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Martin Schwertmann

Partner at Kirkland & Ellis

Lawyer

Palo Alto

Deal Bio

Total Deals8

Valued Deals7

Total Value£ 16.12 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 2.30 B

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21 Jan 2022|United States|IT Services: Other

Target: IBM (HEALTHCARE DATA AND ANALYTICS ASSETS)

Bidder: FRANCISCO PARTNERS

11 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 6 Vendor

49 Dealmakers

21 Bidder | 28 Vendor

n/a

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

28 Nov 2023|Canada|Digital Services

Target: OPENTEXT (APPLICATION MODERNIZATION AND CONNECTIVITY BUSINESS)

Bidder: ROCKET SOFTWARE INC

20 Service Providers

17 Bidder | 3 Vendor

73 Dealmakers

40 Bidder | 33 Vendor

£ 1.78 B

Value

01 Aug 2024|United States|Casinos and Gambling

Target: WORLD SERIES OF POKER

Bidder: NSUS GROUP

6 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

25 Dealmakers

9 Bidder | 16 Vendor

£ 389 M

Value

21 Oct 2024|France|Pharmaceuticals

Target: OPELLA (EX-SANOFI CONSUMER HEALTHCARE BUSINESS)

Bidder: CLAYTON DUBILIER & RICE LLC (CD&R)

22 Service Providers

2 Target | 9 Bidder | 10 Vendor

165 Dealmakers

4 Target | 80 Bidder | 78 Vendor

£ 6.66 B

Value

30 Oct 2024|United States|Software

Target: ADVANCEDMD INC

Bidder: FRANCISCO PARTNERS

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

30 Dealmakers

1 Target | 12 Bidder | 17 Vendor

£ 962 M

Value

07 Feb 2025|United States|Digital Services

Target: SOLARWINDS

Bidder: TURN/RIVER CAPITAL

15 Service Providers

7 Target | 7 Bidder | 1 Vendor

38 Dealmakers

15 Target | 23 Bidder

£ 3.53 B

Value

22 May 2025|United States|Chemicals and Synthetic Fibres

Target: GOODYEAR (CHEMICAL BUSINESS)

Bidder: GEMSPRING CAPITAL

9 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 5 Vendor

21 Dealmakers

17 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 481 M

Value

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