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Leo Spicer-Phelps

Partner at Cooley

Lawyer

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals25

Valued Deals13

Total Value£ 15.12 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 1.16 B

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26 Feb 2021|United Kingdom|Information / Data Services

Target: BRANDWATCH

Bidder: CISION

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder

26 Dealmakers

21 Target | 5 Bidder

£ 322 M

Value

22 Mar 2021|United States|FinTech

Target: ADENZA (EX-CALYPSO TECHNOLOGY INC)

Bidder: THOMA BRAVO LLC

12 Service Providers

5 Target | 5 Bidder | 2 Vendor

25 Dealmakers

11 Target | 4 Bidder | 10 Vendor

£ 2.71 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

25 Apr 2021|United Kingdom|Casinos and Gambling

Target: SUPER GROUP

Bidder: SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT ACQUISITION CORP.

15 Service Providers

8 Target | 7 Bidder

63 Dealmakers

46 Target | 17 Bidder

£ 3.42 B

Value

21 May 2021|United Kingdom|Consumer Electronics

Target: WAVEOPTICS

Bidder: SNAP INC

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

54 Dealmakers

7 Target | 44 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 352 M

Value

13 Sep 2021|Israel|Medical Equipment

Target: ITAMAR MEDICAL

Bidder: ZOLL MEDICAL CORPORATION

10 Service Providers

5 Target | 5 Bidder

55 Dealmakers

23 Target | 32 Bidder

£ 388 M

Value

02 Nov 2021|Netherlands|Software

Target: REAQTA

Bidder: IBM CORPORATION

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

19 Dealmakers

9 Target | 10 Bidder

n/a

Value

19 May 2022|United States|Software

Target: GLITCH

Bidder: FASTLY INC

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

23 Dealmakers

1 Target | 22 Bidder

n/a

Value

26 Oct 2022|United States|Information / Data Services

Target: GUTCHECK

Bidder: HARRIS INTERACTIVE

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder

17 Dealmakers

1 Target | 16 Bidder

n/a

Value

15 May 2023|Netherlands|Information / Data Services

Target: METRIXLAB

Bidder: TOLUNA

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 3 Vendor

61 Dealmakers

2 Target | 17 Bidder | 42 Vendor

n/a

Value

31 May 2023|United Kingdom|Software

Target: BROADBEAN

Bidder: VERITONE

10 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 3 Vendor

103 Dealmakers

1 Target | 102 Bidder

£ 41 M

Value

27 Jun 2023|United Kingdom|IT Services: Other

Target: SAMKNOWS

Bidder: CISCO SYSTEMS INC

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

41 Dealmakers

12 Target | 29 Bidder

n/a

Value

07 Aug 2023|United Kingdom|Digital Services

Target: COVERTSWARM

Bidder: BEECH TREE PRIVATE EQUITY

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder

20 Dealmakers

1 Target | 21 Bidder

n/a

Value

15 Feb 2024|Canada|Software

Target: NULOGY

Bidder: RUBICON TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

44 Dealmakers

2 Target | 42 Bidder

£ 62 M

Value

08 Apr 2024|Luxembourg|Digital Services

Target: TALKWALKER

Bidder: HOOTSUITE

7 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

53 Dealmakers

42 Bidder | 11 Vendor

n/a

Value

13 Nov 2024|United States|Information / Data Services

Target: SPIRE (MARITIME BUSINESS)

Bidder: KPLER

7 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

85 Dealmakers

64 Bidder | 21 Vendor

£ 188 M

Value

16 Dec 2024|United States|Software

Target: CYLANCE INC

Bidder: ARCTIC WOLF

6 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

69 Dealmakers

65 Bidder | 7 Vendor

£ 126 M

Value

17 Mar 2025|Belgium|Biotechnology

Target: ESOBIOTEC

Bidder: ASTRAZENECA PLC

5 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder

28 Dealmakers

20 Target | 8 Bidder

£ 772 M

Value

31 Jan 2025|United States|FinTech

Target: SPINDL

Bidder: COINBASE

2 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder

27 Dealmakers

22 Target | 5 Bidder

n/a

Value

29 Jan 2025|Israel|IT Services: Other

Target: VULCAN CYBER

Bidder: TENABLE HOLDINGS INC

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

44 Dealmakers

1 Target | 43 Bidder

£ 120 M

Value

05 May 2025|United States|Software

Target: EPPO

Bidder: DATADOG

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

39 Dealmakers

5 Target | 34 Bidder

n/a

Value

25 Jun 2025|United States|Software

Target: PREDIBASE

Bidder: RUBRIK

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

20 Dealmakers

1 Target | 19 Bidder

n/a

Value

20 Aug 2025|United Kingdom|Software

Target: IESO DIGITAL HEALTH

Bidder: MINDLER

3 Service Providers

2 Target | 1 Bidder

8 Dealmakers

7 Target | 1 Bidder

n/a

Value

03 Jul 2025|Belgium|Software

Target: GUARDSQUARE NV

Bidder: VERDANE CAPITAL ADVISORS AS

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 2 Vendor

16 Dealmakers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 14 Vendor

n/a

Value

29 Aug 2025|United States|Software

Target: RELIANCE INDUSTRIES/ META JV

Bidder: RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LIMITED (RIL)

3 Service Providers

3 Bidder

16 Dealmakers

16 Bidder

£ 74 M

Value