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Katherine KrauseSimpson Thacher & Bartlett

Katherine Krause

Partner at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

Lawyer

New York

Deal Bio

Total Deals27
Valued Deals13
Total Value£70,721M
Avg. Deal Size£5,440M

Awards

2022 Top Female M&A Lawyers in North America

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United States
Food Products
Private EquityPrivateDomesticMajorityMerger
Colorado Boxed Beef

target

Colorado Boxed Beef

Quirch Foods Co

bidder

Quirch Foods Co

value n/a

44 dealmakers

United Kingdom
FinTech
PrivateMergerPrivate EquityCross BorderMajorityDe-SPACReverse Takeover
Paysafe Group

target

Paysafe Group

Foley Trasimene Acquisition Corp Ii

bidder

Foley Trasimene Acquisition Corp Ii

£6,694m

53 dealmakers

United States
Asset Managers and Custodians
MinorityPrivateDomesticPrivate EquityAcquisition
Edelman Financial Engines

target

Edelman Financial Engines

Warburg Pincus

bidder

Warburg Pincus

value n/a

46 dealmakers

United States
Specialty Retailers
DomesticPrivate EquityMajorityAcquisitionPrivate
The Bountiful Company

target

The Bountiful Company

NESTLE

bidder

NESTLE

£4,121m

65 dealmakers

United States
Home Improvement Retailers
DomesticMajorityPrivate EquityAcquisitionPublic
At Home Group

target

At Home Group

Hellman & Friedman

bidder

Hellman & Friedman

£2,007m

62 dealmakers

United States
Household Appliance
MinorityPrivate EquityAcquisitionPrivateDomestic
Visual Comfort & Co

target

Visual Comfort & Co

Leonard Green & Partners

bidder

Leonard Green & Partners

value n/a

57 dealmakers

United States
Biotechnology
Cross BorderMajorityAcquisitionPrivate EquityPrivate
PAREXEL

target

PAREXEL

Goldman Sachs Asset Management

bidder

Goldman Sachs Asset Management

£6,165m

57 dealmakers

United States
Full Line Insurance
AcquisitionPrivateMinorityDomesticPrivate Equity
Aig (life & Retirement Business)

target

Aig (life & Retirement Business)

Blackstone Group

bidder

Blackstone Group

£1,588m

87 dealmakers

United States
Health Care Services
DomesticPrivatePrivate EquityAcquisitionMajority
Mdvip

target

Mdvip

Goldman Sachs Asset Management

bidder

Goldman Sachs Asset Management

value n/a

34 dealmakers

United States
Internet
DomesticMajorityPrivate EquityPrivateAcquisition
Imon Communications

target

Imon Communications

Goldman Sachs (merchant Banking Division)

bidder

Goldman Sachs (merchant Banking Division)

value n/a

25 dealmakers

United States
Online and Social Platforms
PublicPrivatisationMajorityDomesticAcquisition
X Corp (ex-twitter)

target

X Corp (ex-twitter)

Elon Musk

bidder

Elon Musk

£34,502m

152 dealmakers

United States
E-commerce
AcquisitionMajorityDomesticPublicPrivate Equity
Channeladvisor Corporation

target

Channeladvisor Corporation

Gtcr

bidder

Gtcr

£577m

49 dealmakers

United States
Payments / Commerce
AcquisitionMajorityPublicCross Border
PAYA

target

PAYA

Nuvei Corporation

bidder

Nuvei Corporation

£1,074m

50 dealmakers

Germany
Software
AcquisitionCross BorderPrivate EquityMajorityPublic
Software

target

Software

Silver Lake Partners

bidder

Silver Lake Partners

£1,945m

64 dealmakers

United States
Health Care Services
DomesticPrivateAcquisitionMajority
Bright Healthcare (california Medicare Business)

target

Bright Healthcare (california Medicare Business)

Molina Healthcare

bidder

Molina Healthcare

£402m

38 dealmakers

United States
Renewable Energy Equipment
AcquisitionDomesticPrivatePrivate EquityMajority
Synthica Energy

target

Synthica Energy

Goldman Sachs Asset Management

bidder

Goldman Sachs Asset Management

value n/a

23 dealmakers

United States
FinTech
AcquisitionPrivateMinorityDomesticPrivate Equity
R&t Deposit Solutions

target

R&t Deposit Solutions

Gtcr

bidder

Gtcr

value n/a

34 dealmakers

United States
Test Inspection and Certification (TIC)
PrivateAcquisitionMajorityDomesticPrivate Equity
Amspec Group

target

Amspec Group

Tpg Rise Climate

bidder

Tpg Rise Climate

value n/a

30 dealmakers

United States
Digital Services
AcquisitionPrivate EquityPublicMinorityCross Border
AVEPOINT

target

AVEPOINT

65 Equity Partners

bidder

65 Equity Partners

value n/a

10 dealmakers

United States
Restaurants and Bars
AcquisitionDomesticPrivatePrivate EquityMinority
Far West Services

target

Far West Services

Brentwood Associates

bidder

Brentwood Associates

value n/a

22 dealmakers

Ireland
Software
AcquisitionPrivateCross BorderMajority
Soapbox Labs

target

Soapbox Labs

Curriculum Associates

bidder

Curriculum Associates

value n/a

12 dealmakers

United States
Landline
DomesticPrivateMinorityAcquisitionPrivate Equity
Blue Stream Fiber

target

Blue Stream Fiber

Sixth Street Partners

bidder

Sixth Street Partners

value n/a

32 dealmakers

United States
Electronic Components and Equipment
PublicDomesticAcquisitionMajorityPrivate Equity
Snap One

target

Snap One

Resideo Technologies

bidder

Resideo Technologies

£1,124m

37 dealmakers

Canada
Software
Private EquityAcquisitionPrivateCross BorderMinority
Carltonone Engagement

target

Carltonone Engagement

Goldman Sachs Asset Management

bidder

Goldman Sachs Asset Management

value n/a

42 dealmakers

United StatesUnited States
Entertainment
DomesticAcquisitionMajorityMergerPublicPrivate Equity
Paramount Global

target

Paramount Global

Skydance Media

bidder

Skydance Media

£6,554m

92 dealmakers

United States
Engineering Consulting
Private EquityAcquisitionDomesticPrivateMajority
TAIT

target

TAIT

Goldman Sachs Alternatives

bidder

Goldman Sachs Alternatives

value n/a

62 dealmakers

Bermuda
Reinsurance
Cross BorderMajorityAcquisitionPublicPrivate EquityPrivatisation
Enstar Group

target

Enstar Group

Sixth Street Partners

bidder

Sixth Street Partners

£3,963m

92 dealmakers

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