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Mark ThierfelderDechert

Mark Thierfelder

Partner at Dechert

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New York

Deal Bio

Total Deals39
Valued Deals16
Total Value£ 143.52 B
Avg. Deal Size£ 8.97 B

Market Context

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04 Feb 2019|United States|Software
Ultimate Software Group
Hellman & Friedman

Target: ULTIMATE SOFTWARE GROUP INC

Bidder: HELLMAN & FRIEDMAN LLC

23 Service Providers

4 Target | 19 Bidder

73 Dealmakers

23 Target | 50 Bidder

£ 8.40 B

Value

01 Aug 2019|United Kingdom|Financial Data and Systems
Refinitiv Holdings
London Stock Exchange Group

Target: REFINITIV HOLDINGS INC

Bidder: LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE GROUP PLC

26 Service Providers

8 Target | 12 Bidder | 6 Vendor

172 Dealmakers

70 Target | 93 Bidder | 13 Vendor

£ 22.18 B

Value

06 Feb 2020|Switzerland|Pharmaceuticals
Covis Pharma
Apollo Global Management

Target: COVIS PHARMA

Bidder: APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC

20 Service Providers

7 Target | 7 Bidder | 6 Vendor

91 Dealmakers

66 Target | 17 Bidder | 8 Vendor

n/a

Value

20 Feb 2020|United States|Software
Ultimate Software Group
Kronos

Target: ULTIMATE SOFTWARE GROUP INC

Bidder: KRONOS INC

18 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder | 11 Vendor

58 Dealmakers

5 Target | 26 Bidder | 27 Vendor

£ 16.96 B

Value

05 Aug 2020|United States|Publishing
Ancestry.com
Blackstone Group

Target: ANCESTRY.COM INC

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

20 Service Providers

6 Target | 8 Bidder | 6 Vendor

77 Dealmakers

7 Target | 34 Bidder | 36 Vendor

£ 2.70 B

Value

24 Aug 2020|Mongolia|Diversified Industrials
Mcs Group
Cerberus Capital Management

Target: MCS GROUP

Bidder: CERBERUS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

12 Dealmakers

1 Target | 11 Bidder

n/a

Value

11 Jan 2019|United States|Medical Equipment
Press Ganey Holdings
Leonard Green & Partners

Target: PRESS GANEY HOLDINGS INC

Bidder: LEONARD GREEN & PARTNERS LP

12 Service Providers

2 Target | 9 Bidder | 1 Vendor

11 Dealmakers

1 Target | 8 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

27 Oct 2020|United States|Health Care Services
National Dentex Labs
Cerberus Capital Management

Target: NATIONAL DENTEX LABS

Bidder: CERBERUS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

42 Dealmakers

1 Target | 42 Bidder

n/a

Value

25 Jan 2021|United States|Business Process Outsourcing
Alight Solutions
Foley Trasimene Acquisition

Target: ALIGHT SOLUTIONS

Bidder: FOLEY TRASIMENE ACQUISITION

25 Service Providers

9 Target | 11 Bidder | 5 Vendor

88 Dealmakers

27 Target | 50 Bidder | 11 Vendor

£ 5.33 B

Value

09 Mar 2021|United States|Health Care Services
Crown Health Care Laundry Services
The Pritzker Organization

Target: CROWN HEALTH CARE LAUNDRY SERVICES

Bidder: THE PRITZKER ORGANIZATION LLC

7 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

10 Dealmakers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 7 Vendor

n/a

Value

01 Apr 2021|United States|Medical Services
Dental Services Group
National Dentex Labs

Target: DENTAL SERVICES GROUP

Bidder: NATIONAL DENTEX LABS

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 1 Vendor

34 Dealmakers

1 Target | 32 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

26 Apr 2021|United States|Financial Data and Systems
Ascensus
Gic Private

Target: ASCENSUS LLC

Bidder: GIC PRIVATE LIMITED

13 Service Providers

4 Target | 6 Bidder | 3 Vendor

62 Dealmakers

7 Target | 44 Bidder | 11 Vendor

£ 2.16 B

Value

05 Jun 2021|United States|Medical Equipment
Medline Industries
Hellman & Friedman

Target: MEDLINE INDUSTRIES INC

Bidder: HELLMAN & FRIEDMAN LLC

24 Service Providers

5 Target | 19 Bidder

133 Dealmakers

20 Target | 114 Bidder

£ 24.01 B

Value

11 Jun 2021|United States|Third Party Logistics (3PL)
Globaltranz Enterprises
Worldwide Express

Target: GLOBALTRANZ ENTERPRISES

Bidder: WORLDWIDE EXPRESS LLC

18 Service Providers

1 Target | 17 Bidder

91 Dealmakers

1 Target | 90 Bidder

£ 3.02 B

Value

26 Jul 2021|United States|Health Care Services
Lighthouse Autism Center
Cerberus Capital Management

Target: LIGHTHOUSE AUTISM CENTER

Bidder: CERBERUS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP

10 Service Providers

3 Target | 7 Bidder

40 Dealmakers

2 Target | 38 Bidder

n/a

Value

24 Sep 2021|United States|Industrial Distribution
Ias Logistics Dfw (pinnacle Logistics)
Worldwide Flight Services

Target: IAS LOGISTICS DFW (PINNACLE LOGISTICS)

Bidder: WORLDWIDE FLIGHT SERVICES

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

20 Dealmakers

1 Target | 19 Bidder

n/a

Value

22 Nov 2021|United States|Software
Athenahealth
Hellman & Friedman

Target: ATHENAHEALTH INC

Bidder: HELLMAN & FRIEDMAN LLC

22 Service Providers

5 Target | 12 Bidder | 5 Vendor

53 Dealmakers

5 Target | 32 Bidder | 16 Vendor

£ 12.63 B

Value

08 Dec 2021|United States|Health Care Facilities
URGENTMED
Quilvest Capital Partners

Target: URGENTMED

Bidder: QUILVEST CAPITAL PARTNERS

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

21 Dealmakers

3 Target | 18 Bidder

n/a

Value

07 Apr 2022|United States|Health Care Services
Vision Innovation Partners
Gryphon Investors

Target: VISION INNOVATION PARTNERS

Bidder: GRYPHON INVESTORS INC

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 6 Vendor

16 Dealmakers

3 Target | 2 Bidder | 11 Vendor

n/a

Value

23 May 2022|United States|Restaurants and Bars
Captain D (seafood Business)
Centre Partners

Target: CAPTAIN D (SEAFOOD BUSINESS)

Bidder: CENTRE PARTNERS

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 2 Vendor

15 Dealmakers

12 Bidder | 3 Vendor

n/a

Value

24 Jun 2022|United States|Software
ZENDESK
Hellman & Friedman

Target: ZENDESK

Bidder: HELLMAN & FRIEDMAN LLC

20 Service Providers

7 Target | 13 Bidder

164 Dealmakers

41 Target | 125 Bidder

£ 8.33 B

Value

24 Jun 2022|United States|Transportation Services
Direct Chassislink
Wren House

Target: DIRECT CHASSISLINK INC

Bidder: WREN HOUSE

13 Service Providers

3 Target | 8 Bidder | 2 Vendor

47 Dealmakers

1 Target | 37 Bidder | 9 Vendor

£ 3.66 B

Value

18 Jul 2022|United Kingdom|Outsourced HR and Staffing
Phaidon International
Further Global Capital Management

Target: PHAIDON INTERNATIONAL

Bidder: FURTHER GLOBAL CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP

9 Service Providers

5 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

40 Dealmakers

21 Target | 16 Bidder | 3 Vendor

n/a

Value

14 Oct 2022|United States|Food Retailers and Wholesalers
ALBERTSONS
Kroger Co

Target: ALBERTSONS

Bidder: KROGER CO

22 Service Providers

12 Target | 6 Bidder | 4 Vendor

93 Dealmakers

49 Target | 32 Bidder | 13 Vendor

£ 21.96 B

Value

28 Oct 2022|United States|Health Care Facilities
Bradford Health Services
Lee Equity Partners

Target: BRADFORD HEALTH SERVICES

Bidder: LEE EQUITY PARTNERS LLC

11 Service Providers

6 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

39 Dealmakers

10 Target | 28 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

31 Oct 2022|United States|Electronic Components and Equipment
Copeland (ex Emerson Climate Technologies)
Blackstone Group

Target: COPELAND (EX EMERSON CLIMATE TECHNOLOGIES)

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

23 Service Providers

15 Bidder | 8 Vendor

96 Dealmakers

63 Bidder | 33 Vendor

£ 6.78 B

Value

01 Aug 2022|United States|Environmental Consulting
Embassy Management (four Businesses In Wa And Or)
DUNGARVIN

Target: EMBASSY MANAGEMENT (FOUR BUSINESSES IN WA AND OR)

Bidder: DUNGARVIN

4 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

6 Dealmakers

1 Bidder | 5 Vendor

n/a

Value

06 Mar 2023|United States|Conventional Electricity
Energy Harbor
Vistra Corp

Target: ENERGY HARBOR

Bidder: VISTRA CORP

13 Service Providers

6 Target | 4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

42 Dealmakers

7 Target | 32 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 2.85 B

Value

31 Aug 2023|United States|Consumer Lending
Spring Eq
Cerberus Capital Management

Target: SPRING EQ

Bidder: CERBERUS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

11 Dealmakers

3 Target | 8 Bidder

n/a

Value

21 Feb 2024|United States|FinTech
DOCUPHASE
Aquiline Capital Partners

Target: DOCUPHASE

Bidder: AQUILINE CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

9 Dealmakers

3 Target | 6 Bidder

n/a

Value

18 Apr 2024|United States|Biotechnology
23andme
Anne Wojcicki

Target: 23ANDME INC

Bidder: ANNE WOJCICKI

5 Service Providers

4 Target | 1 Bidder

10 Dealmakers

8 Target | 2 Bidder

n/a

Value

15 Jan 2024|United States|Software
LEASECRUNCH
Aquiline Capital Partners

Target: LEASECRUNCH

Bidder: AQUILINE CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC

5 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder

6 Dealmakers

1 Target | 5 Bidder

n/a

Value

02 Oct 2024|United States|Environmental / Waste Management
REWORLD
Gic Private

Target: REWORLD

Bidder: GIC PRIVATE LIMITED

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

52 Dealmakers

1 Target | 11 Bidder | 41 Vendor

n/a

Value

17 Oct 2024|United States|Software
Zuora
Gic Private

Target: ZUORA INC

Bidder: GIC PRIVATE LIMITED

18 Service Providers

8 Target | 10 Bidder

97 Dealmakers

44 Target | 53 Bidder

£ 1.30 B

Value

20 Dec 2024|United States|Construction Services
Landmark Structures
Cerberus Capital Management

Target: LANDMARK STRUCTURES

Bidder: CERBERUS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 3 Vendor

29 Dealmakers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 25 Vendor

n/a

Value

28 Nov 2024|United States|Security Services
Pye-barker Fire & Safety
Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (adia)

Target: PYE-BARKER FIRE & SAFETY

Bidder: ABU DHABI INVESTMENT AUTHORITY (ADIA)

14 Service Providers

7 Target | 2 Bidder | 5 Vendor

37 Dealmakers

2 Target | 32 Bidder | 3 Vendor

n/a

Value

13 Jan 2025|United States|Software
ENFUSION
Clearwater Analytics

Target: ENFUSION

Bidder: CLEARWATER ANALYTICS LLC

10 Service Providers

5 Target | 5 Bidder

80 Dealmakers

52 Target | 28 Bidder

£ 1.23 B

Value

11 Mar 2025|United States|Apparel Retailers
BIRDIES
Kns International

Target: BIRDIES

Bidder: KNS INTERNATIONAL

6 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder

12 Dealmakers

3 Target | 9 Bidder

n/a

Value

13 May 2025|Virgin Islands (British)|Hedge Funds
The Citco Group Of Companies
Gic Private

Target: THE CITCO GROUP OF COMPANIES

Bidder: GIC PRIVATE LIMITED

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

9 Dealmakers

3 Target | 6 Bidder

n/a

Value

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