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Deal Bio

Total Deals37

Valued Deals17

Total Value£ 25.49 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 1.50 B

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08 Jun 2023|United States|IT Services: Other

Target: BLACKPOINT CYBER

Bidder: BAIN CAPITAL LP

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

12 Dealmakers

1 Target | 11 Bidder

£ 152 M

Value

25 Apr 2023|United States|Education Services

Target: IMG ACADEMY

Bidder: BPEA PRIVATE EQUITY

11 Service Providers

1 Target | 8 Bidder | 2 Vendor

48 Dealmakers

2 Target | 35 Bidder | 11 Vendor

£ 1.00 B

Value

22 Dec 2022|United States|IT Services: Other

Target: TREDENCE

Bidder: CHICAGO PACIFIC FOUNDERS

6 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder

14 Dealmakers

1 Target | 13 Bidder

£ 145 M

Value

19 Oct 2022|United States|Knowledge Process Outsourcing

Target: MAGNA LEGAL SERVICES

Bidder: ODYSSEY INVESTMENT PARTNERS LLC

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

26 Dealmakers

20 Target | 5 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

01 Jul 2022|Germany|IT Services: Other

Target: GFK SE

Bidder: KKR & CO

26 Service Providers

3 Target | 23 Bidder

106 Dealmakers

10 Target | 96 Bidder

£ 2.07 B

Value

21 Jun 2022|United States|Health Care Services

Target: ASPIRION HEALTH RESOURCES

Bidder: LINDEN CAPITAL PARTNERS

12 Service Providers

1 Target | 7 Bidder | 4 Vendor

48 Dealmakers

1 Target | 35 Bidder | 12 Vendor

n/a

Value

04 Apr 2022|United States|Paper

Target: PIXELLE SPECIALTY SOLUTIONS LLC

Bidder: HIG CAPITAL LLC

13 Service Providers

5 Target | 7 Bidder | 1 Vendor

34 Dealmakers

10 Target | 23 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

21 Mar 2022|United States|IT Services: Other

Target: EXIGO

Bidder: GAUGE CAPITAL LLC

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

28 Dealmakers

9 Target | 19 Bidder

n/a

Value

21 Jan 2022|United States|Machinery: Industrial

Target: SPECIALIZED ELEVATOR SERVICES

Bidder: BERKSHIRE PARTNERS LLC

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

20 Dealmakers

10 Target | 8 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

11 Jan 2022|United States|Recreational Services

Target: SUNSHINE FITNESS GROWTH HOLDINGS

Bidder: PLANET FITNESS

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

18 Dealmakers

1 Target | 16 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 589 M

Value

08 Dec 2021|United States|Online and Social Platforms

Target: AFERO

Bidder: CROSSPOINT CAPITAL PARTNERS

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

8 Dealmakers

2 Target | 6 Bidder

£ 38 M

Value

11 Nov 2021|United States|Digital Services

Target: HATHWAY

Bidder: BOUNTEOUS

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

13 Dealmakers

1 Target | 12 Bidder

n/a

Value

01 Nov 2021|United States|Payments / Commerce

Target: RECTANGLE HEALTH

Bidder: GI PARTNERS LLC

11 Service Providers

5 Target | 6 Bidder

27 Dealmakers

6 Target | 21 Bidder

n/a

Value

23 Sep 2021|United States|Digital Services

Target: LISTER DIGITAL

Bidder: BOUNTEOUS

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

34 Dealmakers

1 Target | 34 Bidder

£ 40 M

Value

23 Jul 2021|United States|Software

Target: CVENT INC

Bidder: DRAGONEER GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES CORP II

12 Service Providers

3 Target | 8 Bidder | 1 Vendor

20 Dealmakers

8 Target | 9 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 3.85 B

Value

08 Mar 2021|United States|Software

Target: MCAFEE INC (ENTERPRISE BUSINESS)

Bidder: SYMPHONY TECHNOLOGY GROUP

17 Service Providers

12 Bidder | 5 Vendor

74 Dealmakers

41 Bidder | 33 Vendor

£ 2.89 B

Value

05 Mar 2021|United States|E-commerce

Target: SAKS

Bidder: RHONE CAPITAL

12 Service Providers

1 Target | 11 Bidder

19 Dealmakers

1 Target | 18 Bidder

£ 361 M

Value

12 Jan 2021|United States|Software

Target: TEACHTOWN

Bidder: BAIN CAPITAL LP

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

9 Dealmakers

1 Target | 8 Bidder

n/a

Value

10 Nov 2020|United States|Software

Target: PLANVIEW

Bidder: TPG CAPITAL LP

18 Service Providers

4 Target | 12 Bidder | 2 Vendor

28 Dealmakers

4 Target | 19 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 1.22 B

Value

01 Nov 2020|United States|Digital Services

Target: NIELSEN GLOBAL CONNECT

Bidder: ADVENT INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

28 Service Providers

1 Target | 18 Bidder | 9 Vendor

70 Dealmakers

2 Target | 40 Bidder | 28 Vendor

£ 2.08 B

Value

30 Oct 2020|United States|Restaurants and Bars

Target: DUNKIN' BRANDS GROUP INC

Bidder: INSPIRE BRANDS

11 Service Providers

5 Target | 6 Bidder

35 Dealmakers

18 Target | 17 Bidder

£ 9.68 B

Value

22 Oct 2020|United States|Payments / Commerce

Target: WIRECARD NORTH AMERICA

Bidder: SYNCAPAY

12 Service Providers

7 Bidder | 5 Vendor

17 Dealmakers

9 Bidder | 8 Vendor

n/a

Value

24 Jul 2020|United States|Outsourced HR and Staffing

Target: AMERICA'S JOB EXCHANGE

Bidder: CIRCA

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

8 Dealmakers

1 Target | 7 Bidder

n/a

Value

01 Jun 2020|United States|Software

Target: PDX INC

Bidder: CHANGE HEALTHCARE

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

18 Dealmakers

4 Target | 14 Bidder

£ 213 M

Value

04 May 2020|United States|IT Services: Other

Target: ERX NETWORK

Bidder: CHANGE HEALTHCARE

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

30 Dealmakers

8 Target | 22 Bidder

£ 170 M

Value

16 Mar 2020|Israel|Software

Target: CHECKMARX

Bidder: TPG CAPITAL LP

15 Service Providers

5 Target | 8 Bidder | 2 Vendor

47 Dealmakers

8 Target | 34 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 936 M

Value

20 Feb 2020|United States|Digital Services

Target: CDK GLOBAL (DIGITAL MARKETING BUSINESS)

Bidder: ANSIRA PARTNERS INC

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

19 Dealmakers

1 Target | 13 Bidder | 6 Vendor

n/a

Value

17 Jan 2020|United States|Business Process Outsourcing

Target: RECORDTRAK

Bidder: MAGNA LEGAL SERVICES

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

25 Dealmakers

12 Target | 13 Bidder

n/a

Value

19 Nov 2019|United States|Personal Products

Target: OLAPLEX

Bidder: ADVENT INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

6 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder

15 Dealmakers

3 Target | 12 Bidder

n/a

Value

29 Aug 2019|United States|Hotels and Motels

Target: INTERSTATE HOTELS & RESORTS

Bidder: AIMBRIDGE HOSPITALITY

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

19 Dealmakers

1 Target | 17 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

12 Aug 2019|Canada|Medical Supplies

Target: TSO3 INC

Bidder: STRYKER CORPORATION

9 Service Providers

6 Target | 3 Bidder

14 Dealmakers

1 Target | 13 Bidder

£ 43 M

Value

24 Jul 2019|United States|Software

Target: STRATEX

Bidder: TOAST INC

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

9 Dealmakers

1 Target | 8 Bidder

n/a

Value

23 Jul 2019|United States|E-commerce

Target: EVERCOMMERCE INC

Bidder: SILVER LAKE PARTNERS LP

7 Service Providers

4 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

17 Dealmakers

2 Target | 14 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

18 Jul 2019|United States|Information / Data Services

Target: SCHLESINGER GROUP

Bidder: GAUGE CAPITAL LLC

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

9 Dealmakers

1 Target | 8 Bidder

n/a

Value

31 May 2019|United States|Software

Target: IRTH SOLUTIONS

Bidder: GAUGE CAPITAL LLC

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

10 Dealmakers

1 Target | 9 Bidder

n/a

Value

23 May 2019|United States|Software

Target: IDERA INC

Bidder: PARTNERS GROUP

6 Service Providers

4 Target | 2 Bidder

17 Dealmakers

11 Target | 6 Bidder

n/a

Value

07 Jan 2019|United States|Hotels and Motels

Target: AIMBRIDGE HOSPITALITY

Bidder: ADVENT INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

6 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

13 Dealmakers

2 Target | 9 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value