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Liam Murphy

Partner at Kirkland & Ellis

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Deal Bio

Total Deals44

Valued Deals38

Total Value£ 140.51 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 3.70 B

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20 Dec 2018|United States|Tobacco

Target: JUUL

Bidder: ALTRIA GROUP

15 Service Providers

7 Target | 8 Bidder

111 Dealmakers

72 Target | 39 Bidder

£ 10.51 B

Value

28 Jan 2019|United States|Semiconductors

Target: VERSUM MATERIALS

Bidder: MERCK KGAA

22 Service Providers

9 Target | 9 Bidder

94 Dealmakers

60 Target | 13 Bidder

£ 4.98 B

Value

13 Feb 2019|United States|Medical Equipment

Target: AURIS HEALTH INC

Bidder: ETHICON

11 Service Providers

5 Target | 3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

52 Dealmakers

27 Target | 21 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 2.64 B

Value

22 May 2019|United States|Entertainment

Target: INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY CORPORATION

Bidder: NASCAR HOLDINGS INC

10 Service Providers

6 Target | 4 Bidder

21 Dealmakers

7 Target | 14 Bidder

£ 1.57 B

Value

10 Jun 2019|United States|Software

Target: TABLEAU SOFTWARE

Bidder: SALESFORCE INC

10 Service Providers

4 Target | 6 Bidder

66 Dealmakers

37 Target | 29 Bidder

£ 12.32 B

Value

01 May 2019|United States|Education Services

Target: CENGAGE

Bidder: MCGRAW-HILL EDUCATION

9 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

41 Dealmakers

30 Target | 6 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 1.97 B

Value

25 Mar 2019|United States|Commercial REITs

Target: TIER REIT

Bidder: COUSINS PROPERTIES INCORPORATED

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder

34 Dealmakers

13 Target | 21 Bidder

£ 1.76 B

Value

15 Jan 2020|United States|Forestry

Target: POPE RESOURCES

Bidder: RAYONIER

11 Service Providers

6 Target | 5 Bidder

29 Dealmakers

14 Target | 15 Bidder

£ 504 M

Value

23 Jan 2020|United States|Personal Products

Target: HELLO PRODUCTS LLC

Bidder: COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

19 Dealmakers

2 Target | 16 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

10 Feb 2020|United States|Retail REITs

Target: TAUBMAN REALTY GROUP LIMITED

Bidder: SIMON PROPERTY GROUP

16 Service Providers

8 Target | 8 Bidder

108 Dealmakers

62 Target | 46 Bidder

£ 2.01 B

Value

02 Sep 2020|United States|Pest Control

Target: SERVICEMASTER (BRANDS FRANCHISE BUSINESS)

Bidder: ROARK CAPITAL GROUP

11 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 4 Vendor

47 Dealmakers

1 Target | 21 Bidder | 25 Vendor

£ 1.16 B

Value

27 Oct 2020|United States|Medical Services

Target: INTRADO (HEALTH ADVOCATE BUSINESS)

Bidder: TELEPERFORMANCE SE

10 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 4 Vendor

48 Dealmakers

1 Target | 30 Bidder | 17 Vendor

£ 529 M

Value

19 Nov 2020|Canada|Software

Target: VERAFIN

Bidder: NASDAQ INC

21 Service Providers

3 Target | 14 Bidder | 4 Vendor

55 Dealmakers

17 Target | 27 Bidder | 11 Vendor

£ 2.07 B

Value

30 Nov 2020|United Kingdom|Information / Data Services

Target: IHS MARKIT

Bidder: S&P GLOBAL INC

17 Service Providers

7 Target | 10 Bidder

57 Dealmakers

21 Target | 37 Bidder

£ 33.03 B

Value

01 Dec 2020|United States|Software

Target: SLACK TECHNOLOGIES

Bidder: SALESFORCE INC

16 Service Providers

7 Target | 9 Bidder

86 Dealmakers

57 Target | 29 Bidder

£ 20.71 B

Value

02 Dec 2020|United States|Third Party Logistics (3PL)

Target: XPO LOGISTICS (LOGISTICS SEGMENT)

Bidder: INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Vendor

27 Dealmakers

3 Target | 24 Vendor

£ 4.66 B

Value

04 Dec 2020|United States|Alternative Fuels

Target: ORSTED (OCEAN WIND PROJECT)

Bidder: PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISE GROUP

4 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

19 Dealmakers

11 Bidder | 8 Vendor

n/a

Value

04 Jan 2021|United States|Catering

Target: HU MASTER HOLDINGS

Bidder: MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL INC

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

16 Dealmakers

1 Target | 15 Bidder

£ 183 M

Value

12 Jan 2021|United States|Medical Equipment

Target: CANTEL MEDICAL CORP

Bidder: STERIS PLC

10 Service Providers

5 Target | 5 Bidder

45 Dealmakers

26 Target | 20 Bidder

£ 2.65 B

Value

19 Jan 2021|United States|Electronic Components and Equipment

Target: COHERENT INC

Bidder: II-VI INC

32 Service Providers

7 Target | 13 Bidder

147 Dealmakers

26 Target | 53 Bidder

£ 5.03 B

Value

17 Feb 2021|United States|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: ENABLE MIDSTREAM

Bidder: ENERGY TRANSFER PARTNERS

22 Service Providers

8 Target | 6 Bidder | 8 Vendor

103 Dealmakers

45 Target | 33 Bidder | 25 Vendor

£ 5.17 B

Value

01 Mar 2021|Ireland|Pharmaceuticals

Target: PERRIGO (GENERIC RX BUSINESS)

Bidder: ALTARIS LLC

13 Service Providers

8 Bidder | 5 Vendor

45 Dealmakers

18 Bidder | 27 Vendor

£ 1.11 B

Value

15 Mar 2021|United States|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: EDELMAN FINANCIAL ENGINES INC

Bidder: WARBURG PINCUS LLC

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

46 Dealmakers

25 Target | 20 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

16 Mar 2021|United States|Semiconductors

Target: II-VI INC

Bidder: BAIN CAPITAL LP

3 Service Providers

2 Target | 1 Bidder

13 Dealmakers

12 Target | 1 Bidder

£ 1.29 B

Value

13 Apr 2021|Mexico|Entertainment

Target: GRUPO TELEVISA SAB (MEDIA, CONTENT AND PRODUCTION ASSTES)

Bidder: THE RAINE GROUP LLC

23 Service Providers

16 Bidder | 7 Vendor

106 Dealmakers

76 Bidder | 30 Vendor

£ 3.49 B

Value

26 Apr 2021|United States|Specialty Chemicals

Target: W. R. GRACE & CO

Bidder: STANDARD INDUSTRIES INC

19 Service Providers

7 Target | 12 Bidder

52 Dealmakers

26 Target | 26 Bidder

£ 5.04 B

Value

05 May 2021|United States|Renewable Energy Equipment

Target: PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISE GROUP (SOLAR SOURCE PORTFOLIO)

Bidder: LS POWER

4 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 3 Vendor

18 Dealmakers

1 Bidder | 17 Vendor

n/a

Value

14 May 2021|United States|Entertainment

Target: MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES BASKETBALL LIMITED

Bidder: ALEX RODRIGUEZ

2 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder

11 Dealmakers

1 Target | 10 Bidder

£ 1.07 B

Value

23 Jun 2021|United States|Clothing and Accessories

Target: PVH CORP (HERITAGE BRANDS BUSINESS)

Bidder: AUTHENTIC BRANDS GROUP LLC

5 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

21 Dealmakers

5 Bidder | 16 Vendor

£ 158 M

Value

28 Jun 2021|United States|Other Specialty REITs

Target: NEW SENIOR INVESTMENT GROUP

Bidder: VENTAS

11 Service Providers

5 Target | 6 Bidder

50 Dealmakers

24 Target | 26 Bidder

£ 2.73 B

Value

30 Jun 2021|United States|Cable Television

Target: WIDEOPENWEST INC (CLEVELAND AND COLUMBUS BUSINESS)

Bidder: COGECO COMMUNICATIONS

9 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 4 Vendor

26 Dealmakers

3 Bidder | 23 Vendor

£ 812 M

Value

30 Jun 2021|United States|Cable Television

Target: WIDEOPENWEST INC (CHICAGO, EVANSVILLE AND ANNE ARUNDEL BUSINESS)

Bidder: ASTOUND BROADBAND

11 Service Providers

7 Bidder | 4 Vendor

43 Dealmakers

21 Bidder | 22 Vendor

£ 477 M

Value

02 Jul 2021|United States|Banks

Target: SANTANDER (US CONSUMER UNIT)

Bidder: BANCO SANTANDER SA

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 8 Bidder

26 Dealmakers

4 Target | 22 Bidder

£ 1.82 B

Value

15 Jul 2021|United States|Diversified Financials

Target: AMHERST PIERPONT

Bidder: BANCO SANTANDER SA

12 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

40 Dealmakers

5 Target | 13 Bidder | 15 Vendor

£ 427 M

Value

26 Jul 2021|United States|General Mining

Target: THE CHEMOURS COMPANY (MINING SOLUTIONS BUSINESS)

Bidder: DRASLOVKA

11 Service Providers

8 Bidder | 3 Vendor

31 Dealmakers

13 Bidder | 18 Vendor

£ 377 M

Value

02 Aug 2021|United States|Publishing

Target: OIL PRICE INFORMATION SERVICE LLC

Bidder: NEWS CORPORATION

12 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 7 Vendor

58 Dealmakers

1 Target | 10 Bidder | 47 Vendor

£ 1.08 B

Value

12 Aug 2021|United States|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISE GROUP (FOSSIL GENERATING PORTFOLIO)

Bidder: ARCLIGHT CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC

5 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

26 Dealmakers

6 Bidder | 20 Vendor

£ 1.39 B

Value

08 Sep 2021|France|Pharmaceuticals

Target: HRA PHARMA SA

Bidder: PERRIGO COMPANY PLC

15 Service Providers

2 Target | 6 Bidder | 7 Vendor

54 Dealmakers

14 Target | 30 Bidder | 10 Vendor

£ 1.51 B

Value

27 Apr 2022|United States|IT Services: Other

Target: WATCHGUARD TECHNOLOGIES

Bidder: VECTOR CAPITAL

8 Service Providers

5 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

21 Dealmakers

4 Target | 15 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

14 Jul 2022|United States|Energy / Utility Services

Target: POWIN LLC

Bidder: GIC PRIVATE LIMITED

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

16 Dealmakers

11 Target | 5 Bidder

£ 113 M

Value

03 Aug 2022|United States|Printing and Copying Services

Target: TSC MIAMI

Bidder: TRILANTIC NORTH AMERICA

7 Service Providers

2 Target | 5 Bidder

14 Dealmakers

1 Target | 13 Bidder

n/a

Value

06 Dec 2022|United States|Alternative Fuels

Target: X ENERGY REACTOR COMPANY LLC (X-ENERGY)

Bidder: ARES MANAGEMENT

15 Service Providers

3 Target | 12 Bidder

31 Dealmakers

5 Target | 26 Bidder

£ 1.43 B

Value

15 Feb 2023|United States|Biotechnology

Target: WYATT TECHNOLOGY

Bidder: WATERS CORPORATION

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

33 Dealmakers

2 Target | 31 Bidder

£ 1.12 B

Value

22 Dec 2023|United States|Machinery: Industrial

Target: POWERMERS SMART INDUSTRIES

Bidder: OCA ACQUISITION CORP

8 Service Providers

5 Target | 3 Bidder

18 Dealmakers

4 Target | 14 Bidder

£ 1.58 B

Value