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John E. Estes

Partner at Sullivan & Cromwell

Lawyer

New York

Deal Bio

Total Deals27

Valued Deals20

Total Value£ 117.38 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 5.87 B

Market Context

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02 Sep 2017|United States|Household Equipment and Products

Target: FXI INC

Bidder: ONE ROCK CAPITAL PARTNERS

7 Service Providers

4 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

26 Dealmakers

3 Target | 22 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

27 Feb 2018|United States|Diversified Financials

Target: PHH CORPORATION

Bidder: OCWEN FINANCIAL CORPORATION

2 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder

6 Dealmakers

1 Target | 6 Bidder

£ 342 M

Value

26 Jul 2018|United States|Oil Refining and Marketing

Target: PETROHAWK ENERGY CORPORATION

Bidder: BP PLC

13 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 8 Vendor

44 Dealmakers

9 Bidder | 35 Vendor

£ 7.98 B

Value

02 May 2018|United States|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: CHICAGO SHORE CORPORATION

Bidder: WINTRUST FINANCIAL CORPORATION

5 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder

8 Dealmakers

7 Target | 1 Bidder

n/a

Value

31 Oct 2018|United States|Forms and Bulk Printing Services

Target: LSC COMMUNICATIONS INC

Bidder: QUAD/GRAPHICS INC

11 Service Providers

6 Target | 5 Bidder

38 Dealmakers

23 Target | 15 Bidder

£ 1.10 B

Value

01 Dec 2017|United States|Diversified Financials

Target: THE TCW GROUP INC

Bidder: NIPPON LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

6 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

14 Dealmakers

8 Target | 2 Bidder | 4 Vendor

n/a

Value

07 Dec 2018|United States|Tobacco

Target: CRONOS GROUP

Bidder: ALTRIA GROUP

11 Service Providers

5 Target | 6 Bidder

24 Dealmakers

8 Target | 16 Bidder

£ 635 M

Value

16 Jan 2019|United States|FinTech

Target: FIRST DATA CORPORATION

Bidder: FISERV INC

17 Service Providers

5 Target | 9 Bidder | 3 Vendor

84 Dealmakers

31 Target | 44 Bidder | 9 Vendor

£ 29.92 B

Value

31 Jul 2019|United States|Payments / Commerce

Target: ACOM SOLUTIONS INC

Bidder: AMERICAN EXPRESS

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

14 Dealmakers

1 Target | 13 Bidder

n/a

Value

18 Dec 2019|United States|Oil Equipment and Services

Target: FORBES ENERGY SERVICES LTD

Bidder: SUPERIOR ENERGY SERVICES

12 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

44 Dealmakers

1 Target | 34 Bidder | 9 Vendor

n/a

Value

19 Oct 2020|United States|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: CONCHO RESOURCES INC

Bidder: CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY

11 Service Providers

6 Target | 5 Bidder

41 Dealmakers

21 Target | 20 Bidder

£ 7.51 B

Value

23 Dec 2020|United States|Containers and Packaging

Target: ANHEUSER BUSCH INBEV (METAL CONTAINER PLANTS)

Bidder: APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC

4 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

41 Dealmakers

20 Bidder | 21 Vendor

£ 2.24 B

Value

23 Mar 2021|United States|Diversified Financials

Target: WELLS FARGO (CORPORATE TRUST SERVICES BUSINESS)

Bidder: COMPUTERSHARE LIMITED

8 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 3 Vendor

49 Dealmakers

25 Bidder | 24 Vendor

£ 544 M

Value

17 Aug 2021|Australia|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: BHP GROUP PLC (OIL AND GAS BUSINESS)

Bidder: WOODSIDE ENERGY GROUP

13 Service Providers

6 Bidder | 7 Vendor

66 Dealmakers

32 Bidder | 35 Vendor

£ 20.39 B

Value

07 Sep 2021|United States|Mobile

Target: T-MOBILE INTERNATIONAL

Bidder: DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

20 Dealmakers

2 Target | 7 Bidder | 11 Vendor

£ 3.54 B

Value

15 Mar 2023|United States|Software

Target: STRIPE

Bidder: FOUNDERS FUND

10 Service Providers

7 Target | 3 Bidder

41 Dealmakers

39 Target | 2 Bidder

£ 5.34 B

Value

24 May 2023|Colombia|Life Insurance

Target: GRUPO SURA

Bidder: INTERNATIONAL HOLDING COMPANY (IHC)

2 Service Providers

2 Target

19 Dealmakers

19 Target

n/a

Value

05 Sep 2023|United States|Gas Distribution

Target: THE EAST OHIO GAS COMPANY

Bidder: ENBRIDGE INC

13 Service Providers

7 Bidder | 6 Vendor

39 Dealmakers

34 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 11.09 B

Value

08 Sep 2023|United States|Food Retailers and Wholesalers

Target: KROGER / ALBERTSONS COMPANIES (579 STORES, 8 DISTRIBUTION CENTERS AND 2 OFFICES)

Bidder: C&S WHOLESALE GROCERS

16 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 13 Vendor

78 Dealmakers

19 Bidder | 59 Vendor

£ 2.34 B

Value

07 Feb 2024|United States|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: AERA ENERGY LLC

Bidder: CALIFORNIA RESOURCES

14 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 8 Vendor

28 Dealmakers

1 Target | 23 Bidder | 6 Vendor

£ 1.67 B

Value

25 Feb 2024|Australia|Diversified Industrials

Target: ALUMINA LIMITED

Bidder: ALCOA CORPORATION

13 Service Providers

5 Target | 8 Bidder

59 Dealmakers

23 Target | 36 Bidder

£ 1.74 B

Value

01 Jul 2024|United States|Aerospace

Target: SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS HOLDINGS INC

Bidder: THE BOEING COMPANY

12 Service Providers

5 Target | 7 Bidder

76 Dealmakers

32 Target | 44 Bidder

£ 6.56 B

Value

07 Feb 2025|United States|Diversified Retailers

Target: ALDI (SOUTHEASTERN GROCERS BUSINESS)

Bidder: SOUTHEASTERN GROCERS

9 Service Providers

8 Bidder | 1 Vendor

33 Dealmakers

18 Bidder | 15 Vendor

n/a

Value

23 Jun 2025|United States|Food Retailers and Wholesalers

Target: SPARTANNASH COMPANY

Bidder: C&S WHOLESALE GROCERS

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder

58 Dealmakers

41 Target | 17 Bidder

£ 1.31 B

Value

15 Sep 2025|United States|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: BERRY CORPORATION

Bidder: CALIFORNIA RESOURCES

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

52 Dealmakers

39 Target | 13 Bidder

£ 528 M

Value

23 Sep 2025|United States|Renewable Energy Equipment

Target: SEMPRA INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS

Bidder: KKR & CO

12 Service Providers

3 Target | 6 Bidder | 3 Vendor

71 Dealmakers

58 Bidder | 13 Vendor

£ 7.41 B

Value

23 Sep 2025|United States|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: SEMPRA (PORT ARTHUR LNG PROJECT)

Bidder: BLACKSTONE CREDIT

9 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 4 Vendor

19 Dealmakers

4 Bidder | 15 Vendor

£ 5.19 B

Value