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Mark Gardner

Partner at Kirkland & Ellis

Lawyer

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals28

Valued Deals17

Total Value£ 25.74 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 1.51 B

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15 Mar 2018|Sweden|Iron and Steel

Target: OVAKO GROUP AB

Bidder: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 3 Vendor

14 Dealmakers

2 Target | 1 Bidder | 11 Vendor

n/a

Value

03 Dec 2019|United States|Digital Services

Target: AVAYA INC

Bidder: RINGCENTRAL

7 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder

49 Dealmakers

22 Target | 27 Bidder

£ 102 M

Value

06 Mar 2020|United States|Media Agencies

Target: DIGITAL MEDIA SOLUTIONS

Bidder: LEO HOLDINGS CORP

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

53 Dealmakers

13 Target | 36 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 581 M

Value

29 Jun 2020|United Kingdom|Commercial REITs

Target: RDI REIT PLC

Bidder: STARWOOD CAPITAL GROUP

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

20 Dealmakers

8 Target | 9 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 106 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

18 Nov 2020|United States|Food Products

Target: WELLNESS PET COMPANY

Bidder: CLEARLAKE CAPITAL GROUP LP

7 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

34 Dealmakers

2 Target | 31 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

20 Feb 2021|United States|Education Services

Target: NEARPOD

Bidder: RENAISSANCE LEARNING INC

9 Service Providers

3 Target | 6 Bidder

25 Dealmakers

6 Target | 19 Bidder

£ 464 M

Value

31 Mar 2021|United States|Education Services

Target: BARBRI

Bidder: FRANCISCO PARTNERS

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

44 Dealmakers

1 Target | 20 Bidder | 23 Vendor

n/a

Value

27 May 2021|United Kingdom|Specialty Retailers

Target: DREAMS

Bidder: TEMPUR SEALY

7 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

55 Dealmakers

9 Target | 25 Bidder | 21 Vendor

£ 335 M

Value

01 Jun 2021|United States|Software

Target: BEYONDTRUST

Bidder: CLEARLAKE CAPITAL GROUP LP

11 Service Providers

6 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

36 Dealmakers

11 Target | 21 Bidder | 4 Vendor

n/a

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

28 Jun 2021|United Kingdom|Software

Target: ALLOCATE SOFTWARE PLC

Bidder: TA ASSOCIATES

12 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder | 4 Vendor

35 Dealmakers

6 Target | 7 Bidder | 22 Vendor

£ 969 M

Value

14 Apr 2021|United States|Software

Target: VITALSOURCE TECHNOLOGIES

Bidder: FRANCISCO PARTNERS

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

31 Dealmakers

1 Target | 27 Bidder | 3 Vendor

n/a

Value

30 Aug 2021|Germany|Telecommunications Services: Other

Target: ADVA

Bidder: ADTRAN

11 Service Providers

6 Target | 5 Bidder

63 Dealmakers

34 Target | 29 Bidder

£ 650 M

Value

26 Apr 2022|United States|Software

Target: KOFAX LTD

Bidder: CLEARLAKE CAPITAL GROUP LP

26 Service Providers

1 Target | 21 Bidder | 4 Vendor

68 Dealmakers

2 Target | 55 Bidder | 11 Vendor

£ 2.35 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

26 Oct 2022|France|Pharmaceuticals

Target: UNITHER PHARMACEUTICALS

Bidder: PARQUEST CAPITAL

12 Service Providers

1 Target | 7 Bidder | 4 Vendor

34 Dealmakers

2 Target | 31 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

14 Nov 2022|United States|Medical Equipment

Target: MERIDIAN MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES

Bidder: KINDEVA DRUG DELIVERY

9 Service Providers

2 Target | 7 Bidder

19 Dealmakers

2 Target | 17 Bidder

n/a

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

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

18 Jan 2024|United States|Financial Data and Systems

Target: EQUILEND HOLDINGS LLC

Bidder: WELSH CARSON ANDERSON & STOWE LP

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

52 Dealmakers

22 Target | 30 Bidder

n/a

Value

24 Apr 2024|United Kingdom|Software

Target: EGRESS

Bidder: KNOWBE4

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

69 Dealmakers

53 Target | 14 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

09 Jul 2024|United Kingdom|Software

Target: CAPITA (CAPITA ONE BUSINESS)

Bidder: ORCHARD INFORMATION SYSTEMS

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

38 Dealmakers

1 Target | 12 Bidder | 25 Vendor

£ 180 M

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

11 Oct 2024|Sweden|Paper

Target: NORDIC PAPER HOLDING AB

Bidder: STRATEGIC VALUE PARTNERS

9 Service Providers

3 Target | 6 Bidder

30 Dealmakers

4 Target | 26 Bidder

£ 246 M

Value

28 Oct 2025|Switzerland|Software

Target: NEXTHINK

Bidder: VISTA EQUITY PARTNERS

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

54 Dealmakers

24 Target | 25 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 2.25 B

Value

29 Oct 2025|United States|Software

Target: JAMF HOLDING CORP

Bidder: FRANCISCO PARTNERS

11 Service Providers

4 Target | 6 Bidder | 1 Vendor

53 Dealmakers

26 Target | 26 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 1.65 B

Value