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Edward Ackerman

Edward Ackerman

Partner at Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison

Lawyer

New York

Deal Bio

Total Deals44
Valued Deals25
Total Value£23,209M
Avg. Deal Size£928M

Market Context

Awards

2021 Top Mid Cap M&A Lawyers in North America

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United States
Apparel Retailers
MajorityPrivateAcquisitionDomesticPrivate Equity
Brooks Brothers

target

Brooks Brothers

Sparc Group

bidder

Sparc Group

£249m

dealmakers

United States
Diversified Financials
PrivateAcquisitionVenture CapitalPrivate EquityMinority
ROBINHOOD

target

ROBINHOOD

D1 Capital Partners

bidder

D1 Capital Partners

£516m

dealmakers

United States
Production Technology Equipment
DomesticMajorityMergerPrivate EquityPrivateAcquisitionReverse TakeoverReverse TakeoverDe-SPAC
Desktop Metal

target

Desktop Metal

Trine Acquisition Corp

bidder

Trine Acquisition Corp

£1,905m

dealmakers

United States
Clothing and Accessories
PrivateAcquisitionDomesticMajorityRestructuring
Lucky Brand Dungarees

target

Lucky Brand Dungarees

Sparc Group

bidder

Sparc Group

£153m

dealmakers

United States
Specialty Chemicals
AcquisitionMajorityPrivateCross BorderPrivate Equity
Maroon Group

target

Maroon Group

Cinven

bidder

Cinven

value n/a

dealmakers

United States
Apparel Retailers
Private EquityPrivateAcquisitionCross BorderMajorityRestructuring
Jcpenney (retail Operations)

target

Jcpenney (retail Operations)

Brookfield Asset Management

bidder

Brookfield Asset Management

£1,329m

dealmakers

United States
Consumer Services: Other
MajorityPrivate EquityPublicCross BorderAcquisition
Collectors Universe

target

Collectors Universe

D1 Capital Partners

bidder

D1 Capital Partners

£640m

dealmakers

United States
Automobiles
Venture CapitalPrivate EquityAcquisitionMinorityPrivateCross Border
Rivian Automotive

target

Rivian Automotive

BLACKROCK

bidder

BLACKROCK

£1,842m

dealmakers

Israel
Software
Cross BorderAcquisitionPrivatePrivate EquityMinorityVenture Capital
DRIVENETS

target

DRIVENETS

D1 Capital Partners

bidder

D1 Capital Partners

£151m

dealmakers

United States
Defense
AcquisitionPrivateMajorityPrivate EquityDomestic
Millennium Engineering And Integration Company

target

Millennium Engineering And Integration Company

Sagewind Capital

bidder

Sagewind Capital

value n/a

dealmakers

United States
Soft Drinks
AcquisitionMajorityPrivatePrivate EquityDomestic
Nestle Waters North America

target

Nestle Waters North America

Metropoulos & Co

bidder

Metropoulos & Co

£3,090m

dealmakers

United States
E-commerce
Venture CapitalAcquisitionPrivate EquityMinorityDomesticPrivate
GOPUFF

target

GOPUFF

D1 Capital Partners

bidder

D1 Capital Partners

£830m

dealmakers

United Kingdom
E-commerce
PrivateDomesticPrivate EquityDe-SPACReverse TakeoverMergerMajorityAcquisition
CAZOO

target

CAZOO

Morgan Stanley

bidder

Morgan Stanley

£5,072m

dealmakers

United States
Software
AcquisitionMinorityDomesticPrivatePrivate EquityVenture Capital
GROQ

target

GROQ

The Spruce House Partnership

bidder

The Spruce House Partnership

£218m

dealmakers

United States
Food Products
Venture CapitalMinorityDomesticAcquisitionPrivate EquityPrivate
Misfits Market

target

Misfits Market

ACCEL

bidder

ACCEL

£143m

dealmakers

Georgia
Engineering Consulting
PrivatePrivate EquityCross BorderAcquisitionMinority
Sigma Defense Systems

target

Sigma Defense Systems

Sagewind Capital

bidder

Sagewind Capital

value n/a

dealmakers

United States
Engineering Consulting
DomesticMajorityPrivateAcquisitionPrivate Equity
Systems Engineering Group

target

Systems Engineering Group

QUANTITECH

bidder

QUANTITECH

value n/a

dealmakers

United States
Education Services
AcquisitionMinorityDomesticPrivate EquityPrivateVenture Capital
Guild Education

target

Guild Education

Gsv Ventures

bidder

Gsv Ventures

£105m

dealmakers

United States
FinTech
MinorityVenture CapitalPrivatePrivate EquityDomesticAcquisition
ADDEPAR

target

ADDEPAR

D1 Capital Partners

bidder

D1 Capital Partners

£106m

dealmakers

United States
Clothing and Accessories
DisposalMajorityAcquisitionDomesticPrivate
Pvh Corp (heritage Brands Business)

target

Pvh Corp (heritage Brands Business)

Authentic Brands Group

bidder

Authentic Brands Group

£158m

dealmakers

United States
Customer Relationship Management
PrivateDomesticAcquisitionPrivate EquityMajority
Impact Group

target

Impact Group

Acosta

bidder

Acosta

value n/a

dealmakers

United States
Third Party Logistics (3PL)
PrivateMajorityAcquisitionDomesticPrivate Equity
TRANSPLACE

target

TRANSPLACE

Uber Freight

bidder

Uber Freight

£1,911m

dealmakers

Estonia
Software
Private EquityAcquisitionPrivateCross BorderVenture CapitalMinority
BOLT

target

BOLT

Tekne Capital

bidder

Tekne Capital

£512m

dealmakers

India
Digital Services
MinorityPrivate EquityCross BorderVenture CapitalAcquisitionPrivate
ZETWERK

target

ZETWERK

Sequoia Capital

bidder

Sequoia Capital

£110m

dealmakers

United States
Payments / Commerce
AcquisitionMinorityPrivateCross BorderPrivate EquityVenture Capital
RAMP

target

RAMP

Thrive Capital

bidder

Thrive Capital

£220m

dealmakers

United States
Management Consulting
AcquisitionMajorityPrivate EquityPrivateDomestic
The Cadmus Group

target

The Cadmus Group

Ci Capital Partners

bidder

Ci Capital Partners

value n/a

dealmakers

United States
Management Consulting
Private EquityPrivateAcquisitionMajorityDomestic
Federal Advisory Partners

target

Federal Advisory Partners

Sagewind Capital

bidder

Sagewind Capital

value n/a

dealmakers

United States
Digital Services
MinorityVenture CapitalAcquisitionDomesticPrivatePrivate Equity
MULTIVERSE

target

MULTIVERSE

Bond Capital

bidder

Bond Capital

£94m

dealmakers

United States
Specialty Retailers
MinorityPrivate EquityCross BorderAcquisitionPrivateVenture Capital
DUTCHIE

target

DUTCHIE

Casa Verde Capital

bidder

Casa Verde Capital

£255m

dealmakers

United States
Equipment Rental
DomesticPrivateMajorityAcquisition
Meet Hospitality Services

target

Meet Hospitality Services

Wts International

bidder

Wts International

value n/a

dealmakers

United States
Medical Services
DomesticPrivateAcquisitionMajorityPrivate Equity
Epiphany Dermatology

target

Epiphany Dermatology

Leonard Green & Partners

bidder

Leonard Green & Partners

value n/a

dealmakers

United States
Management Consulting
MajorityDomesticPrivateAcquisitionPrivate Equity
Asr Analytics

target

Asr Analytics

Gcom Software

bidder

Gcom Software

value n/a

dealmakers

United States
Defense
Private EquityMajorityDomesticAcquisitionPrivate
Veraxx Engineering Corporation

target

Veraxx Engineering Corporation

Sagewind Capital

bidder

Sagewind Capital

value n/a

dealmakers

United States
Management Consulting
PrivateAcquisitionPrivate EquityDomesticMajority
Lmi Consulting

target

Lmi Consulting

Declaration Partners

bidder

Declaration Partners

value n/a

dealmakers

United States
Media Agencies
AcquisitionPrivateCross BorderMinorityPrivate Equity
Primary Wave Music

target

Primary Wave Music

Brookfield Asset Management

bidder

Brookfield Asset Management

£1,759m

dealmakers

United States
Management Consulting
PrivatePrivate EquityAcquisitionDomesticMajority
Nathan Associates

target

Nathan Associates

The Cadmus Group

bidder

The Cadmus Group

value n/a

dealmakers

United States
Business Process Outsourcing
MajorityDomesticAcquisitionPrivatePrivate Equity
Pra Business Events

target

Pra Business Events

Eagletree Capital

bidder

Eagletree Capital

value n/a

dealmakers

Canada
Tobacco
MajorityCross BorderAcquisitionPrivate
Tjp Labs (nicotine Pouch Range)

target

Tjp Labs (nicotine Pouch Range)

Imperial Brands

bidder

Imperial Brands

value n/a

dealmakers

United States
IT Services: Other
AcquisitionDomesticMajorityMergerPrivatePrivate Equity
Oncore Consulting

target

Oncore Consulting

Gcom Software

bidder

Gcom Software

value n/a

dealmakers

United States
Cement
AcquisitionMajorityPrivateDomestic
Kansas Asphalt

target

Kansas Asphalt

Pave America

bidder

Pave America

value n/a

dealmakers

United States
IT Services: Other
AcquisitionDomesticPrivateMajority
Cyxtera Technologies

target

Cyxtera Technologies

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners

bidder

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners

£637m

dealmakers

United States
Aerospace
AcquisitionMajorityPrivateDomesticPrivate Equity
Electronic Warfare Associates

target

Electronic Warfare Associates

Sigma Defense Systems

bidder

Sigma Defense Systems

value n/a

dealmakers

United States
Financial Data and Systems
AcquisitionPrivatePrivate EquityMajorityDomestic
Castlelake (fee-related Earnings)

target

Castlelake (fee-related Earnings)

Brookfield Asset Management

bidder

Brookfield Asset Management

£1,195m

dealmakers

United States
Aerospace
AcquisitionPrivateDomesticMajorityPrivate Equity
AXIENT

target

AXIENT

ASTRION

bidder

ASTRION

value n/a

dealmakers

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