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David BlassSimpson Thacher & Bartlett

David Blass

Partner at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

Lawyer

Washington D.C.

Deal Bio

Total Deals28
Valued Deals20
Total Value£75,009M
Avg. Deal Size£3,750M

Market Context

Expertise (28)

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United States
Financial Data and Systems
PrivateDisposalPrivate EquityMajorityAcquisition
Refinitiv Holdings

target

Refinitiv Holdings

Blackstone Group

bidder

Blackstone Group

£12,058m

102 dealmakers

United States
Asset Managers and Custodians
PrivateAcquisitionPrivate Equity
Usaa Asset Management Company

target

Usaa Asset Management Company

Victory Capital

bidder

Victory Capital

£653m

18 dealmakers

United States
Financial Data and Systems
AcquisitionPrivatePrivate EquityPrivate EquityMajority
Advisor Group

target

Advisor Group

Reverence Capital Partners

bidder

Reverence Capital Partners

£1,768m

57 dealmakers

United States
Diversified Financials
AcquisitionPrivateMajorityPrivate Equity
Usaa (assets Portfolio)

target

Usaa (assets Portfolio)

Paxion Capital Partners

bidder

Paxion Capital Partners

£1,449m

32 dealmakers

United States
Asset Managers and Custodians
PublicAcquisitionMajorityCross BorderPrivate Equity
Legg Mason

target

Legg Mason

Franklin Templeton Investments Corporation

bidder

Franklin Templeton Investments Corporation

£4,990m

63 dealmakers

Bermuda
Diversified Financials
Private EquityPrivateMajorityAcquisitionDomestic
Global Atlantic Financial Group

target

Global Atlantic Financial Group

Kkr & Co

bidder

Kkr & Co

£3,513m

75 dealmakers

United States
Asset Managers and Custodians
MinorityPrivateDomesticPrivate EquityAcquisition
Edelman Financial Engines

target

Edelman Financial Engines

Warburg Pincus

bidder

Warburg Pincus

value n/a

46 dealmakers

United States
Software
MajorityAcquisitionDomesticPrivate EquityPrivate
ENVERUS

target

ENVERUS

Hellman & Friedman

bidder

Hellman & Friedman

value n/a

32 dealmakers

United States
Financial Data and Systems
MajorityPrivateCross BorderAcquisitionPrivate Equity
Ascensus

target

Ascensus

Gic Private

bidder

Gic Private

£2,158m

62 dealmakers

United States
Real Estate Holding and Development
AcquisitionPrivateDomesticMajorityPrivate Equity
Black Creek Group

target

Black Creek Group

Ares Management

bidder

Ares Management

value n/a

64 dealmakers

United States
Full Line Insurance
AcquisitionPrivateMinorityDomesticPrivate Equity
Aig (life & Retirement Business)

target

Aig (life & Retirement Business)

Blackstone Group

bidder

Blackstone Group

£1,588m

87 dealmakers

United States
Software
MinorityDomesticVenture CapitalPrivate EquityAcquisitionPrivate
CARTA

target

CARTA

Silver Lake Partners

bidder

Silver Lake Partners

£360m

43 dealmakers

Israel
FinTech
AcquisitionReverse TakeoverDe-SPACPrivateMajorityMergerCross BorderPrivate Equity
PAGAYA

target

PAGAYA

Ejf Acquisition Corp

bidder

Ejf Acquisition Corp

£6,139m

69 dealmakers

United States
Banks
MajorityAcquisitionPrivateDomestic
Mufg Union Bank N.a.

target

Mufg Union Bank N.a.

Us Bancorp

bidder

Us Bancorp

£5,848m

60 dealmakers

United States
Investment Banking
Private EquityAcquisitionPrivateReverse TakeoverDe-SPACMajorityDomestic
Tradestation Group

target

Tradestation Group

Monex Group

bidder

Monex Group

£1,047m

46 dealmakers

United States
Health Care Services
PrivateMajorityMergerAcquisitionDomestic
Newport Group

target

Newport Group

Ascensus

bidder

Ascensus

value n/a

28 dealmakers

United States
Asset Managers and Custodians
Private EquityAcquisitionDomesticMajorityPrivate
Griffin Capital (us Wealth Distribution And Asset Management Businesses)

target

Griffin Capital (us Wealth Distribution And Asset Management Businesses)

Apollo Global Management

bidder

Apollo Global Management

value n/a

14 dealmakers

United States
Banks
PublicAcquisitionMajorityDomestic
First Horizon National Corp

target

First Horizon National Corp

Td Bank Group

bidder

Td Bank Group

£9,997m

60 dealmakers

United States
Digital Services
DomesticAcquisitionPrivate EquityMinorityVenture CapitalPrivate
GENIES

target

GENIES

Silver Lake Partners

bidder

Silver Lake Partners

£115m

22 dealmakers

United States
Investment Banking
MajorityAcquisitionCross BorderPublic
Cowen

target

Cowen

Td Bank Group

bidder

Td Bank Group

£1,062m

62 dealmakers

United States
Mortgage Finance
MajorityMergerAcquisitionDomesticPublic
First Eagle Alternative Capital Bdc

target

First Eagle Alternative Capital Bdc

Crescent Capital Bdc

bidder

Crescent Capital Bdc

£129m

29 dealmakers

United States
Asset Managers and Custodians
PrivatisationPrivate EquityAcquisitionDomesticMajorityPublic
Focus Financial Partners

target

Focus Financial Partners

Clayton Dubilier & Rice

bidder

Clayton Dubilier & Rice

£5,677m

75 dealmakers

United States
Insurance Brokers
AcquisitionMinorityDomesticPrivatePrivate Equity
Hub International

target

Hub International

Leonard Green & Partners

bidder

Leonard Green & Partners

value n/a

42 dealmakers

United States
Property and Casualty Insurance
AcquisitionDomesticPrivatePrivate EquityMinority
World Insurance Associates

target

World Insurance Associates

Goldman Sachs Asset Management

bidder

Goldman Sachs Asset Management

£822m

66 dealmakers

United States
Asset Managers and Custodians
AcquisitionDomesticMajorityPublic
Cowen (legacy Prime Brokerage And Outsourced Trading Business)

target

Cowen (legacy Prime Brokerage And Outsourced Trading Business)

MAREX

bidder

MAREX

value n/a

25 dealmakers

United States
Management Consulting
AcquisitionDomesticMinorityPrivatePrivate Equity
Baker Tilly Us

target

Baker Tilly Us

Valeas Capital Partners

bidder

Valeas Capital Partners

value n/a

37 dealmakers

United States
Insurance Brokers
PrivatePrivate EquityAcquisitionDomesticMajority
Truist Insurance Holdings

target

Truist Insurance Holdings

Stone Point Capital

bidder

Stone Point Capital

£9,834m

102 dealmakers

United States
Insurance Brokers
MajorityAcquisitionDomesticPrivate
Mcgriff Insurance Services

target

Mcgriff Insurance Services

Marsh Mclennan Agency

bidder

Marsh Mclennan Agency

£5,794m

44 dealmakers

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