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Emily Willey

Partner at Weil Gotshal and Manges

Lawyer

Boston

Deal Bio

Total Deals30

Valued Deals11

Total Value£ 8.87 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 807 M

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09 Jul 2020|United States|Management Consulting

Target: JOBCASE INC

Bidder: PROVIDENCE STRATEGIC GROWTH (PSG)

6 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder

13 Dealmakers

6 Target | 7 Bidder

£ 23 M

Value

25 Feb 2021|United States|Payments / Commerce

Target: XPLOR TECHNOLOGIES

Bidder: TRANSACTION SERVICES GROUP LTD

12 Service Providers

1 Target | 11 Bidder

43 Dealmakers

2 Target | 42 Bidder

n/a

Value

01 Mar 2021|United States|Production Technology Equipment

Target: DORNER

Bidder: COLUMBUS MCKINNON CORPORATION

16 Service Providers

4 Target | 7 Bidder | 5 Vendor

50 Dealmakers

20 Target | 17 Bidder | 13 Vendor

£ 348 M

Value

20 Apr 2021|United States|Digital Services

Target: KENECT

Bidder: PROVIDENCE STRATEGIC GROWTH (PSG)

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

21 Dealmakers

3 Target | 19 Bidder

n/a

Value

11 Jun 2021|United States|Third Party Logistics (3PL)

Target: GLOBALTRANZ ENTERPRISES

Bidder: WORLDWIDE EXPRESS LLC

18 Service Providers

1 Target | 17 Bidder

91 Dealmakers

1 Target | 90 Bidder

£ 3.02 B

Value

27 Apr 2021|United States|Software

Target: GUESTY

Bidder: VIOLA GROWTH

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 7 Bidder

17 Dealmakers

1 Target | 16 Bidder

£ 36 M

Value

10 Jun 2021|United States|Entertainment

Target: WOWZA MEDIA SYSTEMS

Bidder: CLEARHAVEN PARTNERS LP

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

43 Dealmakers

3 Target | 40 Bidder

n/a

Value

25 Aug 2021|United States|Software

Target: PROPERTYBASE

Bidder: LONE WOLF TECHNOLOGIES

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

34 Dealmakers

19 Target | 15 Bidder

n/a

Value

08 Sep 2021|United States|Building Materials: Other

Target: DISTRIBUTION INTERNATIONAL

Bidder: TOPBUILD CORP (BLD)

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

37 Dealmakers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 33 Vendor

£ 721 M

Value

02 May 2022|United States|Food Products

Target: IMPERIAL DADE

Bidder: ADVENT INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

13 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 6 Vendor

36 Dealmakers

4 Target | 31 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

16 Aug 2022|United States|Software

Target: GUESTY

Bidder: SIXTH STREET PARTNERS

10 Service Providers

3 Target | 7 Bidder

21 Dealmakers

6 Target | 15 Bidder

£ 140 M

Value

19 Apr 2023|United States|Cosmetics

Target: TRADEMARK COSMETICS INC

Bidder: TRUARC PARTNERS

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

28 Dealmakers

2 Target | 26 Bidder

n/a

Value

08 Jun 2023|United States|Digital Services

Target: LOOPBACK ANALYTICS

Bidder: PROVIDENCE STRATEGIC GROWTH (PSG)

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

25 Dealmakers

2 Target | 23 Bidder

n/a

Value

07 Jun 2023|United States|Software

Target: PVERIFY

Bidder: DOSESPOT

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

21 Dealmakers

1 Target | 20 Bidder

n/a

Value

07 Aug 2023|United States|Food Products

Target: SOVOS BRANDS

Bidder: CAMPBELL SOUP COMPANY

12 Service Providers

7 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

61 Dealmakers

24 Target | 13 Bidder | 24 Vendor

£ 2.12 B

Value

14 Dec 2023|United States|Security Equipment

Target: WATCHTOWER SECURITY LLC

Bidder: TRUARC PARTNERS

6 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder

30 Dealmakers

30 Bidder

n/a

Value

22 Jan 2024|United States|Software

Target: VERTICAL KNOWLEDGE

Bidder: BABEL STREET

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

29 Dealmakers

26 Target | 3 Bidder

n/a

Value

08 Feb 2024|Georgia|IT Services: Other

Target: INCIDENT IQ

Bidder: COVE HILL PARTNERS

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

31 Dealmakers

7 Target | 24 Bidder

n/a

Value

22 Jul 2024|United Kingdom|Medical Equipment

Target: HAMILTON THORNE LTD

Bidder: ASTORG PARTNERS SAS

13 Service Providers

8 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

84 Dealmakers

10 Target | 68 Bidder | 6 Vendor

£ 218 M

Value

19 Aug 2024|United States|Diversified Retailers

Target: GETGO CAFE + MARKET

Bidder: ALIMENTATION COUCHE-TARD INC

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 6 Vendor

44 Dealmakers

2 Bidder | 42 Vendor

£ 1.14 B

Value

22 Jul 2024|United States|Health Care Services

Target: COOK MEDICAL (REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH BUSINESS)

Bidder: ASTORG PARTNERS SAS

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 2 Vendor

53 Dealmakers

1 Target | 50 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

10 Dec 2024|United States|Cosmetics

Target: DMI PERSONAL CARE

Bidder: TRUARC PARTNERS

9 Service Providers

3 Target | 6 Bidder

32 Dealmakers

2 Target | 31 Bidder

n/a

Value

21 Jan 2025|United States|Biotechnology

Target: FUJIFILM (MEDICAL MEDIA BUSINESS UNIT)

Bidder: ASTORG PARTNERS SAS

5 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

49 Dealmakers

30 Bidder | 19 Vendor

n/a

Value

06 Feb 2025|United States|Security Services

Target: AI FIRE

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

4 Service Providers

3 Target | 1 Vendor

26 Dealmakers

25 Target | 1 Vendor

£ 879 M

Value

14 Mar 2025|United States|FinTech

Target: LIGHTKEEPER

Bidder: PROVIDENCE STRATEGIC GROWTH (PSG)

6 Service Providers

4 Target | 2 Bidder

23 Dealmakers

2 Target | 21 Bidder

n/a

Value

29 May 2025|United States|Transportation Services

Target: SWIFTLY PARENT INC

Bidder: COVE HILL PARTNERS

7 Service Providers

2 Target | 5 Bidder

32 Dealmakers

3 Target | 30 Bidder

n/a

Value

15 Jul 2025|United States|Entertainment

Target: ENDEAVOR STREAMING

Bidder: DELTATRE

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

28 Dealmakers

4 Target | 24 Bidder

n/a

Value

27 Aug 2025|United States|Software

Target: CLARITY SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS INC

Bidder: PROVIDENCE STRATEGIC GROWTH (PSG)

11 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder | 3 Vendor

39 Dealmakers

6 Target | 28 Bidder | 10 Vendor

n/a

Value

16 Sep 2025|United States|Payments / Commerce

Target: XPLOR TECHNOLOGIES

Bidder: SILVER LAKE PARTNERS LP

8 Service Providers

5 Target | 3 Bidder

59 Dealmakers

41 Target | 18 Bidder

n/a

Value

15 Oct 2025|United States|Software

Target: VANTACA LLC

Bidder: COVE HILL PARTNERS

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

8 Dealmakers

2 Target | 5 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 223 M

Value