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Kenneth Young

Partner at Dechert

Lawyer

New York

Deal Bio

Total Deals34

Valued Deals10

Total Value£ 5.17 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 517 M

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09 Dec 2019|United States|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: STONECASTLE ASSET MANAGEMENT (BANK INVESTMENT PLATFORM)

Bidder: ARROWMARK PARTNERS

10 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 6 Vendor

30 Dealmakers

1 Target | 12 Bidder | 18 Vendor

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30 Jun 2020|United States|Telecommunications Services: Other

Target: CONTERRA ULTRA BROADBAND HOLDINGS INC

Bidder: FIERA INFRASTRUCTURE INC

11 Service Providers

5 Target | 5 Bidder | 1 Vendor

26 Dealmakers

14 Target | 11 Bidder | 1 Vendor

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01 Sep 2020|United States|Digital Services

Target: AHEAD

Bidder: BERKSHIRE PARTNERS LLC

19 Service Providers

6 Target | 12 Bidder | 1 Vendor

35 Dealmakers

30 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

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22 Sep 2020|United States|IT Services: Other

Target: ROUNDTOWER TECHNOLOGIES

Bidder: AHEAD

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

21 Dealmakers

2 Target | 19 Bidder

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14 Oct 2020|United States|FinTech

Target: CONFIRM

Bidder: BRIGHTLY SOFTWARE

7 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

17 Dealmakers

5 Bidder | 12 Vendor

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28 Jan 2021|United States|Digital Services

Target: THRIVE

Bidder: COURT SQUARE CAPITAL PARTNERS

11 Service Providers

5 Target | 5 Bidder | 1 Vendor

11 Dealmakers

1 Target | 10 Bidder | 1 Vendor

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21 Jun 2021|United States|Private Equity

Target: CAMPBELL GLOBAL LLC

Bidder: JP MORGAN CHASE & CO

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

27 Dealmakers

1 Target | 21 Bidder | 5 Vendor

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29 Jun 2021|United States|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: OPENINVEST

Bidder: JP MORGAN CHASE & CO

9 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

28 Dealmakers

4 Target | 21 Bidder | 3 Vendor

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01 Apr 2021|United States|Biotechnology

Target: Q2 SOLUTIONS

Bidder: IQVIA INC

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

23 Dealmakers

3 Target | 5 Bidder | 15 Vendor

£ 552 M

Value

12 Oct 2021|United States|Luxury Items

Target: DIAMONDS DIRECT USA

Bidder: SIGNET JEWELERS LIMITED

3 Service Providers

2 Target | 1 Bidder

35 Dealmakers

29 Target | 6 Bidder

£ 359 M

Value

28 Oct 2021|United States|Private Equity

Target: OAK HILL ADVISORS

Bidder: T. ROWE PRICE GROUP INC

9 Service Providers

5 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

63 Dealmakers

15 Target | 44 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 3.05 B

Value

05 Jan 2022|United States|Leasing

Target: ENCINA EQUIPMENT FINANCE

Bidder: FRANKLIN BSP LENDING

11 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder | 2 Vendor

7 Dealmakers

2 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

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13 Jan 2022|United States|Software

Target: GOENGINEER

Bidder: COURT SQUARE CAPITAL PARTNERS

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder

12 Dealmakers

5 Target | 7 Bidder

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03 Mar 2022|United States|Financial Data and Systems

Target: STONECASTLE CASH INSURED SWEEP (INTERLINK)

Bidder: VERITEX HOLDINGS

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

20 Dealmakers

2 Target | 5 Bidder | 13 Vendor

£ 68 M

Value

27 Jan 2022|United States|Private Equity

Target: LFE CAPITAL

Bidder: STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

12 Dealmakers

2 Target | 10 Bidder

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30 Jun 2022|United States|IT Services: Other

Target: EDGE TECHNOLOGY GROUP

Bidder: THRIVE

10 Service Providers

2 Target | 8 Bidder

12 Dealmakers

1 Target | 11 Bidder

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25 Aug 2022|United States|Digital Services

Target: COMPUTER AIDED TECHNOLOGY

Bidder: GOENGINEER

8 Service Providers

2 Target | 5 Bidder | 1 Vendor

17 Dealmakers

3 Target | 13 Bidder | 1 Vendor

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27 Sep 2022|South Korea|Investment Banking

Target: SF CREDIT PARTNERS

Bidder: STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder

18 Dealmakers

18 Bidder

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05 Dec 2022|United States|Financial Data and Systems

Target: STONECASTLE CASH INSURED SWEEP (INTERLINK)

Bidder: WEBSTER FINANCIAL CORPORATION

6 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

33 Dealmakers

15 Bidder | 18 Vendor

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23 Feb 2023|United States|FinTech

Target: HORIZON TECHNOLOGY FINANCE MANAGEMENT LLC

Bidder: MONROE CAPITAL LLC

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

7 Dealmakers

3 Target | 2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

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05 Jun 2023|United States|Software

Target: MBX SYSTEMS

Bidder: AHEAD

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

9 Dealmakers

2 Target | 7 Bidder

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24 Jul 2023|United States|Private Equity

Target: SCULPTOR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT

Bidder: RITHM CAPITAL CORP

16 Service Providers

11 Target | 5 Bidder

110 Dealmakers

84 Target | 26 Bidder

£ 587 M

Value

07 Sep 2023|United States|FinTech

Target: R&T DEPOSIT SOLUTIONS

Bidder: GTCR LLC

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder

34 Dealmakers

15 Target | 19 Bidder

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07 Mar 2024|United States|Software

Target: VELOSIO

Bidder: COURT SQUARE CAPITAL PARTNERS

7 Service Providers

2 Target | 5 Bidder

15 Dealmakers

1 Target | 14 Bidder

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11 Mar 2024|Canada|Digital Services

Target: MDF COMMERCE

Bidder: KKR & CO

10 Service Providers

5 Target | 5 Bidder

46 Dealmakers

6 Target | 40 Bidder

£ 146 M

Value

11 Mar 2024|United Kingdom|FinTech

Target: FLAGSTONE

Bidder: ESTANCIA CAPITAL PARTNERS

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

17 Dealmakers

10 Target | 7 Bidder

£ 108 M

Value

15 Mar 2024|United States|Private Equity

Target: AVANTE C APITAL PARTNERS

Bidder: GQG PARTNERS

5 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

8 Dealmakers

8 Bidder

£ 55 M

Value

06 Jun 2024|United States|Diversified Financials

Target: SOLTIS INVESTMENT ADVISORS

Bidder: ESTANCIA CAPITAL PARTNERS

9 Service Providers

3 Target | 6 Bidder

15 Dealmakers

8 Target | 7 Bidder

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08 Jul 2024|United States|Consumer Lending

Target: ARCHWEST CAPITAL

Bidder: BAIN CAPITAL LP

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

5 Dealmakers

3 Target | 2 Bidder

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08 Oct 2024|United States|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: INSIGHT SELECT INCOME FUND

Bidder: KKR & CO

7 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

26 Dealmakers

4 Target | 19 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 146 M

Value

14 Jan 2025|United States|Digital Services

Target: THRIVE

Bidder: BERKSHIRE PARTNERS LLC

12 Service Providers

6 Target | 6 Bidder

51 Dealmakers

38 Target | 13 Bidder

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17 Jan 2025|United States|Investment Banking

Target: 180 DEGREE CAPITAL CORP

Bidder: MOUNT LOGAN CAPITAL

10 Service Providers

6 Target | 4 Bidder

88 Dealmakers

42 Target | 46 Bidder

£ 93 M

Value

03 Feb 2025|United States|Pharmaceuticals

Target: SOLEO HEALTH

Bidder: COURT SQUARE CAPITAL PARTNERS

10 Service Providers

3 Target | 7 Bidder

48 Dealmakers

5 Target | 43 Bidder

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18 Feb 2025|United States|Real Estate Services

Target: ARTEMIS REAL ESTATE

Bidder: BARINGS LLC

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

54 Dealmakers

19 Target | 27 Bidder | 8 Vendor

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