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Elizabeth Trask

Associate at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

Lawyer

Deal Bio

Total Deals25

Valued Deals13

Total Value£ 21.62 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 1.66 B

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27 Jun 2021|United States|Auto Parts

Target: DAYTON PARTS

Bidder: DORMAN PRODUCTS

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

25 Dealmakers

1 Target | 24 Bidder

£ 243 M

Value

07 Aug 2023|United States|Printing and Copying Services

Target: SIMON & SCHUSTER

Bidder: KKR & CO

11 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 5 Vendor

82 Dealmakers

3 Target | 48 Bidder | 32 Vendor

£ 1.27 B

Value

07 Aug 2023|United States|Renewable Energy Equipment

Target: SYNTHICA ENERGY LLC

Bidder: GOLDMAN SACHS ASSET MANAGEMENT

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

23 Dealmakers

3 Target | 20 Bidder

n/a

Value

10 Oct 2023|United States|Consumer Lending

Target: FRANKLIN BSP LENDING

Bidder: FRANKLIN BSP CAPITAL

10 Service Providers

4 Target | 6 Bidder

25 Dealmakers

5 Target | 20 Bidder

£ 3.19 B

Value

21 Nov 2023|United States|Entertainment

Target: BROADCAST MUSIC (BMI)

Bidder: NEW MOUNTAIN CAPITAL LLC

9 Service Providers

5 Target | 4 Bidder

45 Dealmakers

10 Target | 35 Bidder

n/a

Value

05 Feb 2024|United States|Management Consulting

Target: BAKER TILLY US LLP

Bidder: VALEAS CAPITAL PARTNERS

9 Service Providers

3 Target | 6 Bidder

46 Dealmakers

3 Target | 43 Bidder

n/a

Value

01 May 2024|United States|IT Services: Other

Target: COREWEAVE INC

Bidder: COATUE MANAGEMENT LLC

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

12 Dealmakers

2 Target | 10 Bidder

£ 878 M

Value

25 Jul 2024|United States|Software

Target: INSTRUCTURE INC

Bidder: KKR & CO

15 Service Providers

6 Target | 8 Bidder | 1 Vendor

49 Dealmakers

16 Target | 31 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 3.72 B

Value

01 Aug 2024|United States|Real Estate Holding and Development

Target: PROSCENIUM

Bidder: COUSINS PROPERTIES INCORPORATED

4 Service Providers

4 Bidder

8 Dealmakers

8 Bidder

n/a

Value

31 Jul 2024|United States|Gas Distribution

Target: BLACKCOMB PIPELINE

Bidder: WPC JOINT VENTURE

4 Service Providers

4 Bidder

20 Dealmakers

20 Bidder

n/a

Value

16 Sep 2024|United States|Banks

Target: STERLING BANK & TRUST

Bidder: EVERBANK

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

24 Dealmakers

6 Target | 13 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 198 M

Value

17 Oct 2024|United States|Software

Target: ZUORA INC

Bidder: GIC PRIVATE LIMITED (GIC)

18 Service Providers

8 Target | 10 Bidder

97 Dealmakers

44 Target | 53 Bidder

£ 1.30 B

Value

16 Dec 2024|United States|Test Inspection and Certification (TIC)

Target: FCS LLC

Bidder: APAX PARTNERS LLP

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder

32 Dealmakers

1 Target | 31 Bidder

n/a

Value

07 Jan 2025|United States|Financial Data and Systems

Target: SIXTH STREET PARTNERS

Bidder: NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL CAPITAL

7 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder

33 Dealmakers

23 Target | 10 Bidder

n/a

Value

18 Feb 2025|United States|Equipment Rental

Target: H&E EQUIPMENT SERVICES

Bidder: HERC RENTALS INC

14 Service Providers

3 Target | 7 Bidder

109 Dealmakers

26 Target | 69 Bidder

£ 4.20 B

Value

28 Feb 2025|United States|Pipelines

Target: BANGL LLC

Bidder: MPLX

8 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 5 Vendor

49 Dealmakers

12 Bidder | 38 Vendor

£ 565 M

Value

03 Mar 2025|United States|Hedge Funds

Target: FIRST EAGLE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT

Bidder: GENSTAR CAPITAL LLC

18 Service Providers

7 Target | 7 Bidder | 4 Vendor

56 Dealmakers

40 Target | 10 Bidder | 6 Vendor

n/a

Value

07 Apr 2025|United States|Airlines

Target: MESA AIR GROUP INC

Bidder: REPUBLIC AIRWAYS

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder

45 Dealmakers

7 Target | 40 Bidder

n/a

Value

14 Apr 2025|United Kingdom|FinTech

Target: OSTTRA

Bidder: KKR & CO

18 Service Providers

1 Target | 8 Bidder | 9 Vendor

96 Dealmakers

2 Target | 64 Bidder | 30 Vendor

£ 2.37 B

Value

06 May 2025|United States|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: MATTERHORN EXPRESS PIPELINE

Bidder: I SQUARED CAPITAL LLC

11 Service Providers

7 Bidder | 4 Vendor

33 Dealmakers

17 Bidder | 16 Vendor

n/a

Value

18 Jun 2025|United States|Mortgage Finance

Target: GUILD HOLDINGS COMPANY

Bidder: BAYVIEW ASSET MANAGEMENT

13 Service Providers

6 Target | 7 Bidder

47 Dealmakers

16 Target | 31 Bidder

£ 961 M

Value

30 Jun 2025|United States|Real Estate Holding and Development

Target: PORTFOLIO OF SHALLOW-BAY INDUSTRIAL REAL ESTATE

Bidder: TOWN LANE

7 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

11 Dealmakers

9 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

25 Aug 2025|United States|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: THE EIGER EXPRESS PIPELINE

Bidder: WHITEWATER MIDSTREAM LLC

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

10 Dealmakers

10 Bidder

n/a

Value

24 Oct 2025|United States|Other Specialty REITs

Target: PLYMOUTH INDUSTRIAL REIT

Bidder: MAKARORA MANAGEMENT LP

17 Service Providers

7 Target | 10 Bidder

72 Dealmakers

32 Target | 40 Bidder

£ 1.57 B

Value

03 Nov 2025|United States|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: BP (US ONSHORE MIDSTREAM ASSETS)

Bidder: SIXTH STREET PARTNERS

6 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

43 Dealmakers

28 Bidder | 15 Vendor

£ 1.14 B

Value