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Eric SwedenburgSimpson Thacher & Bartlett

Eric Swedenburg

Partner, Co-Head of the M&A Practice at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

Lawyer

New York

Deal Bio

Total Deals51
Valued Deals40
Total Value£110.60B
Avg. Deal Size£2.77B

Market Context

Expertise (51)

Key Relationships

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United States
Machinery: Industrial
PublicAcquisitionPrivate Equity
Nortek

target

Nortek

Melrose Industries

bidder

Melrose Industries

£2.14b

dealmakers

Switzerland
Telecommunications Equipment
DisposalPrivate
Te Connectivity (broadband Business)

target

Te Connectivity (broadband Business)

Commscope Holding Co

bidder

Commscope Holding Co

value n/a

dealmakers

United States
Medical Equipment
PublicAcquisition
K2m Group Holdings

target

K2m Group Holdings

Stryker Corporation

bidder

Stryker Corporation

£1.08b

dealmakers

United States
Online and Social Platforms
PublicAcquisitionMajorityDomestic
Pandora Media

target

Pandora Media

Sirius Xm Holdings

bidder

Sirius Xm Holdings

£2.67b

dealmakers

United States
Hotels and Motels
AcquisitionPrivateSpin Off
Corepoint Lodging

target

Corepoint Lodging

Wyndham Destinations

bidder

Wyndham Destinations

£1.41b

dealmakers

United States
Business Process Outsourcing
AcquisitionMinorityPrivate EquityPublic
Mdc Partners

target

Mdc Partners

STAGWELL

bidder

STAGWELL

£75m

dealmakers

United States
Food Products
PrivateMinorityAcquisition
KIND

target

KIND

Mars

bidder

Mars

value n/a

dealmakers

United States
Online and Social Platforms
AcquisitionPrivateMinority
Pandora Media

target

Pandora Media

Sirius Xm Holdings

bidder

Sirius Xm Holdings

value n/a

dealmakers

United States
Auto Services
AcquisitionPrivate
Automatic Labs

target

Automatic Labs

Sirius Xm Holdings

bidder

Sirius Xm Holdings

value n/a

dealmakers

United States
Entertainment
PrivateAcquisition
Brooklyn Nets

target

Brooklyn Nets

Mikhail Prokhorov

bidder

Mikhail Prokhorov

value n/a

dealmakers

United States
Health Care Services
AcquisitionPrivate
COVERMYMEDS

target

COVERMYMEDS

Mckesson Corporation

bidder

Mckesson Corporation

£858m

dealmakers

United States
Diversified Financials
Private EquityPublicAcquisition
The Phoenix Companies

target

The Phoenix Companies

Nassau Reinsurance

bidder

Nassau Reinsurance

£142m

dealmakers

Brazil
Diversified Industrials
AcquisitionPrivateCross BorderMajority
Vale Fertilizantes

target

Vale Fertilizantes

MOSAIC

bidder

MOSAIC

£2.00b

dealmakers

United States
Railroads
AcquisitionPublicPrivate EquityPrivatisationMajority
Genesee & Wyoming

target

Genesee & Wyoming

Brookfield Asset Management

bidder

Brookfield Asset Management

£6.61b

dealmakers

United States
Pharmaceuticals
AcquisitionPrivate
Mckesson/ Walmart Generic Pharmaceuticals

target

Mckesson/ Walmart Generic Pharmaceuticals

Mckesson Corporation

bidder

Mckesson Corporation

value n/a

dealmakers

United States
Entertainment
AcquisitionPublicMerger
Speedway Motorsports

target

Speedway Motorsports

Sonic Financial Corp

bidder

Sonic Financial Corp

£187m

dealmakers

United States
Asset Managers and Custodians
PublicMinorityPrivate EquityAcquisition
Athene Holding

target

Athene Holding

Apollo Global Management

bidder

Apollo Global Management

£1.25b

dealmakers

United States
Renewable Energy Equipment
Spin OffPublicMajorityDemergerPrivate Equity
Sunpower (manufacturing Unit)

target

Sunpower (manufacturing Unit)

Institutional Investors

bidder

Institutional Investors

£782m

dealmakers

United States
Travel and Tourism
PublicMinorityPrivate EquityAcquisition
Liberty Tripadvisor

target

Liberty Tripadvisor

Certares

bidder

Certares

£264m

dealmakers

United States
General Mining
PrivateMajorityPrivate EquityAcquisitionMergerDomesticReverse TakeoverDe-SPAC
Mp Materials

target

Mp Materials

Fortress Value Acquisition Corp

bidder

Fortress Value Acquisition Corp

£1.20b

dealmakers

United States
Biotechnology
MajorityMergerAcquisitionPrivatePrivate EquityDomestic
Nn (life Sciences Division)

target

Nn (life Sciences Division)

Mw Industries

bidder

Mw Industries

£630m

dealmakers

United States
Building Materials: Other
MajorityMergerDomesticPublic
Bmc Stock Holdings

target

Bmc Stock Holdings

Builders Firstsource

bidder

Builders Firstsource

£1.94b

dealmakers

United States
Food Products
AcquisitionDomesticDisposalMajorityPrivate
Kind North America

target

Kind North America

Mars

bidder

Mars

value n/a

dealmakers

United Kingdom
Information / Data Services
MergerPublicMajorityCross Border
Ihs Markit

target

Ihs Markit

S&p Global

bidder

S&p Global

£33.03b

dealmakers

United States
Health Care Facilities
Private EquityPublicDomesticAcquisitionMajorityMerger
Change Healthcare

target

Change Healthcare

Unitedhealth Group

bidder

Unitedhealth Group

£9.44b

dealmakers

United States
Machinery: Industrial
AcquisitionPublicMergerSpin OffDomestic
Regal Beloit Corporation

target

Regal Beloit Corporation

Regal Rexnord

bidder

Regal Rexnord

£2.65b

dealmakers

United States
Asset Managers and Custodians
MajorityMergerDomesticAcquisitionPublicPrivate Equity
Athene Holding

target

Athene Holding

Apollo Global Management

bidder

Apollo Global Management

£5.04b

dealmakers

United States
Recreational Vehicles and Boats
PrivateMajorityAcquisitionPrivate EquityDomestic
Club Car

target

Club Car

Platinum Equity

bidder

Platinum Equity

£1.24b

dealmakers

United States
Mechanical and Electrical Maintenance
MajorityAcquisitionPrivateDomesticPrivate Equity
Nortek Air Management

target

Nortek Air Management

Madison Industries

bidder

Madison Industries

£2.62b

dealmakers

Germany
Machinery: Industrial
PrivateMajorityAcquisitionCross Border
Seepex

target

Seepex

Ingersoll Rand

bidder

Ingersoll Rand

£370m

dealmakers

United States
Health Care Services
DomesticAcquisitionPrivateMajority
VETSOURCE

target

VETSOURCE

Mars Petcare

bidder

Mars Petcare

value n/a

dealmakers

United States
Containers and Packaging
DomesticAcquisitionMajorityPrivate
Grupo Phoenix

target

Grupo Phoenix

TEKNI-PLEX

bidder

TEKNI-PLEX

value n/a

dealmakers

United States
Entertainment
AcquisitionPrivateDomesticMinorityPrivate Equity
San Antonio Spurs

target

San Antonio Spurs

Michael Dell

bidder

Michael Dell

£389m

dealmakers

United States
IT Services: Other
MajorityDomesticAcquisitionPrivate EquityPrivate
Neustar

target

Neustar

TRANSUNION

bidder

TRANSUNION

£2.24b

dealmakers

United States
Hotels and Motels
Private EquityAcquisitionPublicMajorityDomestic
Corepoint Lodging

target

Corepoint Lodging

Highgate Capital

bidder

Highgate Capital

£1.11b

dealmakers

United States
Alternative Fuels
Cross BorderPrivateAcquisitionMajority
Sunpower Corporation (solar Business)

target

Sunpower Corporation (solar Business)

TOTALENERGIES

bidder

TOTALENERGIES

£184m

dealmakers

United States
Information / Data Services
DomesticPrivateAcquisitionMajority
Verisk Analytics (financial Services Business)

target

Verisk Analytics (financial Services Business)

TRANSUNION

bidder

TRANSUNION

£378m

dealmakers

United States
Specialty Retailers
DomesticAcquisitionPrivateMajorityPrivate Equity
ERGOTRON

target

ERGOTRON

The Sterling Group

bidder

The Sterling Group

£520m

dealmakers

United States
Environmental Consulting
PrivateDomesticMajorityAcquisition
Spx Flow (air Treatment Business)

target

Spx Flow (air Treatment Business)

Ingersoll Rand

bidder

Ingersoll Rand

£461m

dealmakers

United States
IT Services: Other
DomesticPublicAcquisitionMajority
Vivint Smart Home

target

Vivint Smart Home

Blackstone Group

bidder

Blackstone Group

£4.24b

dealmakers

United States
Food Products
PrivateAcquisitionDomesticMajority
Trü Frü

target

Trü Frü

Mars

bidder

Mars

value n/a

dealmakers

United States
Machinery: Specialty
MajorityAcquisitionDomesticPrivate
Howden Roots

target

Howden Roots

Ingersoll Rand

bidder

Ingersoll Rand

£238m

dealmakers

United States
Food Products
DomesticPrivateAcquisitionMajority
Kevin's Natural Foods

target

Kevin's Natural Foods

Mars

bidder

Mars

£629m

dealmakers

United States
Mobile
PublicAcquisitionDomesticMajorityMerger
Echostar Corporation

target

Echostar Corporation

Dish Network

bidder

Dish Network

£1.46b

dealmakers

United States
Machinery: Agricultural
AcquisitionDomesticPrivateMajorityJoint Venture
Trimble / Agco Joint Venture

target

Trimble / Agco Joint Venture

TRIMBLE

bidder

TRIMBLE

£1.65b

dealmakers

United States
Radio and TV Broadcasters
DomesticMajoritySpin OffPublicMerger
New Siriusxm

target

New Siriusxm

Sirius Xm Holdings

bidder

Sirius Xm Holdings

value n/a

dealmakers

United States
Biotechnology
MergerPublicAcquisitionDomesticMajority
Karuna Therapeutics

target

Karuna Therapeutics

Bristol Myers Squibb Company

bidder

Bristol Myers Squibb Company

£10.03b

dealmakers

United States
Electronic Components and Equipment
PublicDomesticAcquisitionMajorityPrivate Equity
Snap One

target

Snap One

Resideo Technologies

bidder

Resideo Technologies

£1.12b

dealmakers

Saudi Arabia
General Mining
PrivateAcquisitionMajorityDomestic
Ma'aden Wa'ad Al Shamal Phosphate

target

Ma'aden Wa'ad Al Shamal Phosphate

MA'ADEN

bidder

MA'ADEN

£1.20b

dealmakers

United StatesUnited States
Entertainment
DomesticAcquisitionMajorityMergerPublicPrivate Equity
Paramount Global

target

Paramount Global

Skydance Media

bidder

Skydance Media

£6.55b

dealmakers

United States
Farming Fishing Ranching and Plantations
AcquisitionPrivateDomesticPrivate EquityMajority
Agco Corporation (grain & Protein Business)

target

Agco Corporation (grain & Protein Business)

American Industrial Partners

bidder

American Industrial Partners

£544m

dealmakers

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