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Faiza Saeed

Partner at Cravath Swaine & Moore

Lawyer

Deal Bio

Total Deals27

Valued Deals25

Total Value£ 351.25 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 14.05 B

Market Context

Awards

2024 Top Female M&A Lawyers in North America

2021 Top Female M&A Lawyers in North America

2019 Top M&A Lawyers in North America

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09 Apr 2018|United States|Biotechnology

Target: AVEXIS INC

Bidder: NOVARTIS AG

12 Service Providers

8 Target | 4 Bidder

60 Dealmakers

47 Target | 13 Bidder

£ 5.28 B

Value

14 Dec 2017|United States|Entertainment

Target: TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY FOX INC

Bidder: THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY

30 Service Providers

11 Target | 17 Bidder

105 Dealmakers

49 Target | 57 Bidder

£ 62.62 B

Value

22 Oct 2016|United States|Entertainment

Target: TIME WARNER INC

Bidder: AT&T INC

19 Service Providers

7 Target | 12 Bidder

77 Dealmakers

32 Target | 45 Bidder

£ 82.79 B

Value

09 May 2019|United States|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATION

Bidder: OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM

24 Service Providers

10 Target | 10 Bidder

111 Dealmakers

38 Target | 48 Bidder

£ 43.95 B

Value

03 May 2019|United States|Radio and TV Broadcasters

Target: WALT DISNEY (REGIONAL SPORTS NETWORK)

Bidder: SINCLAIR BROADCAST GROUP

22 Service Providers

17 Bidder | 5 Vendor

116 Dealmakers

88 Bidder | 28 Vendor

£ 8.10 B

Value

10 May 2019|United States|Pipelines

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

13 Aug 2019|United States|Media Agencies

Target: VIACOM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA NETWORKS INC

Bidder: CBS CORPORATION

22 Service Providers

8 Target | 11 Bidder | 3 Vendor

122 Dealmakers

57 Target | 45 Bidder | 20 Vendor

£ 16.52 B

Value

22 Aug 2019|Canada|Entertainment

Target: ENTERTAINMENT ONE LTD

Bidder: HASBRO INC

12 Service Providers

5 Target | 7 Bidder

129 Dealmakers

30 Target | 99 Bidder

£ 2.90 B

Value

29 Aug 2019|United States|Radio and TV Broadcasters

Target: YES NETWORK

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

19 Service Providers

1 Target | 15 Bidder | 3 Vendor

41 Dealmakers

1 Target | 27 Bidder | 13 Vendor

£ 2.85 B

Value

05 May 2019|Ghana|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: ANADARKO (AFRICAN ASSETS)

Bidder: TOTALENERGIES

11 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 7 Vendor

68 Dealmakers

25 Bidder | 43 Vendor

£ 6.68 B

Value

25 Nov 2019|United States|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: TD AMERITRADE HOLDING CORP

Bidder: CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION

16 Service Providers

6 Target | 5 Bidder | 5 Vendor

65 Dealmakers

37 Target | 16 Bidder | 12 Vendor

£ 20.25 B

Value

21 Sep 2020|United States|Medical Services

Target: GRAIL

Bidder: ILLUMINA INC

29 Service Providers

7 Target | 7 Bidder | 15 Vendor

107 Dealmakers

42 Target | 41 Bidder | 24 Vendor

£ 6.19 B

Value

07 Dec 2020|United States|IT Services: Other

Target: NORTHROP GRUMMAN (MISSION SUPPORT SERVICES BUSINESS)

Bidder: PERATON

5 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

21 Dealmakers

11 Bidder | 10 Vendor

£ 2.54 B

Value

15 Apr 2021|United States|Medical Services

Target: PPD INC

Bidder: THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC

12 Service Providers

4 Target | 7 Bidder | 1 Vendor

62 Dealmakers

34 Target | 22 Bidder | 6 Vendor

£ 15.22 B

Value

20 Oct 2021|United States|Apparel Retailers

Target: SPANX

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

10 Service Providers

5 Target | 5 Bidder

33 Dealmakers

8 Target | 25 Bidder

n/a

Value

27 Oct 2021|United States|Gas Distribution

Target: SOUTHWEST GAS HOLDINGS INC

Bidder: ICAHN ENTERPRISES LP

7 Service Providers

5 Target | 2 Bidder

11 Dealmakers

8 Target | 3 Bidder

£ 5.55 B

Value

01 Mar 2022|United States|Multi-Utilities

Target: CENTURI GROUP

Bidder: INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 7 Vendor

15 Dealmakers

2 Target | 13 Vendor

n/a

Value

08 Aug 2022|United States|Biotechnology

Target: GLOBAL BLOOD THERAPEUTICS

Bidder: PFIZER INC

12 Service Providers

6 Target | 6 Bidder

52 Dealmakers

29 Target | 23 Bidder

£ 4.47 B

Value

28 Jul 2023|United States|Pharmaceuticals

Target: REATA PHARMACEUTICALS INC

Bidder: BIOGEN INC

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder

60 Dealmakers

38 Target | 22 Bidder

£ 5.66 B

Value

03 Aug 2023|Canada|Entertainment

Target: ENTERTAINMENT ONE LTD

Bidder: LIONSGATE ENTERTAINMENT CORP

15 Service Providers

2 Target | 5 Bidder | 8 Vendor

36 Dealmakers

1 Target | 8 Bidder | 27 Vendor

£ 392 M

Value

17 Oct 2023|Sweden|Biotechnology

Target: OLINK PROTEOMICS GROUP

Bidder: THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC

13 Service Providers

8 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

86 Dealmakers

56 Target | 22 Bidder | 8 Vendor

£ 2.54 B

Value

02 Apr 2024|United States|Entertainment

Target: ENDEAVOR

Bidder: MUBADALA INVESTMENT COMPANY

34 Service Providers

9 Target | 25 Bidder

156 Dealmakers

73 Target | 83 Bidder

£ 13.68 B

Value

07 Jul 2024|United States|Entertainment

Target: PARAMOUNT GLOBAL

Bidder: SKYDANCE MEDIA LLC

23 Service Providers

12 Target | 11 Bidder

103 Dealmakers

78 Target | 25 Bidder

£ 6.55 B

Value

12 Aug 2024|United States|Banks

Target: KEYCORP

Bidder: SCOTIABANK INC (BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA)

9 Service Providers

5 Target | 4 Bidder

31 Dealmakers

18 Target | 13 Bidder

£ 1.59 B

Value

06 Jan 2025|United States|Entertainment

Target: DISNEY (HULU + LIVE TV BUSINESS)

Bidder: FUBOTV INC

11 Service Providers

8 Bidder | 3 Vendor

99 Dealmakers

58 Bidder | 41 Vendor

£ 885 M

Value

18 Mar 2025|United States|Software

Target: WIZ CLOUD SOLUTIONS

Bidder: ALPHABET INC

12 Service Providers

6 Target | 6 Bidder

86 Dealmakers

48 Target | 38 Bidder

£ 24.68 B

Value

08 May 2025|United States|Business Process Outsourcing

Target: TASKUS INC

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder

42 Dealmakers

18 Target | 24 Bidder

£ 1.50 B

Value