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Joseph YaffeSkadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom

Joseph Yaffe

Partner at Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom

Lawyer

Palo Alto

Deal Bio

Total Deals70
Valued Deals52
Total Value£ 182.86 B
Avg. Deal Size£ 3.52 B

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22 Jan 2018|United States|Biotechnology
Juno Therapeutics
Celgene Corporation

Target: JUNO THERAPEUTICS INC

Bidder: CELGENE CORPORATION

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder

60 Dealmakers

22 Target | 38 Bidder

£ 5.86 B

Value

30 Aug 2018|United States|Medical Equipment
K2m Group Holdings
Stryker Corporation

Target: K2M GROUP HOLDINGS

Bidder: STRYKER CORPORATION

8 Service Providers

5 Target | 3 Bidder

17 Dealmakers

4 Target | 13 Bidder

£ 1.08 B

Value

14 Sep 2018|United States|Household Equipment and Products
Essendant
Staples

Target: ESSENDANT INC

Bidder: STAPLES INC

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

17 Dealmakers

8 Target | 9 Bidder

£ 761 M

Value

15 Oct 2018|United States|Customer Relationship Management
Sendgrid
Twilio

Target: SENDGRID INC

Bidder: TWILIO INC

7 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder

8 Dealmakers

6 Target | 2 Bidder

n/a

Value

15 Mar 2018|United States|Water
Connecticut Water Service
Sjw Group

Target: CONNECTICUT WATER SERVICE INC

Bidder: SJW GROUP

10 Service Providers

4 Target | 6 Bidder

24 Dealmakers

11 Target | 13 Bidder

£ 787 M

Value

13 Dec 2018|United States|Digital Services
SERVICEMAX
Silver Lake Partners

Target: SERVICEMAX

Bidder: SILVER LAKE PARTNERS LP

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

19 Dealmakers

1 Target | 10 Bidder | 8 Vendor

n/a

Value

27 Feb 2019|United States|Household Appliance
Standex Cooking Solutions Group
The Middleby Corporation

Target: STANDEX COOKING SOLUTIONS GROUP

Bidder: THE MIDDLEBY CORPORATION

4 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

12 Dealmakers

6 Bidder | 6 Vendor

n/a

Value

14 Jun 2019|United States|Software
Mobiquity
Hexaware Technologies

Target: MOBIQUITY INC

Bidder: HEXAWARE TECHNOLOGIES LTD

6 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder

15 Dealmakers

4 Target | 11 Bidder

£ 144 M

Value

24 Jun 2019|United States|Casinos and Gambling
Caesars Entertainment Corporation
Eldorado Resorts

Target: CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION

Bidder: ELDORADO RESORTS

17 Service Providers

6 Target | 11 Bidder

74 Dealmakers

31 Target | 43 Bidder

£ 13.57 B

Value

09 Jul 2019|United States|Aerospace
Virgin Galactic
Social Capital Hedosophia

Target: VIRGIN GALACTIC

Bidder: SOCIAL CAPITAL HEDOSOPHIA

9 Service Providers

6 Target | 3 Bidder

83 Dealmakers

46 Target | 37 Bidder

£ 1.20 B

Value

14 Oct 2019|United Kingdom|IT Services: Other
Sophos Group
Thoma Bravo

Target: SOPHOS GROUP

Bidder: THOMA BRAVO LLC

17 Service Providers

10 Target | 6 Bidder | 1 Vendor

67 Dealmakers

35 Target | 30 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 3.12 B

Value

04 Nov 2019|United States|Medical Equipment
Wright Medical Group
Stryker Corporation

Target: WRIGHT MEDICAL GROUP NV

Bidder: STRYKER CORPORATION

9 Service Providers

6 Target | 3 Bidder

46 Dealmakers

25 Target | 21 Bidder

£ 3.59 B

Value

19 Dec 2019|United States|Semiconductors
Xperi Corporation
Tivo Corporation

Target: XPERI CORPORATION

Bidder: TIVO CORPORATION

14 Service Providers

6 Target | 5 Bidder

66 Dealmakers

30 Target | 35 Bidder

£ 2.29 B

Value

13 Jan 2020|United States|FinTech
Plaid
Visa

Target: PLAID INC

Bidder: VISA INC

21 Service Providers

3 Target | 7 Bidder | 11 Vendor

89 Dealmakers

38 Target | 29 Bidder | 23 Vendor

£ 4.08 B

Value

24 Feb 2020|United States|Consumer Lending
Credit Karma
Intuit

Target: CREDIT KARMA

Bidder: INTUIT INC

24 Service Providers

8 Target | 7 Bidder | 9 Vendor

122 Dealmakers

34 Target | 68 Bidder | 21 Vendor

£ 5.47 B

Value

06 Apr 2020|United States|Electronic Components and Equipment
Intel (home Gateway Platform Division)
Maxlinear

Target: INTEL (HOME GATEWAY PLATFORM DIVISION)

Bidder: MAXLINEAR INC

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 3 Vendor

24 Dealmakers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 18 Vendor

£ 122 M

Value

08 May 2020|United States|Entertainment
PODCASTONE
Livexlive Media

Target: PODCASTONE

Bidder: LIVEXLIVE MEDIA INC

3 Service Providers

2 Target | 1 Bidder

11 Dealmakers

10 Target | 1 Bidder

£ 14 M

Value

03 Mar 2020|United States|Automobiles
Nikola Corporation
Vectoiq Acquisition Corp

Target: NIKOLA CORPORATION

Bidder: VECTOIQ ACQUISITION CORP

10 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

16 Dealmakers

7 Target | 2 Bidder | 7 Vendor

n/a

Value

15 Sep 2020|United States|Real Estate Services
Opendoor Technologies
Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings Corp Ii

Target: OPENDOOR TECHNOLOGIES

Bidder: SOCIAL CAPITAL HEDOSOPHIA HOLDINGS CORP II

13 Service Providers

6 Target | 7 Bidder

34 Dealmakers

17 Target | 17 Bidder

£ 3.75 B

Value

06 Oct 2020|United States|Health Care Services
Clover Health
Social Capital Hedosophia

Target: CLOVER HEALTH

Bidder: SOCIAL CAPITAL HEDOSOPHIA

22 Service Providers

7 Target | 7 Bidder | 8 Vendor

64 Dealmakers

32 Target | 18 Bidder | 14 Vendor

£ 2.85 B

Value

27 Oct 2020|United States|Electronic Components and Equipment
Xilinx
Advanced Micro Devices (amd)

Target: XILINX INC

Bidder: ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC (AMD)

12 Service Providers

6 Target | 6 Bidder

76 Dealmakers

27 Target | 50 Bidder

£ 26.87 B

Value

07 Jan 2021|United States|FinTech
SOFI
Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings Corp V

Target: SOFI

Bidder: SOCIAL CAPITAL HEDOSOPHIA HOLDINGS CORP V

15 Service Providers

6 Target | 7 Bidder | 2 Vendor

75 Dealmakers

41 Target | 23 Bidder | 11 Vendor

£ 6.37 B

Value

19 Jan 2021|United States|Electronic Components and Equipment
Coherent
Ii-vi

Target: COHERENT INC

Bidder: II-VI INC

32 Service Providers

7 Target | 13 Bidder

147 Dealmakers

26 Target | 53 Bidder

£ 5.03 B

Value

01 Feb 2021|United States|Airlines
Wheels Up
Aspirational Consumer Lifestyle

Target: WHEELS UP

Bidder: ASPIRATIONAL CONSUMER LIFESTYLE

23 Service Providers

12 Target | 7 Bidder | 4 Vendor

39 Dealmakers

14 Target | 19 Bidder | 7 Vendor

£ 1.53 B

Value

24 Feb 2021|United States|Transportation Services
Joby Aviation
Reinvent Technology Partners

Target: JOBY AVIATION

Bidder: REINVENT TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS

16 Service Providers

6 Target | 9 Bidder | 1 Vendor

58 Dealmakers

29 Target | 25 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 4.68 B

Value

12 May 2021|United States|E-commerce
Trader Interactive
Carsales.com

Target: TRADER INTERACTIVE

Bidder: CARSALES.COM LTD

14 Service Providers

4 Target | 6 Bidder | 4 Vendor

50 Dealmakers

1 Target | 44 Bidder | 6 Vendor

£ 441 M

Value

10 May 2021|United States|Software
LIGHTSTEP
SERVICENOW

Target: LIGHTSTEP

Bidder: SERVICENOW

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

18 Dealmakers

3 Target | 15 Bidder

n/a

Value

11 Jul 2018|United States|Biotechnology
VISTERRA
Otsuka Pharmaceutical Factory

Target: VISTERRA

Bidder: OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL FACTORY INC

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

25 Dealmakers

1 Target | 24 Bidder

£ 324 M

Value

15 Jul 2021|United States|Auto Technology
Aurora Innovation
Baillie Gifford & Co

Target: AURORA INNOVATION

Bidder: BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO

11 Service Providers

3 Target | 8 Bidder

37 Dealmakers

3 Target | 34 Bidder

£ 9.45 B

Value

23 Jul 2021|Singapore|Real Estate Services
Propertyguru Pte
Bridgetown 2 Holdings

Target: PROPERTYGURU PTE LTD

Bidder: BRIDGETOWN 2 HOLDINGS LIMITED

19 Service Providers

6 Target | 13 Bidder

51 Dealmakers

24 Target | 27 Bidder

£ 981 M

Value

05 Oct 2021|United States|Knowledge Process Outsourcing
Huron Consulting Group (life Sciencess Business)
Oliver Wyman & Company

Target: HURON CONSULTING GROUP (LIFE SCIENCESS BUSINESS)

Bidder: OLIVER WYMAN & COMPANY LLC

4 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 3 Vendor

8 Dealmakers

2 Bidder | 6 Vendor

n/a

Value

03 Nov 2021|United States|Printing and Copying Services
Rr Donnelley & Sons Company
Chatham Asset Management

Target: RR DONNELLEY & SONS COMPANY

Bidder: CHATHAM ASSET MANAGEMENT

14 Service Providers

5 Target | 5 Bidder

42 Dealmakers

23 Target | 7 Bidder

£ 1.74 B

Value

06 Dec 2021|United States|Household Equipment and Products
Masterbuilt Holdings
The Middleby Corporation

Target: MASTERBUILT HOLDINGS

Bidder: THE MIDDLEBY CORPORATION

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

36 Dealmakers

1 Target | 7 Bidder | 28 Vendor

£ 290 M

Value

07 Dec 2021|United States|Software
APPNETA
Broadcom

Target: APPNETA

Bidder: BROADCOM INC

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

16 Dealmakers

2 Target | 14 Bidder

n/a

Value

19 Oct 2021|United States|Online and Social Platforms
DREAM
Playboy Enterprises

Target: DREAM

Bidder: PLAYBOY ENTERPRISES INC

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

11 Dealmakers

2 Target | 9 Bidder

£ 21 M

Value

21 Dec 2021|United States|Health Care Services
Perception Health
Huron Consulting Group

Target: PERCEPTION HEALTH

Bidder: HURON CONSULTING GROUP

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

8 Dealmakers

1 Target | 7 Bidder

n/a

Value

27 Dec 2021|United States|Household Equipment and Products
CHAR-GRILLER
The Middleby Corporation

Target: CHAR-GRILLER

Bidder: THE MIDDLEBY CORPORATION

2 Service Providers

2 Bidder

7 Dealmakers

7 Bidder

n/a

Value

06 Jan 2022|United States|Mobile
Vocera Communications
Stryker Corporation

Target: VOCERA COMMUNICATIONS INC

Bidder: STRYKER CORPORATION

7 Service Providers

5 Target | 2 Bidder

50 Dealmakers

36 Target | 14 Bidder

£ 2.28 B

Value

15 Feb 2022|Israel|Semiconductors
Tower Semiconductor
Intel Corporation

Target: TOWER SEMICONDUCTOR

Bidder: INTEL CORPORATION

12 Service Providers

6 Target | 6 Bidder

83 Dealmakers

39 Target | 44 Bidder

£ 3.99 B

Value

03 Mar 2022|United States|Digital Services
Education Networks Of America
Zayo Group Holdings

Target: EDUCATION NETWORKS OF AMERICA

Bidder: ZAYO GROUP HOLDINGS INC

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

30 Dealmakers

11 Target | 18 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

02 Dec 2021|United States|Education Services
Whiteboard Higher Education
Huron Consulting Group

Target: WHITEBOARD HIGHER EDUCATION

Bidder: HURON CONSULTING GROUP

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

9 Dealmakers

1 Target | 8 Bidder

n/a

Value

13 Jul 2022|United States|Pharmaceuticals
Theravance Respiratory Company
Royalty Pharma

Target: THERAVANCE RESPIRATORY COMPANY

Bidder: ROYALTY PHARMA

15 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder | 8 Vendor

31 Dealmakers

11 Target | 1 Bidder | 19 Vendor

£ 1.35 B

Value

19 Jul 2022|Australia|Entertainment
Animal Logic
Netflix

Target: ANIMAL LOGIC

Bidder: NETFLIX INC

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

25 Dealmakers

13 Target | 12 Bidder

n/a

Value

25 Jul 2022|United States|IT Services: Other
Openeye Scientific
Cadence Design Systems

Target: OPENEYE SCIENTIFIC

Bidder: CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

16 Dealmakers

3 Target | 13 Bidder

£ 416 M

Value

11 Aug 2022|United States|Specialty Chemicals
Clearon Corp
Platinum Equity

Target: CLEARON CORP

Bidder: PLATINUM EQUITY LLC

9 Service Providers

3 Target | 6 Bidder

28 Dealmakers

21 Target | 7 Bidder

n/a

Value

11 Oct 2022|United Kingdom|Software
Kmp Associates
Sp Plus Corporation

Target: KMP ASSOCIATES

Bidder: SP PLUS CORPORATION

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

13 Dealmakers

2 Target | 11 Bidder

n/a

Value

26 Oct 2022|United States|Entertainment
X Games
Msp Sports Capital

Target: X GAMES

Bidder: MSP SPORTS CAPITAL

5 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

18 Dealmakers

4 Bidder | 14 Vendor

n/a

Value

07 Nov 2022|United States|Auto Parts
Velodyne Lidar
Ouster

Target: VELODYNE LIDAR INC

Bidder: OUSTER INC

9 Service Providers

5 Target | 4 Bidder

29 Dealmakers

20 Target | 9 Bidder

£ 351 M

Value

15 Nov 2022|United States|Clothing and Accessories
Tom Ford
Estee Lauder Companies

Target: TOM FORD

Bidder: ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES INC

11 Service Providers

3 Target | 8 Bidder

45 Dealmakers

14 Target | 32 Bidder

£ 2.38 B

Value

05 Apr 2023|United States|Entertainment
SCOPELY
Public Investment Fund

Target: SCOPELY

Bidder: PUBLIC INVESTMENT FUND

10 Service Providers

4 Target | 6 Bidder

38 Dealmakers

17 Target | 21 Bidder

£ 3.93 B

Value

18 Apr 2023|China|Education Services
ELMTREE
Gravitas Education Holdings

Target: ELMTREE

Bidder: GRAVITAS EDUCATION HOLDINGS

6 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

57 Dealmakers

26 Bidder | 31 Vendor

£ 605 M

Value

25 May 2023|Hong Kong|FinTech
MONEYHERO
Pacific Century Group

Target: MONEYHERO

Bidder: PACIFIC CENTURY GROUP

6 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder

33 Dealmakers

8 Target | 25 Bidder

£ 232 M

Value

28 Jun 2023|Brazil|FinTech
PISMO
Visa

Target: PISMO

Bidder: VISA INC

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

21 Dealmakers

5 Target | 16 Bidder

£ 785 M

Value

17 Aug 2023|United States|Aerospace
Ball (aerospace Business)
Bae Systems

Target: BALL (AEROSPACE BUSINESS)

Bidder: BAE SYSTEMS

9 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 4 Vendor

31 Dealmakers

15 Bidder | 16 Vendor

£ 4.36 B

Value

14 Sep 2023|Canada|Electronic Components and Equipment
Future Electronics
Wt Microelectronics

Target: FUTURE ELECTRONICS

Bidder: WT MICROELECTRONICS

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder

70 Dealmakers

25 Target | 45 Bidder

£ 3.04 B

Value

21 Sep 2023|United States|Software
Splunk
Cisco Systems

Target: SPLUNK INC

Bidder: CISCO SYSTEMS INC

19 Service Providers

7 Target | 12 Bidder

77 Dealmakers

28 Target | 49 Bidder

£ 24.24 B

Value

28 Sep 2023|United States|Machinery: Agricultural
Trimble / Agco Joint Venture
TRIMBLE

Target: TRIMBLE / AGCO JOINT VENTURE

Bidder: TRIMBLE

10 Service Providers

10 Bidder

65 Dealmakers

65 Bidder

£ 1.65 B

Value

05 Oct 2023|United States|Parking Operation
Sp Plus Corporation
Metropolis Technologies

Target: SP PLUS CORPORATION

Bidder: METROPOLIS TECHNOLOGIES

20 Service Providers

5 Target | 15 Bidder

43 Dealmakers

17 Target | 26 Bidder

£ 1.18 B

Value

30 Oct 2023|United States|Computer Hardware
Western Digital Corporation (hdd Business)
Institutional Investors

Target: WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION (HDD BUSINESS)

Bidder: INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS

6 Service Providers

6 Vendor

24 Dealmakers

24 Vendor

n/a

Value

09 Jan 2024|United States|Electronic Components and Equipment
Juniper Networks
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company

Target: JUNIPER NETWORKS INC

Bidder: HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY

17 Service Providers

5 Target | 12 Bidder

97 Dealmakers

30 Target | 67 Bidder

£ 11.00 B

Value

01 Mar 2024|Singapore|Management Consulting
Tdcx
Laurent Junique

Target: TDCX INC

Bidder: LAURENT JUNIQUE

7 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder

19 Dealmakers

6 Target | 13 Bidder

£ 113 M

Value

12 Apr 2018|United States|Diversified Industrials
S.p. Richards
Essendant

Target: S.P. RICHARDS

Bidder: ESSENDANT INC

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

21 Dealmakers

1 Target | 9 Bidder | 11 Vendor

£ 479 M

Value

01 Jul 2024|United States|Aerospace
Spirit Aerosystems Holdings
The Boeing Company

Target: SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS HOLDINGS INC

Bidder: THE BOEING COMPANY

13 Service Providers

6 Target | 7 Bidder

80 Dealmakers

36 Target | 44 Bidder

£ 6.56 B

Value

01 Aug 2024|United States|Biotechnology
Jnana Therapeutics
Otsuka Pharmaceutical Factory

Target: JNANA THERAPEUTICS

Bidder: OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL FACTORY INC

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

29 Dealmakers

9 Target | 20 Bidder

£ 875 M

Value

24 Oct 2024|United States|Biotechnology
Immpact Bio
Lyell Immunopharma

Target: IMMPACT BIO

Bidder: LYELL IMMUNOPHARMA

6 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder

17 Dealmakers

1 Target | 16 Bidder

£ 67 M

Value

18 Nov 2024|United States|Electronic Components and Equipment
Fiber Materials
Tex Tech Industries

Target: FIBER MATERIALS INC

Bidder: TEX TECH INDUSTRIES

7 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

17 Dealmakers

3 Bidder | 14 Vendor

£ 130 M

Value

25 Feb 2025|United States|Food Products
The Middleby Corporation (food Processing Business)
Institutional Investors

Target: THE MIDDLEBY CORPORATION (FOOD PROCESSING BUSINESS)

Bidder: INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS

4 Service Providers

4 Vendor

18 Dealmakers

18 Vendor

n/a

Value

12 Mar 2025|United States|Software
Niantic (game Business)
SCOPELY

Target: NIANTIC (GAME BUSINESS)

Bidder: SCOPELY

4 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

47 Dealmakers

12 Bidder | 35 Vendor

£ 2.98 B

Value

14 Apr 2025|United States|Semiconductors
Altera Corporation
Silver Lake Partners

Target: ALTERA CORPORATION

Bidder: SILVER LAKE PARTNERS LP

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

16 Dealmakers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 14 Vendor

£ 3.41 B

Value

28 Apr 2025|United States|Aerospace
Spirit Aerosystems (certan Assets)
Airbus

Target: SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS (CERTAN ASSETS)

Bidder: AIRBUS SE

5 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

26 Dealmakers

11 Bidder | 15 Vendor

n/a

Value

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