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Larry Crouch

Partner at A&O Shearman

Lawyer

New York

Deal Bio

Total Deals33

Valued Deals22

Total Value£ 95.17 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 4.33 B

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04 Dec 2017|United States|Health Care Services

Target: AETNA INC

Bidder: CVS HEALTH CORPORATION

21 Service Providers

7 Target | 14 Bidder

96 Dealmakers

25 Target | 71 Bidder

£ 57.03 B

Value

14 Apr 2019|United States|Waste and Disposal Services

Target: ADVANCED DISPOSAL SERVICES INC

Bidder: WASTE MANAGEMENT INC

12 Service Providers

5 Target | 5 Bidder | 2 Vendor

92 Dealmakers

39 Target | 48 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 3.68 B

Value

05 May 2020|United States|Property and Casualty Insurance

Target: AMERICAN FINANCIAL & AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES

Bidder: ASSURANT INC

4 Service Providers

3 Target | 1 Bidder

17 Dealmakers

11 Target | 6 Bidder

£ 127 M

Value

01 Jul 2020|United States|Digital Services

Target: DATRIUM

Bidder: VMWARE INC

8 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder | 4 Vendor

27 Dealmakers

1 Target | 17 Bidder | 9 Vendor

n/a

Value

20 Jul 2020|Japan|Diversified Materials

Target: POLYPLASTICS

Bidder: DAICEL

7 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

18 Dealmakers

2 Target | 4 Bidder | 12 Vendor

n/a

Value

19 Jan 2021|United States|Software

Target: WRIKE INC

Bidder: CITRIX SYSTEMS INC

13 Service Providers

3 Target | 7 Bidder | 3 Vendor

53 Dealmakers

8 Target | 36 Bidder | 9 Vendor

£ 1.66 B

Value

01 Feb 2021|United States|Electrical Components

Target: MICROVAST

Bidder: TUSCAN HOLDINGS

15 Service Providers

4 Target | 11 Bidder

37 Dealmakers

20 Target | 17 Bidder

£ 2.19 B

Value

10 Feb 2021|United States|Payments / Commerce

Target: NIC INC

Bidder: TYLER TECHNOLOGIES

10 Service Providers

5 Target | 5 Bidder

37 Dealmakers

29 Target | 8 Bidder

£ 1.67 B

Value

14 Feb 2021|United States|Specialty Chemicals

Target: EMERALD KALAMA CHEMICAL

Bidder: LANXESS AG

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

57 Dealmakers

35 Target | 16 Bidder | 6 Vendor

£ 775 M

Value

31 Mar 2021|United States|Business Process Outsourcing

Target: GLOBALLOGIC INC

Bidder: HITACHI LTD

11 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder | 2 Vendor

64 Dealmakers

14 Target | 36 Bidder | 14 Vendor

£ 6.18 B

Value

07 Apr 2022|United States|Full Line Insurance

Target: TRELOAR & HEISEL

Bidder: EPIC INSURANCE BROKERS AND CONSULTANTS

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

14 Dealmakers

2 Target | 12 Bidder

n/a

Value

15 Nov 2021|United States|Pharmaceuticals

Target: LOWELL THERAPEUTICS

Bidder: ACELRX PHARMACEUTICALS

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

10 Dealmakers

1 Target | 9 Bidder

£ 24 M

Value

20 Jun 2022|United States|Property and Casualty Insurance

Target: CRUM & FORSTER PET INSURANCE

Bidder: JAB HOLDINGS BV

11 Service Providers

2 Target | 6 Bidder | 3 Vendor

30 Dealmakers

2 Target | 21 Bidder | 7 Vendor

£ 1.15 B

Value

07 Jul 2022|Colombia|Food Retailers and Wholesalers

Target: D1

Bidder: CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD (CPP INVESTMENTS)

2 Service Providers

2 Bidder

13 Dealmakers

13 Bidder

£ 279 M

Value

21 Nov 2022|South Africa|Private Equity

Target: ETHOS PRIVATE EQUITY

Bidder: THE ROHATYN GROUP

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

14 Dealmakers

2 Target | 12 Bidder

n/a

Value

22 Nov 2022|France|Financial Data and Systems

Target: ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN / SOCIETE GENERALE JOINT VENTURE

Bidder: ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN LP

9 Service Providers

9 Bidder

63 Dealmakers

65 Bidder

n/a

Value

03 Mar 2023|United States|Software

Target: QUALTRICS INTERNATIONAL INC

Bidder: SILVER LAKE PARTNERS LP

21 Service Providers

7 Target | 10 Bidder | 4 Vendor

185 Dealmakers

76 Target | 85 Bidder | 24 Vendor

£ 10.44 B

Value

26 Jun 2023|China|Medical Equipment

Target: BAIRD MEDICAL INVESTMENT HOLDINGS

Bidder: EXCELFIN ACQUISITION CORP

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder

31 Dealmakers

13 Target | 18 Bidder

£ 290 M

Value

30 Nov 2023|United States|Media Agencies

Target: MY CODE

Bidder: ARIEL ALTERNATIVES

13 Service Providers

5 Target | 6 Bidder | 2 Vendor

14 Dealmakers

6 Target | 3 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 184 M

Value

27 Mar 2024|United States|Payments / Commerce

Target: BANKCARD USA MERCHANT SERVICES INC

Bidder: BUSA ACQUISITION

10 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 5 Vendor

25 Dealmakers

4 Target | 12 Bidder | 9 Vendor

n/a

Value

03 Apr 2024|United States|Biotechnology

Target: PROFOUNDBIO

Bidder: GENMAB AS

13 Service Providers

7 Target | 6 Bidder

91 Dealmakers

56 Target | 35 Bidder

£ 1.43 B

Value

09 Jul 2024|United States|Health Care Services

Target: GET WELL

Bidder: SAIGROUP

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

7 Dealmakers

1 Target | 6 Bidder

n/a

Value

15 Jul 2024|Canada|Iron and Steel

Target: STELCO HOLDINGS

Bidder: CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC

15 Service Providers

7 Target | 8 Bidder

81 Dealmakers

48 Target | 33 Bidder

£ 1.92 B

Value

30 Jul 2024|United States|Engineering Consulting

Target: PRIORITY POWER MANAGEMENT LLC

Bidder: I SQUARED CAPITAL LLC

12 Service Providers

5 Target | 4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

78 Dealmakers

42 Target | 30 Bidder | 6 Vendor

n/a

Value

21 Oct 2024|Australia|Software

Target: BIGTINCAN

Bidder: INVESTCORP AI ACQUISITION CORP

8 Service Providers

5 Target | 3 Bidder

18 Dealmakers

16 Target | 2 Bidder

£ 210 M

Value

07 Oct 2024|United States|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: HALPERN FINANCIAL

Bidder: MAI CAPITAL MANAGEMENT

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

15 Dealmakers

1 Target | 14 Bidder

n/a

Value

01 Oct 2024|United States|Life Insurance

Target: TDC LIFE

Bidder: EPIC INSURANCE BROKERS AND CONSULTANTS

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

20 Dealmakers

2 Target | 18 Bidder

n/a

Value

23 Dec 2024|Argentina|Travel and Tourism

Target: DESPEGAR

Bidder: PROSUS NV

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder

47 Dealmakers

22 Target | 25 Bidder

£ 1.35 B

Value

23 Dec 2024|United States|Private Equity

Target: PINEBRIDGE INVESTMENTS LLC

Bidder: METLIFE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

64 Dealmakers

18 Target | 32 Bidder | 14 Vendor

£ 954 M

Value

02 Jan 2025|United States|Hotels and Motels

Target: THE BERKLEY GROUP INC

Bidder: VACATIA

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

18 Dealmakers

18 Bidder

n/a

Value

22 Apr 2025|Austria|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: MACQUARIE ASSET MANAGEMENT (US AND EUROPEAN PUBLIC ASSET MANAGEMENT BUSINESS)

Bidder: NOMURA HOLDINGS INC

7 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

48 Dealmakers

32 Bidder | 16 Vendor

£ 1.35 B

Value

19 May 2025|United States|Data Centers and Hosting

Target: ZT SYSTEMS (DATA CENTER INFRASTRUCTURE MANUFACTURING BUSINESS)

Bidder: SANMINA CORPORATION

10 Service Providers

7 Bidder | 3 Vendor

48 Dealmakers

23 Bidder | 26 Vendor

£ 2.26 B

Value

24 Apr 2025|United States|Environmental / Waste Management

Target: AIRJOULE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

Bidder: GE VERNOVA

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

9 Dealmakers

2 Target | 7 Bidder

£ 11 M

Value