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John Cobb

Partner at Paul Hastings

Advisor Lawyer

New York, United States

Deal Bio

Total Deals8

Valued Deals7

Total Value£ 22.00 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 3.14 B

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08 Aug 2018|United States|Diversified Financials

Target: GE ENERGY FINANCIAL SERVICES INC (PROJECT FINANCE DEBT BUSINESS AND LOAN PORTFOLIO)

Bidder: STARWOOD PROPERTY TRUST INC

9 Service Providers

6 Bidder | 3 Vendor

67 Dealmakers

42 Bidder | 25 Vendor

£ 1.98 B

Value

09 Aug 2021|United States|Life Insurance

Target: AMERICAN NATIONAL GROUP

Bidder: BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGEMENT

13 Service Providers

6 Target | 7 Bidder

24 Dealmakers

10 Target | 14 Bidder

£ 3.67 B

Value

07 Nov 2023|United States|Real Estate Holding and Development

Target: ASM GLOBAL

Bidder: LEGENDS HOSPITALITY

20 Service Providers

7 Target | 13 Bidder

62 Dealmakers

14 Target | 48 Bidder

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Value

13 May 2024|United States|Software

Target: SQUARESPACE

Bidder: PERMIRA ADVISERS LLP

19 Service Providers

6 Target | 10 Bidder | 3 Vendor

89 Dealmakers

21 Target | 47 Bidder | 21 Vendor

£ 5.75 B

Value

11 Jul 2024|United States|FinTech

Target: ENVESTNET

Bidder: NORWEST VENTURE PARTNERS

20 Service Providers

3 Target | 17 Bidder

83 Dealmakers

35 Target | 48 Bidder

£ 3.51 B

Value

07 Jan 2025|Canada|Environmental / Waste Management

Target: GFL ENVIRONMENTAL INC (ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES BUSINESS)

Bidder: APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC

19 Service Providers

10 Bidder | 9 Vendor

116 Dealmakers

49 Bidder | 72 Vendor

£ 3.59 B

Value

11 Aug 2025|United States|Software

Target: MERIDIANLINK

Bidder: CENTERBRIDGE PARTNERS LP

12 Service Providers

7 Target | 5 Bidder

37 Dealmakers

17 Target | 20 Bidder

£ 1.49 B

Value

03 Sep 2025|United States|Diversified Financials

Target: NFP (WEALTHSPIRE ADVISORS, FIDUCIENT ADVISORS, NEWPORT PRIVATE WEALTH AND RELATED PLATFORMS)

Bidder: MADISON DEARBORN PARTNERS LLC

13 Service Providers

1 Target | 7 Bidder | 5 Vendor

30 Dealmakers

1 Target | 16 Bidder | 13 Vendor

£ 2.01 B

Value