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Igor Kirman

Partner at Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz

Lawyer

Deal Bio

Total Deals29

Valued Deals25

Total Value£ 137.96 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 5.52 B

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10 Dec 2018|United Kingdom|Travel and Tourism

Target: TRAVELPORT GLOBAL LIMITED

Bidder: ELLIOTT MANAGEMENT CORPORATION

23 Service Providers

5 Target | 18 Bidder

28 Dealmakers

14 Target | 14 Bidder

£ 3.45 B

Value

26 Jul 2018|United States|Food Retailers and Wholesalers

Target: SUPERVALU INC

Bidder: UNITED NATURAL FOODS INC

14 Service Providers

6 Target | 8 Bidder

57 Dealmakers

26 Target | 31 Bidder

£ 2.19 B

Value

25 Jun 2019|Ireland|Pharmaceuticals

Target: ALLERGAN PLC

Bidder: ABBVIE INC

16 Service Providers

8 Target | 8 Bidder

99 Dealmakers

55 Target | 45 Bidder

£ 67.60 B

Value

24 Jan 2020|Singapore|Payments / Commerce

Target: OPTAL LIMITED

Bidder: WEX

18 Service Providers

8 Target | 9 Bidder | 1 Vendor

46 Dealmakers

31 Target | 14 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 433 M

Value

03 Dec 2020|United States|Gaming

Target: FANDUEL LTD

Bidder: FLUTTER ENTERTAINMENT

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 7 Bidder | 1 Vendor

37 Dealmakers

1 Target | 36 Bidder

£ 3.13 B

Value

09 Dec 2020|United States|Medical Equipment

Target: THE HYDRAFACIAL COMPANY

Bidder: VESPER HEALTHCARE ACQUISITION CORP

11 Service Providers

5 Target | 4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

33 Dealmakers

14 Target | 16 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 823 M

Value

12 Jan 2021|United States|Medical Equipment

Target: CANTEL MEDICAL CORP

Bidder: STERIS PLC

10 Service Providers

5 Target | 5 Bidder

45 Dealmakers

26 Target | 20 Bidder

£ 2.65 B

Value

01 Mar 2021|Ireland|Pharmaceuticals

Target: PERRIGO (GENERIC RX BUSINESS)

Bidder: ALTARIS LLC

13 Service Providers

8 Bidder | 5 Vendor

45 Dealmakers

18 Bidder | 27 Vendor

£ 1.11 B

Value

31 Mar 2021|Egypt|Pharmaceuticals

Target: AMOUN PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY

Bidder: ABU DHABI DEVELOPMENTAL HOLDING COMPANY (ADQ)

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 5 Vendor

23 Dealmakers

2 Target | 2 Bidder | 19 Vendor

£ 538 M

Value

02 Jun 2021|United States|Pharmaceuticals

Target: CONSTELLATION PHARMACEUTICALS

Bidder: MORPHOSYS AG

13 Service Providers

6 Target | 7 Bidder

58 Dealmakers

28 Target | 30 Bidder

£ 1.20 B

Value

07 Jun 2021|United States|Cement

Target: US CONCRETE

Bidder: VULCAN MATERIALS COMPANY

13 Service Providers

7 Target | 6 Bidder

41 Dealmakers

13 Target | 28 Bidder

£ 917 M

Value

08 Sep 2021|France|Pharmaceuticals

Target: HRA PHARMA SA

Bidder: PERRIGO COMPANY PLC

15 Service Providers

2 Target | 6 Bidder | 7 Vendor

54 Dealmakers

14 Target | 30 Bidder | 10 Vendor

£ 1.51 B

Value

06 Aug 2020|Canada|Health Care Services

Target: BAUSCH HEALTH (EYE HEALTH BUSINESS)

Bidder: INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS

6 Service Providers

6 Vendor

10 Dealmakers

10 Vendor

n/a

Value

19 Jan 2022|United States|Health Care Facilities

Target: ENCOMPASS HEALTH (HH&H BUSINESS)

Bidder: INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS

5 Service Providers

5 Vendor

23 Dealmakers

23 Vendor

£ 1.03 B

Value

22 Feb 2022|United States|Radio and TV Broadcasters

Target: TEGNA INC

Bidder: STANDARD GENERAL

17 Service Providers

8 Target | 9 Bidder

77 Dealmakers

36 Target | 41 Bidder

£ 6.32 B

Value

25 Mar 2022|United States|Health Care Services

Target: SCARAWAY

Bidder: ALLIANCE PHARMA LC

6 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 1 Vendor

20 Dealmakers

11 Bidder | 9 Vendor

£ 14 M

Value

13 Feb 2023|United States|Payments / Commerce

Target: FIS (MERCHANT SOLUTIONS BUSINESS)

Bidder: INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS

2 Service Providers

2 Vendor

19 Dealmakers

19 Vendor

n/a

Value

22 May 2023|United States|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: PDC ENERGY INC

Bidder: CHEVRON CORPORATION

12 Service Providers

6 Target | 6 Bidder

40 Dealmakers

21 Target | 19 Bidder

£ 6.11 B

Value

30 Jun 2023|Ireland|Pharmaceuticals

Target: XIIDRA

Bidder: BAUSCH + LOMB

9 Service Providers

6 Bidder | 3 Vendor

59 Dealmakers

47 Bidder | 13 Vendor

£ 1.97 B

Value

06 Jul 2023|United States|Transaction Processing

Target: WORLDPAY INC

Bidder: GTCR LLC

29 Service Providers

2 Target | 20 Bidder | 7 Vendor

151 Dealmakers

5 Target | 40 Bidder | 106 Vendor

£ 9.21 B

Value

12 Sep 2023|United States|Paper

Target: WESTROCK COMPANY

Bidder: SMURFIT KAPPA

19 Service Providers

10 Target | 9 Bidder

149 Dealmakers

78 Target | 71 Bidder

£ 8.95 B

Value

22 Jan 2024|United States|Oil Equipment and Services

Target: NUSTAR ENERGY LP

Bidder: SUNOCO

11 Service Providers

5 Target | 6 Bidder

78 Dealmakers

24 Target | 54 Bidder

£ 5.75 B

Value

25 Apr 2024|Ireland|Pharmaceuticals

Target: PERRIGO COMPANY PLC (HRA PHARMA RARE DISEASES BUSINESS)

Bidder: ESTEVE

7 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

20 Dealmakers

3 Bidder | 17 Vendor

£ 236 M

Value

28 Apr 2024|United States|Biotechnology

Target: ZOETIS (MEDICATED FEED ADDITIVE BUSINESS)

Bidder: PHIBRO ANIMAL HEALTH

7 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

28 Dealmakers

10 Bidder | 18 Vendor

£ 273 M

Value

04 Sep 2024|United States|Diversified Industrials

Target: RALLIANT

Bidder: INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS

4 Service Providers

4 Vendor

17 Dealmakers

17 Vendor

n/a

Value

29 May 2025|United States|Banks

Target: VILLAGES BANCORPORATION

Bidder: SEACOAST BANKING CORPORATION OF FLORIDA

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder

27 Dealmakers

9 Target | 18 Bidder

£ 615 M

Value

09 Jul 2025|United Kingdom|Pharmaceuticals

Target: VERONA PHARMA PLC

Bidder: MERCK & CO

12 Service Providers

6 Target | 6 Bidder

61 Dealmakers

13 Target | 48 Bidder

£ 7.35 B

Value

19 Aug 2025|United States|Radio and TV Broadcasters

Target: TEGNA INC

Bidder: NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP INC

14 Service Providers

6 Target | 8 Bidder

39 Dealmakers

35 Target | 4 Bidder

£ 4.58 B

Value

06 Oct 2025|United States|Publishing

Target: THE FREE PRESS

Bidder: PARAMOUNT GLOBAL

4 Service Providers

3 Target | 1 Bidder

17 Dealmakers

14 Target | 3 Bidder

n/a

Value