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Matthew J. Bacal

Partner at Davis Polk & Wardwell

Lawyer

New York

Deal Bio

Total Deals27

Valued Deals17

Total Value£ 66.25 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 3.90 B

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21 Apr 2020|India|Digital Services

Target: JIO PLATFORMS LIMITED

Bidder: META (EX FACEBOOK)

9 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 4 Vendor

50 Dealmakers

32 Bidder | 20 Vendor

£ 4.58 B

Value

03 May 2020|India|Digital Services

Target: JIO PLATFORMS LIMITED

Bidder: KKR & CO

37 Service Providers

1 Target | 31 Bidder | 5 Vendor

143 Dealmakers

1 Target | 120 Bidder | 22 Vendor

£ 11.45 B

Value

13 Aug 2020|United States|Software

Target: VERTAFORE

Bidder: ROPER TECHNOLOGIES INC

18 Service Providers

6 Target | 10 Bidder | 2 Vendor

35 Dealmakers

14 Target | 16 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 4.10 B

Value

23 Sep 2020|United States|Software

Target: PREEMPT SECURITY INC

Bidder: CROWDSTRIKE HOLDINGS INC

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 5 Vendor

22 Dealmakers

1 Target | 15 Bidder | 6 Vendor

£ 75 M

Value

18 Feb 2021|United States|Software

Target: HUMIO

Bidder: CROWDSTRIKE HOLDINGS INC

5 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder

34 Dealmakers

21 Target | 13 Bidder

£ 285 M

Value

21 Jun 2021|United States|Diversified Industrials

Target: LYDALL INC

Bidder: UNIFRAX

13 Service Providers

4 Target | 9 Bidder

29 Dealmakers

16 Target | 13 Bidder

£ 1.32 B

Value

25 Aug 2021|United States|Software

Target: MASERGY

Bidder: COMCAST CORPORATION

6 Service Providers

4 Target | 2 Bidder

13 Dealmakers

1 Target | 12 Bidder

n/a

Value

09 Sep 2021|United States|E-commerce

Target: PACKABLE

Bidder: FIDELITY MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH COMPANY

14 Service Providers

6 Target | 8 Bidder

57 Dealmakers

39 Target | 18 Bidder

£ 1.13 B

Value

01 Nov 2021|United States|Software

Target: SECURECIRCLE

Bidder: CROWDSTRIKE HOLDINGS INC

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

16 Dealmakers

2 Target | 14 Bidder

n/a

Value

12 Nov 2021|United States|Health Care Services

Target: KENVUE (JOHNSON & JOHNSON CONSUMER HEALTH BUSINESS)

Bidder: INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS

8 Service Providers

2 Target | 6 Vendor

37 Dealmakers

1 Target | 36 Vendor

£ 29.87 B

Value

13 Dec 2021|United States|Automobiles

Target: LIVEWIRE

Bidder: AEA-BRIDGES IMPACT CORP

10 Service Providers

10 Bidder

70 Dealmakers

70 Bidder

£ 1.33 B

Value

24 Jan 2022|United States|Risk and Compliance

Target: VERISK (3E BUSINESS)

Bidder: NEW MOUNTAIN CAPITAL LLC

12 Service Providers

1 Target | 7 Bidder | 4 Vendor

29 Dealmakers

1 Target | 8 Bidder | 20 Vendor

£ 703 M

Value

22 Feb 2022|United States|Information / Data Services

Target: VERISK ANALYTICS INC (FINANCIAL SERVICES BUSINESS)

Bidder: TRANSUNION

10 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 4 Vendor

44 Dealmakers

1 Target | 24 Bidder | 19 Vendor

£ 378 M

Value

26 Jan 2022|United States|Education Services

Target: NITRO COLLEGE

Bidder: SALLIE MAE INC

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

19 Dealmakers

2 Target | 17 Bidder

n/a

Value

27 Apr 2022|United States|Entertainment

Target: CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS/ COMCAST JOINT VENTURE

Bidder: CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC

3 Service Providers

3 Bidder

14 Dealmakers

15 Bidder

n/a

Value

23 Aug 2022|United States|Radio and TV Broadcasters

Target: NBC SPORTS WASHINGTON

Bidder: MONUMENTAL SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

6 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 1 Vendor

15 Dealmakers

14 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

09 Jan 2023|United States|Payments / Commerce

Target: PAYA

Bidder: NUVEI CORPORATION

16 Service Providers

6 Target | 9 Bidder | 1 Vendor

50 Dealmakers

30 Target | 17 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 1.07 B

Value

06 Mar 2023|United States|Outsourced HR and Staffing

Target: LIFELABS LEARNING

Bidder: ATAIROS GROUP INC

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

12 Dealmakers

1 Target | 11 Bidder

n/a

Value

21 Jul 2023|United States|Paints and Coatings

Target: CHASE CORPORATION

Bidder: KKR & CO

10 Service Providers

4 Target | 6 Bidder

31 Dealmakers

13 Target | 18 Bidder

£ 1.01 B

Value

30 Nov 2023|United States|FinTech

Target: CADRE

Bidder: YIELDSTREET

8 Service Providers

5 Target | 3 Bidder

21 Dealmakers

13 Target | 8 Bidder

n/a

Value

26 Feb 2024|United States|Financial Data and Systems

Target: PRIME PENSIONS

Bidder: LIGHTYEAR CAPITAL LLC

8 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

17 Dealmakers

1 Target | 13 Bidder | 3 Vendor

n/a

Value

28 May 2024|United States|Medical Supplies

Target: ATRION CORPORATION

Bidder: NORDSON CORPORATION

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder

27 Dealmakers

11 Target | 16 Bidder

£ 627 M

Value

20 Jun 2024|United States|Renewable Energy Equipment

Target: OJJO

Bidder: NEXTRACKER

5 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder

12 Dealmakers

2 Target | 10 Bidder

£ 94 M

Value

30 Oct 2024|United States|IT Services: Other

Target: ALTAIR ENGINEERING

Bidder: SIEMENS AG

11 Service Providers

6 Target | 5 Bidder

64 Dealmakers

29 Target | 36 Bidder

£ 8.16 B

Value

20 Dec 2024|United States|Paper

Target: AMERICAN GREETINGS

Bidder: ELLIOTT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT

11 Service Providers

4 Target | 6 Bidder | 1 Vendor

36 Dealmakers

24 Target | 11 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

20 Nov 2024|United States|Radio and TV Broadcasters

Target: COMCAST (CABLE NETWORK CHANNEL)

Bidder: INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS

3 Service Providers

3 Vendor

11 Dealmakers

11 Vendor

n/a

Value

14 May 2025|United States|Electrical Components

Target: BENTEK CORPORATION

Bidder: NEXTRACKER

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

15 Dealmakers

1 Target | 14 Bidder

£ 58 M

Value