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James TalbotSimpson Thacher & Bartlett

James Talbot

‎Partner at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

Lawyer

New York

Deal Bio

Total Deals21
Valued Deals16
Total Value£ 18.74 B
Avg. Deal Size£ 1.17 B

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10 May 2018|United States|Media Agencies
Wordstream
Gannett Co

Target: WORDSTREAM INC

Bidder: GANNETT CO INC

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

16 Dealmakers

1 Target | 15 Bidder

£ 110 M

Value

22 Jan 2018|United States|Reinsurance
Validus Holdings
American International Group

Target: VALIDUS HOLDINGS LTD

Bidder: AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP INC

13 Service Providers

6 Target | 7 Bidder

53 Dealmakers

22 Target | 31 Bidder

£ 4.01 B

Value

26 Mar 2019|United States|Publishing
PARCAST
Spotify

Target: PARCAST

Bidder: SPOTIFY AB

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

25 Dealmakers

1 Target | 24 Bidder

n/a

Value

09 Apr 2019|United States|Life Insurance
Wells Fargo Institutional Retirement & Trust Business
Principal Financial Group

Target: WELLS FARGO INSTITUTIONAL RETIREMENT & TRUST BUSINESS

Bidder: PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP

6 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

15 Dealmakers

2 Bidder | 13 Vendor

£ 919 M

Value

12 Sep 2019|United States|Digital Services
SOUNDBETTER
Spotify

Target: SOUNDBETTER

Bidder: SPOTIFY AB

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

12 Dealmakers

1 Target | 11 Bidder

n/a

Value

11 Dec 2020|United States|Machinery: Specialty
Boston Dynamics
Hyundai Motor Group

Target: BOSTON DYNAMICS

Bidder: HYUNDAI MOTOR GROUP

7 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

34 Dealmakers

14 Target | 5 Bidder | 15 Vendor

£ 695 M

Value

19 Jan 2018|United States|Life Insurance
Liberty Life Assurance Company Of Boston
Lincoln National Corporation

Target: LIBERTY LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF BOSTON

Bidder: LINCOLN NATIONAL CORPORATION

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

10 Dealmakers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 8 Vendor

£ 2.38 B

Value

24 Jul 2018|United States|Banks
Green Bancorp
Veritex Holdings

Target: GREEN BANCORP

Bidder: VERITEX HOLDINGS

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder

20 Dealmakers

17 Target | 3 Bidder

£ 761 M

Value

24 Feb 2022|United States|Specialty Retailers
Adesa Us
CARVANA

Target: ADESA US

Bidder: CARVANA

11 Service Providers

1 Target | 7 Bidder | 3 Vendor

40 Dealmakers

1 Target | 29 Bidder | 10 Vendor

£ 1.64 B

Value

01 Sep 2022|United States|Asset Managers and Custodians
Advisors Asset Management
Sun Life Financial

Target: ADVISORS ASSET MANAGEMENT

Bidder: SUN LIFE FINANCIAL INC

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

21 Dealmakers

2 Target | 19 Bidder

£ 185 M

Value

07 Oct 2022|United States|Full Line Insurance
Hallmark Financial Services (excess & Surplus Lines Operations)
Core Specialty Insurance Holdings

Target: HALLMARK FINANCIAL SERVICES (EXCESS & SURPLUS LINES OPERATIONS)

Bidder: CORE SPECIALTY INSURANCE HOLDINGS

5 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

17 Dealmakers

13 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 35 M

Value

27 May 2023|Ecuador|Full Line Insurance
Liberty Mutual (latin America Business)
Talanx Group

Target: LIBERTY MUTUAL (LATIN AMERICA BUSINESS)

Bidder: TALANX GROUP

7 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

40 Dealmakers

31 Bidder | 9 Vendor

£ 1.20 B

Value

15 Jun 2023|Spain|Full Line Insurance
Liberty Seguros Compania De Seguros Y Reaseguros
Assicurazioni Generali

Target: LIBERTY SEGUROS COMPANIA DE SEGUROS Y REASEGUROS SA

Bidder: ASSICURAZIONI GENERALI SPA

15 Service Providers

1 Target | 9 Bidder | 5 Vendor

53 Dealmakers

1 Target | 30 Bidder | 22 Vendor

£ 1.82 B

Value

05 Oct 2023|United States|Parking Operation
Sp Plus Corporation
Metropolis Technologies

Target: SP PLUS CORPORATION

Bidder: METROPOLIS TECHNOLOGIES

20 Service Providers

5 Target | 15 Bidder

43 Dealmakers

17 Target | 26 Bidder

£ 1.18 B

Value

03 Nov 2023|United States|Insurance Brokers
Corvus Insurance
The Travelers Companies

Target: CORVUS INSURANCE

Bidder: THE TRAVELERS COMPANIES INC

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

34 Dealmakers

21 Target | 13 Bidder

£ 354 M

Value

16 May 2024|United States|Management Consulting
Ascensus (employee Stock Ownership Plan Business)
Principal Financial Group

Target: ASCENSUS (EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN BUSINESS)

Bidder: PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP

4 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

11 Dealmakers

10 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

12 Apr 2018|United States|Entertainment
LOUDR
Spotify

Target: LOUDR

Bidder: SPOTIFY AB

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

18 Dealmakers

1 Target | 17 Bidder

n/a

Value

19 Mar 2025|United States|Insurance Brokers
Proassurance Corporation
The Doctors Company

Target: PROASSURANCE CORPORATION

Bidder: THE DOCTORS COMPANY

10 Service Providers

5 Target | 5 Bidder

44 Dealmakers

29 Target | 15 Bidder

£ 1.00 B

Value

14 Apr 2025|United Kingdom|FinTech
OSTTRA
Kkr & Co

Target: OSTTRA

Bidder: KKR & CO

17 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 10 Vendor

77 Dealmakers

2 Target | 46 Bidder | 29 Vendor

£ 2.37 B

Value

24 Apr 2025|United States|Software
Prismm (formerly Allseated)
Cvent

Target: PRISMM (FORMERLY ALLSEATED)

Bidder: CVENT INC

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

19 Dealmakers

1 Target | 18 Bidder

n/a

Value

23 Apr 2025|United States|Asset Managers and Custodians
Westfield Capital Management Company
Monex Group

Target: WESTFIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT COMPANY

Bidder: MONEX GROUP

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

18 Dealmakers

1 Target | 17 Bidder

£ 77 M

Value

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