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Cover Image John Bender

John Bender

Associate at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

Lawyer

San Francisco, California, United States

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Total Deals17

Valued Deals11

Total Value£ 43.55 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 3.96 B

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15 Nov 2022|United States|IT Services: Other

Target: BISHOP FOX

Bidder: ROCKPOOL INVESTMENTS LLP

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

6 Dealmakers

2 Target | 4 Bidder

£ 39 M

Value

19 Jul 2023|United States|Waste and Disposal Services

Target: CRYSTAL CLEAN INC

Bidder: JF LEHMAN & COMPANY

15 Service Providers

6 Target | 8 Bidder | 1 Vendor

30 Dealmakers

17 Target | 12 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 917 M

Value

16 Jan 2024|United States|Software

Target: ANSYS

Bidder: SYNOPSYS INC

12 Service Providers

6 Target | 6 Bidder

107 Dealmakers

26 Target | 81 Bidder

£ 27.48 B

Value

19 Sep 2024|United States|Software

Target: SYNOPSYS (OPTICAL SOLUTIONS GROUP)

Bidder: KEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES INC

4 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 3 Vendor

55 Dealmakers

2 Bidder | 53 Vendor

n/a

Value

17 Sep 2024|United States|Software

Target: KUBECOST

Bidder: IBM CORPORATION

4 Service Providers

3 Target | 1 Bidder

6 Dealmakers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

n/a

Value

18 Feb 2025|United Kingdom|Media Agencies

Target: VISTAR MEDIA

Bidder: T-MOBILE INTERNATIONAL

11 Service Providers

7 Target | 4 Bidder

30 Dealmakers

16 Target | 14 Bidder

£ 491 M

Value

20 Mar 2025|United States|Telecommunications Equipment

Target: T-MOBILE (800 MHZ SPECTRUM PORTFOLIO)

Bidder: GRAIN MANAGEMENT LLC

3 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 2 Vendor

14 Dealmakers

1 Bidder | 13 Vendor

£ 2.23 B

Value

15 Aug 2024|United States|FinTech

Target: AMOUNT

Bidder: WESTCAP

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

5 Dealmakers

1 Target | 4 Bidder

£ 23 M

Value

30 Apr 2024|United States|Health Care Services

Target: BARDAVON HEALTH INNOVATIONS

Bidder: WESTCAP

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

8 Dealmakers

3 Target | 5 Bidder

n/a

Value

26 Mar 2024|United States|IT Services: Other

Target: WESTCAP (IN-HOUSE TECHNOLOGY PRACTICE ASSETS)

Bidder: TIFIN

3 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 2 Vendor

5 Dealmakers

2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

n/a

Value

27 Jun 2023|United States|Gaming

Target: MYTHICAL GAMES

Bidder: STRUCK CAPITAL

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder

7 Dealmakers

2 Target | 5 Bidder

£ 29 M

Value

11 Feb 2025|United States|Entertainment

Target: SDFC HOLDINGS LLC (SAN DIEGO FC)

Bidder: PAVE INVESTMENTS

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

7 Dealmakers

2 Target | 5 Bidder

n/a

Value

07 Feb 2025|United States|Chemicals: Diversified

Target: HENKEL (RETAILER BRANDS BUSINESS IN NORTH AMERICA)

Bidder: FIRST QUALITY ENTERPRISES

4 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 3 Vendor

30 Dealmakers

1 Bidder | 29 Vendor

n/a

Value

18 Jul 2025|Colombia|Alternative Electricity

Target: ISAGEN

Bidder: BROOKFIELD RENEWABLE PARTNERS

3 Service Providers

6 Dealmakers

£ 746 M

Value

03 Sep 2025|United States|Digital Services

Target: ANTHROPIC

Bidder: COATUE MANAGEMENT LLC

24 Service Providers

1 Target | 23 Bidder

41 Dealmakers

1 Target | 40 Bidder

£ 9.68 B

Value

01 Dec 2025|United States|Electronic Components and Equipment

Target: SYNOPSYS INC

Bidder: NVIDIA CORPORATION

3 Service Providers

2 Target | 1 Bidder

15 Dealmakers

14 Target | 1 Bidder

£ 1.51 B

Value

12 Oct 2025|Colombia|Alternative Electricity

Target: ISAGEN

Bidder: QATAR INVESTMENT AUTHORITY

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 1 Vendor

6 Dealmakers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 400 M

Value