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Heather CruzSkadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom

Heather Cruz

Partner at Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom

Lawyer

New York

Deal Bio

Total Deals25
Valued Deals16
Total Value£68,522M
Avg. Deal Size£4,283M

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United States
Private Equity
PrivateAcquisitionPrivate EquityMajorityDomestic
Tennenbaum Capital Partners

target

Tennenbaum Capital Partners

BLACKROCK

bidder

BLACKROCK

value n/a

20 dealmakers

United Kingdom
Debt Funds
AcquisitionMinorityPrivate EquityPrivate
Fair Oaks Capital

target

Fair Oaks Capital

Kudu Investment Management

bidder

Kudu Investment Management

value n/a

7 dealmakers

United States
Investment Banking
MajorityPrivateAcquisitionPrivate Equity
Greentech Capital Advisors

target

Greentech Capital Advisors

Nomura Holdings

bidder

Nomura Holdings

value n/a

12 dealmakers

United Kingdom
Infrastructure Funds
AcquisitionPrivatePrivate EquityMajorityCross Border
Infrared Capital Partners

target

Infrared Capital Partners

Sun Life Financial

bidder

Sun Life Financial

£300m

45 dealmakers

United States
Diversified Financials
PublicMajorityAcquisitionDomestic
E*trade Financial Corporate Services

target

E*trade Financial Corporate Services

Morgan Stanley

bidder

Morgan Stanley

£10,023m

28 dealmakers

United States
Private Equity
MinorityPrivate EquityDomesticAcquisitionPrivate
PRETIUM

target

PRETIUM

American Equity Investment Life

bidder

American Equity Investment Life

£77m

17 dealmakers

United States
Asset Managers and Custodians
Private EquityMergerAcquisitionDomesticMajorityPrivateReverse TakeoverDe-SPAC
Blue Owl Capital

target

Blue Owl Capital

Dyal Capital Partners

bidder

Dyal Capital Partners

£9,332m

108 dealmakers

United States
Venture Capital
PrivateAcquisitionDomesticMajorityPrivate EquityReverse TakeoverMergerDe-SPAC
Perella Weinberg Partners

target

Perella Weinberg Partners

Fintech Acquisition Corp Iv

bidder

Fintech Acquisition Corp Iv

£722m

21 dealmakers

United States
Digital Services
AcquisitionMajorityPrivateDomestic
Nasdaq (us Fixed Income Electronic Trading Platform)

target

Nasdaq (us Fixed Income Electronic Trading Platform)

TRADEWEB

bidder

TRADEWEB

£138m

15 dealmakers

United States
Asset Managers and Custodians
MajorityMergerDomesticAcquisitionPublicPrivate Equity
Athene Holding

target

Athene Holding

Apollo Global Management

bidder

Apollo Global Management

£5,042m

108 dealmakers

United States
Auto Technology
AcquisitionReverse TakeoverDe-SPACPrivateMergerPrivate EquityDomesticMajority
Aurora Innovation

target

Aurora Innovation

Baillie Gifford & Co

bidder

Baillie Gifford & Co

£9,445m

37 dealmakers

United States
Financial Data and Systems
PrivateJoint VentureAcquisitionDomesticMajorityPrivate Equity
Nasdaq / Svb / Citi / Goldman Sachs / Morgan Stanley Jv

target

Nasdaq / Svb / Citi / Goldman Sachs / Morgan Stanley Jv

Svb Financial Group

bidder

Svb Financial Group

value n/a

19 dealmakers

United States
Investment Banking
Cross BorderPrivateMinorityAcquisition
Marathon Capital

target

Marathon Capital

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation

bidder

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation

value n/a

9 dealmakers

United States
Asset Managers and Custodians
MajorityCross BorderAcquisitionPrivate
Advisors Asset Management

target

Advisors Asset Management

Sun Life Financial

bidder

Sun Life Financial

£185m

21 dealmakers

United States
Investment Banking
Private EquityAcquisitionCross BorderMinorityPrivate
Jefferies Financial Group

target

Jefferies Financial Group

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation

bidder

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation

£2,729m

30 dealmakers

United States
Real Estate Holding and Development
Private EquityVenture CapitalPrivateAcquisitionCross BorderMinority
SAVANNA

target

SAVANNA

Tunbridge Investment Partners

bidder

Tunbridge Investment Partners

value n/a

11 dealmakers

United States
Asset Managers and Custodians
AcquisitionDomesticPrivateMinority
Wcm Investment Management

target

Wcm Investment Management

Groupe Bpce

bidder

Groupe Bpce

value n/a

19 dealmakers

United States
Investment Banking
MajorityRestructuringAcquisitionPrivatePrivate EquityDomesticMbo
Svb Securities

target

Svb Securities

Jeff Leerink

bidder

Jeff Leerink

£78m

47 dealmakers

United States
Private Equity
AcquisitionMajorityPublicPrivate EquityDomestic
Sculptor Capital Management

target

Sculptor Capital Management

Rithm Capital Corp

bidder

Rithm Capital Corp

£587m

109 dealmakers

United States
Real Estate Services
AcquisitionDomesticMajorityPrivate
CARROLL

target

CARROLL

The Rmr Group

bidder

The Rmr Group

£78m

19 dealmakers

United States
Asset Managers and Custodians
AcquisitionMajorityPrivateDomestic
Lincoln Wealth

target

Lincoln Wealth

OSAIC

bidder

OSAIC

value n/a

16 dealmakers

United States
Private Equity
AcquisitionDomesticMajorityPrivate EquityPrivate
Global Infrastructure Partners

target

Global Infrastructure Partners

BLACKROCK

bidder

BLACKROCK

£9,802m

62 dealmakers

Brazil
Asset Managers and Custodians
AcquisitionPrivateMajorityMergerPrivate EquityCross Border
COMPASS

target

COMPASS

Vinci Partners Investments

bidder

Vinci Partners Investments

£128m

37 dealmakers

United States
Asset Managers and Custodians
AcquisitionCross BorderPrivateMinority
Canyon Partners

target

Canyon Partners

Dai-ichi Life Holdings

bidder

Dai-ichi Life Holdings

value n/a

22 dealmakers

United States
Entertainment
DomesticPublicAcquisitionPrivatisationPrivate EquityMajority
ENDEAVOR

target

ENDEAVOR

Mubadala Investment Company

bidder

Mubadala Investment Company

£19,850m

102 dealmakers

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