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David Lam

Partner at Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz

Lawyer

New York

Deal Bio

Total Deals29

Valued Deals25

Total Value£ 311.30 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 12.45 B

Market Context

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14 Sep 2016|United States|Biotechnology

Target: MONSANTO CO

Bidder: BAYER AG

30 Service Providers

13 Target | 17 Bidder

133 Dealmakers

51 Target | 82 Bidder

£ 48.04 B

Value

19 Dec 2018|United Kingdom|Health Care Services

Target: CONSUMER HEALTH JOINT VENTURE

Bidder: PFIZER INC

23 Service Providers

1 Target | 22 Bidder

78 Dealmakers

3 Target | 77 Bidder

£ 9.80 B

Value

03 Jan 2019|United States|Biotechnology

Target: CELGENE CORPORATION

Bidder: BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY

22 Service Providers

10 Target | 12 Bidder

83 Dealmakers

40 Target | 43 Bidder

£ 70.66 B

Value

17 Jun 2019|United States|Pharmaceuticals

Target: ARRAY BIOPHARMA

Bidder: PFIZER INC

10 Service Providers

4 Target | 6 Bidder

51 Dealmakers

21 Target | 30 Bidder

£ 9.05 B

Value

29 Jul 2019|United States|Pharmaceuticals

Target: UPJOHN

Bidder: MYLAN NV

20 Service Providers

1 Target | 9 Bidder | 10 Vendor

144 Dealmakers

1 Target | 78 Bidder | 65 Vendor

£ 18.11 B

Value

26 Aug 2019|United States|Pharmaceuticals

Target: OTEZLA

Bidder: AMGEN INC

13 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 8 Vendor

46 Dealmakers

18 Bidder | 28 Vendor

£ 10.90 B

Value

15 Jan 2020|United States|Forestry

Target: POPE RESOURCES

Bidder: RAYONIER

11 Service Providers

6 Target | 5 Bidder

29 Dealmakers

14 Target | 15 Bidder

£ 504 M

Value

02 Aug 2020|United States|Specialty Retailers

Target: SPEEDWAY

Bidder: 7-ELEVEN INC

17 Service Providers

12 Bidder | 5 Vendor

60 Dealmakers

29 Bidder | 31 Vendor

£ 16.05 B

Value

06 Nov 2020|United States|Health Care Services

Target: EMISPHERE TECHNOLOGIES INC

Bidder: NOVO NORDISK

9 Service Providers

6 Target | 3 Bidder

34 Dealmakers

15 Target | 19 Bidder

£ 1.03 B

Value

19 Nov 2020|Canada|Software

Target: VERAFIN

Bidder: NASDAQ INC

21 Service Providers

3 Target | 14 Bidder | 4 Vendor

55 Dealmakers

17 Target | 27 Bidder | 11 Vendor

£ 2.07 B

Value

21 Dec 2020|United States|Medical Equipment

Target: AGIOS PHARMACEUTICALS (ONCOLOGY BUSINESS)

Bidder: SERVIER INTERNATIONAL

9 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 6 Vendor

28 Dealmakers

8 Bidder | 20 Vendor

£ 1.50 B

Value

06 May 2021|United States|Health Care Services

Target: EMBECTA CORP

Bidder: INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 8 Vendor

32 Dealmakers

1 Target | 31 Vendor

n/a

Value

14 Jul 2021|United States|Full Line Insurance

Target: AIG (LIFE & RETIREMENT BUSINESS)

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

10 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 5 Vendor

87 Dealmakers

1 Target | 41 Bidder | 45 Vendor

£ 1.59 B

Value

08 Aug 2022|United States|Biotechnology

Target: GLOBAL BLOOD THERAPEUTICS

Bidder: PFIZER INC

12 Service Providers

6 Target | 6 Bidder

52 Dealmakers

29 Target | 23 Bidder

£ 4.47 B

Value

13 Mar 2023|United States|Biotechnology

Target: SEAGEN INC

Bidder: PFIZER INC

10 Service Providers

5 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

67 Dealmakers

25 Target | 38 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 35.70 B

Value

18 May 2023|United States|Commercial REITs

Target: URSTADT BIDDLE PROPERTIES INC

Bidder: REGENCY CENTERS CORPORATION

9 Service Providers

5 Target | 4 Bidder

32 Dealmakers

15 Target | 17 Bidder

£ 1.12 B

Value

22 May 2023|Bermuda|Insurance Brokers

Target: VALIDUS RE

Bidder: RENAISSANCERE HOLDINGS LTD

10 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 5 Vendor

74 Dealmakers

51 Bidder | 28 Vendor

£ 2.33 B

Value

12 Jun 2023|United States|FinTech

Target: ADENZA (EX-CALYPSO TECHNOLOGY INC)

Bidder: NASDAQ INC

22 Service Providers

3 Target | 10 Bidder | 9 Vendor

61 Dealmakers

6 Target | 31 Bidder | 24 Vendor

£ 8.35 B

Value

30 Nov 2023|United States|Biotechnology

Target: IMMUNOGEN

Bidder: ABBVIE INC

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder

35 Dealmakers

12 Target | 23 Bidder

£ 7.95 B

Value

25 Apr 2024|United States|IT Services: Other

Target: FENICS MARKETS XCHANGE

Bidder: BARCLAYS PLC

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

44 Dealmakers

2 Target | 32 Bidder | 11 Vendor

n/a

Value

16 May 2024|United States|Life Insurance

Target: COREBRIDGE FINANCIAL INC

Bidder: NIPPON LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

8 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

43 Dealmakers

20 Target | 7 Bidder | 16 Vendor

£ 3.01 B

Value

15 Jan 2022|United Kingdom|Pharmaceuticals

Target: GSK HFD (CONSUMER HEALTHCARE BUSINESS)

Bidder: UNILEVER

4 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 3 Vendor

7 Dealmakers

1 Bidder | 6 Vendor

£ 49 M

Value

05 Feb 2025|United States|Medical Equipment

Target: BD (BIOSCIENCES AND DIAGNOSTIC SOLUTIONS BUSINESS)

Bidder: INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS

7 Service Providers

7 Vendor

26 Dealmakers

26 Vendor

n/a

Value

10 Mar 2025|New Zealand|Other Specialty REITs

Target: RAYONIER (NEW ZEALAND JOINT VENTURE MATARIKI FORESTRY GROUP)

Bidder: THE ROHATYN GROUP

7 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

13 Dealmakers

3 Bidder | 10 Vendor

£ 550 M

Value

14 Jul 2025|United States|Medical Equipment

Target: BD (BIOSCIENCES AND DIAGNOSTIC SOLUTIONS BUSINESS)

Bidder: WATERS CORPORATION

12 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 7 Vendor

89 Dealmakers

42 Bidder | 47 Vendor

£ 13.00 B

Value

18 Aug 2025|United States|Software

Target: YEXT

Bidder: MICHAEL WALRATH

4 Service Providers

3 Target | 1 Bidder

4 Dealmakers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

£ 813 M

Value

22 Sep 2025|United States|Health Care Services

Target: METSERA

Bidder: PFIZER INC

10 Service Providers

7 Target | 3 Bidder

30 Dealmakers

15 Target | 15 Bidder

£ 3.64 B

Value

29 Sep 2025|United States|Gaming

Target: ELECTRONIC ARTS INC

Bidder: PUBLIC INVESTMENT FUND (PIF)

25 Service Providers

6 Target | 19 Bidder

60 Dealmakers

53 Target | 11 Bidder

£ 41.02 B

Value

14 Oct 2025|United States|Building Materials: Other

Target: RAYONIER

Bidder: POTLATCHDELTIC CORPORATION

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder

56 Dealmakers

16 Target | 40 Bidder

n/a

Value