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Cover Image Edward Ackerman

Edward Ackerman

Partner at Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison

Lawyer

New York

Deal Bio

Total Deals59

Valued Deals30

Total Value£ 24.67 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 822 M

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11 Aug 2020|United States|Apparel Retailers

Target: BROOKS BROTHERS

Bidder: SPARC GROUP LLC

9 Service Providers

7 Target | 1 Bidder

40 Dealmakers

26 Target | 2 Bidder

£ 249 M

Value

17 Aug 2020|United States|Diversified Financials

Target: ROBINHOOD

Bidder: D1 CAPITAL PARTNERS LP

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 7 Bidder

10 Dealmakers

2 Target | 8 Bidder

£ 516 M

Value

26 Aug 2020|United States|Production Technology Equipment

Target: DESKTOP METAL

Bidder: TRINE ACQUISITION CORP

18 Service Providers

5 Target | 13 Bidder

61 Dealmakers

24 Target | 37 Bidder

£ 1.91 B

Value

03 Jul 2020|United States|Clothing and Accessories

Target: LUCKY BRAND DUNGAREES

Bidder: SPARC GROUP LLC

8 Service Providers

7 Target | 1 Bidder

20 Dealmakers

10 Target | 10 Bidder

£ 153 M

Value

14 Oct 2020|United States|Specialty Chemicals

Target: MAROON GROUP LLC

Bidder: CINVEN LTD

10 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder | 2 Vendor

57 Dealmakers

18 Target | 35 Bidder | 4 Vendor

n/a

Value

28 Oct 2020|United States|Apparel Retailers

Target: JCPENNEY (RETAIL OPERATIONS)

Bidder: BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGEMENT

9 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 5 Vendor

36 Dealmakers

31 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 1.33 B

Value

30 Nov 2020|United States|Consumer Services: Other

Target: COLLECTORS HOLDINGS INC

Bidder: D1 CAPITAL PARTNERS LP

12 Service Providers

5 Target | 7 Bidder

40 Dealmakers

13 Target | 27 Bidder

£ 640 M

Value

19 Jan 2021|United States|Automobiles

Target: RIVIAN AUTOMOTIVE LLC

Bidder: BLACKROCK

10 Service Providers

1 Target | 9 Bidder

14 Dealmakers

2 Target | 12 Bidder

£ 1.84 B

Value

27 Jan 2021|Israel|Software

Target: DRIVENETS

Bidder: D1 CAPITAL PARTNERS LP

7 Service Providers

2 Target | 5 Bidder

11 Dealmakers

2 Target | 9 Bidder

£ 151 M

Value

10 Feb 2021|United States|Defense

Target: MILLENNIUM ENGINEERING AND INTEGRATION COMPANY

Bidder: SAGEWIND CAPITAL

9 Service Providers

3 Target | 6 Bidder

26 Dealmakers

1 Target | 25 Bidder

n/a

Value

16 Feb 2021|United States|Soft Drinks

Target: NESTLE WATERS NORTH AMERICA INC

Bidder: METROPOULOS & CO

23 Service Providers

1 Target | 18 Bidder | 4 Vendor

104 Dealmakers

3 Target | 64 Bidder | 38 Vendor

£ 3.09 B

Value

23 Mar 2021|United States|E-commerce

Target: GOPUFF

Bidder: D1 CAPITAL PARTNERS LP

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 8 Bidder

12 Dealmakers

2 Target | 10 Bidder

£ 830 M

Value