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Cover Image John L. Savva

John L. Savva

Partner at Sullivan & Cromwell

Lawyer

Palo Alto

Deal Bio

Total Deals18

Valued Deals17

Total Value£ 172.68 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 10.16 B

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09 Apr 2018|United States|Electronic Components and Equipment

Target: VERIFONE SYSTEMS INC.

Bidder: FRANCISCO PARTNERS

6 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder

10 Dealmakers

£ 2.41 B

Value

31 Jan 2017|United States|Pipelines

Target: HOFFMAN SOUTHWEST CORP

Bidder: ORIX CORPORATION

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

9 Dealmakers

2 Target | 7 Bidder

n/a

Value

01 Jul 2019|Japan|Mobile

Target: KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORP

Bidder: APPLIED MATERIALS

16 Service Providers

1 Target | 8 Bidder | 7 Vendor

75 Dealmakers

1 Target | 45 Bidder | 29 Vendor

£ 2.56 B

Value

01 Dec 2020|United States|Software

Target: SLACK TECHNOLOGIES

Bidder: SALESFORCE INC

16 Service Providers

7 Target | 9 Bidder

86 Dealmakers

57 Target | 29 Bidder

£ 20.71 B

Value

08 Mar 2021|United States|Software

Target: MCAFEE INC (ENTERPRISE BUSINESS)

Bidder: SYMPHONY TECHNOLOGY GROUP

17 Service Providers

12 Bidder | 5 Vendor

75 Dealmakers

41 Bidder | 34 Vendor

£ 2.89 B

Value

08 Nov 2021|United States|Software

Target: MCAFEE INC

Bidder: CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD (CPP INVESTMENTS)

40 Service Providers

6 Target | 31 Bidder | 3 Vendor

86 Dealmakers

8 Target | 83 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 10.37 B

Value

10 Jan 2022|United States|Gaming

Target: ZYNGA INC

Bidder: TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE INC

11 Service Providers

6 Target | 5 Bidder

78 Dealmakers

62 Target | 15 Bidder

£ 9.35 B

Value

08 Mar 2022|United States|Software

Target: MANDIANT

Bidder: GOOGLE LLC

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder

56 Dealmakers

6 Target | 51 Bidder

£ 4.10 B

Value

20 Mar 2022|United States|Software

Target: ANAPLAN INC

Bidder: THOMA BRAVO LLC

17 Service Providers

8 Target | 9 Bidder

76 Dealmakers

46 Target | 30 Bidder

£ 8.24 B

Value

14 Apr 2022|United States|Online and Social Platforms

Target: X CORP (EX-TWITTER)

Bidder: ELON MUSK

26 Service Providers

9 Target | 17 Bidder

152 Dealmakers

98 Target | 55 Bidder

£ 34.50 B

Value

26 May 2022|United States|Security Equipment

Target: VMWARE INC

Bidder: BROADCOM INC

25 Service Providers

9 Target | 14 Bidder | 2 Vendor

115 Dealmakers

46 Target | 50 Bidder | 19 Vendor

£ 55.02 B

Value

27 Jul 2022|Australia|Software

Target: MICROMINE

Bidder: EMERSON ELECTRIC CO

14 Service Providers

3 Target | 10 Bidder | 1 Vendor

39 Dealmakers

1 Target | 35 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 517 M

Value

03 Mar 2023|United States|Software

Target: QUALTRICS INTERNATIONAL INC

Bidder: SILVER LAKE PARTNERS LP

21 Service Providers

7 Target | 10 Bidder | 4 Vendor

185 Dealmakers

76 Target | 85 Bidder | 24 Vendor

£ 10.44 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

05 Oct 2023|United States|Parking Operation

Target: SP PLUS CORPORATION

Bidder: METROPOLIS TECHNOLOGIES

20 Service Providers

5 Target | 15 Bidder

43 Dealmakers

17 Target | 26 Bidder

£ 1.18 B

Value

13 Jan 2025|United States|Software

Target: ENFUSION

Bidder: CLEARWATER ANALYTICS LLC

9 Service Providers

5 Target | 4 Bidder

66 Dealmakers

48 Target | 18 Bidder

£ 1.23 B

Value

07 Feb 2025|United States|Digital Services

Target: SOLARWINDS

Bidder: TURN/RIVER CAPITAL

15 Service Providers

7 Target | 7 Bidder | 1 Vendor

17 Dealmakers

8 Target | 9 Bidder

£ 3.53 B

Value

10 Mar 2025|United States|IT Services: Other

Target: COREWEAVE

Bidder: OPENAI

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

9 Dealmakers

2 Target | 7 Bidder

£ 270 M

Value

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