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Cover Image Edward J. Lee

Edward J. Lee

Partner at Kirkland & Ellis

Lawyer

New York

Deal Bio

Total Deals32

Valued Deals31

Total Value£ 244.14 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 7.88 B

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20 Mar 2018|United States|Software

Target: MULESOFT INC

Bidder: SALESFORCE INC

14 Service Providers

4 Target | 8 Bidder | 2 Vendor

81 Dealmakers

37 Target | 35 Bidder | 9 Vendor

£ 4.64 B

Value

07 May 2018|Israel|Food Products

Target: FRUTAROM INDUSTRIES LTD

Bidder: INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC

12 Service Providers

4 Target | 7 Bidder | 1 Vendor

73 Dealmakers

24 Target | 46 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 5.57 B

Value

03 Jan 2019|United States|Biotechnology

Target: CELGENE CORPORATION

Bidder: BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY

22 Service Providers

10 Target | 12 Bidder

83 Dealmakers

40 Target | 43 Bidder

£ 70.66 B

Value

14 Apr 2019|United States|Digital Services

Target: EPSILON

Bidder: PUBLICIS GROUPE SA

17 Service Providers

1 Target | 9 Bidder | 7 Vendor

71 Dealmakers

3 Target | 34 Bidder | 34 Vendor

£ 3.13 B

Value

16 Apr 2019|United States|Travel and Tourism

Target: LIBERTY EXPEDIA HOLDINGS

Bidder: EXPEDIA GROUP INC

9 Service Providers

5 Target | 4 Bidder

46 Dealmakers

25 Target | 21 Bidder

£ 3.31 B

Value

09 Jun 2019|United States|Defense

Target: RAYTHEON COMPANY

Bidder: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP

13 Service Providers

6 Target | 7 Bidder

96 Dealmakers

64 Target | 32 Bidder

£ 69.76 B

Value

10 Jun 2019|United States|Software

Target: TABLEAU SOFTWARE

Bidder: SALESFORCE INC

10 Service Providers

4 Target | 6 Bidder

66 Dealmakers

37 Target | 29 Bidder

£ 12.32 B

Value

26 Aug 2019|United States|Pharmaceuticals

Target: OTEZLA

Bidder: AMGEN INC

13 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 8 Vendor

46 Dealmakers

18 Bidder | 28 Vendor

£ 10.90 B

Value

20 Jan 2020|United States|Defense

Target: COLLINS AEROSPACE (MILITARY GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM)

Bidder: BAE SYSTEMS

11 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 6 Vendor

40 Dealmakers

14 Bidder | 26 Vendor

£ 1.69 B

Value

27 Oct 2020|United Kingdom|Data Centers and Hosting

Target: GENIUS SPORTS GROUP LTD

Bidder: DMY TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC II

15 Service Providers

7 Target | 6 Bidder | 2 Vendor

81 Dealmakers

24 Target | 50 Bidder | 7 Vendor

£ 1.15 B

Value

19 Jan 2021|Canada|Online and Social Platforms

Target: WATTPAD

Bidder: WEBTOON

14 Service Providers

4 Target | 6 Bidder | 4 Vendor

37 Dealmakers

8 Target | 21 Bidder | 8 Vendor

£ 440 M

Value

10 Feb 2021|United States|Aerospace

Target: ARCHER

Bidder: ATLAS CREST INVESTMENT

15 Service Providers

6 Target | 8 Bidder | 1 Vendor

38 Dealmakers

21 Target | 17 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 2.76 B

Value

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