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David Lee

Partner at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld

Lawyer

Washington, D.C.

Deal Bio

Total Deals21

Valued Deals12

Total Value£ 5.87 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 489 M

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24 Feb 2020|United States|Gas Distribution

Target: CENTERPOINT ENERGY (SERVICES BUSINESS)

Bidder: ENERGY CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC

7 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

31 Dealmakers

4 Bidder | 27 Vendor

£ 309 M

Value

24 Jun 2021|United States|Digital Services

Target: BUZZFEED INC

Bidder: REDWOOD CAPITAL INVESTMENTS LLC

12 Service Providers

5 Target | 7 Bidder

46 Dealmakers

28 Target | 18 Bidder

£ 1.07 B

Value

15 Sep 2021|United States|Oil Equipment and Services

Target: ENERVENUE

Bidder: SAUDI ARAMCO ENERGY VENTURES

7 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder

6 Dealmakers

2 Target | 4 Bidder

£ 75 M

Value

04 Apr 2022|United States|Telecommunications Services: Other

Target: SORENSON

Bidder: ARIEL ALTERNATIVES

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

97 Dealmakers

94 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 520 M

Value

11 May 2022|United States|Management Consulting

Target: INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE PROFESSIONALS GROUP

Bidder: PRINCETON EQUITY GROUP

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

27 Dealmakers

2 Target | 26 Bidder

n/a

Value

05 Jul 2022|United States|Specialty Contracting

Target: NEW FORTRESS ENERGY / APOLLO JOINT VENTURE

Bidder: APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC

14 Service Providers

14 Bidder

68 Dealmakers

70 Bidder

n/a

Value

10 Nov 2021|United States|Household Furnishings

Target: LEDGE LOUNGER

Bidder: SUMMIT PARK

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder

22 Dealmakers

19 Target | 3 Bidder

n/a

Value

15 Jun 2022|United States|Gas Distribution

Target: SKARDA EQUIPMENT COMPANY

Bidder: CERTIFIED POWER SOLUTIONS

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

22 Dealmakers

1 Target | 21 Bidder

n/a

Value

26 Oct 2022|United States|Oil Equipment and Services

Target: GYRODATA INCORPORATED

Bidder: SCHLUMBERGER LIMITED (SLB)

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

60 Dealmakers

2 Target | 58 Bidder

n/a

Value

23 Dec 2022|United Kingdom|Offshore Drilling and Other Services

Target: AQUADRILL LLC

Bidder: SEADRILL

9 Service Providers

5 Target | 4 Bidder

77 Dealmakers

59 Target | 18 Bidder

£ 795 M

Value

26 Feb 2024|United States|Multi-Utilities

Target: FRANKLIN ENERGY GROUP

Bidder: INVESCO LTD

5 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder

23 Dealmakers

2 Target | 21 Bidder

n/a

Value

26 Mar 2024|United States|Restaurants and Bars

Target: BENIHANA

Bidder: HILL PATH CAPITAL

13 Service Providers

4 Target | 7 Bidder | 2 Vendor

73 Dealmakers

39 Target | 31 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 288 M

Value

15 Jan 2024|United States|Publishing

Target: THE BALTIMORE SUN

Bidder: DAVID SMITH

2 Service Providers

2 Vendor

29 Dealmakers

29 Vendor

n/a

Value

08 Apr 2024|United States|Software

Target: BUYERS EDGE PLATFORM

Bidder: GENERAL ATLANTIC LLC

12 Service Providers

5 Target | 6 Bidder | 1 Vendor

62 Dealmakers

4 Target | 57 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 336 M

Value

22 May 2024|United States|Real Estate Holding and Development

Target: REAL HOSPITALITY GROUP

Bidder: STONEBRIDGE COMPANIES

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

45 Dealmakers

1 Target | 44 Bidder

n/a

Value

22 Jul 2024|United States|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: TELLURIAN INC

Bidder: WOODSIDE ENERGY GROUP

7 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder

115 Dealmakers

115 Target | 5 Bidder

£ 928 M

Value

02 Jul 2024|United States|Real Estate Services

Target: DOUGLAS ELLIMAN

Bidder: KENNEDY LEWIS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

52 Dealmakers

5 Target | 47 Bidder

£ 39 M

Value

29 Oct 2024|United States|E-commerce

Target: KEAP

Bidder: THRYV HOLDINGS INC

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

51 Dealmakers

1 Target | 50 Bidder

£ 61 M

Value

11 Nov 2024|United Kingdom|Casinos and Gambling

Target: OPENBET GROUP

Bidder: OB GLOBAL HOLDINGS

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 4 Vendor

71 Dealmakers

1 Target | 64 Bidder | 7 Vendor

£ 349 M

Value

20 Feb 2025|United States|Media Agencies

Target: HART ENERGY

Bidder: CRAIN COMMUNICATIONS

3 Service Providers

2 Target | 1 Bidder

17 Dealmakers

15 Target | 2 Bidder

n/a

Value

26 Jun 2025|United States|Capital Goods

Target: MRC GLOBAL INC

Bidder: DNOW INC

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder

55 Dealmakers

37 Target | 18 Bidder

£ 1.09 B

Value