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Helen Christakos

Partner at A&O Shearman

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Deal Bio

Total Deals39

Valued Deals20

Total Value£ 22.63 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 1.13 B

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23 Jun 2020|United States|Outsourced HR and Staffing

Target: AMERICAN SAFETY COUNCIL

Bidder: RIDGEMONT EQUITY PARTNERS

10 Service Providers

2 Target | 6 Bidder | 2 Vendor

28 Dealmakers

7 Target | 18 Bidder | 4 Vendor

n/a

Value

21 Dec 2020|United States|Consumer Services: Other

Target: PRECOR

Bidder: PELOTON INTERACTIVE INC

11 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 6 Vendor

51 Dealmakers

2 Target | 30 Bidder | 19 Vendor

£ 315 M

Value

08 Feb 2021|United States|Entertainment

Target: GLU MOBILE

Bidder: ELECTRONIC ARTS INC

13 Service Providers

10 Target | 3 Bidder

62 Dealmakers

44 Target | 18 Bidder

£ 1.53 B

Value

10 Feb 2021|United States|Auto Technology

Target: SEMA4

Bidder: T. ROWE PRICE GROUP INC

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder

44 Dealmakers

21 Target | 24 Bidder

£ 1.45 B

Value

06 May 2021|United States|Software

Target: DIVVY INC

Bidder: BILL.COM

10 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

42 Dealmakers

6 Target | 25 Bidder | 11 Vendor

£ 1.80 B

Value

30 Apr 2021|United Kingdom|Digital Services

Target: SKEW

Bidder: COINBASE

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

18 Dealmakers

4 Target | 14 Bidder

n/a

Value

08 Jun 2021|United States|Software

Target: DYNAMIC SIGNAL

Bidder: SOCIALCHORUS

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

38 Dealmakers

16 Target | 22 Bidder

n/a

Value

27 Apr 2021|United States|Software

Target: TAXJAR

Bidder: STRIPE

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

12 Dealmakers

1 Target | 11 Bidder

n/a

Value

02 Jun 2021|Serbia|Gaming

Target: NORDEUS

Bidder: TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE INC

8 Service Providers

2 Target | 6 Bidder

38 Dealmakers

18 Target | 20 Bidder

£ 270 M

Value

24 Jun 2021|United States|Digital Services

Target: BUZZFEED INC

Bidder: REDWOOD CAPITAL INVESTMENTS LLC

12 Service Providers

5 Target | 7 Bidder

46 Dealmakers

28 Target | 18 Bidder

£ 1.07 B

Value

24 Jun 2021|United States|Entertainment

Target: COMPLEX NETWORKS

Bidder: BUZZFEED INC

9 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

38 Dealmakers

18 Target | 18 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 214 M

Value

06 Jul 2021|United States|Online and Social Platforms

Target: NEXTDOOR

Bidder: SOROBAN CAPITAL PARTNERS LP

19 Service Providers

6 Target | 13 Bidder

63 Dealmakers

33 Target | 31 Bidder

£ 3.11 B

Value

19 Jul 2021|United States|Software

Target: INVOICE2GO

Bidder: BILL.COM

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

46 Dealmakers

2 Target | 43 Bidder

£ 453 M

Value

28 Jul 2021|United States|Software

Target: SUPLARI

Bidder: MICROSOFT CORP

3 Service Providers

2 Target | 1 Bidder

16 Dealmakers

13 Target | 2 Bidder

n/a

Value

20 Jul 2021|United States|Software

Target: USERMIND

Bidder: QUALTRICS INTERNATIONAL INC

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

14 Dealmakers

2 Target | 12 Bidder

n/a

Value

20 Oct 2021|India|Software

Target: RECKO

Bidder: STRIPE

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

24 Dealmakers

1 Target | 23 Bidder

n/a

Value

27 Sep 2021|United States|Entertainment

Target: IMGUR

Bidder: MEDIALAB

3 Service Providers

2 Target | 1 Bidder

15 Dealmakers

14 Target | 1 Bidder

n/a

Value

09 Feb 2022|Canada|Entertainment

Target: LITTLE ANGEL

Bidder: MOONBUG ENTERTAINMENT

3 Service Providers

3 Bidder

18 Dealmakers

18 Bidder

n/a

Value

07 Apr 2022|United States|Payments / Commerce

Target: WYRE PAYMENTS

Bidder: BOLT FINANCIAL

5 Service Providers

3 Target | 1 Bidder | 1 Vendor

29 Dealmakers

24 Target | 2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 1.15 B

Value

04 Jan 2022|United States|Software

Target: WHYLINE

Bidder: CLEAR

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

17 Dealmakers

1 Target | 16 Bidder

n/a

Value

02 Nov 2021|United States|Gaming

Target: PROGUIDES

Bidder: STATESPACE

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

17 Dealmakers

1 Target | 16 Bidder

n/a

Value

01 Jun 2022|Ireland|IT Services: Other

Target: MODULZ

Bidder: WORKOS

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

14 Dealmakers

1 Target | 13 Bidder

n/a

Value

16 Aug 2022|Israel|FinTech

Target: REWIRE

Bidder: REMITLY

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

24 Dealmakers

1 Target | 23 Bidder

£ 66 M

Value

14 Sep 2022|United States|Media Agencies

Target: MARTIN

Bidder: PUBMATIC

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

18 Dealmakers

1 Target | 17 Bidder

n/a

Value

21 Sep 2022|United States|Security Equipment

Target: MALWAREBYTES

Bidder: VECTOR CAPITAL

7 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder

26 Dealmakers

22 Target | 4 Bidder

£ 87 M

Value

21 Nov 2022|United States|Pharmaceuticals

Target: GRAYBUG VISION INC

Bidder: CALCIMEDICA

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

40 Dealmakers

23 Target | 17 Bidder

n/a

Value

03 Nov 2022|United States|Software

Target: FINMARK

Bidder: BILL.COM

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

19 Dealmakers

1 Target | 18 Bidder

n/a

Value

23 Nov 2021|United States|Gaming

Target: VERSUS EVIL

Bidder: TINYBUILD

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

15 Dealmakers

1 Target | 14 Bidder

£ 23 M

Value

25 Jan 2024|United States|Cosmetics

Target: CHAPSTICK

Bidder: YELLOW WOOD PARTNERS

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

31 Dealmakers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 26 Vendor

£ 337 M

Value

23 Apr 2024|United Kingdom|Electronic Equipment: Other

Target: AUDIOTONIX LTD

Bidder: PAI PARTNERS

16 Service Providers

4 Target | 6 Bidder | 6 Vendor

131 Dealmakers

6 Target | 40 Bidder | 85 Vendor

£ 2.00 B

Value

16 May 2024|United States|Digital Services

Target: TORC

Bidder: RANDSTAD NV

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

19 Dealmakers

1 Target | 17 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

01 Aug 2024|Germany|Renewable Energy Equipment

Target: SCHLETTER GROUP

Bidder: ENSTALL

10 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder | 2 Vendor

57 Dealmakers

2 Target | 22 Bidder | 66 Vendor

n/a

Value

05 Aug 2024|United States|Chemicals: Diversified

Target: OCI CLEAN AMMONIA

Bidder: WOODSIDE ENERGY GROUP

5 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 4 Vendor

47 Dealmakers

12 Bidder | 35 Vendor

£ 2.10 B

Value

16 Oct 2024|United States|Software

Target: KYRIBA

Bidder: BRIDGEPOINT GROUP

9 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

63 Dealmakers

4 Target | 35 Bidder | 24 Vendor

n/a

Value

23 Dec 2024|Argentina|Travel and Tourism

Target: DESPEGAR

Bidder: PROSUS NV

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder

47 Dealmakers

22 Target | 25 Bidder

£ 1.35 B

Value

23 Dec 2024|United States|Private Equity

Target: PINEBRIDGE INVESTMENTS LLC

Bidder: METLIFE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

64 Dealmakers

18 Target | 32 Bidder | 14 Vendor

£ 954 M

Value

31 Mar 2025|United States|Diversified Financials

Target: COMMONWEALTH FINANCIAL NETWORK

Bidder: LPL FINANCIAL HOLDINGS INC

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

50 Dealmakers

13 Target | 38 Bidder

£ 2.09 B

Value

17 Apr 2025|United Kingdom|Online and Social Platforms

Target: RUNNA

Bidder: STRAVA INC

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

25 Dealmakers

10 Target | 15 Bidder

n/a

Value

19 May 2025|United States|Data Centers and Hosting

Target: ZT SYSTEMS (DATA CENTER INFRASTRUCTURE MANUFACTURING BUSINESS)

Bidder: SANMINA CORPORATION

10 Service Providers

7 Bidder | 3 Vendor

48 Dealmakers

23 Bidder | 26 Vendor

£ 2.26 B

Value