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Michael BennWachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz

Michael Benn

Partner at Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz

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Deal Bio

Total Deals64
Valued Deals50
Total Value£ 302.61 B
Avg. Deal Size£ 6.05 B

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30 Jan 2018|United States|Financial Data and Systems
Refinitiv Holdings
Blackstone Group

Target: REFINITIV HOLDINGS INC

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

31 Service Providers

18 Bidder | 13 Vendor

102 Dealmakers

62 Bidder | 40 Vendor

£ 12.06 B

Value

03 Jan 2019|United States|Biotechnology
Celgene Corporation
Bristol Myers Squibb Company

Target: CELGENE CORPORATION

Bidder: BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY

22 Service Providers

10 Target | 12 Bidder

83 Dealmakers

40 Target | 43 Bidder

£ 70.66 B

Value

26 Jul 2018|United States|Food Retailers and Wholesalers
Supervalu
United Natural Foods

Target: SUPERVALU INC

Bidder: UNITED NATURAL FOODS INC

14 Service Providers

6 Target | 8 Bidder

57 Dealmakers

26 Target | 31 Bidder

£ 2.19 B

Value

17 Jun 2019|United States|Pharmaceuticals
Array Biopharma
Pfizer

Target: ARRAY BIOPHARMA

Bidder: PFIZER INC

10 Service Providers

4 Target | 6 Bidder

51 Dealmakers

21 Target | 30 Bidder

£ 9.05 B

Value

25 Jun 2019|Ireland|Pharmaceuticals
Allergan
Abbvie

Target: ALLERGAN PLC

Bidder: ABBVIE INC

16 Service Providers

8 Target | 8 Bidder

99 Dealmakers

55 Target | 45 Bidder

£ 67.60 B

Value

29 Jul 2019|United States|Pharmaceuticals
UPJOHN
Mylan

Target: UPJOHN

Bidder: MYLAN NV

20 Service Providers

1 Target | 9 Bidder | 10 Vendor

144 Dealmakers

1 Target | 78 Bidder | 65 Vendor

£ 18.11 B

Value

21 May 2018|United States|Electricity Distribution
Gulf Power Company
Nextera Energy

Target: GULF POWER COMPANY

Bidder: NEXTERA ENERGY INC

10 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 4 Vendor

27 Dealmakers

1 Target | 20 Bidder | 6 Vendor

£ 4.51 B

Value

30 Dec 2019|Canada|Aerospace
Mda Corporation
Northern Private Capital

Target: MDA CORPORATION

Bidder: NORTHERN PRIVATE CAPITAL

22 Service Providers

1 Target | 14 Bidder | 7 Vendor

54 Dealmakers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 48 Vendor

£ 584 M

Value

15 Jan 2020|United States|Forestry
Pope Resources
RAYONIER

Target: POPE RESOURCES

Bidder: RAYONIER

11 Service Providers

6 Target | 5 Bidder

29 Dealmakers

14 Target | 15 Bidder

£ 504 M

Value

20 Jan 2020|United States|Defense
Collins Aerospace (military Global Positioning System)
Bae Systems

Target: COLLINS AEROSPACE (MILITARY GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM)

Bidder: BAE SYSTEMS

11 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 6 Vendor

40 Dealmakers

14 Bidder | 26 Vendor

£ 1.69 B

Value

23 Jan 2020|United States|Personal Products
Hello Products
Colgate-palmolive Company

Target: HELLO PRODUCTS LLC

Bidder: COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

19 Dealmakers

2 Target | 16 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

03 Mar 2020|Netherlands|Medical Equipment
Qiagen
Thermo Fisher Scientific

Target: QIAGEN NV

Bidder: THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC

22 Service Providers

9 Target | 13 Bidder

138 Dealmakers

82 Target | 58 Bidder

£ 9.70 B

Value

06 Jul 2020|United States|Delivery Services
POSTMATES
Uber Technologies

Target: POSTMATES

Bidder: UBER TECHNOLOGIES INC

14 Service Providers

4 Target | 2 Bidder | 8 Vendor

65 Dealmakers

27 Target | 19 Bidder | 19 Vendor

£ 2.12 B

Value

02 Sep 2020|United States|Pest Control
Servicemaster (brands Franchise Business)
Roark Capital Group

Target: SERVICEMASTER (BRANDS FRANCHISE BUSINESS)

Bidder: ROARK CAPITAL GROUP

11 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 4 Vendor

47 Dealmakers

1 Target | 21 Bidder | 25 Vendor

£ 1.16 B

Value

09 Dec 2020|United States|Medical Equipment
The Hydrafacial Company
Vesper Healthcare Acquisition Corp

Target: THE HYDRAFACIAL COMPANY

Bidder: VESPER HEALTHCARE ACQUISITION CORP

11 Service Providers

5 Target | 4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

33 Dealmakers

14 Target | 16 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 823 M

Value

12 Jan 2021|United States|Medical Equipment
Cantel Medical Corp
Steris

Target: CANTEL MEDICAL CORP

Bidder: STERIS PLC

10 Service Providers

5 Target | 5 Bidder

45 Dealmakers

26 Target | 20 Bidder

£ 2.65 B

Value

16 Feb 2021|United Kingdom|Management Consulting
Deloitte (restructuring Arm)
TENEO

Target: DELOITTE (RESTRUCTURING ARM)

Bidder: TENEO

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

59 Dealmakers

1 Target | 15 Bidder | 43 Vendor

n/a

Value

01 Mar 2021|Ireland|Pharmaceuticals
Perrigo (generic Rx Business)
Altaris

Target: PERRIGO (GENERIC RX BUSINESS)

Bidder: ALTARIS LLC

13 Service Providers

8 Bidder | 5 Vendor

45 Dealmakers

18 Bidder | 27 Vendor

£ 1.11 B

Value

31 Mar 2021|Egypt|Pharmaceuticals
Amoun Pharmaceutical Company
Abu Dhabi Development Corporation (adq)

Target: AMOUN PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY

Bidder: ABU DHABI DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (ADQ)

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 5 Vendor

23 Dealmakers

2 Target | 2 Bidder | 19 Vendor

£ 538 M

Value

06 May 2021|United States|Health Care Services
Embecta Corp
Institutional Investors

Target: EMBECTA CORP

Bidder: INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 8 Vendor

32 Dealmakers

1 Target | 31 Vendor

n/a

Value

11 May 2021|United States|Apparel Retailers
Bath & Body Works
Institutional Investors

Target: BATH & BODY WORKS

Bidder: INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS

7 Service Providers

2 Target | 5 Vendor

16 Dealmakers

5 Target | 11 Vendor

£ 2.98 B

Value

02 Jun 2021|United States|Pharmaceuticals
Constellation Pharmaceuticals
Morphosys

Target: CONSTELLATION PHARMACEUTICALS

Bidder: MORPHOSYS AG

13 Service Providers

6 Target | 7 Bidder

58 Dealmakers

28 Target | 30 Bidder

£ 1.20 B

Value

17 Jun 2021|Canada|Food Products
VEGA
Wm Partners

Target: VEGA

Bidder: WM PARTNERS LP

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 4 Vendor

51 Dealmakers

1 Target | 23 Bidder | 27 Vendor

n/a

Value

28 Jun 2021|United States|Leasing
Exeter Finance
Warburg Pincus

Target: EXETER FINANCE

Bidder: WARBURG PINCUS LLC

12 Service Providers

7 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

35 Dealmakers

16 Target | 18 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

09 Aug 2021|United States|Farming Fishing Ranching and Plantations
Sanderson Farms
Cargill

Target: SANDERSON FARMS INC

Bidder: CARGILL INC

17 Service Providers

7 Target | 10 Bidder

64 Dealmakers

25 Target | 39 Bidder

£ 3.24 B

Value

08 Sep 2021|France|Pharmaceuticals
Hra Pharma
Perrigo Company

Target: HRA PHARMA SA

Bidder: PERRIGO COMPANY PLC

15 Service Providers

2 Target | 6 Bidder | 7 Vendor

54 Dealmakers

14 Target | 30 Bidder | 10 Vendor

£ 1.51 B

Value

26 Oct 2021|United States|Electronic Equipment: Other
Hubbell (commercial And Industrial Lightning Business)
Ge Current (daintree)

Target: HUBBELL (COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL LIGHTNING BUSINESS)

Bidder: GE CURRENT (DAINTREE)

5 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

31 Dealmakers

16 Bidder | 15 Vendor

n/a

Value

02 Nov 2021|United States|Medical Equipment
Meridian Medical Technologies
Altaris

Target: MERIDIAN MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES

Bidder: ALTARIS LLC

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

15 Dealmakers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 13 Vendor

n/a

Value

14 Dec 2021|United States|Pest Control
Terminix Global Holdings
Rentokil Initial

Target: TERMINIX GLOBAL HOLDINGS INC

Bidder: RENTOKIL INITIAL PLC

14 Service Providers

6 Target | 8 Bidder

68 Dealmakers

34 Target | 34 Bidder

£ 5.06 B

Value

14 Dec 2021|United States|Biotechnology
3m (food Safety Business)
Neogen Corporation

Target: 3M (FOOD SAFETY BUSINESS)

Bidder: NEOGEN CORPORATION

11 Service Providers

6 Bidder | 5 Vendor

49 Dealmakers

17 Bidder | 32 Vendor

£ 755 M

Value

18 Jan 2022|United States|Biotechnology
PROKIDNEY
Social Capital Hedosophia

Target: PROKIDNEY

Bidder: SOCIAL CAPITAL HEDOSOPHIA

16 Service Providers

7 Target | 9 Bidder

84 Dealmakers

55 Target | 33 Bidder

£ 1.93 B

Value

19 Jan 2022|United States|Health Care Facilities
Encompass Health (hh&h Business)
Institutional Investors

Target: ENCOMPASS HEALTH (HH&H BUSINESS)

Bidder: INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS

5 Service Providers

5 Vendor

23 Dealmakers

23 Vendor

£ 1.03 B

Value

22 Feb 2022|United States|Radio and TV Broadcasters
Tegna
Standard General

Target: TEGNA INC

Bidder: STANDARD GENERAL

17 Service Providers

8 Target | 9 Bidder

77 Dealmakers

36 Target | 41 Bidder

£ 6.32 B

Value

22 Feb 2022|United States|Automobiles
Meritor
Cummins

Target: MERITOR INC

Bidder: CUMMINS INC

10 Service Providers

6 Target | 4 Bidder

85 Dealmakers

29 Target | 56 Bidder

£ 2.72 B

Value

25 Mar 2022|United States|Health Care Services
SCARAWAY
Alliance Pharma Lc

Target: SCARAWAY

Bidder: ALLIANCE PHARMA LC

6 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 1 Vendor

20 Dealmakers

11 Bidder | 9 Vendor

£ 14 M

Value

29 Apr 2022|Argentina|Soft Drinks
Aguas Danone De Argentina
Compania Cervecerias Unidas

Target: AGUAS DANONE DE ARGENTINA

Bidder: COMPANIA CERVECERIAS UNIDAS SA

5 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

13 Dealmakers

7 Bidder | 6 Vendor

n/a

Value

01 Aug 2022|United States|Food Products
Red Collar Pet Foods (three Manufacturing Plants)
Colgate-palmolive Company

Target: RED COLLAR PET FOODS (THREE MANUFACTURING PLANTS)

Bidder: COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY

7 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

35 Dealmakers

21 Bidder | 14 Vendor

£ 574 M

Value

24 Oct 2022|Ireland|Medical Equipment
Medtronic (patient Monitoring And Respiratory Interventions Businesses)
Institutional Investors

Target: MEDTRONIC PLC (PATIENT MONITORING AND RESPIRATORY INTERVENTIONS BUSINESSES)

Bidder: INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS

6 Service Providers

6 Vendor

27 Dealmakers

27 Vendor

£ 5.83 B

Value

03 Nov 2022|United States|Capital Goods
Endura Products
Masonite International Corporation

Target: ENDURA PRODUCTS

Bidder: MASONITE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

20 Dealmakers

1 Target | 19 Bidder

£ 326 M

Value

07 Nov 2022|United States|Health Care Services
Summit Health - City Md
Cigna Corporation

Target: SUMMIT HEALTH - CITY MD

Bidder: CIGNA CORPORATION

17 Service Providers

7 Target | 10 Bidder

66 Dealmakers

38 Target | 28 Bidder

£ 7.83 B

Value

15 Dec 2022|Canada|Integrated Oil and Gas
Greenfire Resources
M3-brigade Acquisition Iii

Target: GREENFIRE RESOURCES

Bidder: M3-BRIGADE ACQUISITION III

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder

33 Dealmakers

2 Target | 31 Bidder

£ 767 M

Value

16 Dec 2022|United States|Electronic Components and Equipment
Maxar Technologies
Advent International Corporation

Target: MAXAR TECHNOLOGIES

Bidder: ADVENT INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

16 Service Providers

7 Target | 9 Bidder

102 Dealmakers

32 Target | 70 Bidder

£ 5.20 B

Value

10 Jan 2023|United Kingdom|Business Process Outsourcing
Tulchan Communications
TENEO

Target: TULCHAN COMMUNICATIONS

Bidder: TENEO

7 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder

23 Dealmakers

14 Target | 9 Bidder

n/a

Value

17 Jan 2023|United States|Electronic Equipment: Gauges and Meters
National Instruments Corp
Emerson Electric Co

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

13 Feb 2023|United States|Payments / Commerce
Fis (merchant Solutions Business)
Institutional Investors

Target: FIS (MERCHANT SOLUTIONS BUSINESS)

Bidder: INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS

2 Service Providers

2 Vendor

19 Dealmakers

19 Vendor

n/a

Value

05 Jun 2023|United Kingdom|Aerospace
Mb Aerospace
Barnes Group

Target: MB AEROSPACE

Bidder: BARNES GROUP INC

10 Service Providers

5 Target | 5 Bidder

51 Dealmakers

29 Target | 22 Bidder

£ 594 M

Value

06 Jul 2023|United States|Transaction Processing
Worldpay
Gtcr

Target: WORLDPAY INC

Bidder: GTCR LLC

29 Service Providers

2 Target | 20 Bidder | 7 Vendor

151 Dealmakers

5 Target | 40 Bidder | 106 Vendor

£ 9.21 B

Value

30 Oct 2023|United States|Electronic Components and Equipment
Systems Control
Hubbell Incorporated

Target: SYSTEMS CONTROL

Bidder: HUBBELL INCORPORATED

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

24 Dealmakers

4 Target | 19 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 907 M

Value

09 Nov 2023|United States|Telecommunications Services: Other
Kore Wireless Group
Searchlight Capital Partners

Target: KORE WIRELESS GROUP INC

Bidder: SEARCHLIGHT CAPITAL PARTNERS LP

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

19 Dealmakers

2 Target | 17 Bidder

£ 122 M

Value

18 Dec 2023|United States|Building: Climate Control
Pgt Innovations
Masonite International Corporation

Target: PGT INNOVATIONS

Bidder: MASONITE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

12 Service Providers

4 Target | 8 Bidder

47 Dealmakers

22 Target | 25 Bidder

£ 2.37 B

Value

21 Dec 2023|United States|Electrical Components
Hubbell (residential Lighting Business)
Kingswood Capital

Target: HUBBELL (RESIDENTIAL LIGHTING BUSINESS)

Bidder: KINGSWOOD CAPITAL

3 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 2 Vendor

21 Dealmakers

1 Bidder | 20 Vendor

£ 103 M

Value

01 Jan 2024|United States|Food Products
Horizon Organic
Platinum Equity

Target: HORIZON ORGANIC

Bidder: PLATINUM EQUITY LLC

7 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

21 Dealmakers

4 Bidder | 17 Vendor

n/a

Value

31 Jan 2024|United States|Recreational Products
Pga Tour
Amb Sports And Entertainment

Target: PGA TOUR INC

Bidder: AMB SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT

10 Service Providers

6 Target | 4 Bidder

50 Dealmakers

24 Target | 26 Bidder

£ 2.36 B

Value

09 Feb 2024|United States|Household Equipment and Products
Masonite International Corporation
Owens Corning

Target: MASONITE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

Bidder: OWENS CORNING

17 Service Providers

8 Target | 9 Bidder

98 Dealmakers

42 Target | 57 Bidder

£ 3.09 B

Value

26 Jul 2022|United States|Health Care Services
SOLVENTUM
Institutional Investors

Target: SOLVENTUM

Bidder: INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Vendor

61 Dealmakers

2 Target | 60 Vendor

£ 14.63 B

Value

25 Apr 2024|Ireland|Pharmaceuticals
Perrigo Company (hra Pharma Rare Diseases Business)
ESTEVE

Target: PERRIGO COMPANY PLC (HRA PHARMA RARE DISEASES BUSINESS)

Bidder: ESTEVE

7 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

20 Dealmakers

3 Bidder | 17 Vendor

£ 236 M

Value

09 Nov 2023|United States|Digital Services
Kore Group Holdings
Searchlight Capital Partners

Target: KORE GROUP HOLDINGS

Bidder: SEARCHLIGHT CAPITAL PARTNERS LP

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

16 Dealmakers

1 Target | 15 Bidder

£ 120 M

Value

04 Sep 2024|United States|Diversified Industrials
Fortive Corporation (precision Technologies Segment)
Institutional Investors

Target: FORTIVE CORPORATION (PRECISION TECHNOLOGIES SEGMENT)

Bidder: INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS

4 Service Providers

4 Vendor

17 Dealmakers

17 Vendor

n/a

Value

07 Oct 2024|United States|Machinery: Industrial
Barnes Group
Apollo Global Management

Target: BARNES GROUP INC

Bidder: APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC

13 Service Providers

7 Target | 6 Bidder

42 Dealmakers

33 Target | 10 Bidder

£ 2.74 B

Value

13 Feb 2025|United States|Software
INTEVAC
Seagate Technology

Target: INTEVAC

Bidder: SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY LLC

7 Service Providers

5 Target | 2 Bidder

23 Dealmakers

6 Target | 17 Bidder

£ 95 M

Value

18 Feb 2025|Australia|Food Products
PRIME100
Colgate-palmolive Company

Target: PRIME100

Bidder: COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

18 Dealmakers

2 Target | 16 Bidder

n/a

Value

23 Mar 2025|United States|Building Materials: Other
Azek Company
James Hardie Industries

Target: AZEK COMPANY LLC

Bidder: JAMES HARDIE INDUSTRIES PLC

16 Service Providers

5 Target | 11 Bidder

55 Dealmakers

24 Target | 31 Bidder

£ 6.77 B

Value

12 May 2025|United States|Food Products
Kate Farms
Danone

Target: KATE FARMS

Bidder: DANONE SA

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

19 Dealmakers

1 Target | 18 Bidder

n/a

Value

19 May 2025|United States|Biotechnology
23andme
REGENERON

Target: 23ANDME INC

Bidder: REGENERON

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

20 Dealmakers

1 Target | 19 Bidder

£ 192 M

Value

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