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Mark Gordon

Partner at Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz

Lawyer

New York

Deal Bio

Total Deals24

Valued Deals22

Total Value£ 135.15 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 6.14 B

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13 Oct 2014|United Kingdom|Medical Equipment

Target: SYNERGY HEALTH PLC

Bidder: STERIS PLC

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

8 Dealmakers

3 Target | 5 Bidder

£ 1.32 B

Value

22 Aug 2016|United States|Biotechnology

Target: MEDIVATION INC.

Bidder: PFIZER INC

2 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder

3 Dealmakers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

n/a

Value

14 Aug 2018|United States|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: ENERGEN CORPORATION

Bidder: DIAMONDBACK ENERGY INC

8 Service Providers

5 Target | 3 Bidder

6 Dealmakers

4 Target | 2 Bidder

£ 7.21 B

Value

19 Nov 2018|United States|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: RESOLUTE ENERGY CORPORATION

Bidder: CIMAREX

9 Service Providers

6 Target | 3 Bidder

5 Dealmakers

3 Target | 2 Bidder

£ 1.25 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

10 May 2018|United States|Pharmaceuticals

Target: ARMO BIOSCIENCES

Bidder: ELI LILLY AND COMPANY

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

7 Dealmakers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

£ 1.20 B

Value

11 Nov 2019|United States|Brewers

Target: CRAFT BREW ALLIANCE

Bidder: ANHEUSER BUSCH INBEV

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

26 Dealmakers

3 Target | 23 Bidder

£ 172 M

Value

13 Jul 2020|United States|Semiconductors

Target: MAXIM INTEGRATED PRODUCTS

Bidder: ANALOG DEVICES INC

11 Service Providers

4 Target | 7 Bidder

60 Dealmakers

30 Target | 30 Bidder

£ 16.63 B

Value

10 Jun 2020|United States|Brewers

Target: KONA BREWING COMPANY (HAWAII OPERATIONS)

Bidder: PV BREWING PARTNERS

6 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 4 Vendor

20 Dealmakers

2 Bidder | 18 Vendor

n/a

Value

23 Jun 2020|United States|Specialty Retailers

Target: KNOLL INC

Bidder: INVESTINDUSTRIAL

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder

22 Dealmakers

17 Target | 5 Bidder

£ 126 M

Value

12 Dec 2020|United States|Biotechnology

Target: ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS INC

Bidder: ASTRAZENECA PLC

20 Service Providers

6 Target | 14 Bidder

63 Dealmakers

37 Target | 26 Bidder

£ 29.44 B

Value

03 Feb 2021|United Kingdom|Pharmaceuticals

Target: GW PHARMACEUTICALS PLC

Bidder: JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS

20 Service Providers

7 Target | 13 Bidder

85 Dealmakers

33 Target | 52 Bidder

£ 5.27 B

Value

02 Aug 2021|United States|Biotechnology

Target: IMMUNOVANT SCIENCES LTD

Bidder: ROIVANT SCIENCES LTD

4 Service Providers

3 Target | 1 Bidder

12 Dealmakers

11 Target | 1 Bidder

£ 143 M

Value

14 Feb 2022|United States|Building Materials: Other

Target: CORNERSTONE BUILDING BRANDS

Bidder: CLAYTON DUBILIER & RICE LLC

30 Service Providers

7 Target | 23 Bidder

79 Dealmakers

34 Target | 45 Bidder

£ 2.24 B

Value

14 Apr 2022|United States|Online and Social Platforms

Target: X CORP (EX TWITTER)

Bidder: ELON MUSK

26 Service Providers

9 Target | 17 Bidder

152 Dealmakers

98 Target | 55 Bidder

£ 34.50 B

Value

08 Aug 2022|United States|Household Equipment and Products

Target: INSINKERATOR

Bidder: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 3 Vendor

38 Dealmakers

2 Target | 22 Bidder | 14 Vendor

£ 2.48 B

Value

27 Feb 2023|Canada|Auto Parts

Target: UNI-SELECT

Bidder: LKQ CORPORATION

18 Service Providers

9 Target | 9 Bidder

59 Dealmakers

28 Target | 31 Bidder

£ 1.72 B

Value

21 Jun 2024|United States|Medical Services

Target: SHARECARE

Bidder: ALTARIS LLC

11 Service Providers

6 Target | 5 Bidder

38 Dealmakers

28 Target | 10 Bidder

£ 426 M

Value

05 Mar 2025|United States|Pharmaceuticals

Target: CHIMERIX

Bidder: JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS

10 Service Providers

6 Target | 4 Bidder

53 Dealmakers

31 Target | 22 Bidder

£ 734 M

Value

23 Mar 2025|United States|Building Materials: Other

Target: AZEK COMPANY LLC

Bidder: JAMES HARDIE INDUSTRIES PLC

16 Service Providers

5 Target | 11 Bidder

63 Dealmakers

27 Target | 36 Bidder

£ 6.77 B

Value

26 Aug 2025|United States|Auto Parts

Target: LKQ CORPORATION (SELF SERVICE SEGMENT)

Bidder: PACIFIC AVENUE CAPITAL PARTNERS

4 Service Providers

4 Vendor

18 Dealmakers

18 Vendor

£ 303 M

Value

09 Sep 2025|Canada|Diversified Industrials

Target: TECK RESOURCES LTD

Bidder: ANGLO AMERICAN PLC

18 Service Providers

10 Target | 8 Bidder

65 Dealmakers

44 Target | 21 Bidder

£ 13.66 B

Value

22 Sep 2025|United States|Health Care Services

Target: PREMIER INC

Bidder: PATIENT SQUARE CAPITAL

16 Service Providers

8 Target | 8 Bidder

35 Dealmakers

29 Target | 6 Bidder

£ 1.91 B

Value