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Jeffrey P. CunardDebevoise & Plimpton

Jeffrey P. Cunard

Managing Partner at Debevoise & Plimpton

Lawyer

Washington, D.C.

Deal Bio

Total Deals30
Valued Deals18
Total Value£ 36.06 B
Avg. Deal Size£ 2.00 B

Market Context

Awards

2020 Top Intellectual Property Lawyers in North America
2019 Top Intellectual Property Lawyers in North America

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26 Nov 2017|United States|Media Agencies
Time
Meredith Corporation

Target: TIME INC

Bidder: MEREDITH CORPORATION

15 Service Providers

5 Target | 10 Bidder

70 Dealmakers

27 Target | 45 Bidder

£ 2.12 B

Value

05 Apr 2019|United States|IT Services: Other
Sirius Computer Solutions
Clayton Dubilier & Rice

Target: SIRIUS COMPUTER SOLUTIONS INC

Bidder: CLAYTON DUBILIER & RICE LLC

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

25 Dealmakers

12 Target | 7 Bidder | 6 Vendor

n/a

Value

07 Jun 2019|United States|Specialty Retailers
Barnes & Noble
Elliot Advisors

Target: BARNES & NOBLE INC

Bidder: ELLIOT ADVISORS

12 Service Providers

8 Target | 4 Bidder

52 Dealmakers

27 Target | 25 Bidder

£ 537 M

Value

29 Aug 2019|United States|Radio and TV Broadcasters
Yes Network
Blackstone Group

Target: YES NETWORK

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

19 Service Providers

1 Target | 15 Bidder | 3 Vendor

41 Dealmakers

1 Target | 27 Bidder | 13 Vendor

£ 2.85 B

Value

14 Oct 2019|United States|Containers and Packaging
Closure Systems International
Cerberus Capital Management

Target: CLOSURE SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL

Bidder: CERBERUS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

19 Dealmakers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 16 Vendor

n/a

Value

25 Nov 2019|United States|Reinsurance
Fortitude Re
The Carlyle Group

Target: FORTITUDE RE

Bidder: THE CARLYLE GROUP

12 Service Providers

2 Target | 8 Bidder | 2 Vendor

73 Dealmakers

3 Target | 64 Bidder | 6 Vendor

£ 1.44 B

Value

18 Dec 2019|United States|Life Insurance
Cigna (group Life And Disability Insurance Units)
New York Life

Target: CIGNA (GROUP LIFE AND DISABILITY INSURANCE UNITS)

Bidder: NEW YORK LIFE

10 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 5 Vendor

37 Dealmakers

22 Bidder | 15 Vendor

£ 4.77 B

Value

03 Mar 2020|Bermuda|Reinsurance
Partnerre
Covea Mutual Insurance Group Company

Target: PARTNERRE LTD

Bidder: COVEA MUTUAL INSURANCE GROUP COMPANY

14 Service Providers

1 Target | 9 Bidder | 4 Vendor

74 Dealmakers

3 Target | 58 Bidder | 12 Vendor

£ 7.04 B

Value

09 Mar 2020|United States|Health Care Services
Healthedge Software
Blackstone Group

Target: HEALTHEDGE SOFTWARE INC

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

48 Dealmakers

24 Target | 24 Bidder

£ 534 M

Value

21 Jul 2020|United States|Payments / Commerce
The Burgess Group
Blackstone Group

Target: THE BURGESS GROUP LLC

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

20 Dealmakers

2 Target | 18 Bidder

n/a

Value

06 Aug 2020|United States|Telecommunications Services: Other
Gci Liberty
Liberty Broadband Corporation

Target: GCI LIBERTY

Bidder: LIBERTY BROADBAND CORPORATION

12 Service Providers

7 Target | 5 Bidder

62 Dealmakers

32 Target | 30 Bidder

£ 6.63 B

Value

06 Aug 2020|Bermuda|Reinsurance
Third Point Re
Sirius International Insurance Group

Target: THIRD POINT RE

Bidder: SIRIUS INTERNATIONAL INSURANCE GROUP LTD

16 Service Providers

7 Target | 6 Bidder | 3 Vendor

61 Dealmakers

39 Target | 19 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 602 M

Value

31 Aug 2020|United States|Airlines
Gogo (commercial Aviation Business)
Intelsat

Target: GOGO (COMMERCIAL AVIATION BUSINESS)

Bidder: INTELSAT SA

13 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 6 Vendor

51 Dealmakers

1 Target | 15 Bidder | 35 Vendor

£ 300 M

Value

09 Sep 2020|United States|Medical Services
Grand Rounds
The Carlyle Group

Target: GRAND ROUNDS

Bidder: THE CARLYLE GROUP

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

18 Dealmakers

2 Target | 16 Bidder

£ 133 M

Value

21 Sep 2020|United States|Software
TRINETX
The Carlyle Group

Target: TRINETX

Bidder: THE CARLYLE GROUP

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

51 Dealmakers

27 Target | 21 Bidder | 3 Vendor

n/a

Value

06 Apr 2020|United States|Data Centers and Hosting
Neustar (registry Business)
Godaddy

Target: NEUSTAR INC (REGISTRY BUSINESS)

Bidder: GODADDY INC

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

32 Dealmakers

1 Target | 22 Bidder | 9 Vendor

n/a

Value

18 Dec 2019|Finland|IT Services: Other
SMARTLY
Providence Equity Partners

Target: SMARTLY

Bidder: PROVIDENCE EQUITY PARTNERS LLC

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

46 Dealmakers

14 Target | 32 Bidder

£ 170 M

Value

12 Nov 2020|United States|Full Line Insurance
Vault Holdings
Cornell Capital

Target: VAULT HOLDINGS LLC

Bidder: CORNELL CAPITAL LLC

9 Service Providers

2 Target | 5 Bidder | 2 Vendor

28 Dealmakers

3 Target | 22 Bidder | 3 Vendor

n/a

Value

13 Nov 2020|United States|Building Materials: Other
Us Lbm Holdings
Bain Capital

Target: US LBM HOLDINGS INC

Bidder: BAIN CAPITAL LP

12 Service Providers

5 Target | 6 Bidder | 1 Vendor

33 Dealmakers

18 Target | 13 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

29 Dec 2020|United States|Software
Altruista Health
Healthedge Software

Target: ALTRUISTA HEALTH

Bidder: HEALTHEDGE SOFTWARE INC

6 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder

22 Dealmakers

2 Target | 20 Bidder

n/a

Value

23 Dec 2020|United States|Property and Casualty Insurance
XCHANGE
Ambac Financial Group

Target: XCHANGE

Bidder: AMBAC FINANCIAL GROUP INC

6 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder

15 Dealmakers

2 Target | 13 Bidder

£ 59 M

Value

14 Dec 2020|United States|Janitorial
Brady Industries
Individual Foodservice

Target: BRADY INDUSTRIES

Bidder: INDIVIDUAL FOODSERVICE

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

24 Dealmakers

1 Target | 21 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

26 Jan 2021|United States|Life Insurance
Allstate Life Insurance Business
Blackstone Group

Target: ALLSTATE LIFE INSURANCE BUSINESS

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

10 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 5 Vendor

30 Dealmakers

2 Target | 23 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 2.05 B

Value

26 May 2021|United States|Electronic Equipment: Other
Omni Connection International
Electrical Components International

Target: OMNI CONNECTION INTERNATIONAL

Bidder: ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS INTERNATIONAL

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder

27 Dealmakers

6 Target | 21 Bidder

n/a

Value

06 Jul 2021|Canada|Electrical Components
Promark Electronics
Electrical Components International

Target: PROMARK ELECTRONICS

Bidder: ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS INTERNATIONAL

12 Service Providers

5 Target | 7 Bidder

35 Dealmakers

8 Target | 27 Bidder

n/a

Value

21 Jul 2021|United States|Full Line Insurance
Prudential (full-service Retirement Business)
Empower Retirement

Target: PRUDENTIAL (FULL-SERVICE RETIREMENT BUSINESS)

Bidder: EMPOWER RETIREMENT

7 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

89 Dealmakers

38 Bidder | 51 Vendor

£ 2.60 B

Value

15 Sep 2021|United States|Diversified Financials
Prudential Financial (palac Block)
Fortitude Re

Target: PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL (PALAC BLOCK)

Bidder: FORTITUDE RE

5 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

25 Dealmakers

22 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 1.59 B

Value

03 Oct 2021|United States|Medical Services
DENTAQUEST
Sun Life Financial

Target: DENTAQUEST

Bidder: SUN LIFE FINANCIAL INC

12 Service Providers

6 Target | 3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

54 Dealmakers

15 Target | 35 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 1.83 B

Value

15 Feb 2022|Hong Kong|Life Insurance
Amplify Health
Discovery

Target: AMPLIFY HEALTH

Bidder: DISCOVERY LIMITED

4 Service Providers

4 Bidder

27 Dealmakers

27 Bidder

n/a

Value

08 Sep 2023|Bermuda|Reinsurance
Prismic Life Reinsurance
Mubadala Investment Company

Target: PRISMIC LIFE REINSURANCE

Bidder: MUBADALA INVESTMENT COMPANY

10 Service Providers

1 Target | 9 Bidder

68 Dealmakers

1 Target | 67 Bidder

£ 801 M

Value

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