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Jackie Cohen

Partner at Ropes & Gray

Lawyer

New York

Deal Bio

Total Deals27

Valued Deals26

Total Value£ 28.31 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 1.09 B

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31 Mar 2019|United States|Insurance Brokers

Target: TRANZACT

Bidder: WILLIS TOWERS WATSON PLC (WTW)

10 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

52 Dealmakers

1 Target | 35 Bidder | 16 Vendor

£ 920 M

Value

20 May 2019|United States|Semiconductors

Target: AVERA SEMICONDUCTOR

Bidder: MARVELL TECHNOLOGY GROUP

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

32 Dealmakers

2 Target | 7 Bidder | 23 Vendor

£ 510 M

Value

12 Jul 2019|Denmark|Food Products

Target: KELSEN GROUP

Bidder: FERRERO INTERNATIONAL SA

10 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 5 Vendor

40 Dealmakers

22 Bidder | 18 Vendor

£ 239 M

Value

14 Jan 2020|United States|Gold Mining

Target: HYCROFT MINING CORPORATION

Bidder: MUDRICK CAPITAL MANAGEMENT

11 Service Providers

5 Target | 6 Bidder

35 Dealmakers

12 Target | 23 Bidder

£ 412 M

Value

15 Jul 2020|United States|General Mining

Target: MP MATERIALS

Bidder: FORTRESS VALUE ACQUISITION CORP

15 Service Providers

9 Target | 5 Bidder | 1 Vendor

63 Dealmakers

34 Target | 29 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 1.20 B

Value

13 Oct 2020|United States|IT Services: Other

Target: SOFTWARE LUXEMBOURG HOLDING SA (SKILLSOFT)

Bidder: CHURCHILL CAPITAL CORP II

18 Service Providers

9 Target | 8 Bidder | 1 Vendor

54 Dealmakers

20 Target | 35 Bidder

£ 1.15 B

Value

14 Dec 2020|United States|Food Retailers and Wholesalers

Target: QUICKCHEK

Bidder: MURPHY USA

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

21 Dealmakers

8 Target | 13 Bidder

£ 487 M

Value

15 Dec 2020|United States|FinTech

Target: CARDTRONICS INC

Bidder: APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC

15 Service Providers

6 Target | 9 Bidder

50 Dealmakers

39 Target | 11 Bidder

£ 1.72 B

Value

04 Jan 2021|United States|Health Care Services

Target: MAGELLAN HEALTH INC

Bidder: CENTENE CORPORATION

12 Service Providers

5 Target | 7 Bidder

48 Dealmakers

33 Target | 15 Bidder

£ 1.61 B

Value

25 Jan 2021|United States|FinTech

Target: CARDTRONICS INC

Bidder: NCR CORPORATION

11 Service Providers

6 Target | 5 Bidder

58 Dealmakers

41 Target | 17 Bidder

£ 1.83 B

Value

06 Apr 2021|United States|Toys

Target: THE TOPPS COMPANY

Bidder: MUDRICK CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORP II

13 Service Providers

4 Target | 8 Bidder | 1 Vendor

56 Dealmakers

13 Target | 40 Bidder | 8 Vendor

£ 937 M

Value

28 Apr 2021|United States|E-commerce

Target: ENJOY TECHNOLOGY

Bidder: THE RAINE GROUP LLC

14 Service Providers

6 Target | 8 Bidder

105 Dealmakers

59 Target | 47 Bidder

£ 863 M

Value

28 May 2021|United Kingdom|Auto Services

Target: WEJO

Bidder: VIRTUOSO ACQUISITION CORP.

14 Service Providers

6 Target | 8 Bidder

51 Dealmakers

44 Target | 7 Bidder

£ 565 M

Value

12 Aug 2021|United Kingdom|Auto Services

Target: EO CHARGING

Bidder: FIRST RESERVE SUSTAINABLE GROWTH CORP.

10 Service Providers

4 Target | 6 Bidder

60 Dealmakers

25 Target | 35 Bidder

£ 487 M

Value

22 Dec 2021|United States|Online and Social Platforms

Target: CODECADEMY

Bidder: SOFTWARE LUXEMBOURG HOLDING SA (SKILLSOFT)

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 8 Bidder

23 Dealmakers

1 Target | 22 Bidder

£ 396 M

Value

23 Mar 2022|United States|Biotechnology

Target: OMNIAB INC

Bidder: AVISTA PUBLIC ACQUISITION CORP II

15 Service Providers

9 Target | 3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

37 Dealmakers

5 Target | 25 Bidder | 7 Vendor

£ 643 M

Value

10 Jun 2022|United States|Apparel Retailers

Target: BLUE NILE

Bidder: BOW STREET

11 Service Providers

4 Target | 7 Bidder

32 Dealmakers

7 Target | 25 Bidder

£ 703 M

Value

13 Jun 2022|United States|Software

Target: SUMTOTAL

Bidder: CLEARLAKE CAPITAL GROUP LP

10 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 4 Vendor

35 Dealmakers

2 Target | 7 Bidder | 27 Vendor

£ 162 M

Value

04 Aug 2022|United States|Aerospace

Target: BRIDGER AEROSPACE GROUP

Bidder: JACK CREEK INVESTMENT CORP

8 Service Providers

2 Target | 6 Bidder

24 Dealmakers

3 Target | 22 Bidder

£ 720 M

Value

25 May 2023|United States|Entertainment

Target: NATIONAL AMUSEMENTS

Bidder: BDT & MSD PARTNERS

4 Service Providers

3 Target | 1 Bidder

13 Dealmakers

10 Target | 3 Bidder

£ 100 M

Value

26 Feb 2024|United States|Business Process Outsourcing

Target: R1 RCM

Bidder: NEW MOUNTAIN CAPITAL LLC

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder

6 Dealmakers

1 Target | 5 Bidder

£ 4.58 B

Value

07 Jul 2024|United States|Entertainment

Target: PARAMOUNT GLOBAL

Bidder: SKYDANCE MEDIA LLC

24 Service Providers

13 Target | 11 Bidder

104 Dealmakers

79 Target | 25 Bidder

£ 6.55 B

Value

08 Nov 2024|United States|Food Products

Target: SOUR STRIPS

Bidder: THE HERSHEY COMPANY

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

11 Dealmakers

1 Target | 10 Bidder

n/a

Value

08 Jan 2025|United States|Food Products

Target: SIMPLE MILLS

Bidder: FLOWERS FOODS

11 Service Providers

6 Target | 5 Bidder

40 Dealmakers

27 Target | 13 Bidder

£ 635 M

Value

20 Feb 2025|Australia|Pharmaceuticals

Target: MAYNE PHARMA

Bidder: COSETTE PHARMACEUTICALS

11 Service Providers

5 Target | 6 Bidder

42 Dealmakers

7 Target | 35 Bidder

£ 341 M

Value

28 Jul 2025|United Kingdom|Biotechnology

Target: ADAPTIMMUNE [FOUR CELL THERAPY ASSETS]

Bidder: US WORLDMEDS

8 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 3 Vendor

17 Dealmakers

12 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 40 M

Value

01 Aug 2025|United States|Diversified Financials

Target: PERFORMANT HEALTHCARE

Bidder: MACHINIFY

9 Service Providers

3 Target | 6 Bidder

16 Dealmakers

2 Target | 14 Bidder

£ 506 M

Value