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Hui LinSimpson Thacher & Bartlett

Hui Lin

Partner at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

Lawyer

New York

Deal Bio

Total Deals33
Valued Deals27
Total Value£ 162.84 B
Avg. Deal Size£ 6.03 B

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23 Feb 2018|United States|Food Products
Blue Buffalo Pet Products
General Mills

Target: BLUE BUFFALO PET PRODUCTS INC

Bidder: GENERAL MILLS INC

13 Service Providers

4 Target | 9 Bidder

65 Dealmakers

30 Target | 36 Bidder

£ 5.75 B

Value

08 May 2019|United States|Telecommunications infrastructure
Zayo Group Holdings
Eqt Partners

Target: ZAYO GROUP HOLDINGS INC

Bidder: EQT PARTNERS AB

21 Service Providers

7 Target | 14 Bidder

87 Dealmakers

25 Target | 62 Bidder

£ 10.93 B

Value

02 Jun 2019|United States|Semiconductors
Cypress Semiconductor Corporation
Infineon Technologies

Target: CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION

Bidder: INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG

15 Service Providers

4 Target | 11 Bidder

61 Dealmakers

24 Target | 37 Bidder

£ 7.95 B

Value

22 Aug 2019|United States|Software
Pivotal Software
Vmware

Target: PIVOTAL SOFTWARE INC

Bidder: VMWARE INC

13 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder | 4 Vendor

84 Dealmakers

26 Target | 35 Bidder | 23 Vendor

£ 2.21 B

Value

16 Dec 2019|United States|Integrated Oil and Gas
Felix Energy
Wpx Energy

Target: FELIX ENERGY

Bidder: WPX ENERGY

12 Service Providers

3 Target | 8 Bidder | 1 Vendor

86 Dealmakers

26 Target | 57 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 1.87 B

Value

07 Jan 2021|United States|FinTech
SOFI
Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings Corp V

Target: SOFI

Bidder: SOCIAL CAPITAL HEDOSOPHIA HOLDINGS CORP V

15 Service Providers

6 Target | 7 Bidder | 2 Vendor

75 Dealmakers

41 Target | 23 Bidder | 11 Vendor

£ 6.37 B

Value

14 Apr 2021|United States|Security Equipment
Vmware
Institutional Investors

Target: VMWARE INC

Bidder: INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS

12 Service Providers

3 Target | 9 Vendor

64 Dealmakers

10 Target | 54 Vendor

£ 7.06 B

Value

23 Apr 2021|United States|Transportation Services
First Student
Eqt Partners

Target: FIRST STUDENT

Bidder: EQT PARTNERS AB

14 Service Providers

2 Target | 6 Bidder | 6 Vendor

82 Dealmakers

3 Target | 41 Bidder | 38 Vendor

£ 3.30 B

Value

13 Aug 2021|United States|Software
CARTA
Silver Lake Partners

Target: CARTA

Bidder: SILVER LAKE PARTNERS LP

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

43 Dealmakers

2 Target | 41 Bidder

£ 360 M

Value

02 May 2022|United States|Transportation Services
Total Transportation Corp
First Student

Target: TOTAL TRANSPORTATION CORP

Bidder: FIRST STUDENT

9 Service Providers

3 Target | 6 Bidder

31 Dealmakers

3 Target | 28 Bidder

n/a

Value

06 May 2022|Switzerland|Digital Services
Global Blue
Knighthead Capital Management

Target: GLOBAL BLUE SA

Bidder: KNIGHTHEAD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT

6 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder

25 Dealmakers

12 Target | 13 Bidder

£ 182 M

Value

11 May 2022|United States|Data Centers and Hosting
Switch
DIGITALBRIDGE

Target: SWITCH INC

Bidder: DIGITALBRIDGE

17 Service Providers

5 Target | 12 Bidder

88 Dealmakers

34 Target | 54 Bidder

£ 8.93 B

Value

25 May 2022|United States|Renewable Energy Equipment
Clearway Energy
TOTALENERGIES

Target: CLEARWAY ENERGY INC

Bidder: TOTALENERGIES

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

27 Dealmakers

2 Target | 6 Bidder | 19 Vendor

£ 1.28 B

Value

26 May 2022|United States|Security Equipment
Vmware
Broadcom

Target: VMWARE INC

Bidder: BROADCOM INC

25 Service Providers

9 Target | 14 Bidder | 2 Vendor

115 Dealmakers

46 Target | 50 Bidder | 19 Vendor

£ 55.02 B

Value

13 Jul 2022|Israel|Software
IRONSOURCE
Sequoia Capital

Target: IRONSOURCE

Bidder: SEQUOIA CAPITAL

15 Service Providers

6 Target | 9 Bidder

94 Dealmakers

15 Target | 78 Bidder

£ 3.71 B

Value

26 Oct 2022|United States|Transportation Services
First Transit
Transdev North America

Target: FIRST TRANSIT

Bidder: TRANSDEV NORTH AMERICA INC

10 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

50 Dealmakers

7 Target | 16 Bidder | 27 Vendor

n/a

Value

01 Mar 2023|United States|Telecommunications infrastructure
Radius Global Infrastructure
Eqt Partners

Target: RADIUS GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE

Bidder: EQT PARTNERS AB

17 Service Providers

9 Target | 8 Bidder

91 Dealmakers

24 Target | 73 Bidder

£ 2.48 B

Value

22 Apr 2023|Germany|Software
Software
Silver Lake Partners

Target: SOFTWARE AG

Bidder: SILVER LAKE PARTNERS LP

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder

64 Dealmakers

21 Target | 43 Bidder

£ 1.95 B

Value

18 Sep 2023|United States|Digital Services
AVEPOINT
65 Equity Partners

Target: AVEPOINT

Bidder: 65 EQUITY PARTNERS

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 2 Vendor

10 Dealmakers

4 Target | 1 Bidder | 5 Vendor

n/a

Value

16 Nov 2023|Switzerland|Digital Services
Global Blue
Tencent Holdings

Target: GLOBAL BLUE SA

Bidder: TENCENT HOLDINGS LIMITED

11 Service Providers

5 Target | 4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

24 Dealmakers

11 Target | 10 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 80 M

Value

13 Dec 2023|United States|Software
Vertex
Silver Lake Partners

Target: VERTEX INC

Bidder: SILVER LAKE PARTNERS LP

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

34 Dealmakers

1 Target | 33 Bidder

£ 397 M

Value

23 Jan 2024|Canada|Renewable Energy Equipment
Recurrent Energy
BLACKROCK

Target: RECURRENT ENERGY

Bidder: BLACKROCK

9 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

38 Dealmakers

7 Target | 28 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 393 M

Value

29 Feb 2024|United States|Security Services
Sterling Check Corp
First Advantage

Target: STERLING CHECK CORP

Bidder: FIRST ADVANTAGE

24 Service Providers

5 Target | 19 Bidder

56 Dealmakers

11 Target | 45 Bidder

£ 1.74 B

Value

02 Apr 2024|United States|Entertainment
ENDEAVOR
Mubadala Investment Company

Target: ENDEAVOR

Bidder: MUBADALA INVESTMENT COMPANY

34 Service Providers

9 Target | 25 Bidder

156 Dealmakers

73 Target | 83 Bidder

£ 13.68 B

Value

05 May 2024|United States|IT Services: Other
PERFICIENT
Eqt Partners

Target: PERFICIENT

Bidder: EQT PARTNERS AB

11 Service Providers

6 Target | 5 Bidder

63 Dealmakers

29 Target | 34 Bidder

£ 2.39 B

Value

07 Jul 2024|United States|Entertainment
Paramount Global
Skydance Media

Target: PARAMOUNT GLOBAL

Bidder: SKYDANCE MEDIA LLC

23 Service Providers

12 Target | 11 Bidder

103 Dealmakers

78 Target | 25 Bidder

£ 6.55 B

Value

29 Jul 2024|Bermuda|Reinsurance
Enstar Group
Sixth Street Partners

Target: ENSTAR GROUP LIMITED

Bidder: SIXTH STREET PARTNERS

13 Service Providers

5 Target | 7 Bidder | 1 Vendor

102 Dealmakers

36 Target | 58 Bidder | 8 Vendor

£ 3.96 B

Value

02 Oct 2024|United States|Environmental / Waste Management
REWORLD
Gic Private

Target: REWORLD

Bidder: GIC PRIVATE LIMITED

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

45 Dealmakers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 39 Vendor

n/a

Value

08 Oct 2024|United States|Data Centers and Hosting
Dc Blox
Post Road Group

Target: DC BLOX

Bidder: POST ROAD GROUP

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

18 Dealmakers

13 Target | 5 Bidder

n/a

Value

14 Jan 2025|United States|Soft Drinks
Spindrift Beverage
Gryphon Investors

Target: SPINDRIFT BEVERAGE

Bidder: GRYPHON INVESTORS INC

10 Service Providers

5 Target | 5 Bidder

25 Dealmakers

22 Target | 3 Bidder

n/a

Value

15 Jan 2025|United States|Building Materials: Other
Beacon Roofing Supply
QXO

Target: BEACON ROOFING SUPPLY INC

Bidder: QXO

20 Service Providers

8 Target | 12 Bidder

87 Dealmakers

51 Target | 37 Bidder

£ 9.02 B

Value

18 Feb 2025|Switzerland|Digital Services
Global Blue
Shift4 Payments

Target: GLOBAL BLUE SA

Bidder: SHIFT4 PAYMENTS

15 Service Providers

10 Target | 5 Bidder

129 Dealmakers

32 Target | 97 Bidder

£ 1.98 B

Value

13 Mar 2025|United States|Telecommunications Equipment
Crown Castle (fiber Solutions Business)
Eqt Partners

Target: CROWN CASTLE (FIBER SOLUTIONS BUSINESS)

Bidder: EQT PARTNERS AB

14 Service Providers

9 Bidder | 5 Vendor

91 Dealmakers

57 Bidder | 34 Vendor

£ 3.29 B

Value

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