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Gareth Osterman

Partner at Cooley

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Deal Bio

Total Deals37

Valued Deals23

Total Value£ 34.45 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 1.50 B

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04 Nov 2019|United States|Management Consulting

Target: SCOUT RFP

Bidder: WORKDAY INC

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

38 Dealmakers

14 Target | 24 Bidder

£ 418 M

Value

03 Feb 2020|United States|Software

Target: EMAILAGE

Bidder: LEXISNEXIS RISK SOLUTIONS

15 Service Providers

3 Target | 6 Bidder | 6 Vendor

32 Dealmakers

3 Target | 23 Bidder | 6 Vendor

£ 382 M

Value

19 Jun 2020|United States|Auto Parts

Target: HYLIION INC

Bidder: TORTOISE ACQUISITION CORP I

11 Service Providers

5 Target | 6 Bidder

44 Dealmakers

19 Target | 25 Bidder

£ 1.21 B

Value

18 Aug 2020|United States|Automobiles

Target: CANOO HOLDINGS

Bidder: HENNESSY CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORP IV

13 Service Providers

4 Target | 9 Bidder

48 Dealmakers

25 Target | 23 Bidder

£ 1.83 B

Value

24 Feb 2020|United States|Third Party Logistics (3PL)

Target: APEX GROUP LLC

Bidder: KERRY LOGISTICS NETWORK LIMITED

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

12 Dealmakers

8 Target | 4 Bidder

£ 136 M

Value

24 Nov 2020|United States|Software

Target: METROMILE INC

Bidder: COHEN & COMPANY INC

12 Service Providers

4 Target | 8 Bidder

44 Dealmakers

37 Target | 7 Bidder

£ 719 M

Value

10 Dec 2020|United States|Software

Target: WM HOLDING COMPANY

Bidder: SILVER SPIKE ACQUISITION CORP

18 Service Providers

5 Target | 13 Bidder

46 Dealmakers

18 Target | 28 Bidder

£ 1.12 B

Value

02 Feb 2021|United States|Software

Target: INVESTCLOUD

Bidder: TEGRA118

12 Service Providers

3 Target | 8 Bidder | 1 Vendor

56 Dealmakers

36 Target | 17 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 584 M

Value

17 Feb 2021|United States|Specialty Chemicals

Target: ORIGIN MATERIALS

Bidder: ARTIUS ACQUISITION CORP

11 Service Providers

5 Target | 6 Bidder

24 Dealmakers

19 Target | 5 Bidder

£ 1.29 B

Value

22 Feb 2021|United States|Automobiles

Target: XOS INC

Bidder: NEXTGEN ACQUISITION CORP.

12 Service Providers

4 Target | 8 Bidder

40 Dealmakers

19 Target | 21 Bidder

£ 1.43 B

Value

15 Mar 2021|United States|Software

Target: IRONNET CYBERSECURITY

Bidder: LGL SYSTEMS ACQUISITION CORP

11 Service Providers

4 Target | 7 Bidder

23 Dealmakers

17 Target | 6 Bidder

£ 675 M

Value

26 Mar 2021|United States|Real Estate Holding and Development

Target: WEWORK COMPANIES INC

Bidder: BOW CAPITAL

17 Service Providers

4 Target | 11 Bidder | 2 Vendor

107 Dealmakers

25 Target | 70 Bidder | 13 Vendor

£ 6.53 B

Value

25 Apr 2021|United Kingdom|Casinos and Gambling

Target: SUPER GROUP

Bidder: SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT ACQUISITION CORP.

15 Service Providers

8 Target | 7 Bidder

63 Dealmakers

46 Target | 17 Bidder

£ 3.42 B

Value

28 Apr 2021|United States|E-commerce

Target: ENJOY TECHNOLOGY

Bidder: THE RAINE GROUP LLC

14 Service Providers

6 Target | 8 Bidder

105 Dealmakers

59 Target | 47 Bidder

£ 863 M

Value

03 May 2021|United States|Entertainment

Target: MEREDITH (NATIONAL MEDIA GROUP)

Bidder: GRAY TELEVISION

11 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 6 Vendor

69 Dealmakers

8 Bidder | 61 Vendor

£ 1.95 B

Value

07 Jul 2021|United States|Renewable Energy Equipment

Target: HELIOGEN

Bidder: COUNTERPOINT GLOBAL - MORGAN STANLEY

14 Service Providers

4 Target | 10 Bidder

49 Dealmakers

24 Target | 25 Bidder

£ 1.45 B

Value

14 Jan 2021|United States|Software

Target: GREENHOUSE

Bidder: TPG GROWTH

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

38 Dealmakers

11 Target | 26 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 363 M

Value

09 May 2022|United States|Online and Social Platforms

Target: GRINDR LLC

Bidder: TIGA ACQUISITION

11 Service Providers

6 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

52 Dealmakers

43 Target | 5 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 1.70 B

Value

05 May 2022|United States|Cable Television

Target: ENLIGHTEN

Bidder: WEEDMAPS

2 Service Providers

2 Bidder

4 Dealmakers

4 Bidder

n/a

Value

15 Sep 2022|Brazil|Food Products

Target: LAVORO AGRO

Bidder: TPB ACQUISITION CORPORATION I

9 Service Providers

2 Target | 7 Bidder

66 Dealmakers

12 Target | 54 Bidder

£ 1.04 B

Value

16 Nov 2022|Ireland|Software

Target: DEPOSIFY

Bidder: RHINO

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

8 Dealmakers

1 Target | 7 Bidder

n/a

Value

08 Dec 2022|United States|Digital Services

Target: BANZAI INTERNATIONAL

Bidder: 7GC & CO

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

25 Dealmakers

21 Target | 4 Bidder

£ 476 M

Value

11 Jul 2023|United States|Alternative Fuels

Target: OKLO INC

Bidder: ALTC ACQUISITION CORP

12 Service Providers

6 Target | 6 Bidder

61 Dealmakers

26 Target | 35 Bidder

£ 662 M

Value

15 Nov 2023|United States|FinTech

Target: HAPPY MONEY

Bidder: TRUSTAGE VENTURES

4 Service Providers

3 Target | 1 Bidder

37 Dealmakers

36 Target | 1 Bidder

n/a

Value

16 Sep 2023|United States|Software

Target: UNEARTH

Bidder: PROCORE TECHNOLOGIES

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

9 Dealmakers

3 Target | 6 Bidder

n/a

Value

07 Feb 2024|United States|Software

Target: NOTEABLE

Bidder: CONFLUENT

2 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder

13 Dealmakers

1 Target | 12 Bidder

n/a

Value

09 Sep 2024|United States|Digital Services

Target: WARPSTREAM LABS

Bidder: CONFLUENT

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

17 Dealmakers

2 Target | 15 Bidder

n/a

Value

10 Jan 2025|United States|Software

Target: MACHINIFY

Bidder: NEW MOUNTAIN CAPITAL LLC

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder

61 Dealmakers

51 Target | 10 Bidder

n/a

Value

14 Jan 2025|United States|Online and Social Platforms

Target: VOLUNTEERMATCH

Bidder: IDEALIST

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

18 Dealmakers

17 Target | 1 Bidder

n/a

Value

08 Jan 2025|United States|Data Centers and Hosting

Target: LYTICS

Bidder: CONTENTSTACK

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

28 Dealmakers

26 Target | 2 Bidder

n/a

Value

14 Apr 2025|United States|Digital Services

Target: SMARTERDX

Bidder: NEW MOUNTAIN CAPITAL LLC

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

24 Dealmakers

21 Target | 3 Bidder

n/a

Value

21 May 2025|United States|Software

Target: IO PRODUCTS

Bidder: OPENAI

5 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder

35 Dealmakers

19 Target | 17 Bidder

£ 4.86 B

Value

27 May 2025|United States|Software

Target: RED CANARY

Bidder: ZSCALER

4 Service Providers

3 Target | 1 Bidder

21 Dealmakers

19 Target | 2 Bidder

n/a

Value

27 Feb 2025|United States|Digital Services

Target: FANTIX (ADVERTISING UNIT)

Bidder: LIFE360

3 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

32 Dealmakers

31 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

06 Feb 2025|United States|FinTech

Target: JETTY

Bidder: RHINO

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

23 Dealmakers

1 Target | 22 Bidder

n/a

Value

19 Jun 2025|United States|Electronic Components and Equipment

Target: SOFTEYE INC

Bidder: TDK CORPORATION

3 Service Providers

2 Target | 1 Bidder

17 Dealmakers

15 Target | 2 Bidder

n/a

Value

08 Sep 2025|United States|Digital Services

Target: INFLEQTION

Bidder: CHURCHILL CAPITAL CORP X

12 Service Providers

3 Target | 9 Bidder

25 Dealmakers

19 Target | 6 Bidder

£ 1.33 B

Value