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Ilene Knable Gotts

Partner at Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz

Lawyer

New York, United States

Deal Bio

Total Deals73

Valued Deals63

Total Value£ 329.48 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 5.23 B

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20 Mar 2018|United States|Software

Target: MULESOFT INC

Bidder: SALESFORCE INC

14 Service Providers

4 Target | 8 Bidder | 2 Vendor

81 Dealmakers

37 Target | 35 Bidder | 9 Vendor

£ 4.64 B

Value

07 May 2018|Israel|Food Products

Target: FRUTAROM INDUSTRIES LTD

Bidder: INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC

12 Service Providers

4 Target | 7 Bidder | 1 Vendor

73 Dealmakers

24 Target | 46 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 5.57 B

Value

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

14 Apr 2019|United States|Digital Services

Target: EPSILON

Bidder: PUBLICIS GROUPE SA

17 Service Providers

1 Target | 9 Bidder | 7 Vendor

71 Dealmakers

3 Target | 34 Bidder | 34 Vendor

£ 3.13 B

Value

14 Aug 2019|United States|IT Services: Other

Target: PRESIDIO INC

Bidder: BC PARTNERS

14 Service Providers

4 Target | 9 Bidder | 1 Vendor

29 Dealmakers

20 Target | 7 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 1.74 B

Value

30 Oct 2019|United States|Electronic Components and Equipment

Target: ANIXTER INTERNATIONAL INC

Bidder: WESCO INTERNATIONAL

26 Service Providers

9 Target | 7 Bidder

79 Dealmakers

32 Target | 24 Bidder

£ 3.45 B

Value

30 Dec 2019|Canada|Aerospace

Target: MDA CORPORATION

Bidder: NORTHERN PRIVATE CAPITAL

22 Service Providers

1 Target | 14 Bidder | 7 Vendor

54 Dealmakers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 48 Vendor

£ 584 M

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

10 Feb 2020|United States|Retail REITs

Target: TAUBMAN REALTY GROUP LIMITED

Bidder: SIMON PROPERTY GROUP

16 Service Providers

8 Target | 8 Bidder

108 Dealmakers

62 Target | 46 Bidder

£ 2.01 B

Value

25 Feb 2020|United States|Food Products

Target: GIVE & GO PREPARED FOODS CORP

Bidder: MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL INC

10 Service Providers

5 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

64 Dealmakers

7 Target | 42 Bidder | 15 Vendor

£ 928 M

Value

03 Mar 2020|Netherlands|Medical Equipment

Target: QIAGEN NV

Bidder: THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC

22 Service Providers

9 Target | 13 Bidder

138 Dealmakers

82 Target | 58 Bidder

£ 9.70 B

Value

21 Dec 2020|United States|Software

Target: REALPAGE INC

Bidder: THOMA BRAVO LLC

10 Service Providers

5 Target | 5 Bidder

64 Dealmakers

16 Target | 48 Bidder

£ 7.54 B

Value

04 Jan 2021|United States|Catering

Target: HU MASTER HOLDINGS

Bidder: MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL INC

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

16 Dealmakers

1 Target | 15 Bidder

£ 183 M

Value

19 Jan 2021|United States|Electronic Components and Equipment

Target: COHERENT INC

Bidder: II-VI INC

32 Service Providers

7 Target | 13 Bidder

147 Dealmakers

26 Target | 53 Bidder

£ 5.03 B

Value

19 Jan 2021|United States|Biotechnology

Target: MESA BIOTECH

Bidder: THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

31 Dealmakers

6 Target | 25 Bidder

£ 331 M

Value

15 Mar 2021|Canada|Telecommunications Services: Other

Target: SHAW COMMUNICATIONS INC

Bidder: ROGERS COMMUNICATIONS

18 Service Providers

8 Target | 10 Bidder

58 Dealmakers

28 Target | 30 Bidder

£ 12.63 B

Value

13 Apr 2021|Mexico|Entertainment

Target: GRUPO TELEVISA SAB (MEDIA, CONTENT AND PRODUCTION ASSTES)

Bidder: THE RAINE GROUP LLC

23 Service Providers

16 Bidder | 7 Vendor

106 Dealmakers

76 Bidder | 30 Vendor

£ 3.49 B

Value

19 Apr 2021|United States|Specialty Retailers

Target: KNOLL INC

Bidder: HERMAN MILLER

10 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder | 1 Vendor

64 Dealmakers

30 Target | 30 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 1.30 B

Value

17 Jun 2021|Canada|Food Products

Target: VEGA

Bidder: WM PARTNERS LP

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 4 Vendor

51 Dealmakers

1 Target | 23 Bidder | 27 Vendor

n/a

Value

23 Jun 2021|United States|Clothing and Accessories

Target: PVH CORP (HERITAGE BRANDS BUSINESS)

Bidder: AUTHENTIC BRANDS GROUP LLC

5 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

21 Dealmakers

5 Bidder | 16 Vendor

£ 158 M

Value

30 Jun 2021|United States|Cable Television

Target: WIDEOPENWEST INC (CLEVELAND AND COLUMBUS BUSINESS)

Bidder: COGECO COMMUNICATIONS

9 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 4 Vendor

26 Dealmakers

3 Bidder | 23 Vendor

£ 812 M

Value

30 Jun 2021|United States|Cable Television

Target: WIDEOPENWEST INC (CHICAGO, EVANSVILLE AND ANNE ARUNDEL BUSINESS)

Bidder: ASTOUND BROADBAND

11 Service Providers

7 Bidder | 4 Vendor

43 Dealmakers

21 Bidder | 22 Vendor

£ 477 M

Value

05 Aug 2021|Canada|Entertainment

Target: SCORE MEDIA AND GAMING

Bidder: PENN NATIONAL GAMING INC

16 Service Providers

9 Target | 7 Bidder

72 Dealmakers

42 Target | 30 Bidder

£ 1.44 B

Value

12 Aug 2021|United States|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISE GROUP (FOSSIL GENERATING PORTFOLIO)

Bidder: ARCLIGHT CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC

5 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

26 Dealmakers

6 Bidder | 20 Vendor

£ 1.39 B

Value

27 Sep 2021|United States|Media Agencies

Target: ICM PARTNERS

Bidder: CREATIVE ARTISTS AGENCY

10 Service Providers

5 Target | 5 Bidder

32 Dealmakers

4 Target | 28 Bidder

£ 628 M

Value

07 Oct 2021|South Korea|Life Insurance

Target: CIGNA (PERSONAL ACCIDENT, SUPPLEMENTAL HEALTH AND LIFE INSURANCE BUSINESS)

Bidder: CHUBB CORPORATION

7 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

35 Dealmakers

20 Bidder | 15 Vendor

£ 4.23 B

Value

14 Dec 2021|United States|Biotechnology

Target: 3M (FOOD SAFETY BUSINESS)

Bidder: NEOGEN CORPORATION

11 Service Providers

6 Bidder | 5 Vendor

49 Dealmakers

17 Bidder | 32 Vendor

£ 755 M

Value

10 Jan 2022|United States|Health Care Services

Target: CLOUDMED

Bidder: TOWERBROOK CAPITAL PARTNERS LP

17 Service Providers

4 Target | 11 Bidder | 2 Vendor

62 Dealmakers

24 Target | 35 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 3.02 B

Value

22 Feb 2022|United States|Automobiles

Target: MERITOR INC

Bidder: CUMMINS INC

10 Service Providers

6 Target | 4 Bidder

85 Dealmakers

29 Target | 56 Bidder

£ 2.72 B

Value

06 Apr 2022|United States|Consumer Services: Other

Target: CAA-GBG GLOBAL BRAND MANAGEMENT GROUP

Bidder: CREATIVE ARTISTS AGENCY

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder

87 Dealmakers

1 Target | 86 Bidder

n/a

Value

25 Apr 2022|United States|Commercial REITs

Target: PS BUSINESS PARKS

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

15 Service Providers

6 Target | 7 Bidder | 2 Vendor

57 Dealmakers

22 Target | 31 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 5.92 B

Value

24 Jun 2022|United States|Software

Target: ZENDESK

Bidder: HELLMAN & FRIEDMAN LLC

20 Service Providers

7 Target | 13 Bidder

163 Dealmakers

41 Target | 124 Bidder

£ 8.33 B

Value

03 Nov 2022|United States|Capital Goods

Target: ENDURA PRODUCTS

Bidder: MASONITE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

20 Dealmakers

1 Target | 19 Bidder

£ 326 M

Value

05 Feb 2023|United States|Other Specialty REITs

Target: LIFE STORAGE INC

Bidder: PUBLIC STORAGE

12 Service Providers

7 Target | 5 Bidder

29 Dealmakers

7 Target | 22 Bidder

£ 9.12 B

Value

08 Feb 2023|United States|Food Products

Target: THE JM SMUCKER COMPANY (PET FOOD BRANDS)

Bidder: POST HOLDINGS INC

5 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

22 Dealmakers

4 Bidder | 18 Vendor

£ 993 M

Value

08 Mar 2023|United States|Nondurable Household Products

Target: DIVERSEY HOLDINGS LTD

Bidder: SOLENIS

21 Service Providers

8 Target | 12 Bidder | 1 Vendor

77 Dealmakers

37 Target | 39 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 3.85 B

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

04 May 2023|United States|Diversified Industrials

Target: ARCONIC CORP

Bidder: IRENIC CAPITAL MANAGEMENT

15 Service Providers

6 Target | 9 Bidder

33 Dealmakers

22 Target | 11 Bidder

£ 4.15 B

Value

10 May 2023|United States|Diversified Retailers

Target: FRANCHISE GROUP INC

Bidder: B. RILEY FINANCIAL INC

10 Service Providers

5 Target | 5 Bidder

53 Dealmakers

20 Target | 33 Bidder

£ 1.32 B

Value

25 May 2023|Israel|Electronic Components and Equipment

Target: STRATASYS

Bidder: DESKTOP METAL

13 Service Providers

6 Target | 7 Bidder

86 Dealmakers

27 Target | 59 Bidder

£ 1.45 B

Value

30 May 2023|United States|Chemicals: Diversified

Target: MESSER INDUSTRIES USA

Bidder: MESSER GROUP

11 Service Providers

8 Bidder | 3 Vendor

40 Dealmakers

31 Bidder | 9 Vendor

n/a

Value

02 Jun 2023|Israel|Electronic Components and Equipment

Target: STRATASYS

Bidder: 3D SYSTEMS CORP

9 Service Providers

2 Target | 7 Bidder

54 Dealmakers

19 Target | 35 Bidder

£ 1.38 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

24 Jul 2023|United States|Storage Facilities

Target: SIMPLY SELF STORAGE

Bidder: PUBLIC STORAGE

14 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 8 Vendor

45 Dealmakers

1 Target | 24 Bidder | 20 Vendor

£ 1.71 B

Value

08 Aug 2023|United States|Mobile

Target: ECHOSTAR CORPORATION

Bidder: DISH NETWORK

11 Service Providers

5 Target | 6 Bidder

54 Dealmakers

22 Target | 32 Bidder

£ 1.46 B

Value

07 Sep 2023|United States|Media Agencies

Target: CREATIVE ARTISTS AGENCY

Bidder: GROUPE ARTEMIS SA

15 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder | 7 Vendor

56 Dealmakers

24 Target | 8 Bidder | 24 Vendor

n/a

Value

10 Oct 2023|United States|Semiconductors

Target: COHERENT (SIC BUSINESS)

Bidder: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION

11 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 8 Vendor

37 Dealmakers

4 Bidder | 33 Vendor

£ 819 M

Value

09 Nov 2023|United States|Telecommunications Services: Other

Target: KORE WIRELESS GROUP INC

Bidder: SEARCHLIGHT CAPITAL PARTNERS LP

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

19 Dealmakers

2 Target | 17 Bidder

£ 122 M

Value

18 Dec 2023|United States|Building: Climate Control

Target: PGT INNOVATIONS

Bidder: MASONITE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

12 Service Providers

4 Target | 8 Bidder

47 Dealmakers

22 Target | 25 Bidder

£ 2.37 B

Value

23 Dec 2023|Israel|Electronic Components and Equipment

Target: STRATASYS

Bidder: NANO DIMENSION

8 Service Providers

6 Target | 2 Bidder

29 Dealmakers

24 Target | 5 Bidder

£ 866 M

Value

22 Dec 2023|United States|Entertainment

Target: LIONSGATE STUDIOS CORP

Bidder: SCREAMING EAGLE ACQUISITION CORP

14 Service Providers

14 Bidder

24 Dealmakers

24 Bidder

£ 3.62 B

Value

01 Jan 2024|United States|Food Products

Target: HORIZON ORGANIC

Bidder: PLATINUM EQUITY LLC

7 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

21 Dealmakers

4 Bidder | 17 Vendor

n/a

Value

09 Jan 2024|United States|Electronic Components and Equipment

Target: JUNIPER NETWORKS INC

Bidder: HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY

17 Service Providers

5 Target | 12 Bidder

97 Dealmakers

30 Target | 67 Bidder

£ 11.00 B

Value

09 Feb 2024|United States|Household Equipment and Products

Target: MASONITE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

Bidder: OWENS CORNING

17 Service Providers

8 Target | 9 Bidder

98 Dealmakers

42 Target | 57 Bidder

£ 3.09 B

Value

15 Apr 2024|United States|Electrical Components

Target: ENCORE WIRE

Bidder: PRYSMIAN SPA

11 Service Providers

5 Target | 6 Bidder

46 Dealmakers

13 Target | 33 Bidder

£ 3.33 B

Value

25 Apr 2024|United States|Internet

Target: LUMOS NETWORKS CORP

Bidder: EQT PARTNERS AB

14 Service Providers

2 Target | 12 Bidder

77 Dealmakers

3 Target | 74 Bidder

£ 760 M

Value

09 Nov 2023|United States|Digital Services

Target: KORE GROUP HOLDINGS

Bidder: SEARCHLIGHT CAPITAL PARTNERS LP

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

16 Dealmakers

1 Target | 15 Bidder

£ 120 M

Value

21 Jun 2024|United States|Medical Services

Target: SHARECARE

Bidder: ALTARIS LLC

11 Service Providers

6 Target | 5 Bidder

38 Dealmakers

28 Target | 10 Bidder

£ 426 M

Value

24 Jul 2024|United States|Telecommunications Equipment

Target: METRONET

Bidder: KKR & CO

21 Service Providers

5 Target | 14 Bidder | 2 Vendor

66 Dealmakers

9 Target | 52 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 3.79 B

Value

03 May 2024|United States|Cable Television

Target: WIDEOPENWEST INC

Bidder: DIGITALBRIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

16 Dealmakers

14 Target | 2 Bidder

n/a

Value

01 Aug 2024|United States|Food Products

Target: THE CLOROX COMPANY (BETTER HEALTH VITAMINS, MINERALS AND SUPPLEMENTS BUSINESS)

Bidder: PIPING ROCK HEALTH PRODUCTS

3 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 2 Vendor

19 Dealmakers

1 Bidder | 18 Vendor

n/a

Value

24 Sep 2024|United States|Food Products

Target: LIFEWAY FOODS

Bidder: DANONE SA

11 Service Providers

5 Target | 6 Bidder

17 Dealmakers

5 Target | 12 Bidder

£ 211 M

Value

02 Oct 2024|United States|Auto Technology

Target: OPENAI

Bidder: NVIDIA CORPORATION

7 Service Providers

2 Target | 5 Bidder

19 Dealmakers

13 Target | 6 Bidder

£ 4.95 B

Value

22 Oct 2024|Canada|Food Products

Target: VOORTMAN COOKIES LIMITED

Bidder: SECOND NATURE BRANDS

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

30 Dealmakers

1 Target | 26 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 234 M

Value

13 Nov 2024|United States|Cable Television

Target: LIBERTY BROADBAND CORPORATION

Bidder: CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC

9 Service Providers

5 Target | 4 Bidder

33 Dealmakers

17 Target | 16 Bidder

£ 13.97 B

Value

10 Feb 2025|United States|Software

Target: OPENAI

Bidder: ELON MUSK

10 Service Providers

3 Target | 7 Bidder

24 Dealmakers

15 Target | 9 Bidder

£ 78.52 B

Value

24 Feb 2025|United States|Full Line Insurance

Target: NSM INSURANCE (US COMMERCIAL INSURANCE DIVISION)

Bidder: NEW MOUNTAIN CAPITAL LLC

12 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 7 Vendor

41 Dealmakers

25 Bidder | 16 Vendor

n/a

Value

05 Mar 2025|United States|Pharmaceuticals

Target: CHIMERIX

Bidder: JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS

10 Service Providers

6 Target | 4 Bidder

52 Dealmakers

30 Target | 22 Bidder

£ 734 M

Value

23 Mar 2025|United States|Building Materials: Other

Target: AZEK COMPANY LLC

Bidder: JAMES HARDIE INDUSTRIES PLC

16 Service Providers

5 Target | 11 Bidder

55 Dealmakers

24 Target | 31 Bidder

£ 6.77 B

Value

31 Mar 2025|United States|Software

Target: OPENAI

Bidder: SOFTBANK GROUP CORP

5 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder

23 Dealmakers

18 Target | 5 Bidder

£ 30.90 B

Value

12 May 2025|United States|Food Products

Target: KATE FARMS

Bidder: DANONE SA

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

25 Dealmakers

7 Target | 18 Bidder

n/a

Value

16 May 2025|United States|Cable Television

Target: COX COMMUNICATIONS INC

Bidder: CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC

13 Service Providers

7 Target | 6 Bidder

28 Dealmakers

4 Target | 24 Bidder

£ 25.96 B

Value

27 May 2025|United States|Software

Target: INFORMATICA

Bidder: SALESFORCE INC

10 Service Providers

5 Target | 5 Bidder

76 Dealmakers

56 Target | 20 Bidder

£ 5.90 B

Value