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Frank SandsSANDS CAPITAL

Frank Sands

CEO and CIO at SANDS CAPITAL

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Total Deals16
Valued Deals16
Total Value£ 5.27 B
Avg. Deal Size£ 329 M

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17 Sep 2019|United States|Auto Technology
DATAROBOT
Sapphire Ventures

Target: DATAROBOT

Bidder: SAPPHIRE VENTURES LLC

10 Service Providers

1 Target | 9 Bidder

10 Dealmakers

1 Target | 9 Bidder

£ 165 M

Value

23 May 2019|United States|Biotechnology
FREENOME
T. Rowe Price Group

Target: FREENOME

Bidder: T. ROWE PRICE GROUP INC

17 Service Providers

3 Target | 14 Bidder

30 Dealmakers

8 Target | 24 Bidder

£ 126 M

Value

04 Feb 2020|United States|Outsourced HR and Staffing
Globalization Partners
Wincove Private Holdings

Target: GLOBALIZATION PARTNERS

Bidder: WINCOVE PRIVATE HOLDINGS

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

6 Dealmakers

2 Target | 4 Bidder

£ 115 M

Value

08 Sep 2020|India|Education Services
BYJU'S
Owl Ventures

Target: BYJU'S

Bidder: OWL VENTURES

13 Service Providers

2 Target | 11 Bidder

38 Dealmakers

2 Target | 38 Bidder

£ 384 M

Value

27 Oct 2020|United States|Health Care Services
Thrive Earlier Detection Corp
Exact Sciences

Target: THRIVE EARLIER DETECTION CORP

Bidder: EXACT SCIENCES

17 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder | 10 Vendor

66 Dealmakers

27 Target | 11 Bidder | 23 Vendor

£ 1.65 B

Value

28 Oct 2020|United States|Toys
SCOPELY
Moore Strategic Ventures

Target: SCOPELY

Bidder: MOORE STRATEGIC VENTURES

17 Service Providers

1 Target | 16 Bidder

25 Dealmakers

3 Target | 22 Bidder

£ 261 M

Value

16 Dec 2020|United States|E-commerce
STOCKX
Whale Rock Capital Management

Target: STOCKX

Bidder: WHALE ROCK CAPITAL MANAGEMENT

8 Service Providers

2 Target | 6 Bidder

24 Dealmakers

15 Target | 9 Bidder

£ 367 M

Value

10 Mar 2021|United Kingdom|Software
Snyk
Gv (google Ventures)

Target: SNYK LIMITED

Bidder: GV (GOOGLE VENTURES)

18 Service Providers

1 Target | 17 Bidder

29 Dealmakers

3 Target | 26 Bidder

£ 216 M

Value

16 Nov 2021|United States|Consumer Lending
UPGRADE
Coatue Management

Target: UPGRADE

Bidder: COATUE MANAGEMENT LLC

12 Service Providers

2 Target | 10 Bidder

11 Dealmakers

1 Target | 10 Bidder

£ 208 M

Value

26 May 2022|United States|Diversified Retailers
Redbud Brands
Vmg Partners

Target: REDBUD BRANDS

Bidder: VMG PARTNERS

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder

6 Dealmakers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

£ 36 M

Value

25 Jul 2022|United States|Biotechnology
CLEERLY
Mirae Asset Capital Co

Target: CLEERLY

Bidder: MIRAE ASSET CAPITAL CO LTD

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 7 Bidder

9 Dealmakers

2 Target | 7 Bidder

£ 159 M

Value

15 Apr 2021|United States|Biotechnology
Biosplice Therapeutics
Sands Capital

Target: BIOSPLICE THERAPEUTICS

Bidder: SANDS CAPITAL

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder

5 Dealmakers

1 Target | 4 Bidder

£ 104 M

Value

20 Oct 2022|United States|Digital Services
TELLIUS
Veraz Investments

Target: TELLIUS

Bidder: VERAZ INVESTMENTS

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

6 Dealmakers

2 Target | 4 Bidder

£ 14 M

Value

12 Dec 2022|United Kingdom|Software
Snyk
Qatar Investment Authority

Target: SNYK LIMITED

Bidder: QATAR INVESTMENT AUTHORITY

9 Service Providers

2 Target | 7 Bidder

9 Dealmakers

2 Target | 7 Bidder

£ 160 M

Value

24 Jul 2023|United States|Software
ONETRUST
Generation Investment Management

Target: ONETRUST

Bidder: GENERATION INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLP

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

5 Dealmakers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

£ 116 M

Value

07 Aug 2024|United States|Security Equipment
Anduril Industries
Franklin Templeton Investments Corporation

Target: ANDURIL INDUSTRIES

Bidder: FRANKLIN TEMPLETON INVESTMENTS CORPORATION

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 8 Bidder

8 Dealmakers

1 Target | 7 Bidder

£ 1.18 B

Value

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