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Dave Boston

Dave Boston

Partner at Willkie Farr & Gallagher

Lawyer

Deal Bio

Total Deals15
Valued Deals8
Total Value£8B
Avg. Deal Size£1B

Market Context

Expertise (15)

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United States
Asset Managers and Custodians
MajorityAcquisitionPrivate
Pennsylvania Trust

target

Pennsylvania Trust

Fiduciary Trust

bidder

Fiduciary Trust

value n/a

dealmakers

United States
Asset Managers and Custodians
PublicAcquisitionMajorityCross BorderPrivate Equity
Legg Mason

target

Legg Mason

Franklin Templeton Investments Corporation

bidder

Franklin Templeton Investments Corporation

£4,4b

dealmakers

United States
FinTech
AcquisitionPrivateMajorityCross BorderPrivate Equity
ADVISORENGINE

target

ADVISORENGINE

Franklin Templeton Investments Corporation

bidder

Franklin Templeton Investments Corporation

value n/a

dealmakers

United States
Real Estate Holding and Development
Private EquityAcquisitionMinorityPrivateDomestic
Rxr Realty

target

Rxr Realty

Dyal Capital Partners

bidder

Dyal Capital Partners

£138m

dealmakers

United States
Asset Managers and Custodians
MajorityAcquisitionDomesticPrivate EquityPrivate
New Energy Capital Partners

target

New Energy Capital Partners

Victory Capital

bidder

Victory Capital

value n/a

dealmakers

United States
Private Equity
AcquisitionCross BorderMajorityPrivatePrivate Equity
Lexington Partners

target

Lexington Partners

Franklin Templeton Investments Corporation

bidder

Franklin Templeton Investments Corporation

£1,1b

dealmakers

United States
Asset Managers and Custodians
DomesticPrivate EquityMajorityPrivateAcquisition
Westend Advisors

target

Westend Advisors

Victory Capital

bidder

Victory Capital

£351m

dealmakers

United States
Investment Banking
PrivateAcquisitionMajorityDomestic
Portico Capital Advisors

target

Portico Capital Advisors

Cowen

bidder

Cowen

value n/a

dealmakers

United States
Electrical Components
MajorityAcquisitionPrivateDomestic
Curtis Instruments

target

Curtis Instruments

Kohler Co

bidder

Kohler Co

value n/a

dealmakers

United States
Infrastructure Funds
MajorityAcquisitionPrivateDomestic
Salient Partners (asset Management Business)

target

Salient Partners (asset Management Business)

Westwood Holdings Group

bidder

Westwood Holdings Group

£47m

dealmakers

United States
Asset Managers and Custodians
AcquisitionPrivate EquityMajorityPrivateCross Border
Alcentra Capital Corporation

target

Alcentra Capital Corporation

Franklin Templeton Investments Corporation

bidder

Franklin Templeton Investments Corporation

value n/a

dealmakers

United States
Residential REITs
MajorityPublicDomesticAcquisitionMerger
The Necessity Retail Reit

target

The Necessity Retail Reit

Global Net Lease

bidder

Global Net Lease

£302m

dealmakers

United States
Private Equity
MajorityPrivate EquityAcquisitionDomesticPrivate
Putnam Investments

target

Putnam Investments

Franklin Templeton Investments Corporation

bidder

Franklin Templeton Investments Corporation

£746m

dealmakers

United States
Asset Managers and Custodians
AcquisitionCross BorderPrivateMajorityPrivate Equity
Varagon Capital Partners

target

Varagon Capital Partners

Man Group

bidder

Man Group

£143m

dealmakers

United States
Asset Managers and Custodians
AcquisitionPrivateMajorityDomesticPrivate Equity
Amundi Us

target

Amundi Us

Victory Capital

bidder

Victory Capital

value n/a

dealmakers

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