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Cover Image John B. Meade

John B. Meade

Partner at Davis Polk & Wardwell

Lawyer

New York

Deal Bio

Total Deals29

Valued Deals26

Total Value£ 189.61 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 7.29 B

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24 May 2017|United States|Life Insurance

Target: FIDELITY & GUARANTEE LIFE

Bidder: CF CORP

14 Service Providers

6 Target | 7 Bidder | 1 Vendor

8 Dealmakers

3 Target | 5 Bidder

£ 1.42 B

Value

16 Apr 2015|India|Pharmaceuticals

Target: SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES LTD

Bidder: DAIICHI SANKYO COMPANY LIMITED

1 Service Providers

2 Dealmakers

n/a

Value

08 May 2018|Ireland|Biotechnology

Target: SHIRE PLC

Bidder: TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY LIMITED

29 Service Providers

13 Target | 16 Bidder

154 Dealmakers

49 Target | 106 Bidder

£ 44.35 B

Value

23 Feb 2018|United States|Food Products

Target: BLUE BUFFALO PET PRODUCTS INC

Bidder: GENERAL MILLS INC

13 Service Providers

4 Target | 9 Bidder

65 Dealmakers

30 Target | 36 Bidder

£ 5.75 B

Value

13 Dec 2018|United States|Containers and Packaging

Target: RANPAK CORPORATION

Bidder: ONE MADISON CORPORATION

11 Service Providers

3 Target | 6 Bidder | 2 Vendor

14 Dealmakers

3 Target | 11 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 874 M

Value

21 May 2018|United States|Railroad Equipment

Target: GE TRANSPORTATION

Bidder: WABTEC CORP

20 Service Providers

1 Target | 9 Bidder | 10 Vendor

61 Dealmakers

3 Target | 26 Bidder | 33 Vendor

£ 8.24 B

Value

20 Feb 2020|United States|Apparel Retailers

Target: VICTORIA'S SECRET

Bidder: SYCAMORE PARTNERS LP

12 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 8 Vendor

76 Dealmakers

1 Target | 54 Bidder | 21 Vendor

£ 404 M

Value

19 Aug 2020|United States|Specialty Retailers

Target: HUDSON GROUP

Bidder: DUFRY AG

12 Service Providers

5 Target | 7 Bidder

43 Dealmakers

15 Target | 28 Bidder

£ 236 M

Value

08 Oct 2020|United States|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: EATON VANCE CORP

Bidder: MORGAN STANLEY INC

11 Service Providers

8 Target | 3 Bidder

51 Dealmakers

36 Target | 15 Bidder

£ 5.42 B

Value

29 Oct 2020|United States|FinTech

Target: BREAD

Bidder: ALLIANCE DATA SYSTEMS

14 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder | 8 Vendor

55 Dealmakers

18 Target | 19 Bidder | 18 Vendor

£ 346 M

Value

12 May 2021|United States|Financial Data and Systems

Target: ALLIANCE DATA SYSTEMS (CARD SERVICES AND LOYALTY BUSINESS)

Bidder: INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS

4 Service Providers

13 Dealmakers

n/a

Value

12 Nov 2021|United States|Health Care Services

Target: KENVUE (JOHNSON & JOHNSON CONSUMER HEALTH BUSINESS)

Bidder: INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS

8 Service Providers

2 Target | 6 Vendor

37 Dealmakers

1 Target | 36 Vendor

£ 29.87 B

Value

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