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Melissa Schwartz

Partner at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld

Lawyer

Washington

Deal Bio

Total Deals21

Valued Deals10

Total Value£ 3.67 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 367 M

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05 Jul 2022|United States|Specialty Contracting

Target: NEW FORTRESS ENERGY / APOLLO JOINT VENTURE

Bidder: APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC

14 Service Providers

14 Bidder

68 Dealmakers

70 Bidder

n/a

Value

13 Jul 2022|United States|Building Roofing/Wallboard and Plumbing

Target: ROTOCO

Bidder: BESSEMER INVESTMENT PARTNERS LLC

10 Service Providers

4 Target | 6 Bidder

41 Dealmakers

2 Target | 39 Bidder

n/a

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20 Sep 2022|United States|Specialty Retailers

Target: HUMIC GROWTH SOLUTIONS

Bidder: PAINE SCHWARTZ PARTNERS

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

55 Dealmakers

1 Target | 54 Bidder

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Value

11 Dec 2023|United States|Marine Transportation

Target: EAGLE BULK SHIPPING INC

Bidder: STAR BULK

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder

87 Dealmakers

71 Target | 16 Bidder

£ 485 M

Value

19 Mar 2024|United States|Diversified Industrials

Target: INNOVEX DOWNHOLE SOLUTIONS

Bidder: DRIL-QUIP

11 Service Providers

5 Target | 6 Bidder

82 Dealmakers

75 Target | 7 Bidder

n/a

Value

08 Apr 2024|United States|Software

Target: BUYERS EDGE PLATFORM

Bidder: GENERAL ATLANTIC LLC

12 Service Providers

5 Target | 6 Bidder | 1 Vendor

62 Dealmakers

4 Target | 57 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 336 M

Value

03 May 2024|United States|Food Products

Target: BAR BAKERS

Bidder: MUBADALA CAPITAL

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

69 Dealmakers

2 Target | 68 Bidder

n/a

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22 Jul 2024|United States|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: TELLURIAN INC

Bidder: WOODSIDE ENERGY GROUP

7 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder

115 Dealmakers

115 Target | 5 Bidder

£ 928 M

Value

22 Jul 2024|Netherlands|Recreational Products

Target: BUGABOO GROUP

Bidder: MUBADALA INVESTMENT COMPANY

13 Service Providers

4 Target | 6 Bidder | 3 Vendor

70 Dealmakers

4 Target | 53 Bidder | 14 Vendor

n/a

Value

27 Sep 2024|United States|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: CITGO PETROLEUM CORPORATION

Bidder: ELLIOTT MANAGEMENT CORPORATION

10 Service Providers

2 Target | 8 Bidder

176 Dealmakers

4 Target | 172 Bidder

n/a

Value

09 Sep 2024|United States|Medical Equipment

Target: CARESTREAM DENTAL

Bidder: CANYON PARTNERS

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

41 Dealmakers

2 Target | 40 Bidder

£ 413 M

Value

02 Jul 2024|United States|Real Estate Services

Target: DOUGLAS ELLIMAN

Bidder: KENNEDY LEWIS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

52 Dealmakers

5 Target | 47 Bidder

£ 39 M

Value

29 Oct 2024|United States|E-commerce

Target: KEAP

Bidder: THRYV HOLDINGS INC

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

51 Dealmakers

1 Target | 50 Bidder

£ 61 M

Value

07 Jan 2025|United States|Clothing and Accessories

Target: TRUE RELIGION

Bidder: SB360

12 Service Providers

4 Target | 8 Bidder

54 Dealmakers

44 Target | 10 Bidder

n/a

Value

19 Dec 2024|United States|Alternative Fuels

Target: VERDE CLEAN FUELS

Bidder: COTTONMOUTH VENTURES

5 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder

19 Dealmakers

4 Target | 15 Bidder

£ 39 M

Value

02 Feb 2025|United States|Digital Services

Target: INTERACTIVE NETWORK TECHNOLOGIES

Bidder: SLB

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

41 Dealmakers

1 Target | 41 Bidder

n/a

Value

01 May 2025|United Kingdom|Entertainment

Target: FRIEZE

Bidder: ARI EMANUEL

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 1 Bidder | 4 Vendor

156 Dealmakers

2 Target | 144 Bidder | 10 Vendor

£ 150 M

Value

02 Jun 2025|United States|Diversified Industrials

Target: CITADEL CASING SOLUTIONS

Bidder: INNOVEX DOWNHOLE SOLUTIONS

5 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder

41 Dealmakers

2 Target | 39 Bidder

n/a

Value

26 Jun 2025|United States|Capital Goods

Target: MRC GLOBAL INC

Bidder: DNOW INC

10 Service Providers

5 Target | 5 Bidder

94 Dealmakers

73 Target | 21 Bidder

£ 1.09 B

Value

22 Jul 2025|United States|Media Agencies

Target: EXVERUS MEDIA

Bidder: BRAINLABS

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

36 Dealmakers

4 Target | 32 Bidder

n/a

Value

30 Jun 2025|United States|E-commerce

Target: PLANETART INC

Bidder: GENERAL ATLANTIC LLC

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 2 Vendor

71 Dealmakers

2 Target | 58 Bidder | 11 Vendor

£ 123 M

Value