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Matthew M. Kelly

Partner at Cravath Swaine & Moore

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Deal Bio

Total Deals28

Valued Deals19

Total Value£ 218.59 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 11.50 B

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11 Nov 2015|United Kingdom|Brewers

Target: SABMILLER PLC

Bidder: ANHEUSER BUSCH INBEV

21 Service Providers

10 Target | 11 Bidder

88 Dealmakers

35 Target | 53 Bidder

£ 83.12 B

Value

03 May 2019|United States|Radio and TV Broadcasters

Target: WALT DISNEY (REGIONAL SPORTS NETWORK)

Bidder: SINCLAIR BROADCAST GROUP

22 Service Providers

17 Bidder | 5 Vendor

116 Dealmakers

88 Bidder | 28 Vendor

£ 8.10 B

Value

22 May 2019|United Kingdom|Cosmetics

Target: AVON PRODUCTS INC

Bidder: NATURA COSMETICOS SA

21 Service Providers

10 Target | 10 Bidder | 1 Vendor

52 Dealmakers

26 Target | 22 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 3.00 B

Value

26 Oct 2019|Netherlands|Radio and TV Broadcasters

Target: ENDEMOL SHINE GROUP

Bidder: BANIJAY

20 Service Providers

5 Target | 11 Bidder | 4 Vendor

77 Dealmakers

38 Target | 19 Bidder | 20 Vendor

£ 1.71 B

Value

21 Sep 2020|United States|Medical Services

Target: GRAIL

Bidder: ILLUMINA INC

29 Service Providers

7 Target | 7 Bidder | 15 Vendor

107 Dealmakers

42 Target | 41 Bidder | 24 Vendor

£ 6.19 B

Value

11 Jan 2021|United States|Digital Services

Target: 7SUMMITS

Bidder: IBM CORPORATION

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

10 Dealmakers

1 Target | 7 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

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

19 Apr 2021|United States|Software

Target: ARAS

Bidder: GI PARTNERS LLC

9 Service Providers

5 Target | 4 Bidder

24 Dealmakers

10 Target | 14 Bidder

n/a

Value

01 Aug 2021|Australia|FinTech

Target: AFTERPAY LIMITED

Bidder: BLOCK INC

19 Service Providers

12 Target | 7 Bidder

67 Dealmakers

43 Target | 24 Bidder

£ 20.86 B

Value

15 Sep 2021|United States|FinTech

Target: GREENSKY

Bidder: GOLDMAN SACHS INC

11 Service Providers

8 Target | 3 Bidder

28 Dealmakers

14 Target | 14 Bidder

£ 1.62 B

Value

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

21 Jun 2022|United States|Health Care Services

Target: CONVEY HEALTH SOLUTIONS

Bidder: TPG CAPITAL LP

8 Service Providers

6 Target | 2 Bidder

36 Dealmakers

23 Target | 13 Bidder

£ 898 M

Value

01 Oct 2022|United States|Renewable Energy Equipment

Target: CON EDISON CLEAN ENERGY BUSINESSES INC

Bidder: RWE RENEWABLES AG

10 Service Providers

7 Bidder | 3 Vendor

42 Dealmakers

36 Bidder | 6 Vendor

£ 6.09 B

Value

11 Oct 2022|United States|Specialty Contracting

Target: WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY LLC

Bidder: CAMECO CORPORATION

20 Service Providers

1 Target | 12 Bidder | 7 Vendor

85 Dealmakers

1 Target | 41 Bidder | 44 Vendor

£ 7.14 B

Value

20 Oct 2022|United States|Banks

Target: BDT & COMPANY

Bidder: MSD PARTNERS

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

15 Dealmakers

11 Target | 4 Bidder

n/a

Value

25 Oct 2022|United States|Household Equipment and Products

Target: WEBER INC

Bidder: BDT CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC

7 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder

29 Dealmakers

15 Target | 14 Bidder

£ 1.69 B

Value

02 Feb 2023|United States|Private Equity

Target: PORTFOLIO ADVISORS LLC

Bidder: FS INVESTMENTS

11 Service Providers

4 Target | 7 Bidder

49 Dealmakers

32 Target | 19 Bidder

n/a

Value

27 Jun 2023|United States|Life Insurance

Target: AMERICAN EQUITY INVESTMENT LIFE

Bidder: BROOKFIELD REINSURANCE

14 Service Providers

6 Target | 8 Bidder

47 Dealmakers

23 Target | 24 Bidder

£ 3.38 B

Value

19 Sep 2023|United States|Diversified Engineering Procurement Construction (EPC)

Target: THE KLEINFELDER GROUP INC

Bidder: LINDSAY GOLDBERG

10 Service Providers

2 Target | 5 Bidder | 3 Vendor

46 Dealmakers

5 Target | 29 Bidder | 12 Vendor

n/a

Value

16 Oct 2023|United States|Telecommunications Services: Other

Target: CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS INC

Bidder: SEARCHLIGHT CAPITAL PARTNERS LP

18 Service Providers

6 Target | 12 Bidder

76 Dealmakers

54 Target | 22 Bidder

£ 1.68 B

Value

14 Aug 2024|United States|Food Products

Target: KELLANOVA (EX-KELLOGG COMPANY)

Bidder: MARS INC

16 Service Providers

7 Target | 8 Bidder | 1 Vendor

85 Dealmakers

37 Target | 44 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 28.01 B

Value

13 Nov 2024|United States|E-commerce

Target: GRUBHUB INC

Bidder: WONDER GROUP INC

12 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 8 Vendor

54 Dealmakers

1 Target | 28 Bidder | 25 Vendor

£ 507 M

Value

03 Dec 2024|United States|IT Services: Other

Target: INTEGRIS

Bidder: OMERS PRIVATE EQUITY

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

19 Dealmakers

7 Target | 11 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

27 Jan 2025|United States|Water

Target: AQUARION WATER COMPANY

Bidder: AQUARION WATER AUTHORITY

7 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

41 Dealmakers

29 Bidder | 12 Vendor

£ 1.92 B

Value

07 Apr 2025|United States|Data Centers and Hosting

Target: HAKKODA

Bidder: IBM CORPORATION

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

9 Dealmakers

1 Target | 8 Bidder

n/a

Value

16 Jun 2025|United States|Information / Data Services

Target: TECHMD

Bidder: INTEGRIS

11 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

12 Dealmakers

1 Target | 9 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

10 Aug 2025|United States|FinTech

Target: INTERNATIONAL MONEY EXPRESS

Bidder: THE WESTERN UNION COMPANY

9 Service Providers

6 Target | 3 Bidder

16 Dealmakers

12 Target | 4 Bidder

£ 371 M

Value

03 Nov 2025|United States|Health Care Services

Target: KENVUE (JOHNSON & JOHNSON CONSUMER HEALTH BUSINESS)

Bidder: KIMBERLY-CLARK

12 Service Providers

4 Target | 8 Bidder

96 Dealmakers

39 Target | 57 Bidder

£ 37.02 B

Value