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Kevin Kay

Partner at Dechert

Lawyer

New York

Deal Bio

Total Deals29

Valued Deals17

Total Value£ 62.89 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 3.70 B

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25 Feb 2019|United Kingdom|Oil Equipment and Services

Target: WEIR (FLOW CONTROL DIVISION)

Bidder: FIRST RESERVE CORPORATION

12 Service Providers

2 Target | 6 Bidder | 4 Vendor

72 Dealmakers

3 Target | 56 Bidder | 13 Vendor

£ 275 M

Value

04 Mar 2019|Germany|Chemicals and Synthetic Fibres

Target: EVONIK (METHACRYLATES PLASTICS UNIT)

Bidder: ADVENT INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

24 Service Providers

1 Target | 17 Bidder | 6 Vendor

135 Dealmakers

5 Target | 55 Bidder | 75 Vendor

£ 2.58 B

Value

08 May 2019|Japan|Pharmaceuticals

Target: XIIDRA

Bidder: NOVARTIS AG

8 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 6 Vendor

52 Dealmakers

29 Bidder | 23 Vendor

£ 4.07 B

Value

13 May 2019|Germany|Personal Products

Target: COPPERTONE

Bidder: BEIERSDORF AG

8 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

72 Dealmakers

34 Bidder | 39 Vendor

£ 422 M

Value

01 Aug 2019|United Kingdom|Financial Data and Systems

Target: REFINITIV HOLDINGS INC

Bidder: LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE GROUP PLC

26 Service Providers

8 Target | 12 Bidder | 6 Vendor

172 Dealmakers

70 Target | 93 Bidder | 13 Vendor

£ 22.18 B

Value

30 Jul 2019|United States|Aerospace

Target: ONTIC

Bidder: CVC CAPITAL PARTNERS

12 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 6 Vendor

69 Dealmakers

1 Target | 49 Bidder | 25 Vendor

£ 1.11 B

Value

07 May 2018|United States|Restaurants and Bars

Target: STARBUCKS (CONSUMER PACKAGED GOODS AND FOODSERVICE BUSINESS)

Bidder: NESTLE

8 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

53 Dealmakers

24 Bidder | 29 Vendor

£ 5.45 B

Value

03 May 2020|United States|Oil Equipment and Services

Target: QUINTANA ENERGY SERVICES INC

Bidder: KLX ENERGY SERVICES HOLDINGS INC

9 Service Providers

5 Target | 4 Bidder

38 Dealmakers

20 Target | 18 Bidder

n/a

Value

03 May 2020|India|Digital Services

Target: JIO PLATFORMS LIMITED

Bidder: KKR & CO

37 Service Providers

1 Target | 31 Bidder | 5 Vendor

142 Dealmakers

1 Target | 119 Bidder | 22 Vendor

£ 11.45 B

Value

28 May 2020|United States|FinTech

Target: VESTA

Bidder: GOLDFINCH PARTNERS

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

23 Dealmakers

3 Target | 20 Bidder

£ 101 M

Value

26 Jun 2020|United States|Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO)

Target: SPARTRONICS

Bidder: ONE EQUITY PARTNERS

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

49 Dealmakers

1 Target | 35 Bidder | 13 Vendor

n/a

Value

21 Dec 2020|United States|Business Process Outsourcing

Target: MDC PARTNERS

Bidder: STAGWELL

13 Service Providers

8 Target | 5 Bidder

35 Dealmakers

15 Target | 21 Bidder

£ 705 M

Value

24 Jun 2021|United States|Entertainment

Target: COMPLEX NETWORKS

Bidder: BUZZFEED INC

9 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

38 Dealmakers

18 Target | 18 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 214 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

16 Nov 2021|United States|Apparel Retailers

Target: KNS INTERNATIONAL

Bidder: CENTRE PARTNERS

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

26 Dealmakers

7 Target | 22 Bidder

n/a

Value

16 Nov 2021|United States|Food Products

Target: PANCHO'S MEXICAN FOODS

Bidder: CENTRE PARTNERS

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

15 Dealmakers

1 Target | 15 Bidder

n/a

Value

20 Dec 2021|United States|Household Equipment and Products

Target: HUNTER FAN COMPANY

Bidder: GRIFFON CORPORATION

14 Service Providers

4 Target | 9 Bidder | 1 Vendor

53 Dealmakers

7 Target | 45 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 638 M

Value

09 Feb 2022|United States|Environmental / Waste Management

Target: US ECOLOGY INC

Bidder: REPUBLIC SERVICES INC

10 Service Providers

7 Target | 3 Bidder

46 Dealmakers

34 Target | 12 Bidder

£ 1.62 B

Value

15 Mar 2022|United States|E-commerce

Target: TRADESY

Bidder: VESTIAIRE COLLECTIVE

13 Service Providers

7 Target | 6 Bidder

21 Dealmakers

4 Target | 17 Bidder

n/a

Value

07 Apr 2022|United States|Health Care Services

Target: VISION INNOVATION PARTNERS

Bidder: GRYPHON INVESTORS INC

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 6 Vendor

16 Dealmakers

3 Target | 2 Bidder | 11 Vendor

n/a

Value

23 May 2022|United States|Restaurants and Bars

Target: CAPTAIN D (SEAFOOD BUSINESS)

Bidder: CENTRE PARTNERS

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 2 Vendor

15 Dealmakers

12 Bidder | 3 Vendor

n/a

Value

26 May 2022|United States|Machinery: Construction

Target: TERRA MILLENNIUM

Bidder: HIG CAPITAL LLC

10 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder | 1 Vendor

18 Dealmakers

11 Target | 6 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

01 Jan 2022|United States|Health Care Facilities

Target: ATLANTIC DERMATOLOGY

Bidder: RIDGEMONT EQUITY PARTNERS

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

40 Dealmakers

3 Target | 37 Bidder

n/a

Value

24 Jun 2022|United States|Transportation Services

Target: DIRECT CHASSISLINK INC

Bidder: WREN HOUSE

13 Service Providers

3 Target | 8 Bidder | 2 Vendor

47 Dealmakers

1 Target | 37 Bidder | 9 Vendor

£ 3.66 B

Value

16 May 2023|United States|Software

Target: ION CHANNEL

Bidder: EXIGER

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

15 Dealmakers

1 Target | 14 Bidder

n/a

Value

04 Oct 2023|Panama|Biotechnology

Target: VAXTRIALS

Bidder: EMMES CORPORATION

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

7 Dealmakers

1 Target | 6 Bidder

n/a

Value

17 Jan 2025|United States|Investment Banking

Target: 180 DEGREE CAPITAL CORP

Bidder: MOUNT LOGAN CAPITAL

10 Service Providers

6 Target | 4 Bidder

83 Dealmakers

42 Target | 41 Bidder

£ 93 M

Value

18 Feb 2025|United States|Real Estate Services

Target: ARTEMIS REAL ESTATE

Bidder: BARINGS LLC

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

43 Dealmakers

16 Target | 27 Bidder

n/a

Value

21 Apr 2025|United States|Management Consulting

Target: MOSS ADAMS

Bidder: HELLMAN & FRIEDMAN LLC

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

42 Dealmakers

6 Target | 36 Bidder

£ 5.26 B

Value