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Dorothy Hector

Partner at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

Lawyer

New York

Deal Bio

Total Deals20

Valued Deals9

Total Value£ 39.56 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 4.40 B

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05 Dec 2018|United States|Auto Services

Target: CALIBER COLLISION CENTERS INC

Bidder: ABRA AUTO BODY & GLASS

10 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 4 Vendor

29 Dealmakers

1 Target | 25 Bidder | 3 Vendor

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23 Apr 2021|United States|Transportation Services

Target: FIRST STUDENT

Bidder: EQT PARTNERS AB

14 Service Providers

2 Target | 6 Bidder | 6 Vendor

82 Dealmakers

3 Target | 41 Bidder | 38 Vendor

£ 3.30 B

Value

19 Oct 2021|United States|Information / Data Services

Target: THE NPD GROUP

Bidder: HELLMAN & FRIEDMAN LLC

10 Service Providers

3 Target | 7 Bidder

32 Dealmakers

3 Target | 29 Bidder

n/a

Value

17 Feb 2022|United States|Internet

Target: IMON COMMUNICATIONS

Bidder: GOLDMAN SACHS (MERCHANT BANKING DIVISION)

10 Service Providers

4 Target | 6 Bidder

25 Dealmakers

2 Target | 23 Bidder

n/a

Value

24 Feb 2022|United States|Transportation Services

Target: APPLE BUS

Bidder: FIRST STUDENT

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

24 Dealmakers

2 Target | 22 Bidder

n/a

Value

07 Apr 2022|United States|Information / Data Services

Target: THE NPD GROUP

Bidder: INFORMATION RESOURCES INC

14 Service Providers

5 Target | 9 Bidder

70 Dealmakers

45 Target | 25 Bidder

£ 3.82 B

Value

02 May 2022|United States|Transportation Services

Target: TOTAL TRANSPORTATION CORP

Bidder: FIRST STUDENT

9 Service Providers

3 Target | 6 Bidder

31 Dealmakers

3 Target | 28 Bidder

n/a

Value

26 Oct 2022|United States|Transportation Services

Target: FIRST TRANSIT

Bidder: TRANSDEV NORTH AMERICA INC

10 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

50 Dealmakers

7 Target | 16 Bidder | 27 Vendor

n/a

Value

31 Oct 2022|United States|Electronic Components and Equipment

Target: COPELAND (EX EMERSON CLIMATE TECHNOLOGIES)

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

23 Service Providers

15 Bidder | 8 Vendor

96 Dealmakers

63 Bidder | 33 Vendor

£ 6.78 B

Value

28 Apr 2023|United States|Insurance Brokers

Target: HUB INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

Bidder: LEONARD GREEN & PARTNERS LP

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

42 Dealmakers

31 Target | 4 Bidder | 7 Vendor

n/a

Value

21 Aug 2023|United States|Property and Casualty Insurance

Target: WORLD INSURANCE ASSOCIATES LLC

Bidder: GOLDMAN SACHS ASSET MANAGEMENT

9 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

66 Dealmakers

3 Target | 35 Bidder | 28 Vendor

£ 822 M

Value

19 Oct 2023|United States|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: PETRA FUNDS GROUP

Bidder: CHARLESBANK CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC

7 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder

44 Dealmakers

14 Target | 30 Bidder

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Value

08 Feb 2024|United States|Information / Data Services

Target: VERITAS TECHNOLOGIES (DATA SECURITY UNIT)

Bidder: HAVELI INVESTMENTS

17 Service Providers

10 Bidder | 7 Vendor

78 Dealmakers

67 Bidder | 11 Vendor

£ 5.55 B

Value

02 Apr 2024|United States|Entertainment

Target: ENDEAVOR

Bidder: MUBADALA INVESTMENT COMPANY

34 Service Providers

9 Target | 25 Bidder

156 Dealmakers

73 Target | 83 Bidder

£ 13.68 B

Value

06 Jun 2024|United States|Electronic Components and Equipment

Target: COPELAND (EX EMERSON CLIMATE TECHNOLOGIES)

Bidder: ABU DHABI INVESTMENT AUTHORITY (ADIA)

15 Service Providers

1 Target | 10 Bidder | 4 Vendor

45 Dealmakers

3 Target | 21 Bidder | 21 Vendor

£ 2.74 B

Value

13 Aug 2024|United States|Software

Target: M-FILES CORPORATION

Bidder: HAVELI INVESTMENTS

11 Service Providers

4 Target | 7 Bidder

43 Dealmakers

2 Target | 42 Bidder

n/a

Value

26 Aug 2024|United States|Business Process Outsourcing

Target: NCSOLUTIONS

Bidder: CIRCANA

13 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 8 Vendor

65 Dealmakers

52 Bidder | 13 Vendor

n/a

Value

11 Nov 2024|Canada|Telecommunications Equipment

Target: XPLORE INC

Bidder: STONEPEAK

3 Service Providers

2 Target | 1 Bidder

16 Dealmakers

15 Target | 1 Bidder

£ 885 M

Value

18 Feb 2025|Switzerland|Digital Services

Target: GLOBAL BLUE SA

Bidder: SHIFT4 PAYMENTS

15 Service Providers

10 Target | 5 Bidder

129 Dealmakers

32 Target | 97 Bidder

£ 1.98 B

Value

03 Mar 2025|United States|Hedge Funds

Target: FIRST EAGLE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT

Bidder: GENSTAR CAPITAL LLC

18 Service Providers

7 Target | 7 Bidder | 4 Vendor

51 Dealmakers

39 Target | 6 Bidder | 6 Vendor

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Value