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Laura Sullivan

Partner at Kirkland & Ellis

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Total Deals13

Valued Deals8

Total Value£ 27.09 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 3.39 B

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14 Sep 2018|United States|Household Equipment and Products

Target: ESSENDANT INC

Bidder: STAPLES INC

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

17 Dealmakers

8 Target | 9 Bidder

£ 761 M

Value

19 Dec 2018|France|Pharmaceuticals

Target: UNION DE PHARMACOLOGIE SCIENTIFIQUE APPLIQUEE

Bidder: TAISHO PHARMACEUTICAL

8 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 6 Vendor

21 Dealmakers

5 Bidder | 16 Vendor

£ 1.26 B

Value

20 Feb 2020|United States|Software

Target: ULTIMATE SOFTWARE GROUP INC

Bidder: KRONOS INC

18 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder | 11 Vendor

58 Dealmakers

5 Target | 26 Bidder | 27 Vendor

£ 16.96 B

Value

11 Jun 2020|United States|E-commerce

Target: GRUBHUB INC

Bidder: JUST EAT PLC

17 Service Providers

9 Target | 8 Bidder

82 Dealmakers

28 Target | 54 Bidder

£ 5.74 B

Value

28 Jul 2020|United States|Software

Target: REFLEXIS SYSTEMS

Bidder: ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

46 Dealmakers

18 Target | 23 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 447 M

Value

14 Oct 2020|United States|Specialty Chemicals

Target: MAROON GROUP LLC

Bidder: CINVEN LTD

10 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder | 2 Vendor

57 Dealmakers

18 Target | 35 Bidder | 4 Vendor

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Value

10 Dec 2020|United States|Digital Services

Target: CLARIO (ERT)

Bidder: CINVEN LTD

13 Service Providers

7 Target | 6 Bidder

97 Dealmakers

74 Target | 23 Bidder

n/a

Value

03 Nov 2021|United States|Specialty Chemicals

Target: TROY CORPORATION

Bidder: LONZA GROUP LTD (SPECIALTY INGREDIENTS BUSINESS)

10 Service Providers

3 Target | 7 Bidder

28 Dealmakers

17 Target | 11 Bidder

n/a

Value

24 Jan 2022|United States|Diversified Financials

Target: ADTALEM GLOBAL EDUCATION (FINANCIAL SERVICES SEGMENT)

Bidder: COLIBRI GROUP

14 Service Providers

1 Target | 9 Bidder | 4 Vendor

50 Dealmakers

1 Target | 23 Bidder | 26 Vendor

£ 740 M

Value

16 Jan 2024|United States|Financial Data and Systems

Target: SAYARI LABS INC

Bidder: TPG CAPITAL LP

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

26 Dealmakers

11 Target | 15 Bidder

£ 188 M

Value

02 Apr 2024|Sweden|Consumer Services: Other

Target: OSD CDMO (7 MANUFACTURING AND DEVELOPMENT FACILITIES)

Bidder: BLUE WOLF CAPITAL

7 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 2 Vendor

16 Dealmakers

14 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

18 Sep 2024|United States|Aerospace

Target: ARTEL LLC

Bidder: CYDECOR

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

10 Dealmakers

6 Target | 4 Bidder

n/a

Value

05 Aug 2025|United States|Computer Hardware

Target: ELO TOUCH SOLUTIONS INC

Bidder: ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

17 Dealmakers

1 Target | 16 Bidder

£ 978 M

Value

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