n/a

Value

10 Oct 2022|United Kingdom|FinTech

Target: INNOVATION GROUP PLC

Bidder: ALLIANZ X GMBH

5 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder

67 Dealmakers

63 Target | 4 Bidder

n/a

Value

29 Jun 2023|Spain|Test Inspection and Certification (TIC)

Target: APPLUS+ SERVICES

Bidder: I SQUARED CAPITAL LLC

29 Service Providers

3 Target | 18 Bidder

119 Dealmakers

3 Target | 91 Bidder

£ 1.58 B

Value

03 Aug 2023|Ireland|Insurance Brokers

Target: LAYA HEALTHCARE

Bidder: AXA SA

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

8 Dealmakers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 560 M

Value

17 Jan 2024|United States|Insurance Brokers

Target: PARATUS HOLDINGS

Bidder: ARA PARTNERS GROUP

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

34 Dealmakers

1 Target | 33 Bidder

n/a

Value

19 Sep 2024|France|Software

Target: ESKER

Bidder: BRIDGEPOINT GROUP

13 Service Providers

3 Target | 10 Bidder

39 Dealmakers

13 Target | 26 Bidder

£ 1.37 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

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

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

03 Sep 2025|Denmark|Marine Transportation

Target: TORM

Bidder: HAFNIA

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 2 Vendor

5 Dealmakers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 231 M

Value

15 Sep 2025|United Kingdom|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