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John B. MeadeDavis Polk & Wardwell

John B. Meade

Partner at Davis Polk & Wardwell

Lawyer

New York

Deal Bio

Total Deals25
Valued Deals23
Total Value£171,749M
Avg. Deal Size£7,467M

Market Context

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United States
Life Insurance
PublicAcquisitionMergerPrivate Equity
Fidelity & Guarantee Life

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Fidelity & Guarantee Life

Cf Corp

bidder

Cf Corp

£1,417m

8 dealmakers

India
Pharmaceuticals
PrivateAcquisition
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries

target

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries

Daiichi Sankyo Company

bidder

Daiichi Sankyo Company

value n/a

2 dealmakers

IrelandUnited Kingdom
Biotechnology
PublicScheme
Shire

target

Shire

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company

bidder

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company

£44,351m

154 dealmakers

United States
Food Products
PublicAcquisitionMajorityPrivate Equity
Blue Buffalo Pet Products

target

Blue Buffalo Pet Products

General Mills

bidder

General Mills

£5,746m

65 dealmakers

United States
Containers and Packaging
MergerAcquisitionPublicReverse TakeoverPrivate EquityPrivate Equity
Ranpak Corporation

target

Ranpak Corporation

One Madison Corporation

bidder

One Madison Corporation

£874m

14 dealmakers

United States
Railroad Equipment
AcquisitionPrivateMergerMajority
Ge Transportation

target

Ge Transportation

Wabtec Corp

bidder

Wabtec Corp

£8,237m

61 dealmakers

United States
Apparel Retailers
AcquisitionPublicPrivate EquityMajorityDomestic
Victoria's Secret

target

Victoria's Secret

Sycamore Partners

bidder

Sycamore Partners

£404m

76 dealmakers

United States
Specialty Retailers
MajorityAcquisitionPublicPrivate EquityCross BorderMerger
Hudson Group

target

Hudson Group

Dufry

bidder

Dufry

£236m

43 dealmakers

United States
Asset Managers and Custodians
PrivateAcquisitionDomesticMajority
Eaton Vance Corp

target

Eaton Vance Corp

Morgan Stanley

bidder

Morgan Stanley

£5,420m

51 dealmakers

United States
FinTech
Private EquityPrivateVenture CapitalAcquisitionMajorityDomestic
BREAD

target

BREAD

Alliance Data Systems

bidder

Alliance Data Systems

£346m

55 dealmakers

United States
Financial Data and Systems
DemergerDomesticMajorityPublicSpin OffPrivate Equity
Alliance Data Systems (card Services And Loyalty Business)

target

Alliance Data Systems (card Services And Loyalty Business)

Institutional Investors

bidder

Institutional Investors

value n/a

13 dealmakers

United States
Health Care Services
DomesticPublicMajorityDemergerSpin Off
Kenvue (johnson & Johnson Consumer Health Business)

target

Kenvue (johnson & Johnson Consumer Health Business)

Institutional Investors

bidder

Institutional Investors

£29,867m

37 dealmakers

Guatemala
Mobile
MajorityCross BorderAcquisitionPrivate
Tigo Guatemala

target

Tigo Guatemala

Millicom International Cellular

bidder

Millicom International Cellular

£1,642m

12 dealmakers

United States
Pest Control
MergerAcquisitionMajorityCross BorderPrivate
Terminix Global Holdings

target

Terminix Global Holdings

Rentokil Initial

bidder

Rentokil Initial

£5,060m

68 dealmakers

United States
Risk and Compliance
Private EquityPrivateDomesticMajorityAcquisition
Verisk (3e Business)

target

Verisk (3e Business)

New Mountain Capital

bidder

New Mountain Capital

£703m

29 dealmakers

United States
IT Services: Other
AcquisitionMajorityPublicDomesticPrivate Equity
Citrix Systems

target

Citrix Systems

Evergreen Coast Capital

bidder

Evergreen Coast Capital

£12,386m

101 dealmakers

United States
Household Appliance
MajorityAcquisitionDomesticPrivate
Tristar Products (appliance And Cookware Business)

target

Tristar Products (appliance And Cookware Business)

Spectrum Brands Holdings

bidder

Spectrum Brands Holdings

£312m

18 dealmakers

United States
Information / Data Services
DomesticPrivateAcquisitionMajority
Verisk Analytics (financial Services Business)

target

Verisk Analytics (financial Services Business)

TRANSUNION

bidder

TRANSUNION

£378m

44 dealmakers

Italy
Catering
Cross BorderMergerMajorityPublicPrivate EquityAcquisition
AUTOGRILL

target

AUTOGRILL

Dufry

bidder

Dufry

£2,550m

103 dealmakers

United Kingdom
Engineering Consulting
Cross BorderMajorityPrivateAcquisitionPrivate Equity
Wood Mackenzie

target

Wood Mackenzie

Veritas Capital Partners

bidder

Veritas Capital Partners

£2,710m

23 dealmakers

United States
Biotechnology
DomesticAcquisitionPublicMajority
Horizon Therapeutics

target

Horizon Therapeutics

Amgen

bidder

Amgen

£22,860m

87 dealmakers

United States
Electronic Equipment: Gauges and Meters
AcquisitionDomesticMajorityPublicTender Offer
National Instruments Corp

target

National Instruments Corp

Emerson Electric Co

bidder

Emerson Electric Co

£6,710m

70 dealmakers

Switzerland
Investment Banking
DomesticPublicAcquisitionMajority
Credit Suisse

target

Credit Suisse

Ubs

bidder

Ubs

£2,658m

156 dealmakers

United States
Insurance Brokers
PrivatePrivate EquityAcquisitionDomesticMajority
Truist Insurance Holdings

target

Truist Insurance Holdings

Stone Point Capital

bidder

Stone Point Capital

£9,834m

102 dealmakers

Luxembourg
Mobile
Private EquityAcquisitionCross BorderTender OfferMajorityPublicPrivatisation
Millicom International Cellular

target

Millicom International Cellular

Atlas Investissement

bidder

Atlas Investissement

£7,037m

28 dealmakers

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