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Laura Knoll

Partner at Kirkland & Ellis

Lawyer

Boston

Deal Bio

Total Deals26

Valued Deals22

Total Value£ 92.09 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 4.19 B

Market Context

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08 Jan 2019|United States|Real Estate Holding and Development

Target: WEWORK COMPANIES INC

Bidder: SOFTBANK GROUP CORP

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

16 Dealmakers

7 Target | 9 Bidder

n/a

Value

26 Jul 2018|United States|Food Retailers and Wholesalers

Target: SUPERVALU INC

Bidder: UNITED NATURAL FOODS INC

14 Service Providers

6 Target | 8 Bidder

57 Dealmakers

26 Target | 31 Bidder

£ 2.19 B

Value

17 Jun 2019|United States|Pharmaceuticals

Target: ARRAY BIOPHARMA

Bidder: PFIZER INC

10 Service Providers

4 Target | 6 Bidder

51 Dealmakers

21 Target | 30 Bidder

£ 9.05 B

Value

16 Sep 2019|United States|Pharmaceuticals

Target: ALDER BIOPHARMACEUTICALS

Bidder: LUNDBECK AS

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder

10 Dealmakers

7 Target | 3 Bidder

£ 1.56 B

Value

09 Dec 2019|United States|Biotechnology

Target: ARQULE INC

Bidder: MERCK KGAA

9 Service Providers

6 Target | 3 Bidder

62 Dealmakers

18 Target | 44 Bidder

£ 2.05 B

Value

22 Oct 2019|United States|Real Estate Holding and Development

Target: WEWORK COMPANIES INC

Bidder: SOFTBANK GROUP CORP

14 Service Providers

7 Target | 7 Bidder

33 Dealmakers

24 Target | 9 Bidder

£ 3.47 B

Value

25 Aug 2020|United States|Biotechnology

Target: CERSCI THERAPEUTICS INC

Bidder: ACADIA PHARMACEUTICALS

9 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

20 Dealmakers

10 Target | 7 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 717 M

Value

31 Aug 2020|United States|Biotechnology

Target: AKCEA THERAPEUTICS

Bidder: IONIS PHARMACEUTICALS

10 Service Providers

4 Target | 6 Bidder

36 Dealmakers

9 Target | 27 Bidder

£ 334 M

Value

10 Dec 2020|United States|Health Care Services

Target: REFRESH MENTAL HEALTH PARTNERS

Bidder: KELSO & CO

14 Service Providers

1 Target | 9 Bidder | 4 Vendor

13 Dealmakers

1 Target | 9 Bidder | 3 Vendor

n/a

Value

25 Feb 2021|United States|Biotechnology

Target: PANDION THERAPEUTICS INC

Bidder: MERCK & CO

7 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder

28 Dealmakers

16 Target | 12 Bidder

£ 1.31 B

Value

26 Mar 2021|United States|Real Estate Holding and Development

Target: WEWORK COMPANIES INC

Bidder: BOW CAPITAL

17 Service Providers

4 Target | 11 Bidder | 2 Vendor

107 Dealmakers

25 Target | 70 Bidder | 13 Vendor

£ 6.53 B

Value

18 Nov 2021|United States|Biotechnology

Target: DICERNA

Bidder: NOVO NORDISK

8 Service Providers

5 Target | 3 Bidder

23 Dealmakers

13 Target | 10 Bidder

£ 2.45 B

Value

17 Dec 2021|United States|Payments / Commerce

Target: BOTTOMLINE

Bidder: THOMA BRAVO LLC

10 Service Providers

5 Target | 5 Bidder

30 Dealmakers

18 Target | 12 Bidder

£ 1.96 B

Value

24 Mar 2022|United States|Health Care Services

Target: REFRESH MENTAL HEALTH PARTNERS

Bidder: OPTUM INC

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 2 Vendor

4 Dealmakers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

09 Jan 2023|United States|Biotechnology

Target: CINCOR PHARMA

Bidder: ASTRAZENECA PLC

8 Service Providers

5 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

79 Dealmakers

57 Target | 22 Bidder

£ 1.49 B

Value

13 Mar 2023|United States|Biotechnology

Target: SEAGEN INC

Bidder: PFIZER INC

10 Service Providers

5 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

67 Dealmakers

25 Target | 38 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 35.70 B

Value

30 Apr 2023|United States|Biotechnology

Target: IVERIC BIO

Bidder: ASTELLAS PHARMA INC

9 Service Providers

6 Target | 3 Bidder

22 Dealmakers

17 Target | 5 Bidder

£ 4.69 B

Value

26 Sep 2023|United States|Biotechnology

Target: INTERCEPT PHARMACEUTICALS

Bidder: ALFASIGMA SPA

11 Service Providers

5 Target | 6 Bidder

31 Dealmakers

22 Target | 9 Bidder

£ 649 M

Value

08 Oct 2023|United States|Biotechnology

Target: MIRATI THERAPEUTICS

Bidder: BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY

14 Service Providers

5 Target | 9 Bidder

54 Dealmakers

23 Target | 31 Bidder

£ 3.84 B

Value

23 Oct 2023|United States|Software

Target: ENGAGESMART

Bidder: VISTA EQUITY PARTNERS

11 Service Providers

5 Target | 4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

48 Dealmakers

25 Target | 19 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 3.29 B

Value

29 May 2024|United States|Biotechnology

Target: EYEBIOTECH

Bidder: MERCK & CO

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

26 Dealmakers

18 Target | 7 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 2.35 B

Value

10 Apr 2018|United States|Health Care Services

Target: JORDAN HEALTH SERVICES

Bidder: KELSO & CO

7 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

12 Dealmakers

2 Target | 8 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

01 Aug 2024|United States|Business Process Outsourcing

Target: R1 RCM

Bidder: TOWERBROOK CAPITAL PARTNERS LP

26 Service Providers

7 Target | 17 Bidder | 2 Vendor

98 Dealmakers

34 Target | 64 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 6.93 B

Value

28 Jan 2025|United Kingdom|Pharmaceuticals

Target: EVERGREEN THERAGNOSTICS

Bidder: LANTHEUS

11 Service Providers

5 Target | 6 Bidder

61 Dealmakers

12 Target | 49 Bidder

£ 200 M

Value

05 Mar 2025|United States|Pharmaceuticals

Target: CHIMERIX

Bidder: JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS

10 Service Providers

6 Target | 4 Bidder

53 Dealmakers

31 Target | 22 Bidder

£ 734 M

Value

16 Jun 2025|United States|Pharmaceuticals

Target: SAGE THERAPEUTICS

Bidder: SUPERNUS PHARMACEUTICALS

9 Service Providers

5 Target | 4 Bidder

26 Dealmakers

16 Target | 10 Bidder

£ 585 M

Value