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Kelly Dybala

Partner at Sidley Austin

Lawyer

Dallas

Deal Bio

Total Deals18

Valued Deals14

Total Value£ 23.17 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 1.65 B

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10 Dec 2018|United Kingdom|Travel and Tourism

Target: TRAVELPORT GLOBAL LIMITED

Bidder: ELLIOTT MANAGEMENT CORPORATION

23 Service Providers

5 Target | 18 Bidder

28 Dealmakers

14 Target | 14 Bidder

£ 3.45 B

Value

25 Feb 2019|United States|Containers and Packaging

Target: MULTI-COLOR CORPORATION

Bidder: PLATINUM EQUITY LLC

16 Service Providers

7 Target | 6 Bidder | 3 Vendor

85 Dealmakers

48 Target | 32 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 1.91 B

Value

19 Dec 2019|United States|Software

Target: SHAPE SECURITY

Bidder: F5 NETWORKS

19 Service Providers

3 Target | 6 Bidder | 10 Vendor

50 Dealmakers

17 Target | 19 Bidder | 14 Vendor

£ 767 M

Value

25 Feb 2020|United States|Publishing

Target: UNIVISION COMMUNICATIONS INC

Bidder: FORGELIGHT

32 Service Providers

8 Target | 13 Bidder | 11 Vendor

111 Dealmakers

51 Target | 24 Bidder | 36 Vendor

n/a

Value

19 Oct 2020|Virgin Islands (U.S.)|Residential REITs

Target: FRONT YARD RESIDENTIAL CORP

Bidder: PRETIUM

17 Service Providers

4 Target | 13 Bidder

70 Dealmakers

12 Target | 58 Bidder

£ 1.88 B

Value

15 Jan 2021|United States|Property and Casualty Insurance

Target: PROSIGHT GLOBAL INC

Bidder: TOWERBROOK CAPITAL PARTNERS LP

15 Service Providers

7 Target | 8 Bidder

60 Dealmakers

14 Target | 46 Bidder

£ 431 M

Value

08 Feb 2021|United States|Transportation Services

Target: CUBIC CORPORATION

Bidder: EVERGREEN COAST CAPITAL

18 Service Providers

8 Target | 9 Bidder

146 Dealmakers

66 Target | 32 Bidder

£ 2.18 B

Value

13 Apr 2021|Mexico|Entertainment

Target: GRUPO TELEVISA SAB (MEDIA, CONTENT AND PRODUCTION ASSTES)

Bidder: THE RAINE GROUP LLC

23 Service Providers

16 Bidder | 7 Vendor

106 Dealmakers

76 Bidder | 30 Vendor

£ 3.49 B

Value

13 May 2021|United States|Food Retailers and Wholesalers

Target: SMART & FINAL HOLDINGS INC

Bidder: GRUPO COMERCIAL CHEDRAUI

15 Service Providers

5 Target | 9 Bidder | 1 Vendor

40 Dealmakers

3 Target | 30 Bidder | 7 Vendor

£ 440 M

Value

22 Feb 2022|United States|Casinos and Gambling

Target: PENINSULA PACIFIC ENTERTAINMENT LLC

Bidder: CHURCHILL DOWNS INCORPORATED

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

45 Dealmakers

29 Target | 16 Bidder

£ 2.40 B

Value

01 Apr 2022|United States|Investment Banking

Target: MANNING & NAPIER

Bidder: CALLODINE GROUP

14 Service Providers

6 Target | 8 Bidder

25 Dealmakers

10 Target | 15 Bidder

£ 224 M

Value

29 Jun 2022|United States|Computer Hardware

Target: STRATUS TECHNOLOGIES

Bidder: SMART GLOBAL HOLDINGS INC

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

52 Dealmakers

2 Target | 5 Bidder | 45 Vendor

£ 224 M

Value

27 Oct 2022|United States|Auto Parts

Target: ALTRA INDUSTRIAL MOTION CORP

Bidder: REGAL REXNORD

10 Service Providers

5 Target | 5 Bidder

53 Dealmakers

10 Target | 43 Bidder

£ 4.28 B

Value

20 Jul 2023|United States|Private Equity

Target: ABRDN (US PRIVATE MARKETS BUSINESS)

Bidder: HIGHVISTA STRATEGIES

7 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

29 Dealmakers

22 Bidder | 7 Vendor

n/a

Value

11 Sep 2023|United States|Diversified Financials

Target: AVANTAX

Bidder: CETERA FINANCIAL GROUP

12 Service Providers

6 Target | 6 Bidder

78 Dealmakers

58 Target | 20 Bidder

£ 962 M

Value

12 Sep 2024|United States|Financial Data and Systems

Target: BATTEA-CLASS ACTION SERVICES

Bidder: SS&C TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS INC

5 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder

38 Dealmakers

27 Target | 11 Bidder

£ 512 M

Value

18 Oct 2024|United States|Diversified Financials

Target: AQUILA AIR CAPITAL

Bidder: WAFRA INC

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

8 Dealmakers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

25 Oct 2024|United States|Management Consulting

Target: COHEN & COMPANY INC

Bidder: LOVELL MINNICK PARTNERS LLC

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

9 Dealmakers

4 Target | 5 Bidder

n/a

Value