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Jesse Weiss

Partner at Cravath Swaine & Moore

Lawyer

New York

Deal Bio

Total Deals59

Valued Deals44

Total Value£ 221.33 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 5.03 B

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09 Apr 2018|United States|Biotechnology

Target: AVEXIS INC

Bidder: NOVARTIS AG

12 Service Providers

8 Target | 4 Bidder

60 Dealmakers

47 Target | 13 Bidder

£ 5.28 B

Value

19 Mar 2018|Israel|Electronic Components and Equipment

Target: ORBOTECH LTD

Bidder: KLA-TENCOR CORPORATION

11 Service Providers

6 Target | 5 Bidder

84 Dealmakers

31 Target | 54 Bidder

£ 2.22 B

Value

25 Feb 2019|United States|General Mining

Target: NEWMONT CORPORATION

Bidder: BARRICK GOLD CORPORATION

12 Service Providers

7 Target | 5 Bidder

24 Dealmakers

6 Target | 18 Bidder

£ 13.78 B

Value

05 Mar 2018|Bermuda|Property and Casualty Insurance

Target: XL GROUP

Bidder: AXA SA

17 Service Providers

7 Target | 10 Bidder

100 Dealmakers

33 Target | 67 Bidder

£ 11.08 B

Value

01 Apr 2019|United States|Cable Television

Target: FIDELITY COMMUNICATIONS

Bidder: CABLE ONE INC

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

17 Dealmakers

1 Target | 16 Bidder

£ 403 M

Value

09 Apr 2019|United States|Software

Target: AXIOMA INC

Bidder: DEUTSCHE BOERSE AG

11 Service Providers

3 Target | 8 Bidder

73 Dealmakers

11 Target | 62 Bidder

£ 650 M

Value

09 May 2019|United States|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATION

Bidder: OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM

24 Service Providers

10 Target | 10 Bidder

111 Dealmakers

38 Target | 48 Bidder

£ 43.95 B

Value

12 Dec 2018|Mexico|Food Products

Target: CHOLULA HOT SAUCE

Bidder: L CATTERTON

9 Service Providers

3 Target | 6 Bidder

39 Dealmakers

24 Target | 15 Bidder

n/a

Value

10 May 2019|United States|Pipelines

Target: BUCKEYE PARTNERS LP

Bidder: IFM INVESTORS PTY LTD

19 Service Providers

7 Target | 12 Bidder

101 Dealmakers

36 Target | 65 Bidder

£ 7.83 B

Value

03 Jul 2019|United States|Specialty Chemicals

Target: OMNOVA SOLUTIONS INC

Bidder: SYNTHOMER PLC

13 Service Providers

3 Target | 10 Bidder

73 Dealmakers

7 Target | 66 Bidder

£ 652 M

Value

29 Jul 2019|United States|Pharmaceuticals

Target: UPJOHN

Bidder: MYLAN NV

20 Service Providers

1 Target | 9 Bidder | 10 Vendor

144 Dealmakers

1 Target | 78 Bidder | 65 Vendor

£ 18.11 B

Value

05 Aug 2019|United States|Media Agencies

Target: GANNETT CO INC

Bidder: NEW MEDIA INVESTMENT GROUP INC

17 Service Providers

8 Target | 9 Bidder

41 Dealmakers

9 Target | 32 Bidder

£ 1.15 B

Value

22 Aug 2019|Canada|Entertainment

Target: ENTERTAINMENT ONE LTD

Bidder: HASBRO INC

12 Service Providers

5 Target | 7 Bidder

129 Dealmakers

30 Target | 99 Bidder

£ 2.90 B

Value

26 Aug 2019|United States|Software

Target: PITNEY BOWES (SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS BUSINESS)

Bidder: CENTERBRIDGE PARTNERS LP

14 Service Providers

10 Bidder | 4 Vendor

51 Dealmakers

27 Bidder | 24 Vendor

£ 569 M

Value

05 May 2019|Ghana|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: ANADARKO (AFRICAN ASSETS)

Bidder: TOTALENERGIES

11 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 7 Vendor

68 Dealmakers

25 Bidder | 43 Vendor

£ 6.68 B

Value

30 Sep 2019|United States|Pharmaceuticals

Target: DOVA PHARMACEUTICALS

Bidder: SWEDISH ORPHAN BIOVITRUM AB (SOBI)

9 Service Providers

5 Target | 4 Bidder

26 Dealmakers

7 Target | 19 Bidder

£ 744 M

Value

14 Oct 2019|United States|Business Process Outsourcing

Target: AECOM (MANAGEMENT SERVICES BUSINESS)

Bidder: LINDSAY GOLDBERG

11 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 4 Vendor

30 Dealmakers

1 Target | 24 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 1.90 B

Value

26 Oct 2019|Netherlands|Radio and TV Broadcasters

Target: ENDEMOL SHINE GROUP

Bidder: BANIJAY

20 Service Providers

5 Target | 11 Bidder | 4 Vendor

77 Dealmakers

38 Target | 19 Bidder | 20 Vendor

£ 1.71 B

Value

19 Nov 2019|United States|Telecommunications infrastructure

Target: AP WIP INVESTMENTS HOLDINGS

Bidder: LANDSCAPE ACQUISTION HOLDINGS

13 Service Providers

3 Target | 10 Bidder

45 Dealmakers

28 Target | 17 Bidder

£ 664 M

Value

03 Feb 2020|United States|Software

Target: EMAILAGE

Bidder: LEXISNEXIS RISK SOLUTIONS

15 Service Providers

3 Target | 6 Bidder | 6 Vendor

32 Dealmakers

3 Target | 23 Bidder | 6 Vendor

£ 382 M

Value

25 Mar 2020|United States|Software

Target: LETGO

Bidder: OFFERUP

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

50 Dealmakers

27 Target | 21 Bidder | 3 Vendor

n/a

Value

11 Jun 2020|United States|E-commerce

Target: GRUBHUB INC

Bidder: JUST EAT PLC

17 Service Providers

9 Target | 8 Bidder

82 Dealmakers

28 Target | 54 Bidder

£ 5.74 B

Value

30 Jul 2020|United States|Payments / Commerce

Target: WORLD FUEL SERVICES CORPORATION (MULTI SERVICE PAYMENT SOLUTIONS BUSINESS)

Bidder: CORSAIR CAPITAL LLC

10 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 3 Vendor

60 Dealmakers

3 Target | 31 Bidder | 26 Vendor

£ 267 M

Value

21 Sep 2020|United States|Medical Services

Target: GRAIL

Bidder: ILLUMINA INC

29 Service Providers

7 Target | 7 Bidder | 15 Vendor

107 Dealmakers

42 Target | 41 Bidder | 24 Vendor

£ 6.19 B

Value

24 Sep 2020|United States|Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO)

Target: DYNCORP INTERNATIONAL

Bidder: AMENTUM HOLDINGS LLC

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

72 Dealmakers

29 Target | 38 Bidder | 5 Vendor

n/a

Value

18 Oct 2020|United States|Life Insurance

Target: AMERICAN EQUITY INVESTMENT LIFE

Bidder: BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGEMENT

9 Service Providers

6 Target | 3 Bidder

36 Dealmakers

18 Target | 18 Bidder

n/a

Value

21 Dec 2020|United States|Pipelines

Target: PIKE CORPORATION

Bidder: LINDSAY GOLDBERG

6 Service Providers

4 Target | 2 Bidder

36 Dealmakers

12 Target | 24 Bidder

n/a

Value

12 Mar 2021|United States|Food Products

Target: ARYZTA (NORTH AMERICAN BUSINESS)

Bidder: LINDSAY GOLDBERG

14 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 7 Vendor

32 Dealmakers

1 Target | 21 Bidder | 11 Vendor

£ 609 M

Value

10 Feb 2020|United States|Paper

Target: VERSO (SPECIALTY PAPERS BUSINESS)

Bidder: PIXELLE SPECIALTY SOLUTIONS LLC

8 Service Providers

6 Bidder | 2 Vendor

49 Dealmakers

24 Bidder | 25 Vendor

n/a

Value

26 Apr 2021|United States|Entertainment

Target: ENTERTAINMENT ONE MUSIC

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

8 Service Providers

2 Target | 1 Bidder | 5 Vendor

23 Dealmakers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 21 Vendor

£ 276 M

Value

27 Oct 2021|United States|Casinos and Gambling

Target: SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORPORATION (LOTTERY BUSINESS)

Bidder: BROOKFIELD BUSINESS PARTNERS

19 Service Providers

1 Target | 10 Bidder | 8 Vendor

97 Dealmakers

1 Target | 43 Bidder | 54 Vendor

£ 4.39 B

Value

04 Aug 2022|United States|Airlines

Target: ATLAS AIR WORLDWIDE HOLDINGS INC

Bidder: JF LEHMAN & COMPANY

20 Service Providers

5 Target | 15 Bidder

74 Dealmakers

41 Target | 34 Bidder

£ 3.85 B

Value

16 Feb 2023|United States|Third Party Logistics (3PL)

Target: BLUME GLOBAL INC

Bidder: WISETECH GLOBAL

9 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

41 Dealmakers

1 Target | 30 Bidder | 10 Vendor

£ 342 M

Value

27 Apr 2023|Denmark|Software

Target: SIMCORP

Bidder: DEUTSCHE BOERSE AG

14 Service Providers

4 Target | 10 Bidder

64 Dealmakers

18 Target | 46 Bidder

£ 3.45 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

19 Sep 2023|United States|Diversified Engineering Procurement Construction (EPC)

Target: THE KLEINFELDER GROUP INC

Bidder: LINDSAY GOLDBERG

10 Service Providers

2 Target | 5 Bidder | 3 Vendor

46 Dealmakers

5 Target | 29 Bidder | 12 Vendor

n/a

Value

18 Sep 2023|United States|Property Services

Target: KNIGHT COMMERCIAL

Bidder: OMERS PRIVATE EQUITY

11 Service Providers

3 Target | 8 Bidder

24 Dealmakers

3 Target | 21 Bidder

n/a

Value

21 Sep 2023|United States|Software

Target: SPLUNK INC

Bidder: CISCO SYSTEMS INC

19 Service Providers

7 Target | 12 Bidder

77 Dealmakers

28 Target | 49 Bidder

£ 24.24 B

Value

31 Jan 2024|United States|Medical Services

Target: CIGNA (MEDICARE BUSINESSES AND CAREALLIES)

Bidder: HEALTH CARE SERVICE CORPORATION

15 Service Providers

7 Bidder | 8 Vendor

41 Dealmakers

16 Bidder | 25 Vendor

£ 2.60 B

Value

12 Feb 2024|United States|Pharmaceuticals

Target: CYMABAY THERAPEUTICS

Bidder: GILEAD SCIENCES

11 Service Providers

6 Target | 5 Bidder

37 Dealmakers

18 Target | 19 Bidder

£ 3.40 B

Value

02 Apr 2024|United States|Entertainment

Target: ENDEAVOR GROUP HOLDINGS INC

Bidder: MUBADALA INVESTMENT COMPANY

35 Service Providers

9 Target | 26 Bidder

158 Dealmakers

73 Target | 85 Bidder

£ 13.68 B

Value

13 Mar 2024|United States|Medical Services

Target: CAPITAL RX

Bidder: PRIME THERAPEUTICS LLC

3 Service Providers

2 Target | 1 Bidder

11 Dealmakers

8 Target | 3 Bidder

n/a

Value

07 May 2024|United States|Chemicals: Diversified

Target: ASHLAND (NUTRACEUTICALS BUSINESS)

Bidder: TURNSPIRE CAPITAL PARTNERS

5 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

13 Dealmakers

2 Bidder | 11 Vendor

n/a

Value

03 Jun 2024|United States|Medical Services

Target: GRAIL

Bidder: INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS

9 Service Providers

3 Target | 6 Vendor

20 Dealmakers

5 Target | 15 Vendor

n/a

Value

16 Jul 2024|United States|Hedge Funds

Target: ATALAYA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT

Bidder: BLUE OWL CAPITAL

11 Service Providers

5 Target | 6 Bidder

12 Dealmakers

8 Target | 4 Bidder

£ 616 M

Value

12 Aug 2024|United States|Banks

Target: KEYCORP

Bidder: SCOTIABANK INC (BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA)

9 Service Providers

5 Target | 4 Bidder

31 Dealmakers

18 Target | 13 Bidder

£ 1.59 B

Value

20 May 2024|United States|Entertainment

Target: JANUS FILMS

Bidder: STEVEN RALES

2 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder

8 Dealmakers

7 Target | 1 Bidder

n/a

Value

05 Sep 2024|United States|Telecommunications Services: Other

Target: FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION

Bidder: VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC

13 Service Providers

7 Target | 6 Bidder

82 Dealmakers

30 Target | 52 Bidder

£ 15.23 B

Value

09 Sep 2024|United States|IT Services: Other

Target: ACCELALPHA INC

Bidder: IBM CORPORATION

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

14 Dealmakers

1 Target | 7 Bidder | 6 Vendor

n/a

Value

25 Oct 2024|United States|Private Equity

Target: TAURUS INVESTMENT HOLDINGS LLC

Bidder: LEGAL & GENERAL GROUP PLC

6 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder

12 Dealmakers

1 Target | 11 Bidder

£ 154 M

Value

03 Dec 2024|United States|IT Services: Other

Target: INTEGRIS

Bidder: OMERS PRIVATE EQUITY

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

19 Dealmakers

7 Target | 11 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

10 Feb 2025|United States|FinTech

Target: LIQUIDITYBOOK

Bidder: FACTSET

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

13 Dealmakers

2 Target | 11 Bidder

£ 198 M

Value

18 Feb 2025|United States|Gaming

Target: GROVER GAMING (CHARITABLE GAMING ASSETS)

Bidder: LIGHT & WONDER (EX SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORPORATION)

6 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

52 Dealmakers

28 Bidder | 24 Vendor

£ 833 M

Value

17 Mar 2025|United States|Soft Drinks

Target: POPPI

Bidder: PEPSICO INC

9 Service Providers

3 Target | 6 Bidder

33 Dealmakers

14 Target | 19 Bidder

£ 1.51 B

Value

07 Apr 2025|United States|Data Centers and Hosting

Target: HAKKODA

Bidder: IBM CORPORATION

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

9 Dealmakers

1 Target | 8 Bidder

n/a

Value

08 May 2025|United States|Business Process Outsourcing

Target: TASKUS INC

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder

44 Dealmakers

20 Target | 24 Bidder

£ 1.50 B

Value

23 Jun 2025|United States|Biotechnology

Target: SOMALOGIC

Bidder: ILLUMINA INC

11 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 7 Vendor

43 Dealmakers

1 Target | 12 Bidder | 30 Vendor

£ 315 M

Value

07 Jul 2025|United States|Full Line Insurance

Target: DISTINGUISHED PROGRAMS

Bidder: WHITE MOUNTAINS INSURANCE GROUP

5 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder

15 Dealmakers

7 Target | 8 Bidder

£ 168 M

Value

21 Jul 2025|United States|Health Care Services

Target: ZIMVIE

Bidder: ARCHIMED

8 Service Providers

5 Target | 3 Bidder

70 Dealmakers

37 Target | 33 Bidder

£ 544 M

Value