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Luke Cowdell

Associate at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

Lawyer

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals25

Valued Deals18

Total Value£ 29.82 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 1.66 B

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04 Oct 2021|Canada|Marine Transportation

Target: TEEKAY LNG PARTNERS

Bidder: STONEPEAK

10 Service Providers

7 Target | 3 Bidder

30 Dealmakers

4 Target | 26 Bidder

£ 4.58 B

Value

06 Jul 2022|Brazil|Diversified Industrials

Target: EMERGENCIA PARTICIPACOES

Bidder: CONSTELLATION INC

12 Service Providers

5 Target | 7 Bidder

47 Dealmakers

34 Target | 13 Bidder

£ 483 M

Value

08 Sep 2022|United Kingdom|Machinery: Industrial

Target: GKN AUTOMOTIVE

Bidder: INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS

9 Service Providers

2 Target | 7 Vendor

49 Dealmakers

2 Target | 47 Vendor

n/a

Value

28 Nov 2022|United States|Other Specialty REITs

Target: INDUS REALTY TRUST INC

Bidder: GIC REAL ESTATE

16 Service Providers

4 Target | 12 Bidder

49 Dealmakers

7 Target | 42 Bidder

£ 718 M

Value

27 Feb 2023|United States|Full Line Insurance

Target: STRATEGIC RISK SOLUTIONS

Bidder: INTEGRUM HOLDINGS

6 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder

22 Dealmakers

2 Target | 20 Bidder

n/a

Value

06 Sep 2023|United States|Private Equity

Target: ENERGY CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC

Bidder: BRIDGEPOINT GROUP

11 Service Providers

4 Target | 7 Bidder

100 Dealmakers

33 Target | 67 Bidder

£ 835 M

Value

21 Dec 2023|Portugal|Renewable Energy Equipment

Target: GREENVOLT

Bidder: KKR & CO

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder

27 Dealmakers

2 Target | 25 Bidder

£ 1.04 B

Value

13 Dec 2023|United States|Software

Target: VERTEX INC

Bidder: SILVER LAKE PARTNERS LP

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

34 Dealmakers

1 Target | 33 Bidder

£ 397 M

Value

03 Jul 2024|Japan|Pharmaceuticals

Target: ALINAMIN PHARMACEUTICAL

Bidder: MBK PARTNERS

6 Service Providers

2 Target | 1 Bidder | 3 Vendor

20 Dealmakers

2 Target | 1 Bidder | 17 Vendor

£ 1.66 B

Value

08 Aug 2024|Japan|IT Services: Other

Target: FUJI SOFT

Bidder: KKR & CO

10 Service Providers

5 Target | 5 Bidder

16 Dealmakers

1 Target | 15 Bidder

£ 3.15 B

Value

17 Oct 2024|United States|Software

Target: ZUORA INC

Bidder: GIC PRIVATE LIMITED

18 Service Providers

8 Target | 10 Bidder

97 Dealmakers

44 Target | 53 Bidder

£ 1.30 B

Value

28 Oct 2024|Canada|Security Services

Target: GARDAWORLD SECURITY CORPORATION

Bidder: STEPHAN CRÉTIER

17 Service Providers

6 Target | 4 Bidder | 7 Vendor

135 Dealmakers

52 Target | 58 Bidder | 25 Vendor

£ 5.25 B

Value

02 Dec 2024|United Kingdom|Hotels and Motels

Target: ABU DHABI INVESTMENT AUTHORITY (33 MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL HOTELS IN THE UK)

Bidder: AMANTE CAPITAL

12 Service Providers

9 Bidder | 3 Vendor

28 Dealmakers

26 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 900 M

Value

29 Nov 2024|United Kingdom|Energy / Utility Services

Target: HORIZON ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE

Bidder: KKR & CO

10 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 4 Vendor

63 Dealmakers

1 Target | 30 Bidder | 32 Vendor

n/a

Value

14 Jan 2025|United States|Outsourced HR and Staffing

Target: INDUSTRIOUS

Bidder: CBRE GROUP INC

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

31 Dealmakers

1 Target | 30 Bidder

£ 327 M

Value

21 Jan 2025|United Kingdom|Auto Services

Target: DAWSONGROUP

Bidder: KKR & CO

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder

59 Dealmakers

22 Target | 37 Bidder

n/a

Value

29 Jan 2025|United Kingdom|Data Centers and Hosting

Target: KEYSOURCE LTD

Bidder: NEW MOUNTAIN CAPITAL LLC

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder

30 Dealmakers

3 Target | 27 Bidder

n/a

Value

18 Feb 2025|Switzerland|Digital Services

Target: GLOBAL BLUE SA

Bidder: SHIFT4 PAYMENTS

16 Service Providers

11 Target | 5 Bidder

146 Dealmakers

37 Target | 109 Bidder

£ 1.98 B

Value

21 Feb 2025|United Kingdom|Digital Services

Target: BRIDEWELL CONSULTING

Bidder: I-TRACING

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

23 Dealmakers

1 Target | 22 Bidder

n/a

Value

14 Feb 2025|United Kingdom|Real Estate Services

Target: ASSURA PLC

Bidder: KKR & CO

25 Service Providers

6 Target | 19 Bidder

111 Dealmakers

14 Target | 129 Bidder

£ 1.79 B

Value

25 Nov 2024|United Kingdom|Renewable Energy Equipment

Target: ESB (THAMESIDE ENERGY RECOVERY FACILITY)

Bidder: VIRIDOR WASTE MANAGEMENT LTD

2 Service Providers

2 Bidder

15 Dealmakers

15 Bidder

n/a

Value

22 Apr 2025|Sweden|Biotechnology

Target: BIOTAGE AB

Bidder: KKR & CO

11 Service Providers

4 Target | 7 Bidder

24 Dealmakers

2 Target | 22 Bidder

£ 909 M

Value

06 Jun 2025|United States|Electrical Components

Target: ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS INTERNATIONAL

Bidder: ROSEBANK INDUSTRIES

17 Service Providers

3 Target | 11 Bidder | 3 Vendor

106 Dealmakers

7 Target | 63 Bidder | 36 Vendor

£ 1.40 B

Value

05 Oct 2025|France|Real Estate Holding and Development

Target: PROUDREED (INDUSTRIAL REAL ESTATE PORTFOLIO)

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

7 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

48 Dealmakers

16 Bidder | 32 Vendor

£ 2.00 B

Value

17 Nov 2025|United States|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: BARINGS LLC

Bidder: MS&AD INSURANCE GROUP HOLDINGS INC

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 3 Vendor

24 Dealmakers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 22 Vendor

£ 1.09 B

Value