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Manu Gayatrinath

Partner at Latham & Watkins

Lawyer

Washington, D.C.

Deal Bio

Total Deals18

Valued Deals11

Total Value£ 56.39 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 5.13 B

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14 Mar 2018|Hong Kong|Diversified Financials

Target: GREATER CHINA INTERMODAL INVESTMENTS LLC

Bidder: SEASPAN CORPORATION

1 Service Providers

1 Vendor

21 Dealmakers

21 Vendor

n/a

Value

27 Mar 2018|Netherlands|Specialty Chemicals

Target: AKZO NOBEL NV (SPECIALTY CHEMICALS BUSINESS)

Bidder: THE CARLYLE GROUP INC

25 Service Providers

1 Target | 11 Bidder | 13 Vendor

74 Dealmakers

1 Target | 40 Bidder | 33 Vendor

£ 8.82 B

Value

08 Apr 2019|Spain|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: CEPSA

Bidder: THE CARLYLE GROUP INC

24 Service Providers

2 Target | 17 Bidder | 5 Vendor

196 Dealmakers

5 Target | 121 Bidder | 73 Vendor

£ 2.61 B

Value

16 Sep 2020|United States|Diversified Industrials

Target: VICTORY INNOVATIONS

Bidder: THE CARLYLE GROUP INC

5 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder

33 Dealmakers

2 Target | 31 Bidder

n/a

Value

11 Aug 2021|United States|Cement

Target: IPS CORPORATION

Bidder: CENTERBRIDGE PARTNERS LP

17 Service Providers

4 Target | 12 Bidder | 1 Vendor

34 Dealmakers

3 Target | 30 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

10 Nov 2021|United States|Security Services

Target: SCIENS BUILDING SOLUTIONS

Bidder: THE CARLYLE GROUP INC

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

10 Dealmakers

1 Target | 8 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

14 Jun 2022|Canada|Software

Target: ESSENTIAL ACCESSIBILITY

Bidder: LEVEL ACCESS HOLDINGS

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

38 Dealmakers

7 Target | 4 Bidder | 27 Vendor

n/a

Value

05 Oct 2022|United States|IT Services: Other

Target: NETSPI

Bidder: KKR & CO

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

28 Dealmakers

1 Target | 27 Bidder

£ 360 M

Value

03 Feb 2023|United States|Specialty Contracting

Target: TITAN ACQUISITION HOLDINGS

Bidder: LONE STAR FUNDS

10 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

52 Dealmakers

45 Target | 3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

n/a

Value

30 Oct 2023|United States|Other Specialty REITs

Target: PHYSICIANS REALTY TRUST

Bidder: HEALTHPEAK PROPERTIES

23 Service Providers

7 Target | 16 Bidder

75 Dealmakers

34 Target | 41 Bidder

£ 2.18 B

Value

20 Feb 2024|United States|Entertainment

Target: CHORD MUSIC PARTNERS

Bidder: UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP

13 Service Providers

2 Target | 9 Bidder | 2 Vendor

22 Dealmakers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 17 Vendor

£ 190 M

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

24 Feb 2025|United States|Marine Services

Target: SAFE HARBOR MARINAS LLC

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

13 Service Providers

3 Target | 7 Bidder | 3 Vendor

62 Dealmakers

10 Target | 21 Bidder | 31 Vendor

£ 4.47 B

Value

16 May 2025|United States|Cable Television

Target: COX COMMUNICATIONS INC

Bidder: LIBERTY BROADBAND CORPORATION

16 Service Providers

8 Target | 8 Bidder

80 Dealmakers

52 Target | 31 Bidder

£ 25.96 B

Value

11 Jun 2025|United States|Diversified Industrials

Target: DANA INCORPORATED (OFF-HIGHWAY BUSINESS)

Bidder: ALLISON TRANSMISSION INC

14 Service Providers

9 Bidder | 5 Vendor

91 Dealmakers

60 Bidder | 31 Vendor

£ 2.00 B

Value

20 Jun 2025|United States|Software

Target: COUCHBASE

Bidder: HAVELI INVESTMENTS

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder

77 Dealmakers

41 Target | 36 Bidder

£ 1.11 B

Value

10 Sep 2025|United States|Digital Services

Target: QUANTUM LEAP RESEARCH

Bidder: THE CARLYLE GROUP INC

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

15 Dealmakers

3 Target | 12 Bidder

n/a

Value

10 Oct 2025|Germany|Paints and Coatings

Target: BASF COATINGS

Bidder: THE CARLYLE GROUP INC

9 Service Providers

6 Bidder | 3 Vendor

58 Dealmakers

25 Bidder | 33 Vendor

£ 6.70 B

Value