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Lena E. Smith

‎Partner at Debevoise & Plimpton

Lawyer

New York

Deal Bio

Total Deals25

Valued Deals20

Total Value£ 54.75 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 2.74 B

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15 Aug 2019|United States|Full Line Insurance

Target: SYNCORA GUARANTEE INC

Bidder: GOLDENTREE ASSET MANAGEMENT

7 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

30 Dealmakers

17 Bidder | 13 Vendor

£ 324 M

Value

09 Sep 2019|United States|Leasing

Target: AVIATION CAPITAL GROUP

Bidder: TOKYO CENTURY CORP

10 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 3 Vendor

31 Dealmakers

3 Target | 12 Bidder | 16 Vendor

£ 2.44 B

Value

18 Dec 2019|United States|Life Insurance

Target: CIGNA (GROUP LIFE AND DISABILITY INSURANCE UNITS)

Bidder: NEW YORK LIFE

10 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 5 Vendor

37 Dealmakers

22 Bidder | 15 Vendor

£ 4.77 B

Value

16 Apr 2020|United States|Digital Services

Target: BLUEJEANS NETWORK

Bidder: VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

95 Dealmakers

73 Target | 22 Bidder

£ 321 M

Value

31 Aug 2020|United States|Software

Target: EPICOR SOFTWARE CORPORATION

Bidder: CLAYTON DUBILIER & RICE LLC

10 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder | 5 Vendor

48 Dealmakers

4 Target | 25 Bidder | 20 Vendor

£ 3.52 B

Value

14 Sep 2020|United States|Mobile

Target: TRACFONE

Bidder: VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 3 Vendor

38 Dealmakers

1 Target | 28 Bidder | 9 Vendor

£ 5.39 B

Value

26 Jan 2021|United States|Life Insurance

Target: ALLSTATE LIFE INSURANCE BUSINESS

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

10 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 5 Vendor

30 Dealmakers

2 Target | 23 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 2.05 B

Value

04 Mar 2021|United Kingdom|IT Services: Other

Target: CAPCO

Bidder: WIPRO LIMITED

12 Service Providers

4 Target | 7 Bidder | 1 Vendor

53 Dealmakers

15 Target | 33 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 1.04 B

Value

03 Dec 2020|United States|Containers and Packaging

Target: INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY (PRINTING PAPERS BUSINESS)

Bidder: INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS

5 Service Providers

5 Vendor

48 Dealmakers

48 Vendor

n/a

Value

06 Jul 2021|United States|Paper

Target: SOLENIS (FORMERLY ASHLAND WATER TECHNOLOGIES)

Bidder: PLATINUM EQUITY LLC

15 Service Providers

3 Target | 8 Bidder | 4 Vendor

70 Dealmakers

4 Target | 29 Bidder | 37 Vendor

£ 3.78 B

Value

13 Sep 2021|United States|Software

Target: BLACKBOARD INC

Bidder: VERITAS CAPITAL PARTNERS LP

10 Service Providers

3 Target | 7 Bidder

43 Dealmakers

14 Target | 29 Bidder

£ 2.27 B

Value

19 Oct 2021|United Kingdom|Diversified Financials

Target: VIALTO PARTNERS

Bidder: CLAYTON DUBILIER & RICE LLC

19 Service Providers

1 Target | 12 Bidder | 6 Vendor

136 Dealmakers

1 Target | 51 Bidder | 84 Vendor

£ 1.60 B

Value

01 Jun 2022|United States|Software

Target: ROPER TECHNOLOGIES (INDUSTRIAL BUSINESSES)

Bidder: CLAYTON DUBILIER & RICE LLC

19 Service Providers

15 Bidder | 4 Vendor

53 Dealmakers

50 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 2.06 B

Value

07 Sep 2022|United States|Offshore Drilling and Other Services

Target: REPSOL UPSTREAM

Bidder: EIG GLOBAL ENERGY PARTNERS

11 Service Providers

8 Bidder | 3 Vendor

48 Dealmakers

38 Bidder | 10 Vendor

£ 4.16 B

Value

26 Apr 2023|United States|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: COMPRESSOR CONTROLS CORPORATION

Bidder: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 4 Vendor

26 Dealmakers

2 Target | 3 Bidder | 22 Vendor

£ 538 M

Value

29 Aug 2023|United States|Industrial Distribution

Target: ENVOY SOLUTIONS

Bidder: BRADYPLUS (FORMERLY BRADYIFS)

13 Service Providers

4 Target | 7 Bidder | 2 Vendor

87 Dealmakers

40 Target | 36 Bidder | 12 Vendor

£ 1.35 B

Value

13 Aug 2024|United States|Software

Target: EPICOR SOFTWARE CORPORATION

Bidder: CVC CAPITAL PARTNERS

12 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

69 Dealmakers

1 Target | 33 Bidder | 35 Vendor

n/a

Value

05 Sep 2024|United States|Telecommunications Services: Other

Target: FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION

Bidder: VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC

13 Service Providers

7 Target | 6 Bidder

82 Dealmakers

30 Target | 52 Bidder

£ 15.23 B

Value

18 Oct 2024|United States|Telecommunications Services: Other

Target: UNITED STATES CELLULAR (SPECTRUM ASSETS)

Bidder: VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC

14 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 12 Vendor

28 Dealmakers

14 Bidder | 14 Vendor

£ 766 M

Value

11 Nov 2024|United States|Diversified Financials

Target: VIALTO PARTNERS

Bidder: CLAYTON DUBILIER & RICE LLC

13 Service Providers

8 Target | 5 Bidder

87 Dealmakers

58 Target | 29 Bidder

£ 174 M

Value

07 Jan 2025|United States|Property and Casualty Insurance

Target: VELOCITY RISK UNDERWRITERS

Bidder: RYAN SPECIALTY GROUP LLC

11 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder | 2 Vendor

51 Dealmakers

14 Target | 19 Bidder | 18 Vendor

n/a

Value

07 Feb 2025|United States|Life Insurance

Target: L&G (US TERM LIFE BUSINESS)

Bidder: MEIJI YASUDA LIFE INSURANCE CO

9 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 5 Vendor

44 Dealmakers

26 Bidder | 18 Vendor

£ 1.85 B

Value

22 Apr 2025|United States|Full Line Insurance

Target: ADMIRAL GROUP (US MOTOR BUSINESS)

Bidder: JC FLOWERS & CO LLC

7 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

21 Dealmakers

18 Bidder | 3 Vendor

n/a

Value

11 Aug 2025|United States|Food Products

Target: IMPERIAL DADE

Bidder: KELSO & CO

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder

31 Dealmakers

2 Target | 29 Bidder

n/a

Value

21 Aug 2025|United States|Textile Products

Target: INTERNATIONAL PAPER (GLOBAL CELLULOSE FIBERS BUSINESS)

Bidder: AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL PARTNERS

6 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

60 Dealmakers

39 Bidder | 21 Vendor

£ 1.11 B

Value