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Cover Image John Lynn

John Lynn

Partner at Kirkland & Ellis

Lawyer

San Francisco, California, United States

Deal Bio

Total Deals16

Valued Deals11

Total Value£ 32.73 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 2.98 B

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23 Jun 2020|United States|Software

Target: APTEAN INC

Bidder: CHARLESBANK CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC

8 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder | 4 Vendor

26 Dealmakers

16 Target | 5 Bidder | 5 Vendor

n/a

Value

21 Oct 2020|United States|Software

Target: SMARTBEAR SOFTWARE

Bidder: VISTA EQUITY PARTNERS

12 Service Providers

6 Target | 5 Bidder | 1 Vendor

67 Dealmakers

21 Target | 42 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 1.30 B

Value

01 Mar 2021|United States|Aerospace

Target: ROCKET LAB

Bidder: VECTOR CAPITAL

17 Service Providers

4 Target | 13 Bidder

31 Dealmakers

4 Target | 28 Bidder

£ 2.94 B

Value

17 May 2021|United States|Management Consulting

Target: HEALTHCARESOURCE INC

Bidder: CLEARLAKE CAPITAL GROUP LP

11 Service Providers

2 Target | 7 Bidder | 2 Vendor

40 Dealmakers

1 Target | 26 Bidder | 13 Vendor

£ 320 M

Value

16 Jun 2021|United States|Software

Target: ELLUCIAN INC

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

14 Service Providers

5 Target | 7 Bidder | 2 Vendor

48 Dealmakers

7 Target | 39 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

13 Jul 2021|Singapore|Electronic Components and Equipment

Target: SES HOLDINGS PTE

Bidder: GEELY AUTOMOBILE

19 Service Providers

5 Target | 14 Bidder

28 Dealmakers

6 Target | 22 Bidder

£ 2.59 B

Value

03 Aug 2022|United States|Software

Target: PING IDENTITY CORPORATION

Bidder: THOMA BRAVO LLC

11 Service Providers

6 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

46 Dealmakers

33 Target | 12 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 2.30 B

Value

08 Aug 2022|United States|Software

Target: AVALARA INC

Bidder: VISTA EQUITY PARTNERS

12 Service Providers

5 Target | 7 Bidder

68 Dealmakers

27 Target | 41 Bidder

£ 6.96 B

Value

12 Jul 2022|United States|Software

Target: PROJECTOR PSA

Bidder: VISTA EQUITY PARTNERS

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

33 Dealmakers

1 Target | 32 Bidder

n/a

Value

19 Sep 2022|United States|Security Services

Target: KNOWBE4

Bidder: VISTA EQUITY PARTNERS

10 Service Providers

6 Target | 2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

42 Dealmakers

8 Target | 19 Bidder | 15 Vendor

£ 4.16 B

Value

09 Jan 2023|United States|Software

Target: DUCK CREEK TECHNOLOGIES LLC

Bidder: VISTA EQUITY PARTNERS

14 Service Providers

8 Target | 4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

72 Dealmakers

38 Target | 32 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 2.15 B

Value

03 Oct 2023|United States|Private Equity

Target: TRG SCREEN

Bidder: VISTA EQUITY PARTNERS

9 Service Providers

5 Target | 4 Bidder

19 Dealmakers

6 Target | 13 Bidder

n/a

Value

23 Oct 2023|United States|Software

Target: ENGAGESMART

Bidder: VISTA EQUITY PARTNERS

11 Service Providers

5 Target | 4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

48 Dealmakers

25 Target | 19 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 3.29 B

Value

24 Sep 2024|United States|Software

Target: SMARTSHEET

Bidder: VISTA EQUITY PARTNERS

13 Service Providers

5 Target | 8 Bidder

95 Dealmakers

53 Target | 43 Bidder

£ 6.30 B

Value

10 Oct 2024|Canada|Software

Target: RISK CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES INC

Bidder: DUCK CREEK TECHNOLOGIES LLC

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

16 Dealmakers

1 Target | 15 Bidder

n/a

Value

21 Oct 2024|United States|Consumer Services: Other

Target: VIAD (GES BUSINESS)

Bidder: TRUELINK CAPITAL

10 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 5 Vendor

40 Dealmakers

1 Target | 21 Bidder | 18 Vendor

£ 409 M

Value

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