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Lauren Leyden

Partner at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld

Lawyer

New York

Deal Bio

Total Deals24

Valued Deals15

Total Value£ 21.73 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 1.45 B

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12 Nov 2018|United States|Electronic Components and Equipment

Target: KODAK (FLEXOGRAPHIC PACKAGING DIVISION)

Bidder: MONTAGU PRIVATE EQUITY LLP

12 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 5 Vendor

129 Dealmakers

1 Target | 49 Bidder | 79 Vendor

£ 300 M

Value

02 Aug 2020|United States|Specialty Retailers

Target: SPEEDWAY

Bidder: 7-ELEVEN INC

17 Service Providers

12 Bidder | 5 Vendor

60 Dealmakers

29 Bidder | 31 Vendor

£ 16.05 B

Value

10 Feb 2020|United States|Paper

Target: VERSO (SPECIALTY PAPERS BUSINESS)

Bidder: PIXELLE SPECIALTY SOLUTIONS LLC

8 Service Providers

6 Bidder | 2 Vendor

49 Dealmakers

24 Bidder | 25 Vendor

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Value

01 Apr 2021|United Kingdom|IT Services: Other

Target: LEVVEL LLC

Bidder: ENDAVA

6 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder

17 Dealmakers

4 Target | 13 Bidder

n/a

Value

07 Oct 2021|United States|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: TAPSTONE ENERGY (UPSTREAM ASSETS)

Bidder: OAKTREE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP

7 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

33 Dealmakers

9 Bidder | 24 Vendor

£ 160 M

Value

04 Apr 2022|United States|Telecommunications Services: Other

Target: SORENSON

Bidder: ARIEL ALTERNATIVES

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

97 Dealmakers

94 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 520 M

Value

07 Apr 2022|United States|Environmental / Waste Management

Target: AMERI-TEX

Bidder: LIVE OAK ENVIRONMENTAL

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

28 Dealmakers

1 Target | 27 Bidder

n/a

Value

06 Apr 2022|United States|Health Care Services

Target: EDISON HOME HEALTH CARE

Bidder: HELP AT HOME INC

4 Service Providers

3 Target | 1 Bidder

56 Dealmakers

52 Target | 4 Bidder

n/a

Value

11 Dec 2023|United States|Marine Transportation

Target: EAGLE BULK SHIPPING INC

Bidder: STAR BULK

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder

87 Dealmakers

71 Target | 16 Bidder

£ 485 M

Value

15 Jan 2024|United States|Oil Equipment and Services

Target: QUARTERNORTH ENERGY LLC

Bidder: TALOS ENERGY

9 Service Providers

3 Target | 6 Bidder

63 Dealmakers

4 Target | 59 Bidder

£ 1.01 B

Value

11 Jan 2024|United States|Diversified Retailers

Target: SUNOCO (204 CONVENIENCE STORES)

Bidder: 7-ELEVEN INC

6 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

73 Dealmakers

46 Bidder | 31 Vendor

£ 786 M

Value

08 Apr 2024|United States|Software

Target: BUYERS EDGE PLATFORM

Bidder: GENERAL ATLANTIC LLC

12 Service Providers

5 Target | 6 Bidder | 1 Vendor

62 Dealmakers

4 Target | 57 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 336 M

Value

14 Feb 2024|United States|Medical Equipment

Target: IMPULSE DYNAMICS

Bidder: REDMILE GROUP

3 Service Providers

2 Target | 1 Bidder

19 Dealmakers

4 Target | 16 Bidder

£ 107 M

Value

22 Jul 2024|United States|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: TELLURIAN INC

Bidder: WOODSIDE ENERGY GROUP

7 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder

115 Dealmakers

115 Target | 5 Bidder

£ 928 M

Value

28 Jul 2024|United States|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: POINT ENERGY (SHALE ASSETS)

Bidder: VITAL ENERGY

11 Service Providers

8 Bidder | 3 Vendor

55 Dealmakers

13 Bidder | 43 Vendor

£ 854 M

Value

27 Sep 2024|United States|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: CITGO PETROLEUM CORPORATION

Bidder: ELLIOTT MANAGEMENT CORPORATION

10 Service Providers

2 Target | 8 Bidder

176 Dealmakers

4 Target | 172 Bidder

n/a

Value

02 Jul 2024|United States|Real Estate Services

Target: DOUGLAS ELLIMAN

Bidder: KENNEDY LEWIS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

52 Dealmakers

5 Target | 47 Bidder

£ 39 M

Value

06 Feb 2025|Mexico|Media Agencies

Target: CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR HOLDINGS (BUSINESSES IN MEXICO, PERU AND CHILE)

Bidder: GLOBAL VÍA PÚBLICA

5 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 4 Vendor

39 Dealmakers

1 Bidder | 40 Vendor

£ 15 M

Value

02 Feb 2025|United States|Digital Services

Target: INTERACTIVE NETWORK TECHNOLOGIES

Bidder: SLB

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

41 Dealmakers

1 Target | 41 Bidder

n/a

Value

26 Mar 2025|United States|Electronic Components and Equipment

Target: BASELINE ENERGY SERVICES

Bidder: PENNYBACKER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT

3 Service Providers

2 Target | 1 Bidder

35 Dealmakers

32 Target | 3 Bidder

n/a

Value

15 Apr 2025|United States|Chemicals: Diversified

Target: EARTHGREEN PRODUCTS

Bidder: HUMIC GROWTH SOLUTIONS

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

29 Dealmakers

1 Target | 28 Bidder

n/a

Value

07 Jul 2025|United States|Management Consulting

Target: INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE PROFESSIONALS GROUP (IFPG)

Bidder: LEVINE LEICHTMAN CAPITAL PARTNERS INC (LLCP)

5 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Vendor

38 Dealmakers

4 Target | 34 Vendor

n/a

Value

30 Jun 2025|United States|E-commerce

Target: PLANETART INC

Bidder: GENERAL ATLANTIC LLC

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 2 Vendor

71 Dealmakers

2 Target | 58 Bidder | 11 Vendor

£ 123 M

Value

07 May 2025|Brazil|Media Agencies

Target: CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR HOLDINGS (BRAZIL BUSINESS)

Bidder: PUBLIBANCA BRASIL

4 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 3 Vendor

31 Dealmakers

2 Bidder | 29 Vendor

£ 11 M

Value