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Michael Ball

Associate at Stikeman Elliott

Lawyer

Montréal

Deal Bio

Total Deals9

Valued Deals7

Total Value£ 6.19 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 884 M

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12 Feb 2020|Canada|Aerospace

Target: BOMBARDIER (A220 PROGRAMME)

Bidder: AIRBUS SE

12 Service Providers

1 Target | 8 Bidder | 3 Vendor

62 Dealmakers

1 Target | 42 Bidder | 19 Vendor

£ 500 M

Value

01 Jun 2020|Canada|Data Centers and Hosting

Target: BCE INC (13 DATA CENTER SITES)

Bidder: EQUINIX INC

8 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

30 Dealmakers

5 Bidder | 25 Vendor

£ 606 M

Value

01 Dec 2022|Singapore|Consumer Electronics

Target: LIFESTYLES HEALTHCARE

Bidder: LINDEN CAPITAL PARTNERS

9 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder | 1 Vendor

17 Dealmakers

6 Target | 11 Bidder

n/a

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

26 Dec 2023|United States|General Mining

Target: BOART LONGYEAR GROUP

Bidder: AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL PARTNERS

10 Service Providers

4 Target | 6 Bidder

59 Dealmakers

12 Target | 47 Bidder

£ 291 M

Value

09 Jul 2024|Canada|Specialty Retailers

Target: INNOTEX

Bidder: BDC CAPITAL

7 Service Providers

2 Target | 5 Bidder

44 Dealmakers

8 Target | 36 Bidder

n/a

Value

17 Oct 2024|United States|Paints and Coatings

Target: PPG INDUSTRIES INC (US AND CANADIAN ARCHITECTURAL COATINGS BUSINESS)

Bidder: AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL PARTNERS

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

49 Dealmakers

1 Target | 43 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 431 M

Value

14 Jan 2025|United States|Test Inspection and Certification (TIC)

Target: EVIDENT (INSPECTION TECHNOLOGIES DIVISION)

Bidder: WABTEC CORP

10 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 6 Vendor

58 Dealmakers

1 Target | 12 Bidder | 45 Vendor

£ 1.46 B

Value

21 Aug 2025|United States|Textile Products

Target: INTERNATIONAL PAPER (GLOBAL CELLULOSE FIBERS BUSINESS)

Bidder: AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL PARTNERS

7 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

63 Dealmakers

39 Bidder | 24 Vendor

£ 1.11 B

Value