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Cover Image Joseph Conahan

Joseph Conahan

Partner at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

Lawyer

Boston

Deal Bio

Total Deals11

Valued Deals9

Total Value£ 12.00 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 1.33 B

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28 Jun 2018|United States|Software

Target: GATAN INC

Bidder: THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC

7 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

22 Dealmakers

18 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 731 M

Value

08 Oct 2020|United States|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: EATON VANCE CORP

Bidder: MORGAN STANLEY INC

11 Service Providers

8 Target | 3 Bidder

51 Dealmakers

36 Target | 15 Bidder

£ 5.42 B

Value

06 Nov 2020|United States|Health Care Services

Target: EMISPHERE TECHNOLOGIES INC

Bidder: NOVO NORDISK

9 Service Providers

6 Target | 3 Bidder

34 Dealmakers

15 Target | 19 Bidder

£ 1.03 B

Value

03 Aug 2020|United States|Pharmaceuticals

Target: LEXICON PHARMACEUTICALS (XERMELO BUSINESS)

Bidder: GTCR LLC

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 1 Vendor

41 Dealmakers

15 Target | 23 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 122 M

Value

10 Dec 2020|United States|Data Centers and Hosting

Target: BRIGHTTALK

Bidder: TECHTARGET INC

8 Service Providers

2 Target | 5 Bidder | 1 Vendor

8 Dealmakers

2 Target | 5 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

23 Jun 2021|United States|Medical Equipment

Target: PARAMIT CORPORATION

Bidder: TECAN GROUP LTD

10 Service Providers

3 Target | 6 Bidder | 1 Vendor

62 Dealmakers

20 Target | 40 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 716 M

Value

22 Feb 2022|United States|Education Services

Target: HOUGHTON MIFFLIN HARCOURT

Bidder: VERITAS CAPITAL PARTNERS LP

11 Service Providers

4 Target | 7 Bidder

41 Dealmakers

25 Target | 16 Bidder

£ 2.47 B

Value

05 Jul 2022|United States|Biotechnology

Target: TYME TECHNOLOGIES

Bidder: SYROS PHARMACEUTICALS

10 Service Providers

5 Target | 5 Bidder

13 Dealmakers

5 Target | 8 Bidder

£ 49 M

Value

21 Jul 2022|United States|Leasing

Target: MERCHANTS FLEET

Bidder: BAIN CAPITAL LP

11 Service Providers

5 Target | 6 Bidder

20 Dealmakers

7 Target | 13 Bidder

n/a

Value

18 Feb 2025|United States|Automobiles

Target: THE HERB CHAMBERS COMPANIES

Bidder: ASBURY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP INC

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder

19 Dealmakers

11 Target | 8 Bidder

£ 1.06 B

Value

30 Jun 2025|Hungary|Electronic Components and Equipment

Target: SEMILAB INTERNATIONAL (MATERIALS ANALYSIS BUSINESS)

Bidder: ONTO INNOVATION

5 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

20 Dealmakers

£ 397 M

Value

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