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David Ridley

Partner at White & Case

Financing Lawyer

New York

Deal Bio

Total Deals19

Valued Deals8

Total Value£ 10.29 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 1.29 B

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21 Dec 2019|Germany|Chemicals: Diversified

Target: MBCC GROUP

Bidder: LONE STAR FUNDS

13 Service Providers

10 Bidder | 3 Vendor

80 Dealmakers

38 Bidder | 42 Vendor

£ 2.68 B

Value

28 Sep 2020|United Kingdom|Casinos and Gambling

Target: WILLIAM HILL PLC

Bidder: CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION

21 Service Providers

9 Target | 11 Bidder

121 Dealmakers

36 Target | 85 Bidder

£ 3.00 B

Value

21 Oct 2020|United States|Software

Target: SMARTBEAR SOFTWARE

Bidder: VISTA EQUITY PARTNERS

12 Service Providers

6 Target | 5 Bidder | 1 Vendor

67 Dealmakers

21 Target | 42 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 1.30 B

Value

15 Dec 2020|United States|Environmental / Waste Management

Target: ENTACT

Bidder: JF LEHMAN & COMPANY

10 Service Providers

5 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

14 Dealmakers

6 Target | 5 Bidder | 3 Vendor

n/a

Value

20 Jan 2021|United States|Clothing and Accessories

Target: S&S ACTIVEWEAR

Bidder: CLAYTON DUBILIER & RICE LLC

10 Service Providers

3 Target | 7 Bidder

25 Dealmakers

1 Target | 24 Bidder

n/a

Value

01 Mar 2021|United States|Building Materials: Other

Target: MERCHANTS METALS

Bidder: THE STERLING GROUP

10 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

18 Dealmakers

4 Target | 7 Bidder | 7 Vendor

n/a

Value

08 Apr 2021|United States|Telecommunications Equipment

Target: WANRACK

Bidder: CBRE GLOBAL INVESTORS

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 7 Bidder | 1 Vendor

11 Dealmakers

1 Target | 7 Bidder | 3 Vendor

n/a

Value

04 May 2021|Australia|Alternative Electricity

Target: CS ENERGY

Bidder: AMERICAN SECURITIES LLC

10 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

24 Dealmakers

2 Target | 21 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

28 Apr 2021|United States|Software

Target: BUGSNAG INC

Bidder: SMARTBEAR SOFTWARE

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder

30 Dealmakers

1 Target | 29 Bidder

n/a

Value

14 Jun 2021|United States|Medical Services

Target: UNIVERSITY HEALTH CARE

Bidder: CANO HEALTH LLC

9 Service Providers

2 Target | 7 Bidder

10 Dealmakers

4 Target | 6 Bidder

£ 425 M

Value

06 Jul 2021|United States|Health Care Facilities

Target: DOCTOR'S MEDICAL CENTER

Bidder: CANO HEALTH LLC

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder

11 Dealmakers

1 Target | 10 Bidder

£ 215 M

Value

20 Jul 2021|United States|Food Products

Target: BAKEMARK

Bidder: CLEARLAKE CAPITAL GROUP LP

13 Service Providers

1 Target | 8 Bidder | 4 Vendor

17 Dealmakers

2 Target | 9 Bidder | 6 Vendor

n/a

Value

02 Sep 2021|United States|Mechanical and Electrical Maintenance

Target: L&S MECHANICAL

Bidder: THE STERLING GROUP

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder

6 Dealmakers

1 Target | 5 Bidder

n/a

Value

11 Oct 2021|United States|IT Services: Other

Target: BITGLASS

Bidder: FORCEPOINT LLC

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

29 Dealmakers

6 Target | 23 Bidder

n/a

Value

15 Jun 2021|United Kingdom|IT Services: Other

Target: DEEP SECURE

Bidder: FORCEPOINT LLC

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

7 Dealmakers

1 Target | 6 Bidder

£ 40 M

Value

24 Feb 2022|United States|Software

Target: MICRO MERCHANT SYSTEMS

Bidder: TA ASSOCIATES

6 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder

6 Dealmakers

1 Target | 5 Bidder

n/a

Value

20 May 2022|United States|Health Care Services

Target: COVETRUS

Bidder: CLAYTON DUBILIER & RICE LLC

18 Service Providers

5 Target | 13 Bidder

80 Dealmakers

21 Target | 59 Bidder

£ 2.46 B

Value

07 Jul 2021|Israel|Software

Target: STARLIMS

Bidder: FRANCISCO PARTNERS

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

7 Dealmakers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

13 Feb 2024|United States|Food Products

Target: WHOLE EARTH BRANDS

Bidder: SWEET OAK LLC

12 Service Providers

5 Target | 7 Bidder

19 Dealmakers

10 Target | 9 Bidder

£ 165 M

Value