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Cover Image Kenton J. King
Kenton J. KingSkadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom

Kenton J. King

Partner at Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom

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Palo Alto

Deal Bio

Total Deals32
Valued Deals23
Total Value£ 145.56 B
Avg. Deal Size£ 6.33 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

10 Jul 2018|Japan|Media Agencies
Z Holdings Corp
Softbank Group Corp

Target: Z HOLDINGS CORP

Bidder: SOFTBANK GROUP CORP

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

11 Dealmakers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 1.55 B

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

20 Dec 2018|United States|Tobacco
JUUL
Altria Group

Target: JUUL

Bidder: ALTRIA GROUP

15 Service Providers

7 Target | 8 Bidder

111 Dealmakers

72 Target | 39 Bidder

£ 10.51 B

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

14 Nov 2018|United States|Semiconductors
Commercial Semiconductor System Level Test Business
Advantest Corporation

Target: COMMERCIAL SEMICONDUCTOR SYSTEM LEVEL TEST BUSINESS

Bidder: ADVANTEST CORPORATION

4 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

7 Dealmakers

5 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 143 M

Value

26 Feb 2019|United States|Software
Zinc
SERVICEMAX

Target: ZINC INC

Bidder: SERVICEMAX

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

5 Dealmakers

1 Target | 4 Bidder

n/a

Value

08 May 2019|United States|Telecommunications infrastructure
Zayo Group Holdings
Eqt Partners

Target: ZAYO GROUP HOLDINGS INC

Bidder: EQT PARTNERS AB

21 Service Providers

7 Target | 14 Bidder

87 Dealmakers

25 Target | 62 Bidder

£ 10.93 B

Value

25 Jul 2019|United States|Semiconductors
Intel (smartphone Modem Business)
Apple

Target: INTEL (SMARTPHONE MODEM BUSINESS)

Bidder: APPLE INC

5 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 4 Vendor

17 Dealmakers

1 Bidder | 16 Vendor

£ 805 M

Value

05 Aug 2019|United States|Media Agencies
Gannett Co
New Media Investment Group

Target: GANNETT CO INC

Bidder: NEW MEDIA INVESTMENT GROUP INC

17 Service Providers

8 Target | 9 Bidder

41 Dealmakers

9 Target | 32 Bidder

£ 1.15 B

Value

02 Jul 2018|United States|Security Equipment
Vmware
Dell Technologies

Target: VMWARE INC

Bidder: DELL TECHNOLOGIES INC

22 Service Providers

8 Target | 14 Bidder

28 Dealmakers

13 Target | 15 Bidder

£ 15.97 B

Value

01 Aug 2016|United States|Alternative Fuels
Solarcity Corporation
Tesla Motors

Target: SOLARCITY CORPORATION

Bidder: TESLA MOTORS INC

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder

52 Dealmakers

20 Target | 34 Bidder

£ 4.00 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

19 Feb 2020|Italy|Personal Products
Zobele Group
Cornell Capital

Target: ZOBELE GROUP

Bidder: CORNELL CAPITAL LLC

21 Service Providers

5 Target | 11 Bidder | 5 Vendor

98 Dealmakers

12 Target | 80 Bidder | 7 Vendor

n/a

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

19 Nov 2020|United States|Publishing
HUFFPOST
Buzzfeed

Target: HUFFPOST

Bidder: BUZZFEED INC

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

17 Dealmakers

3 Target | 12 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

20 Aug 2018|China|Biotechnology
Taibang Biologic Group (ex China Biologic Products Holdings Inc)
Gl Capital Group

Target: TAIBANG BIOLOGIC GROUP (EX CHINA BIOLOGIC PRODUCTS HOLDINGS INC)

Bidder: GL CAPITAL GROUP

7 Service Providers

2 Target | 5 Bidder

10 Dealmakers

2 Target | 8 Bidder

£ 3.06 B

Value

29 Jul 2021|United States|Medical Equipment
Misonix
Bioventus

Target: MISONIX INC

Bidder: BIOVENTUS LLC

10 Service Providers

5 Target | 5 Bidder

16 Dealmakers

9 Target | 7 Bidder

£ 373 M

Value

15 Jul 2021|United States|FinTech
SEZZLE
Discover Financial Services

Target: SEZZLE

Bidder: DISCOVER FINANCIAL SERVICES

5 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder

7 Dealmakers

5 Target | 2 Bidder

£ 21 M

Value

30 Aug 2021|United States|Semiconductors
Dsp Group
SYNAPTICS

Target: DSP GROUP

Bidder: SYNAPTICS

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder

53 Dealmakers

21 Target | 32 Bidder

£ 390 M

Value

28 Oct 2021|United States|Airlines
Sabre (aircentre Operations)
Cae

Target: SABRE (AIRCENTRE OPERATIONS)

Bidder: CAE INC

4 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

39 Dealmakers

34 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 285 M

Value

22 Nov 2021|Germany|Entertainment
Scanline Vfx
Netflix

Target: SCANLINE VFX

Bidder: NETFLIX INC

6 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder

15 Dealmakers

2 Target | 13 Bidder

n/a

Value

15 Dec 2021|United States|Specialty Chemicals
Cmc Materials
Entegris

Target: CMC MATERIALS INC

Bidder: ENTEGRIS INC

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder

39 Dealmakers

14 Target | 25 Bidder

£ 4.90 B

Value

18 Jan 2022|United States|Gaming
Activision Blizzard
Microsoft Corp

Target: ACTIVISION BLIZZARD INC

Bidder: MICROSOFT CORP

15 Service Providers

8 Target | 7 Bidder

59 Dealmakers

26 Target | 33 Bidder

£ 50.26 B

Value

02 May 2022|Canada|Gaming
Crystal Dynamics
Embracer Group

Target: CRYSTAL DYNAMICS

Bidder: EMBRACER GROUP

10 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

17 Dealmakers

3 Target | 3 Bidder | 11 Vendor

£ 238 M

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

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

31 Jan 2023|United States|Computer Hardware
Western Digital Corporation
Apollo Global Management

Target: WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION

Bidder: APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC

11 Service Providers

7 Target | 4 Bidder

44 Dealmakers

22 Target | 22 Bidder

£ 726 M

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

06 Jan 2025|United States|Software
Ansys (powerartist)
Keysight Technologies

Target: ANSYS (POWERARTIST)

Bidder: KEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES INC

4 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 3 Vendor

20 Dealmakers

1 Bidder | 19 Vendor

n/a

Value

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