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Elaine JohnstonA&O Shearman

Elaine Johnston

Partner at A&O Shearman

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New York

Deal Bio

Total Deals33
Valued Deals15
Total Value£ 35.93 B
Avg. Deal Size£ 2.40 B

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09 Aug 2017|United Kingdom|Diversified Financials
Worldpay
Vantiv

Target: WORLDPAY INC

Bidder: VANTIV INC

8 Service Providers

5 Target | 3 Bidder

44 Dealmakers

42 Target | 2 Bidder

£ 9.25 B

Value

24 May 2016|United Kingdom|Radio and TV Broadcasters
Mp&silva Group
Beijing Baofeng Technology

Target: MP&SILVA GROUP

Bidder: BEIJING BAOFENG TECHNOLOGY

1 Service Providers

1 Target

40 Dealmakers

40 Target

n/a

Value

11 Jul 2016|United Kingdom|Information / Data Services
Thomson Reuters (intellectual Property & Science Business)
Onex Corporation

Target: THOMSON REUTERS (INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & SCIENCE BUSINESS)

Bidder: ONEX CORPORATION

9 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 5 Vendor

24 Dealmakers

6 Bidder | 20 Vendor

£ 2.73 B

Value

10 Oct 2017|United States|Chemicals and Synthetic Fibres
Dupont Teijin Films
Indorama Ventures

Target: DUPONT TEIJIN FILMS

Bidder: INDORAMA VENTURES

2 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 1 Vendor

36 Dealmakers

34 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

21 Aug 2017|United States|Diversified Industrials
Williams Scotsman
Double Eagle Acquisition Corporation

Target: WILLIAMS SCOTSMAN INC

Bidder: DOUBLE EAGLE ACQUISITION CORPORATION

1 Service Providers

1 Vendor

6 Dealmakers

6 Vendor

n/a

Value

16 Oct 2017|United States|Diversified Industrials
Smarte Carte
3i Group

Target: SMARTE CARTE INC

Bidder: 3I GROUP PLC

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

14 Dealmakers

14 Bidder

n/a

Value

17 Oct 2017|United Kingdom|Reinsurance
Catalina Marketing
Apollo Global Management

Target: CATALINA MARKETING

Bidder: APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC

3 Service Providers

3 Vendor

13 Dealmakers

39 Vendor

n/a

Value

05 Jan 2018|United States|Farming Fishing Ranching and Plantations
Dole Food Co
Greenyard Foods

Target: DOLE FOOD CO INC

Bidder: GREENYARD FOODS

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

46 Dealmakers

46 Bidder

n/a

Value

07 Mar 2018|United States|Telecommunications Services: Other
IBASIS
Tofane Global

Target: IBASIS

Bidder: TOFANE GLOBAL

1 Service Providers

1 Vendor

9 Dealmakers

9 Vendor

n/a

Value

09 Mar 2018|United States|Plastics
Treofan Germany's America Business
Ccl Industries

Target: TREOFAN GERMANY'S AMERICA BUSINESS

Bidder: CCL INDUSTRIES

1 Service Providers

1 Target

15 Dealmakers

15 Target

n/a

Value

06 Apr 2018|United Kingdom|Medical Equipment
Vision Rt
Demant (ex William Demant Holding A/s)

Target: VISION RT LTD

Bidder: DEMANT (EX WILLIAM DEMANT HOLDING A/S)

3 Service Providers

2 Target | 1 Bidder

20 Dealmakers

18 Target | 2 Bidder

n/a

Value

09 Mar 2016|United States|Financial Data and Systems
International Securities Exchange Holdings
Nasdaq

Target: INTERNATIONAL SECURITIES EXCHANGE HOLDINGS INC

Bidder: NASDAQ INC

3 Service Providers

2 Target | 1 Vendor

6 Dealmakers

6 Vendor

n/a

Value

24 Apr 2017|United States|Pharmaceuticals
Akorn
Fresenius & Co Kgaa

Target: AKORN INC

Bidder: FRESENIUS SE & CO KGAA

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

39 Dealmakers

39 Bidder

n/a

Value

10 Jul 2017|United States|Marine Transportation
Apl
Eqt Partners

Target: APL LTD

Bidder: EQT PARTNERS

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

26 Dealmakers

26 Bidder

£ 787 M

Value

02 Mar 2017|United States|Financial Data and Systems
Bats Global Markets Inc.
Institutional Investors

Target: BATS GLOBAL MARKETS INC.

Bidder: INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS

1 Service Providers

1 Vendor

5 Dealmakers

5 Vendor

n/a

Value

21 Sep 2016|United States|Food Products
Ach Food Companies (spices Business)
B&g Foods

Target: ACH FOOD COMPANIES INC (SPICES BUSINESS)

Bidder: B&G FOODS INC

1 Service Providers

1 Vendor

8 Dealmakers

8 Vendor

n/a

Value

12 Aug 2016|United States|IT Services: Other
Csidentity Corp
Experian

Target: CSIDENTITY CORP

Bidder: EXPERIAN PLC

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

4 Dealmakers

4 Bidder

n/a

Value

19 May 2015|United States|IT Services: Other
Csra
Sra International

Target: CSRA INC

Bidder: SRA INTERNATIONAL INC

1 Service Providers

1 Vendor

45 Dealmakers

45 Vendor

n/a

Value

20 Nov 2018|United Kingdom|Health Care Services
Btg
Boston Scientific Corporation

Target: BTG PLC

Bidder: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION

16 Service Providers

8 Target | 7 Bidder | 1 Vendor

64 Dealmakers

35 Target | 27 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 3.03 B

Value

10 May 2019|United States|Pipelines
Buckeye Partners
Ifm Investors

Target: BUCKEYE PARTNERS LP

Bidder: IFM INVESTORS PTY LTD

19 Service Providers

7 Target | 12 Bidder

101 Dealmakers

36 Target | 65 Bidder

£ 7.83 B

Value

25 Jul 2019|United Kingdom|Defense
Cobham
Advent International Corporation

Target: COBHAM PLC

Bidder: ADVENT INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

19 Service Providers

8 Target | 11 Bidder

89 Dealmakers

33 Target | 56 Bidder

£ 4.14 B

Value

10 Jan 2020|Netherlands|Software
PRECIMA
Nielsen Holdings

Target: PRECIMA

Bidder: NIELSEN HOLDINGS PLC

9 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

67 Dealmakers

2 Target | 34 Bidder | 36 Vendor

n/a

Value

27 Feb 2020|United States|Containers and Packaging
Greif (consumer Packaging Group)
Graphic Packaging International

Target: GREIF INC (CONSUMER PACKAGING GROUP)

Bidder: GRAPHIC PACKAGING INTERNATIONAL

3 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 2 Vendor

20 Dealmakers

1 Bidder | 19 Vendor

£ 65 M

Value

09 Oct 2020|United States|Diversified Financials
Liquidnet Holdings
Tp Icap (ex-tullett Prebon Plc)

Target: LIQUIDNET HOLDINGS INC

Bidder: TP ICAP PLC (EX-TULLETT PREBON PLC)

11 Service Providers

3 Target | 8 Bidder

116 Dealmakers

25 Target | 91 Bidder

£ 539 M

Value

02 Dec 2020|United States|Asset Managers and Custodians
Waddell & Reed Financial
Macquarie Group

Target: WADDELL & REED FINANCIAL INC

Bidder: MACQUARIE GROUP LIMITED

10 Service Providers

6 Target | 4 Bidder

66 Dealmakers

33 Target | 33 Bidder

£ 1.27 B

Value

27 Jan 2021|Germany|Business Process Outsourcing
SIGNAVIO
Sap

Target: SIGNAVIO

Bidder: SAP SE

13 Service Providers

2 Target | 5 Bidder | 6 Vendor

93 Dealmakers

7 Target | 65 Bidder | 21 Vendor

£ 884 M

Value

02 Jun 2021|United Kingdom|E-commerce
Depop
ETSY

Target: DEPOP LTD

Bidder: ETSY

16 Service Providers

3 Target | 6 Bidder | 7 Vendor

75 Dealmakers

16 Target | 48 Bidder | 12 Vendor

£ 1.15 B

Value

21 Apr 2021|United States|IT Services: Other
EMPIRIX
Apax Partners

Target: EMPIRIX

Bidder: APAX PARTNERS LLP

6 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

29 Dealmakers

5 Target | 23 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

13 Jan 2015|United Kingdom|Health Care Services
Ivc Group
Mohawk Industries

Target: IVC GROUP

Bidder: MOHAWK INDUSTRIES

3 Service Providers

2 Target | 1 Bidder

31 Dealmakers

30 Target | 1 Bidder

£ 791 M

Value

02 Nov 2015|Italy|Electronic Equipment: Control and Filter
ANSALDOBREDA
Hitachi Global

Target: ANSALDOBREDA

Bidder: HITACHI GLOBAL

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 1 Bidder | 2 Vendor

10 Dealmakers

2 Target | 1 Bidder | 7 Vendor

£ 21 M

Value

08 Mar 2022|United States|Fruit and Grain Processing
International Fruit Genetics
Special New Fruit Licensing

Target: INTERNATIONAL FRUIT GENETICS

Bidder: SPECIAL NEW FRUIT LICENSING

16 Service Providers

3 Target | 11 Bidder | 2 Vendor

78 Dealmakers

2 Target | 73 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 1.34 B

Value

09 Jul 2024|United States|Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO)
Mro Holdings
Bain Capital

Target: MRO HOLDINGS INC

Bidder: BAIN CAPITAL LP

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

23 Dealmakers

2 Target | 21 Bidder

n/a

Value

31 Mar 2025|United States|Diversified Financials
Commonwealth Financial Network
Lpl Financial Holdings

Target: COMMONWEALTH FINANCIAL NETWORK

Bidder: LPL FINANCIAL HOLDINGS INC

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

50 Dealmakers

13 Target | 38 Bidder

£ 2.09 B

Value

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