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David Lieberman

Partner at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

Lawyer

Deal Bio

Total Deals27

Valued Deals18

Total Value£ 39.91 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 2.22 B

Market Context

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08 Oct 2015|United States|Conventional Electricity

Target: RHODE ISLAND STATE ENERGY L.P.

Bidder: THE CARLYLE GROUP

3 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

6 Dealmakers

3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 320 M

Value

06 Nov 2017|United Kingdom|Telecommunications infrastructure

Target: EUNETWORKS HOLDINGS LTD

Bidder: STONEPEAK

7 Service Providers

2 Target | 5 Bidder

28 Dealmakers

2 Target | 26 Bidder

£ 199 M

Value

20 Feb 2017|United States|Internet

Target: LUMOS NETWORKS CORP

Bidder: EQT PARTNERS AB

10 Service Providers

6 Target | 4 Bidder

6 Dealmakers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

n/a

Value

07 Feb 2018|United States|Alternative Electricity

Target: NRG ENERGY RENEWABLE ENERGY PLATFORM

Bidder: GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

8 Dealmakers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 967 M

Value

18 May 2018|United States|Digital Services

Target: CONDUENT COMMERICAL VEHICLE OPERATIONS

Bidder: ASTATINE INVESTMENT PARTNERS

4 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 3 Vendor

4 Dealmakers

3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

30 Oct 2017|United States|Energy / Utility Services

Target: DYNEGY INC

Bidder: VISTRA CORP

9 Service Providers

5 Target | 4 Bidder

8 Dealmakers

3 Target | 5 Bidder

n/a

Value

20 Aug 2018|United States|Pipelines

Target: MAUREPAS PIPELINE

Bidder: ASTATINE INVESTMENT PARTNERS

3 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

3 Dealmakers

2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 135 M

Value

10 Mar 2019|United States|Marine Transportation

Target: CARRIX

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

28 Dealmakers

1 Target | 27 Bidder

n/a

Value

08 May 2019|United States|Telecommunications infrastructure

Target: ZAYO GROUP HOLDINGS INC

Bidder: EQT PARTNERS AB

21 Service Providers

7 Target | 14 Bidder

87 Dealmakers

25 Target | 62 Bidder

£ 10.93 B

Value

06 Jun 2017|United States|Oil Equipment and Services

Target: HOUSTON FUEL OIL TERMINAL COMPANY

Bidder: SEMGROUP CORPORATION

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 2 Vendor

5 Dealmakers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 3 Vendor

n/a

Value

02 Feb 2017|United States|Data Centers and Hosting

Target: COLOGIX

Bidder: STONEPEAK

6 Service Providers

4 Target | 2 Bidder

3 Dealmakers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

n/a

Value

23 Jul 2015|United States|Telecommunications Services: Other

Target: EXTENET SYSTEMS

Bidder: DIGITALBRIDGE

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

5 Dealmakers

1 Target | 4 Bidder

£ 897 M

Value

30 Jun 2017|United States|Gas Distribution

Target: MAGNOLIA LNG

Bidder: STONEPEAK

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

3 Dealmakers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

£ 962 M

Value

22 Sep 2016|United States|Oil Equipment and Services

Target: RED INVESTMENT

Bidder: IRONCLAD ENERGY PARTNERS

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

4 Dealmakers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

20 Jun 2016|Bermuda|Oil Equipment and Services

Target: GOLAR POWER

Bidder: GOLAR LNG

3 Service Providers

3 Bidder

4 Dealmakers

4 Bidder

n/a

Value

19 Mar 2019|United States|Alternative Electricity

Target: MADISON ENERGY INVESTMENTS

Bidder: STONEPEAK

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

5 Dealmakers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

£ 151 M

Value

23 Sep 2019|United States|Data Centers and Hosting

Target: COLOGIX

Bidder: STONEPEAK

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

21 Dealmakers

17 Target | 4 Bidder

£ 400 M

Value

09 Dec 2019|United States|Telecommunications Services: Other

Target: NORTH STATE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION

Bidder: SEGRA

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder

19 Dealmakers

2 Target | 17 Bidder

£ 179 M

Value

23 Jun 2020|United Arab Emirates|Pipelines

Target: ABU DHABI NATIONAL OIL COMPANY (PIPELINES BUSINESS)

Bidder: BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGEMENT

26 Service Providers

20 Bidder | 6 Vendor

114 Dealmakers

104 Bidder | 11 Vendor

£ 8.16 B

Value

28 Jul 2020|United States|Internet

Target: ALTICE USA (LIGHTPATH FIBER BUSINESS)

Bidder: MORGAN STANLEY INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS

8 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 5 Vendor

27 Dealmakers

23 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 1.17 B

Value

15 Oct 2020|United States|Telecommunications Services: Other

Target: EXTENET SYSTEMS

Bidder: JOHN HANCOCK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

21 Dealmakers

8 Target | 11 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

13 Jan 2021|Bermuda|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: HYGO ENERGY TRANSITION

Bidder: NEW FORTRESS ENERGY

19 Service Providers

6 Target | 7 Bidder | 6 Vendor

92 Dealmakers

36 Target | 20 Bidder | 36 Vendor

£ 2.28 B

Value

01 Mar 2021|United States|Internet

Target: BOINGO WIRELESS

Bidder: DIGITAL COLONY

15 Service Providers

6 Target | 9 Bidder

42 Dealmakers

11 Target | 31 Bidder

£ 612 M

Value

27 Apr 2021|United States|Management Consulting

Target: SEGRA (COMMERCIAL SERVICES BUSINESS)

Bidder: COX COMMUNICATIONS INC

10 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 6 Vendor

28 Dealmakers

3 Bidder | 25 Vendor

£ 2.16 B

Value

17 May 2021|United States|Real Estate Holding and Development

Target: LANDMARK DIVIDEND LLC

Bidder: DIGITAL COLONY

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder

34 Dealmakers

5 Target | 29 Bidder

£ 689 M

Value

11 May 2022|United States|Data Centers and Hosting

Target: SWITCH INC

Bidder: DIGITALBRIDGE

17 Service Providers

5 Target | 12 Bidder

88 Dealmakers

34 Target | 54 Bidder

£ 8.93 B

Value

25 Apr 2024|United States|Internet

Target: LUMOS NETWORKS CORP

Bidder: EQT PARTNERS AB

13 Service Providers

2 Target | 11 Bidder

72 Dealmakers

3 Target | 69 Bidder

£ 760 M

Value