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George Rhein

Associate at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

Lawyer

Deal Bio

Total Deals23

Valued Deals12

Total Value£ 21.80 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 1.82 B

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15 Jan 2025|United States|Building Materials: Other

Target: BEACON ROOFING SUPPLY INC

Bidder: QXO INC

20 Service Providers

8 Target | 12 Bidder

93 Dealmakers

53 Target | 42 Bidder

£ 9.02 B

Value

12 Mar 2025|United States|Data Centers and Hosting

Target: BLACKSTONE (BISTRO)

Bidder: CLEARWATER ANALYTICS (CWAN)

4 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

23 Dealmakers

7 Bidder | 16 Vendor

£ 96 M

Value

19 Mar 2025|United States|Insurance Brokers

Target: PROASSURANCE CORPORATION

Bidder: THE DOCTORS COMPANY

10 Service Providers

5 Target | 5 Bidder

44 Dealmakers

29 Target | 15 Bidder

£ 1.00 B

Value

24 Apr 2025|United States|Mobile

Target: ORBCOMM (AUTOMATIC IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM BUSINESS)

Bidder: S&P GLOBAL INC

5 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

17 Dealmakers

2 Bidder | 15 Vendor

n/a

Value

24 Apr 2025|United States|Software

Target: PRISMM (FORMERLY ALLSEATED)

Bidder: CVENT INC

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

31 Dealmakers

13 Target | 18 Bidder

n/a

Value

14 May 2025|United States|Software

Target: TENSORWAVE

Bidder: MAGNETAR CAPITAL

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

17 Dealmakers

15 Target | 2 Bidder

£ 75 M

Value

29 May 2025|United States|Diversified Financials

Target: WELLS FARGO (RAIL EQUIPMENT LEASING BUSINESS)

Bidder: GATX CORPORATION

16 Service Providers

1 Target | 12 Bidder | 3 Vendor

63 Dealmakers

1 Target | 36 Bidder | 26 Vendor

£ 3.27 B

Value

17 Jul 2025|United States|Software

Target: NAVEX GLOBAL

Bidder: GOLDMAN SACHS ALTERNATIVES

9 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

63 Dealmakers

23 Target | 39 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 1.89 B

Value

22 Jul 2025|United States|Environmental / Waste Management

Target: LIQUID ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS

Bidder: GOLDMAN SACHS ALTERNATIVES

12 Service Providers

5 Target | 3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

35 Dealmakers

4 Target | 29 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

23 Jul 2025|United States|Software

Target: IODINE

Bidder: WAYSTAR

10 Service Providers

5 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

67 Dealmakers

32 Target | 33 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 926 M

Value

04 Aug 2025|United States|Aerospace

Target: BLADE AIR MOBILITY (URBAN AIR MOBILITY PASSENGER BUSINESS)

Bidder: JOBY AVIATION INC

6 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 4 Vendor

51 Dealmakers

33 Bidder | 18 Vendor

£ 94 M

Value

04 Aug 2025|United States|Security Services

Target: SUMMIT COMPANIES (SFP HOLDING INC)

Bidder: BDT & MSD PARTNERS

7 Service Providers

5 Target | 2 Bidder

40 Dealmakers

27 Target | 13 Bidder

n/a

Value

06 Aug 2025|United States|Software

Target: ENVERUS

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

15 Service Providers

5 Target | 4 Bidder | 6 Vendor

41 Dealmakers

2 Target | 29 Bidder | 10 Vendor

n/a

Value

05 Aug 2025|United States|Software

Target: FIRST DUE

Bidder: TECHNOLOGY CROSSOVER VENTURES (TCV)

8 Service Providers

2 Target | 6 Bidder

20 Dealmakers

2 Target | 18 Bidder

£ 267 M

Value

11 Aug 2025|United States|Cable Television

Target: WIDEOPENWEST INC

Bidder: DIGITALBRIDGE GROUP INC

14 Service Providers

4 Target | 10 Bidder

61 Dealmakers

20 Target | 41 Bidder

£ 1.11 B

Value

15 Oct 2025|United States|Diversified Financials

Target: GLOBAL LENDING SERVICES

Bidder: SIXTH STREET PARTNERS

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder

26 Dealmakers

1 Target | 25 Bidder

n/a

Value

17 Nov 2025|United States|Pipelines

Target: PIKE CORPORATION

Bidder: TPG CAPITAL LP

10 Service Providers

3 Target | 7 Bidder

43 Dealmakers

2 Target | 41 Bidder

n/a

Value

17 Nov 2025|United States|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: BARINGS LLC

Bidder: MS&AD INSURANCE GROUP HOLDINGS INC

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

45 Dealmakers

1 Target | 22 Bidder | 22 Vendor

£ 1.09 B

Value

18 Nov 2025|United States|Real Estate Services

Target: GRANDVIEW PROPERTY PARTNERS

Bidder: ARTISAN PARTNERS ASSET MANAGEMENT

6 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder

13 Dealmakers

1 Target | 12 Bidder

n/a

Value

18 Nov 2025|United States|Online and Social Platforms

Target: TRUE PLATFORM

Bidder: INTEGRUM HOLDINGS

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

25 Dealmakers

5 Target | 20 Bidder

n/a

Value

11 Nov 2025|United States|Management Consulting

Target: EXCEL SPORTS MANAGEMENT

Bidder: GOLDMAN SACHS ALTERNATIVES

10 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

48 Dealmakers

1 Target | 42 Bidder | 5 Vendor

n/a

Value

29 Dec 2025|United States|Infrastructure Funds

Target: DIGITALBRIDGE GROUP INC

Bidder: SOFTBANK GROUP CORP

14 Service Providers

9 Target | 5 Bidder

101 Dealmakers

60 Target | 41 Bidder

£ 2.96 B

Value

30 Dec 2025|United States|Software

Target: ON24 INC

Bidder: CVENT INC

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

23 Dealmakers

5 Target | 18 Bidder

n/a

Value