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Daniel Lewis

Partner at Kirkland & Ellis

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Deal Bio

Total Deals19

Valued Deals12

Total Value£ 35.21 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 2.93 B

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11 Feb 2019|United States|Medical Equipment

Target: QUALCOMM LIFE INC

Bidder: FRANCISCO PARTNERS

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

19 Dealmakers

1 Target | 17 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

22 Sep 2020|United States|Pharmaceuticals

Target: ADARE PHARMACEUTICALS

Bidder: THL PARTNERS

12 Service Providers

2 Target | 8 Bidder | 2 Vendor

81 Dealmakers

3 Target | 47 Bidder | 31 Vendor

n/a

Value

11 Feb 2021|Canada|Digital Services

Target: HERJAVEC GROUP

Bidder: APAX PARTNERS LLP

9 Service Providers

3 Target | 6 Bidder

25 Dealmakers

4 Target | 21 Bidder

n/a

Value

03 May 2021|United States|Media Agencies

Target: VERIZON MEDIA

Bidder: APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC

20 Service Providers

1 Target | 14 Bidder | 5 Vendor

70 Dealmakers

2 Target | 43 Bidder | 25 Vendor

£ 3.62 B

Value

30 Jun 2021|United States|Chemicals and Synthetic Fibres

Target: EXXONMOBIL (SANTOPRENE BUSINESS)

Bidder: CELANESE CORP

6 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

35 Dealmakers

20 Bidder | 15 Vendor

£ 830 M

Value

10 Aug 2021|United States|Software

Target: NORTONLIFELOCK

Bidder: AVAST SOFTWARE SRO

17 Service Providers

10 Target | 7 Bidder

111 Dealmakers

63 Target | 48 Bidder

£ 6.21 B

Value

22 Dec 2021|United States|Medical Equipment

Target: CARESTREAM DENTAL (INTRA-ORAL SCANNER BUSINESS)

Bidder: ENVISTA

6 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

40 Dealmakers

11 Bidder | 29 Vendor

£ 453 M

Value

18 Feb 2022|United States|Plastics

Target: DUPONT (MOBILITY AND MATERIALS UNIT)

Bidder: CELANESE CORP

15 Service Providers

10 Bidder | 5 Vendor

82 Dealmakers

64 Bidder | 18 Vendor

£ 8.09 B

Value

01 Mar 2022|United States|Software

Target: EXPERITY

Bidder: GTCR LLC

9 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder | 1 Vendor

31 Dealmakers

26 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 896 M

Value

26 Jan 2022|United States|Medical Equipment

Target: CRANIAL TECHNOLOGIES

Bidder: EURAZEO

12 Service Providers

5 Target | 5 Bidder | 2 Vendor

38 Dealmakers

20 Target | 12 Bidder | 6 Vendor

n/a

Value

13 May 2022|United States|Health Care Services

Target: PATHGROUP

Bidder: GTCR LLC

7 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder

41 Dealmakers

36 Target | 5 Bidder

£ 983 M

Value

21 Jun 2022|United States|Health Care Services

Target: ASPIRION HEALTH RESOURCES

Bidder: LINDEN CAPITAL PARTNERS

12 Service Providers

1 Target | 7 Bidder | 4 Vendor

48 Dealmakers

1 Target | 35 Bidder | 12 Vendor

n/a

Value

27 Jul 2022|United States|Building Materials: Other

Target: WINDSORONE

Bidder: BRIGHTSTAR CAPITAL PARTNERS

11 Service Providers

3 Target | 8 Bidder

39 Dealmakers

1 Target | 38 Bidder

n/a

Value

22 Nov 2024|United States|Capital Goods

Target: HONEYWELL (PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT BUSINESS)

Bidder: PROTECTIVE INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS INC (PIP)

10 Service Providers

1 Target | 7 Bidder | 2 Vendor

63 Dealmakers

1 Target | 40 Bidder | 22 Vendor

£ 1.06 B

Value

09 Dec 2024|United States|Insurance Brokers

Target: ASSUREDPARTNERS

Bidder: ARTHUR J. GALLAGHER & CO.

16 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder | 9 Vendor

44 Dealmakers

22 Target | 17 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 10.55 B

Value

06 Jan 2025|United States|Insurance Brokers

Target: CRUMP LIFE INSURANCE SERVICES

Bidder: AMERILIFE GROUP LLC

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder

41 Dealmakers

23 Target | 18 Bidder

n/a

Value

04 Mar 2025|United States|Machinery: Specialty

Target: SUNDYNE

Bidder: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC

10 Service Providers

2 Target | 5 Bidder | 3 Vendor

67 Dealmakers

1 Target | 35 Bidder | 31 Vendor

£ 1.71 B

Value

08 Sep 2025|United States|Containers and Packaging

Target: SONOCO (THERMOSAFE UNIT)

Bidder: ARSENAL CAPITAL PARTNERS INC

5 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 4 Vendor

52 Dealmakers

11 Bidder | 41 Vendor

£ 535 M

Value

07 Oct 2025|United States|Medical Supplies

Target: OWENS & MINOR (PRODUCTS & HEALTHCARE SERVICES BUSINESS - P&HS)

Bidder: PLATINUM EQUITY LLC

10 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 5 Vendor

56 Dealmakers

30 Bidder | 26 Vendor

£ 278 M

Value