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Jonathan Gifford

Counsel at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

Lawyer

New York

Deal Bio

Total Deals22

Valued Deals18

Total Value£ 59.81 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 3.32 B

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26 Jul 2017|United States|Software

Target: GUIDANCE SOFTWARE INC

Bidder: OPEN TEXT CORPORATION

2 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder

30 Dealmakers

2 Target | 28 Bidder

n/a

Value

09 Jan 2017|United States|Pharmaceuticals

Target: ARIAD PHARMACEUTICALS INC

Bidder: TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY LIMITED

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

32 Dealmakers

2 Target | 30 Bidder

n/a

Value

09 Jan 2017|Hong Kong|Restaurants and Bars

Target: MCDONALD'S CHINA MANAGEMENT LIMITED

Bidder: THE CARLYLE GROUP

5 Service Providers

5 Bidder

32 Dealmakers

32 Bidder

£ 8.06 B

Value

31 Oct 2018|United States|Information / Data Services

Target: LIAISON TECHNOLOGIES INC

Bidder: OPEN TEXT CORPORATION

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

34 Dealmakers

34 Bidder

n/a

Value

20 Dec 2018|United States|Tobacco

Target: JUUL

Bidder: ALTRIA GROUP

15 Service Providers

7 Target | 8 Bidder

111 Dealmakers

72 Target | 39 Bidder

£ 10.51 B

Value

11 Mar 2019|Argentina|E-commerce

Target: MERCADO LIBRE

Bidder: PAYPAL HOLDINGS INC

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

18 Dealmakers

14 Target | 4 Bidder

£ 573 M

Value

20 May 2019|United States|Digital Services

Target: BOOMERANG COMMERCE (RETAIL ANALYTICS PLATFORM)

Bidder: LOWE'S COMPANIES INC

4 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

14 Dealmakers

12 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 34 M

Value

13 Aug 2019|United States|Media Agencies

Target: VIACOM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA NETWORKS INC

Bidder: CBS CORPORATION

22 Service Providers

8 Target | 11 Bidder | 3 Vendor

122 Dealmakers

57 Target | 45 Bidder | 20 Vendor

£ 16.52 B

Value

11 Nov 2019|United States|IT Services: Other

Target: CARBONITE INC

Bidder: OPENTEXT

10 Service Providers

7 Target | 3 Bidder

47 Dealmakers

18 Target | 29 Bidder

£ 1.11 B

Value

19 May 2020|Japan|Diversified Financials

Target: SONY FINANCIAL HOLDINGS INC

Bidder: SONY CORPORATION

10 Service Providers

3 Target | 7 Bidder

17 Dealmakers

7 Target | 10 Bidder

£ 3.06 B

Value

04 May 2021|United States|Travel and Tourism

Target: EGENCIA

Bidder: AMERICAN EXPRESS GLOBAL BUSINESS TRAVEL

10 Service Providers

1 Target | 7 Bidder | 2 Vendor

42 Dealmakers

1 Target | 36 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 540 M

Value

08 Nov 2021|United States|Software

Target: ZIX CORPORATION

Bidder: OPENTEXT

6 Service Providers

4 Target | 2 Bidder

34 Dealmakers

6 Target | 28 Bidder

£ 636 M

Value

30 Sep 2021|United States|Biotechnology

Target: CATALOG TECHNOLOGIES

Bidder: HANWHA IMPACT PARTNERS

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

23 Dealmakers

7 Target | 16 Bidder

£ 25 M

Value

03 Dec 2021|Netherlands|Travel and Tourism

Target: AMERICAN EXPRESS GLOBAL BUSINESS TRAVEL

Bidder: ZOOM VIDEO COMMUNICATIONS INC

28 Service Providers

7 Target | 21 Bidder

57 Dealmakers

9 Target | 49 Bidder

£ 4.00 B

Value

31 Jan 2022|United States|Gaming

Target: BUNGIE

Bidder: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT

9 Service Providers

5 Target | 4 Bidder

41 Dealmakers

5 Target | 36 Bidder

£ 2.68 B

Value

22 Mar 2022|Japan|FinTech

Target: COINCHECK

Bidder: THUNDER BRIDGE CAPITAL PARTNERS IV

21 Service Providers

2 Target | 13 Bidder | 6 Vendor

88 Dealmakers

3 Target | 29 Bidder | 56 Vendor

£ 1.33 B

Value

11 Apr 2022|United States|Gaming

Target: EPIC GAMES INC

Bidder: SONY CORPORATION

7 Service Providers

2 Target | 5 Bidder

13 Dealmakers

1 Target | 12 Bidder

£ 1.53 B

Value

15 Mar 2023|United States|Internet

Target: KA’ENA CORPORATION

Bidder: T-MOBILE INTERNATIONAL

10 Service Providers

7 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

47 Dealmakers

24 Target | 20 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 1.11 B

Value

28 Nov 2023|Canada|Digital Services

Target: OPENTEXT (APPLICATION MODERNIZATION AND CONNECTIVITY BUSINESS)

Bidder: ROCKET SOFTWARE INC

20 Service Providers

17 Bidder | 3 Vendor

73 Dealmakers

40 Bidder | 33 Vendor

£ 1.78 B

Value

18 Dec 2023|United States|Fertilizers

Target: IOWA FERTILIZER COMPANY

Bidder: KOCH AG & ENERGY SOLUTIONS

7 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

41 Dealmakers

4 Bidder | 37 Vendor

£ 2.84 B

Value

16 Jan 2024|United States|IT Services: Other

Target: ACCERTIFY

Bidder: ACCEL-KKR

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

52 Dealmakers

1 Target | 11 Bidder | 40 Vendor

n/a

Value

28 May 2024|United States|Telecommunications Equipment

Target: US CELLULAR (WIRELESS OPERATIONS AND SELECT SPECTRUM ASSETS)

Bidder: T-MOBILE INTERNATIONAL

19 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 14 Vendor

72 Dealmakers

40 Bidder | 32 Vendor

£ 3.45 B

Value