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Douglas K. Schnell

Partner at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Lawyer

Palo Alto

Deal Bio

Total Deals26

Valued Deals25

Total Value£ 99.53 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 3.98 B

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18 Jun 2018|United States|Specialty Retailers

Target: RENT-A-CENTER INC

Bidder: VINTAGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder

22 Dealmakers

2 Target | 20 Bidder

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Value

19 Mar 2018|Israel|Electronic Components and Equipment

Target: ORBOTECH LTD

Bidder: KLA-TENCOR CORPORATION

11 Service Providers

6 Target | 5 Bidder

84 Dealmakers

31 Target | 54 Bidder

£ 2.22 B

Value

17 May 2019|United States|Computer Hardware

Target: CRAY INC

Bidder: HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY

5 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder

16 Dealmakers

8 Target | 8 Bidder

£ 1.02 B

Value

22 Aug 2019|United States|Software

Target: PIVOTAL SOFTWARE INC

Bidder: VMWARE INC

13 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder | 4 Vendor

84 Dealmakers

26 Target | 35 Bidder | 23 Vendor

£ 2.21 B

Value

01 Nov 2018|United States|Biotechnology

Target: PACIFIC BIOSCIENCES

Bidder: ILLUMINA INC

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

35 Dealmakers

27 Target | 8 Bidder

£ 941 M

Value

22 Oct 2019|United States|Real Estate Holding and Development

Target: WEWORK COMPANIES INC

Bidder: SOFTBANK GROUP CORP

14 Service Providers

7 Target | 7 Bidder

33 Dealmakers

24 Target | 9 Bidder

£ 3.47 B

Value

13 Jan 2020|Ireland|IT Services: Other

Target: POINTY

Bidder: GOOGLE LLC

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

21 Dealmakers

7 Target | 8 Bidder | 6 Vendor

£ 123 M

Value

06 Feb 2020|United States|Security Equipment

Target: FORESCOUT TECHNOLOGIES INC

Bidder: CROSSPOINT CAPITAL PARTNERS

14 Service Providers

5 Target | 7 Bidder | 2 Vendor

67 Dealmakers

43 Target | 20 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 1.14 B

Value

30 Nov 2020|United States|Consumer Services: Other

Target: COLLECTORS UNIVERSE INC

Bidder: D1 CAPITAL PARTNERS LP

12 Service Providers

5 Target | 7 Bidder

40 Dealmakers

13 Target | 27 Bidder

£ 640 M

Value

13 Dec 2020|United States|Software

Target: PLURALSIGHT INC

Bidder: VISTA EQUITY PARTNERS

13 Service Providers

5 Target | 6 Bidder | 2 Vendor

84 Dealmakers

57 Target | 24 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 2.81 B

Value

09 Jun 2021|Australia|Mobile

Target: MESSAGEMEDIA

Bidder: SINCH AB

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

24 Dealmakers

20 Target | 5 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 918 M

Value

20 Jul 2021|United States|Biotechnology

Target: OMNIOME

Bidder: PACIFIC BIOSCIENCES

14 Service Providers

3 Target | 6 Bidder | 5 Vendor

78 Dealmakers

23 Target | 49 Bidder | 7 Vendor

£ 583 M

Value

26 Jul 2021|United States|Customer Relationship Management

Target: MEDALLIA

Bidder: THOMA BRAVO LLC

16 Service Providers

7 Target | 9 Bidder

52 Dealmakers

39 Target | 13 Bidder

£ 4.65 B

Value

28 Oct 2021|United States|Software

Target: MOMENTIVE

Bidder: ZENDESK

13 Service Providers

7 Target | 6 Bidder

90 Dealmakers

51 Target | 41 Bidder

£ 2.91 B

Value

10 Jan 2022|United States|Gaming

Target: ZYNGA INC

Bidder: TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE INC

11 Service Providers

6 Target | 5 Bidder

78 Dealmakers

62 Target | 15 Bidder

£ 9.35 B

Value

24 Jan 2022|United States|Biotechnology

Target: FLUIDIGM

Bidder: CASDIN CAPITAL

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder

23 Dealmakers

10 Target | 13 Bidder

£ 184 M

Value

31 Jan 2022|United States|IT Services: Other

Target: CITRIX SYSTEMS INC

Bidder: EVERGREEN COAST CAPITAL

24 Service Providers

5 Target | 19 Bidder

101 Dealmakers

48 Target | 53 Bidder

£ 12.39 B

Value

28 Mar 2022|United States|Electronic Equipment: Other

Target: POLY

Bidder: HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY

13 Service Providers

4 Target | 9 Bidder

92 Dealmakers

53 Target | 39 Bidder

£ 2.50 B

Value

14 Apr 2022|United States|Online and Social Platforms

Target: X CORP (EX-TWITTER)

Bidder: ELON MUSK

26 Service Providers

9 Target | 17 Bidder

152 Dealmakers

98 Target | 55 Bidder

£ 34.50 B

Value

11 Oct 2022|United States|Software

Target: FORGEROCK

Bidder: THOMA BRAVO LLC

10 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder | 1 Vendor

64 Dealmakers

43 Target | 20 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 2.08 B

Value

03 Dec 2023|United States|Airlines

Target: HAWAIIAN AIRLINES

Bidder: ALASKA AIRLINES GROUP INC

10 Service Providers

5 Target | 5 Bidder

23 Dealmakers

17 Target | 6 Bidder

£ 1.49 B

Value

18 Dec 2023|United States|Software

Target: ALTERYX

Bidder: INSIGHT PARTNERS LLC

23 Service Providers

5 Target | 18 Bidder

117 Dealmakers

64 Target | 53 Bidder

£ 3.47 B

Value

20 Feb 2024|United States|Consumer Electronics

Target: VIZIO INC

Bidder: WALMART INC

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder

110 Dealmakers

77 Target | 33 Bidder

£ 1.82 B

Value

24 Apr 2024|United States|Software

Target: HASHICORP INC

Bidder: IBM CORPORATION

11 Service Providers

5 Target | 6 Bidder

72 Dealmakers

50 Target | 22 Bidder

£ 5.16 B

Value

27 Jun 2024|United States|Telecommunications Equipment

Target: INFINERA

Bidder: NOKIA OYJ

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder

29 Dealmakers

8 Target | 21 Bidder

£ 1.82 B

Value

20 Jun 2025|United States|Software

Target: COUCHBASE

Bidder: HAVELI INVESTMENTS

7 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder

68 Dealmakers

38 Target | 31 Bidder

£ 1.11 B

Value