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Cover Image David Vann

David Vann

Partner at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

Lawyer

Deal Bio

Total Deals15

Valued Deals14

Total Value£ 49.68 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 3.55 B

Market Context

Awards

2019 Top Antitrust Lawyers in EMEA

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17 Jan 2018|United Kingdom|Diversified Industrials

Target: GKN PLC

Bidder: MELROSE INDUSTRIES PLC

21 Service Providers

10 Target | 11 Bidder

107 Dealmakers

49 Target | 58 Bidder

£ 8.09 B

Value

05 Jul 2018|Brazil|Aerospace

Target: EMBRAER COMMERCIAL AVIATION

Bidder: THE BOEING COMPANY

9 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder | 5 Vendor

47 Dealmakers

9 Target | 18 Bidder | 20 Vendor

£ 3.34 B

Value

28 Jan 2019|United States|Medical Equipment

Target: THERMO FISHER’S ANATOMICAL PATHOLOGY

Bidder: PHC HOLDINGS CORP

3 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

28 Dealmakers

27 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 863 M

Value

24 Feb 2019|United Arab Emirates|Pipelines

Target: ADNOC OIL PIPELINES

Bidder: KKR & CO

9 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 4 Vendor

24 Dealmakers

21 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 3.15 B

Value

01 Jul 2019|United States|Railroads

Target: GENESEE & WYOMING INC

Bidder: BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGEMENT

34 Service Providers

12 Target | 22 Bidder

53 Dealmakers

39 Target | 14 Bidder

£ 6.61 B

Value

01 Jul 2019|Japan|Mobile

Target: KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORP

Bidder: APPLIED MATERIALS

16 Service Providers

1 Target | 8 Bidder | 7 Vendor

75 Dealmakers

1 Target | 45 Bidder | 29 Vendor

£ 2.56 B

Value

03 Jul 2019|United Kingdom|Real Estate Holding and Development

Target: TELFORD HOMES

Bidder: CBRE GROUP INC

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder

31 Dealmakers

9 Target | 22 Bidder

£ 340 M

Value

01 Aug 2019|United Kingdom|Financial Data and Systems

Target: REFINITIV HOLDINGS INC

Bidder: LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE GROUP PLC

26 Service Providers

8 Target | 12 Bidder | 6 Vendor

172 Dealmakers

70 Target | 93 Bidder | 13 Vendor

£ 22.18 B

Value

11 May 2020|United States|Cosmetics

Target: COTY INC

Bidder: KKR & CO

9 Service Providers

5 Target | 4 Bidder

56 Dealmakers

19 Target | 37 Bidder

£ 604 M

Value

29 Jun 2020|Belgium|Plastics

Target: CONTRALOAD NV

Bidder: APAX PARTNERS LLP

14 Service Providers

1 Target | 8 Bidder | 5 Vendor

59 Dealmakers

2 Target | 50 Bidder | 7 Vendor

n/a

Value

31 Jul 2020|Spain|Education Services

Target: MASTERD

Bidder: KKR & CO

12 Service Providers

4 Target | 8 Bidder

30 Dealmakers

7 Target | 24 Bidder

£ 134 M

Value

03 Dec 2020|United States|Full Line Insurance

Target: VANTAGE GROUP

Bidder: HELLMAN & FRIEDMAN LLC

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder

35 Dealmakers

10 Target | 25 Bidder

£ 744 M

Value

21 Jun 2021|Germany|Machinery: Industrial

Target: SEEPEX GMBH

Bidder: INGERSOLL RAND

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

53 Dealmakers

8 Target | 45 Bidder

£ 370 M

Value

01 Jul 2021|United Kingdom|Building Materials: Other

Target: GRAFTON GROUP PLC (GB MERCHANTING BUSINESS)

Bidder: HUWS GRAY LTD

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 1 Vendor

18 Dealmakers

1 Target | 14 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 520 M

Value

05 Aug 2021|United Kingdom|Biotechnology

Target: SOLENTIM

Bidder: ADVANCED INSTRUMENTS

9 Service Providers

6 Target | 3 Bidder

22 Dealmakers

7 Target | 15 Bidder

£ 171 M

Value

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