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Heather Cruz

Partner at Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom

Lawyer

New York

Deal Bio

Total Deals31

Valued Deals21

Total Value£ 74.21 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 3.53 B

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17 Apr 2018|United States|Private Equity

Target: TENNENBAUM CAPITAL PARTNERS

Bidder: BLACKROCK

7 Service Providers

4 Target | 1 Bidder | 2 Vendor

20 Dealmakers

12 Target | 6 Bidder | 2 Vendor

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Value

20 Dec 2018|United Kingdom|Debt Funds

Target: FAIR OAKS CAPITAL LTD

Bidder: KUDU INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC

7 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder

7 Dealmakers

6 Target | 1 Bidder

n/a

Value

12 Dec 2019|United States|Investment Banking

Target: GREENTECH CAPITAL ADVISORS LLC

Bidder: NOMURA HOLDINGS INC

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

12 Dealmakers

9 Target | 3 Bidder

n/a

Value

18 Dec 2019|United Kingdom|Infrastructure Funds

Target: INFRARED CAPITAL PARTNERS

Bidder: SUN LIFE FINANCIAL INC

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

45 Dealmakers

26 Target | 19 Bidder

£ 300 M

Value

20 Feb 2020|United States|Diversified Financials

Target: E*TRADE FINANCIAL CORPORATE SERVICES

Bidder: MORGAN STANLEY INC

7 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder

28 Dealmakers

15 Target | 13 Bidder

£ 10.02 B

Value

29 Oct 2020|United States|Private Equity

Target: PRETIUM

Bidder: AMERICAN EQUITY INVESTMENT LIFE

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

17 Dealmakers

3 Target | 14 Bidder

£ 77 M

Value

23 Dec 2020|United States|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: BLUE OWL CAPITAL

Bidder: DYAL CAPITAL PARTNERS

27 Service Providers

1 Target | 26 Bidder

108 Dealmakers

2 Target | 109 Bidder

£ 9.33 B

Value

30 Dec 2020|United States|Venture Capital

Target: PERELLA WEINBERG PARTNERS LP

Bidder: FINTECH ACQUISITION CORP IV

14 Service Providers

4 Target | 10 Bidder

21 Dealmakers

8 Target | 13 Bidder

£ 722 M

Value

02 Feb 2021|United States|Digital Services

Target: NASDAQ INC (US FIXED INCOME ELECTRONIC TRADING PLATFORM)

Bidder: TRADEWEB

5 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

15 Dealmakers

4 Bidder | 11 Vendor

£ 138 M

Value

08 Mar 2021|United States|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: ATHENE HOLDING LTD

Bidder: APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC

17 Service Providers

9 Target | 8 Bidder

108 Dealmakers

53 Target | 55 Bidder

£ 5.04 B

Value

15 Jul 2021|United States|Auto Technology

Target: AURORA INNOVATION

Bidder: BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO

11 Service Providers

3 Target | 8 Bidder

37 Dealmakers

3 Target | 34 Bidder

£ 9.45 B

Value

20 Jul 2021|United States|Financial Data and Systems

Target: NASDAQ / SVB / CITI / GOLDMAN SACHS / MORGAN STANLEY JV

Bidder: SVB FINANCIAL GROUP

7 Service Providers

7 Bidder

19 Dealmakers

19 Bidder

n/a

Value

28 Jun 2022|United States|Investment Banking

Target: MARATHON CAPITAL LLC

Bidder: SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION

7 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder

9 Dealmakers

1 Target | 8 Bidder

n/a

Value

01 Sep 2022|United States|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: ADVISORS ASSET MANAGEMENT

Bidder: SUN LIFE FINANCIAL INC

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

21 Dealmakers

2 Target | 19 Bidder

£ 185 M

Value

27 Apr 2023|United States|Investment Banking

Target: JEFFERIES FINANCIAL GROUP INC

Bidder: SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder

30 Dealmakers

13 Target | 17 Bidder

£ 2.73 B

Value

26 Jan 2018|United States|Investment Banking

Target: CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION (1M RETAIL BROKERAGE ACCOUNTS)

Bidder: E*TRADE FINANCIAL CORPORATE SERVICES

3 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

8 Dealmakers

6 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 84 M

Value

16 Aug 2018|United States|Real Estate Holding and Development

Target: SAVANNA

Bidder: TUNBRIDGE INVESTMENT PARTNERS

6 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder

11 Dealmakers

1 Target | 10 Bidder

n/a

Value

07 Nov 2018|United States|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: WCM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT

Bidder: GROUPE BPCE

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

19 Dealmakers

13 Target | 6 Bidder

n/a

Value

18 Jun 2023|United States|Investment Banking

Target: SVB SECURITIES LLC

Bidder: JEFF LEERINK

10 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 5 Vendor

47 Dealmakers

2 Target | 14 Bidder | 31 Vendor

£ 78 M

Value

24 Jul 2023|United States|Private Equity

Target: SCULPTOR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT

Bidder: RITHM CAPITAL CORP

16 Service Providers

11 Target | 5 Bidder

110 Dealmakers

84 Target | 26 Bidder

£ 587 M

Value

31 Jul 2023|United States|Real Estate Services

Target: CARROLL

Bidder: THE RMR GROUP

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

19 Dealmakers

3 Target | 16 Bidder

£ 78 M

Value

14 Dec 2023|United States|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: LINCOLN WEALTH

Bidder: OSAIC

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

17 Dealmakers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 11 Vendor

£ 560 M

Value

12 Jan 2024|United States|Private Equity

Target: GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS

Bidder: BLACKROCK

15 Service Providers

6 Target | 9 Bidder

81 Dealmakers

35 Target | 46 Bidder

£ 9.80 B

Value

07 Mar 2024|Brazil|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: COMPASS

Bidder: VINCI PARTNERS INVESTMENTS

10 Service Providers

3 Target | 7 Bidder

47 Dealmakers

9 Target | 38 Bidder

£ 128 M

Value

14 Mar 2024|United States|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: CANYON PARTNERS

Bidder: DAI-ICHI LIFE HOLDINGS

8 Service Providers

5 Target | 3 Bidder

22 Dealmakers

8 Target | 14 Bidder

n/a

Value

02 Apr 2024|United States|Entertainment

Target: ENDEAVOR

Bidder: MUBADALA INVESTMENT COMPANY

34 Service Providers

9 Target | 25 Bidder

158 Dealmakers

73 Target | 85 Bidder

£ 13.68 B

Value

09 Oct 2024|Canada|Private Equity

Target: ARENA INVESTORS

Bidder: CC CAPITAL PARTNERS INC

18 Service Providers

10 Target | 8 Bidder

43 Dealmakers

24 Target | 19 Bidder

£ 190 M

Value

20 Nov 2024|United States|Business Process Outsourcing

Target: VELOCITY CLEARING

Bidder: HANWHA LIFE

9 Service Providers

5 Target | 4 Bidder

29 Dealmakers

15 Target | 14 Bidder

n/a

Value

03 Dec 2024|United States|Private Equity

Target: HPS INVESTMENT PARTNERS

Bidder: BLACKROCK

18 Service Providers

11 Target | 7 Bidder

46 Dealmakers

12 Target | 34 Bidder

£ 9.47 B

Value

13 Dec 2024|Australia|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: INSIGNIA FINANCIAL

Bidder: CC CAPITAL PARTNERS INC

21 Service Providers

4 Target | 15 Bidder

36 Dealmakers

3 Target | 31 Bidder

£ 1.56 B

Value

07 Jul 2025|United States|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: ELMTREE FUNDS

Bidder: BLACKROCK

9 Service Providers

3 Target | 6 Bidder

17 Dealmakers

1 Target | 16 Bidder

n/a

Value