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Cover Image Hui Lin

Hui Lin

Partner at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

Lawyer

New York

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Total Deals34

Valued Deals28

Total Value£ 163.77 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 5.85 B

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23 Feb 2018|United States|Food Products

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Target: SWITCH INC

Bidder: DIGITALBRIDGE

17 Service Providers

5 Target | 12 Bidder

88 Dealmakers

34 Target | 54 Bidder

£ 8.93 B

Value

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