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Matthew Yeowart

Partner at Davis Polk & Wardwell

Lawyer

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals42

Valued Deals32

Total Value£ 72.25 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 2.26 B

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19 Sep 2019|United Kingdom|Full Line Insurance

Target: CHARLES TAYLOR PLC

Bidder: LOVELL MINNICK PARTNERS LLC

11 Service Providers

6 Target | 5 Bidder

51 Dealmakers

23 Target | 28 Bidder

£ 285 M

Value

03 Feb 2021|Japan|Cosmetics

Target: SHISEIDO (PERSONAL CARE BUSINESS)

Bidder: CVC CAPITAL PARTNERS

13 Service Providers

7 Bidder | 6 Vendor

42 Dealmakers

16 Bidder | 26 Vendor

£ 725 M

Value

24 Feb 2021|United States|Pharmaceuticals

Target: BIOFREEZE

Bidder: RECKITT BENCKISER GROUP PLC

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 1 Vendor

18 Dealmakers

1 Target | 16 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

12 Apr 2021|Australia|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: MAINSTREAM GROUP

Bidder: SS&C TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS INC

10 Service Providers

3 Target | 7 Bidder

13 Dealmakers

1 Target | 12 Bidder

£ 163 M

Value

25 May 2021|United States|Environmental / Waste Management

Target: CULLIGAN INTERNATIONAL COMPANY

Bidder: BDT CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC

16 Service Providers

5 Target | 6 Bidder | 5 Vendor

88 Dealmakers

7 Target | 23 Bidder | 63 Vendor

£ 4.24 B

Value

19 Jul 2021|United Kingdom|Gaming

Target: SUMO GROUP PLC

Bidder: TENCENT HOLDINGS LIMITED

10 Service Providers

6 Target | 4 Bidder

42 Dealmakers

23 Target | 19 Bidder

£ 922 M

Value

02 Sep 2021|Ireland|Mobile

Target: DING

Bidder: POLLEN STREET CAPITAL LIMITED

13 Service Providers

6 Target | 7 Bidder

17 Dealmakers

11 Target | 6 Bidder

n/a

Value

28 Sep 2021|United Kingdom|Software

Target: BLUE PRISM GROUP PLC

Bidder: SS&C TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS INC

18 Service Providers

7 Target | 5 Bidder

53 Dealmakers

27 Target | 16 Bidder

£ 1.22 B

Value

11 Oct 2021|United States|Software

Target: ASPEN TECHNOLOGY INC

Bidder: EMERSON ELECTRIC CO

11 Service Providers

5 Target | 6 Bidder

49 Dealmakers

24 Target | 25 Bidder

£ 8.08 B

Value

24 Nov 2021|Netherlands|Paints and Coatings

Target: HEXION (GLOBAL EPOXY BUSINESS)

Bidder: WESTLAKE CHEMICAL

7 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

60 Dealmakers

45 Bidder | 15 Vendor

£ 893 M

Value

09 Dec 2021|United Kingdom|Investment Banking

Target: HUBWISE HOLDINGS

Bidder: SS&C TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS INC

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

13 Dealmakers

1 Target | 12 Bidder

n/a

Value

25 Jan 2022|Greece|FinTech

Target: VIVA WALLET

Bidder: JP MORGAN CHASE & CO

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

47 Dealmakers

13 Target | 34 Bidder

£ 584 M

Value

18 Apr 2022|United States|Medical Equipment

Target: NATUS MEDICAL

Bidder: ARCHIMED

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder

28 Dealmakers

23 Target | 5 Bidder

£ 919 M

Value

03 May 2022|Virgin Islands (British)|Media Agencies

Target: OCEAN OUTDOOR LIMITED

Bidder: ATAIROS GROUP INC

13 Service Providers

7 Target | 6 Bidder

55 Dealmakers

28 Target | 27 Bidder

£ 287 M

Value

24 May 2022|United Kingdom|Software

Target: MYCOM OSI

Bidder: AMDOCS

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

15 Dealmakers

2 Target | 13 Bidder

£ 149 M

Value

04 Aug 2022|United Kingdom|Biotechnology

Target: MIROBIO

Bidder: GILEAD SCIENCES

11 Service Providers

6 Target | 5 Bidder

42 Dealmakers

27 Target | 15 Bidder

£ 333 M

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

06 Sep 2022|France|Gaming

Target: GUILLEMOT BROTHERS

Bidder: TENCENT HOLDINGS LIMITED

4 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

25 Dealmakers

13 Bidder | 12 Vendor

£ 254 M

Value

28 Sep 2022|United States|Payments / Commerce

Target: BILLTRUST

Bidder: EQT PARTNERS AB

9 Service Providers

5 Target | 4 Bidder

41 Dealmakers

18 Target | 23 Bidder

£ 1.58 B

Value

29 Sep 2022|Israel|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: NEWMED ENERGY (EX-DELEK DRILLING)

Bidder: CAPRICORN ENERGY (EX-CAIRN ENERGY)

13 Service Providers

5 Target | 8 Bidder

56 Dealmakers

18 Target | 38 Bidder

£ 577 M

Value

31 Oct 2022|United States|Electronic Components and Equipment

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

31 Oct 2022|United Kingdom|Engineering Consulting

Target: WOOD MACKENZIE LIMITED

Bidder: VERITAS CAPITAL PARTNERS LP

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

24 Dealmakers

3 Target | 6 Bidder | 15 Vendor

£ 2.71 B

Value

28 Nov 2022|United States|E-commerce

Target: TABOOLA INC

Bidder: YAHOO

10 Service Providers

3 Target | 7 Bidder

29 Dealmakers

13 Target | 17 Bidder

n/a

Value

17 Jan 2023|United States|Electronic Equipment: Gauges and Meters

Target: NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS CORP

Bidder: EMERSON ELECTRIC CO

12 Service Providers

5 Target | 7 Bidder

70 Dealmakers

43 Target | 27 Bidder

£ 6.71 B

Value

23 Mar 2023|Japan|Electronic Components and Equipment

Target: TOSHIBA CORPORATION

Bidder: JAPAN INDUSTRIAL PARTNERS

18 Service Providers

10 Target | 8 Bidder

42 Dealmakers

10 Target | 32 Bidder

£ 12.34 B

Value

03 Apr 2023|Australia|Cosmetics

Target: AESOP

Bidder: L'OREAL SA

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 5 Vendor

39 Dealmakers

1 Target | 25 Bidder | 13 Vendor

£ 2.04 B

Value

04 May 2023|United States|Real Estate Services

Target: 6 RIVER SYSTEMS

Bidder: OCADO GROUP PLC

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

16 Dealmakers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 12 Vendor

n/a

Value

17 May 2023|Canada|Biotechnology

Target: ENGENE INC

Bidder: FORBION EUROPEAN ACQUISITION CORP

14 Service Providers

4 Target | 10 Bidder

19 Dealmakers

3 Target | 16 Bidder

£ 196 M

Value

16 Jun 2023|Monaco|Renewable Energy Equipment

Target: ENETI

Bidder: CADELER

12 Service Providers

6 Target | 6 Bidder

30 Dealmakers

6 Target | 24 Bidder

£ 1.03 B

Value

05 Sep 2023|United States|Business Process Outsourcing

Target: BRILLIO

Bidder: THE OROGEN GROUP

9 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

18 Dealmakers

5 Target | 12 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

05 Dec 2023|Ireland|Software

Target: CUBIC TELECOM

Bidder: SOFTBANK GROUP CORP

12 Service Providers

7 Target | 5 Bidder

34 Dealmakers

10 Target | 24 Bidder

£ 405 M

Value

07 Feb 2024|United Kingdom|IT Services: Other

Target: FOXBERRY

Bidder: MSCI INC

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

20 Dealmakers

2 Target | 18 Bidder

n/a

Value

03 Jun 2024|United Kingdom|Aerospace

Target: AALTO HAPS

Bidder: NTT DOCOMO

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 4 Vendor

17 Dealmakers

2 Target | 3 Bidder | 13 Vendor

n/a

Value

06 Jun 2024|United States|Electronic Components and Equipment

Target: COPELAND (EX EMERSON CLIMATE TECHNOLOGIES)

Bidder: ABU DHABI INVESTMENT AUTHORITY (ADIA)

15 Service Providers

1 Target | 10 Bidder | 4 Vendor

45 Dealmakers

3 Target | 21 Bidder | 21 Vendor

£ 2.74 B

Value

09 Oct 2024|United States|Specialty Chemicals

Target: ARCADIUM LITHIUM

Bidder: RIO TINTO

15 Service Providers

8 Target | 7 Bidder

60 Dealmakers

35 Target | 25 Bidder

£ 5.12 B

Value

15 Oct 2024|United Kingdom|Digital Services

Target: DE LA RUE (AUTHENTICATION DIVISION)

Bidder: CRANE NXT

6 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 4 Vendor

22 Dealmakers

11 Bidder | 11 Vendor

£ 300 M

Value

28 Oct 2024|United States|Chemicals: Diversified

Target: AOC LLC

Bidder: NIPPON PAINT HOLDINGS

10 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder | 5 Vendor

37 Dealmakers

7 Target | 14 Bidder | 16 Vendor

£ 3.35 B

Value

04 Nov 2024|United States|Airlines

Target: AIR TRANSPORT SERVICES GROUP INC (ATSG)

Bidder: STONEPEAK

12 Service Providers

6 Target | 6 Bidder

80 Dealmakers

26 Target | 55 Bidder

£ 2.40 B

Value

04 Mar 2025|United States|Auto Technology

Target: WEIGHTS & BIASES

Bidder: COREWEAVE

9 Service Providers

3 Target | 6 Bidder

46 Dealmakers

30 Target | 16 Bidder

n/a

Value

05 Jun 2025|United Kingdom|Entertainment

Target: DICE

Bidder: FEVER

10 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder | 2 Vendor

30 Dealmakers

1 Target | 16 Bidder | 13 Vendor

n/a

Value

21 Jul 2025|United Kingdom|Digital Services

Target: CALASTONE

Bidder: SS&C TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS INC

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

31 Dealmakers

16 Target | 14 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 766 M

Value

04 Aug 2025|United States|Household Equipment and Products

Target: STEELCASE INC

Bidder: HNI CORPORATION

12 Service Providers

5 Target | 7 Bidder

31 Dealmakers

14 Target | 17 Bidder

£ 1.66 B

Value