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Marin Boney

Partner at Kirkland & Ellis

Lawyer

Washington, D.C.

Deal Bio

Total Deals21

Valued Deals17

Total Value£ 39.84 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 2.34 B

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07 Jan 2025|United States|Software

Target: PAYCOR

Bidder: PAYCHEX INC

9 Service Providers

5 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

40 Dealmakers

26 Target | 13 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 3.28 B

Value

24 Sep 2024|United States|Software

Target: SMARTSHEET

Bidder: VISTA EQUITY PARTNERS

13 Service Providers

5 Target | 8 Bidder

95 Dealmakers

53 Target | 43 Bidder

£ 6.30 B

Value

07 Jun 2024|United States|Software

Target: POWERSCHOOL

Bidder: BAIN CAPITAL LP

19 Service Providers

7 Target | 10 Bidder | 2 Vendor

59 Dealmakers

33 Target | 26 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 4.39 B

Value

23 Oct 2023|United States|Software

Target: ENGAGESMART

Bidder: VISTA EQUITY PARTNERS

11 Service Providers

5 Target | 4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

48 Dealmakers

25 Target | 19 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 3.29 B

Value

29 Aug 2023|United States|Industrial Distribution

Target: ENVOY SOLUTIONS

Bidder: BRADYIFS

13 Service Providers

4 Target | 7 Bidder | 2 Vendor

87 Dealmakers

40 Target | 36 Bidder | 12 Vendor

£ 1.35 B

Value

31 Mar 2023|France|Biotechnology

Target: POLYPLUS TRANSFECTION SA

Bidder: SARTORIUS

10 Service Providers

3 Target | 6 Bidder | 1 Vendor

34 Dealmakers

18 Target | 13 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 2.29 B

Value

14 Mar 2023|United States|Software

Target: CVENT INC

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

15 Service Providers

8 Target | 6 Bidder | 1 Vendor

73 Dealmakers

35 Target | 37 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 3.79 B

Value

09 Jan 2023|United States|Software

Target: DUCK CREEK TECHNOLOGIES LLC

Bidder: VISTA EQUITY PARTNERS

14 Service Providers

8 Target | 4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

72 Dealmakers

38 Target | 32 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 2.15 B

Value

03 Oct 2022|United States|E-commerce

Target: POSHMARK

Bidder: NAVER CORPORATION

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder

42 Dealmakers

4 Target | 38 Bidder

£ 1.07 B

Value

03 Aug 2022|United States|Software

Target: PING IDENTITY CORPORATION

Bidder: THOMA BRAVO LLC

11 Service Providers

6 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

46 Dealmakers

33 Target | 12 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 2.30 B

Value

12 Jul 2022|United States|Software

Target: PROJECTOR PSA

Bidder: VISTA EQUITY PARTNERS

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

33 Dealmakers

1 Target | 32 Bidder

n/a

Value

07 Apr 2022|United States|Information / Data Services

Target: THE NPD GROUP

Bidder: INFORMATION RESOURCES INC

14 Service Providers

5 Target | 9 Bidder

70 Dealmakers

45 Target | 25 Bidder

£ 3.82 B

Value

16 Jun 2021|United States|Software

Target: ELLUCIAN INC

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

14 Service Providers

5 Target | 7 Bidder | 2 Vendor

48 Dealmakers

7 Target | 39 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

06 May 2021|United States|Oil Equipment and Services

Target: ALTA RESOURCES (UPSTREAM AND MIDSTREAM ASSETS)

Bidder: EQT CORPORATION

8 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 3 Vendor

44 Dealmakers

14 Bidder | 30 Vendor

£ 2.10 B

Value

17 Feb 2021|United States|Storage Terminals

Target: NORTEX MIDSTREAM PARTNERS

Bidder: TAILWATER CAPITAL

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

34 Dealmakers

1 Target | 32 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

19 Jan 2021|Canada|Online and Social Platforms

Target: WATTPAD

Bidder: WEBTOON

14 Service Providers

4 Target | 6 Bidder | 4 Vendor

37 Dealmakers

8 Target | 21 Bidder | 8 Vendor

£ 440 M

Value

21 Oct 2020|United States|Software

Target: SMARTBEAR SOFTWARE

Bidder: VISTA EQUITY PARTNERS

12 Service Providers

6 Target | 5 Bidder | 1 Vendor

67 Dealmakers

21 Target | 42 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 1.30 B

Value

28 Aug 2020|United Kingdom|Chemicals: Diversified

Target: VENATOR MATERIALS PLC

Bidder: SK CAPITAL PARTNERS

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

27 Dealmakers

3 Target | 21 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 75 M

Value

28 Jul 2020|United States|Software

Target: REFLEXIS SYSTEMS

Bidder: ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

46 Dealmakers

18 Target | 23 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 447 M

Value

28 Oct 2019|United States|Software

Target: CAPSILON

Bidder: ELLIE MAE INC

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

27 Dealmakers

14 Target | 13 Bidder

n/a

Value

17 Jun 2019|United States|Oil Equipment and Services

Target: C&J ENERGY SERVICES

Bidder: KEANE GROUP INC

10 Service Providers

7 Target | 3 Bidder

55 Dealmakers

48 Target | 8 Bidder

£ 1.43 B

Value