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Michael Cardella

Counsel at Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom

Lawyer

Washington, D.C.

Deal Bio

Total Deals28

Valued Deals16

Total Value£ 71.83 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 4.49 B

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31 Aug 2018|United Kingdom|Restaurants and Bars

Target: COSTA COFFEE LIMITED

Bidder: THE COCA-COLA COMPANY

14 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 9 Vendor

58 Dealmakers

2 Target | 17 Bidder | 39 Vendor

£ 3.90 B

Value

28 Oct 2018|United States|IT Services: Other

Target: RED HAT INC

Bidder: IBM CORPORATION

17 Service Providers

6 Target | 11 Bidder

95 Dealmakers

40 Target | 55 Bidder

£ 25.36 B

Value

20 Feb 2019|United States|Security Services

Target: ALLIED UNIVERSAL

Bidder: CAISSE DE DEPOT ET PLACEMENT DU QUEBEC (CDPQ)

9 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

55 Dealmakers

1 Target | 7 Bidder | 47 Vendor

£ 547 M

Value

20 Mar 2019|United States|Consumer Services: Other

Target: TRUGREEN LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

Bidder: CLAYTON DUBILIER & RICE LLC

3 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 2 Vendor

10 Dealmakers

1 Bidder | 9 Vendor

£ 177 M

Value

16 Apr 2019|United States|Travel and Tourism

Target: LIBERTY EXPEDIA HOLDINGS

Bidder: EXPEDIA GROUP INC

9 Service Providers

5 Target | 4 Bidder

46 Dealmakers

25 Target | 21 Bidder

£ 3.31 B

Value

26 Jun 2019|Puerto Rico|Banks

Target: SCOTIABANK (PUERTO RICO)

Bidder: ORIENTAL BANK

5 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

17 Dealmakers

9 Bidder | 9 Vendor

£ 432 M

Value

15 Oct 2019|United States|Management Consulting

Target: CRISIS PREVENTION INSTITUTE INC

Bidder: WENDEL

11 Service Providers

4 Target | 6 Bidder | 1 Vendor

25 Dealmakers

2 Target | 21 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 722 M

Value

06 Aug 2020|United States|Telecommunications Services: Other

Target: GCI LIBERTY

Bidder: LIBERTY BROADBAND CORPORATION

12 Service Providers

7 Target | 5 Bidder

62 Dealmakers

32 Target | 30 Bidder

£ 6.63 B

Value

24 Sep 2020|United States|Cable Television

Target: ION MEDIA

Bidder: BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC

19 Service Providers

3 Target | 12 Bidder | 4 Vendor

35 Dealmakers

13 Target | 16 Bidder | 6 Vendor

£ 2.00 B

Value

30 Mar 2021|United States|Software

Target: BETTY LABS INC

Bidder: SPOTIFY AB

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

16 Dealmakers

1 Target | 15 Bidder

n/a

Value

15 Jun 2021|United States|Software

Target: CYBERGRANTS

Bidder: APAX PARTNERS LLP

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

27 Dealmakers

10 Target | 16 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

17 Jun 2021|United States|Entertainment

Target: PODZ INC

Bidder: SPOTIFY AB

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

16 Dealmakers

1 Target | 15 Bidder

n/a

Value

04 Aug 2021|United States|Software

Target: EVERYACTION

Bidder: CYBERGRANTS

12 Service Providers

6 Target | 4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

34 Dealmakers

7 Target | 18 Bidder | 9 Vendor

£ 1.71 B

Value

11 Nov 2021|United States|Entertainment

Target: FINDAWAY

Bidder: SPOTIFY AB

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

17 Dealmakers

2 Target | 15 Bidder

n/a

Value

16 Feb 2022|United States|Media Agencies

Target: PODSIGHTS

Bidder: SPOTIFY AB

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

17 Dealmakers

1 Target | 16 Bidder

n/a

Value

16 Feb 2022|United States|Information / Data Services

Target: CHARTABLE

Bidder: SPOTIFY AB

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

18 Dealmakers

2 Target | 16 Bidder

n/a

Value

30 Mar 2022|United States|Machinery: Industrial

Target: CRANE CO

Bidder: INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS

4 Service Providers

4 Vendor

14 Dealmakers

14 Vendor

n/a

Value

15 Sep 2022|United States|Diversified Financials

Target: REDCO CORPORATION

Bidder: FORTRESS INVESTMENT GROUP

6 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 4 Vendor

25 Dealmakers

2 Bidder | 23 Vendor

n/a

Value

09 Jan 2023|United States|Software

Target: DUCK CREEK TECHNOLOGIES LLC

Bidder: VISTA EQUITY PARTNERS

14 Service Providers

8 Target | 4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

72 Dealmakers

38 Target | 32 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 2.15 B

Value

01 Feb 2023|United States|Recreational Products

Target: PLAYAWAY PRODUCTS

Bidder: PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE LLC

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 3 Vendor

17 Dealmakers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 13 Vendor

n/a

Value

30 Oct 2023|Canada|Specialty Chemicals

Target: LUCAS MEYER COSMETICS

Bidder: CLARIANT AG

10 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 3 Vendor

42 Dealmakers

2 Target | 26 Bidder | 14 Vendor

£ 667 M

Value

12 Dec 2023|United States|Radio and TV Broadcasters

Target: NEW SIRIUSXM

Bidder: SIRIUS XM HOLDINGS INC

13 Service Providers

13 Bidder

66 Dealmakers

66 Bidder

n/a

Value

12 Jan 2024|United States|Private Equity

Target: GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS

Bidder: BLACKROCK

15 Service Providers

6 Target | 9 Bidder

74 Dealmakers

35 Target | 39 Bidder

£ 9.80 B

Value

10 Sep 2024|United States|FinTech

Target: DONORDRIVE

Bidder: BONTERRA

6 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

35 Dealmakers

16 Bidder | 19 Vendor

n/a

Value

13 Nov 2024|United States|Cable Television

Target: LIBERTY BROADBAND CORPORATION

Bidder: CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC

9 Service Providers

5 Target | 4 Bidder

33 Dealmakers

17 Target | 16 Bidder

£ 13.97 B

Value

13 Nov 2024|United States|Entertainment

Target: LIBERTY LIVE GROUP

Bidder: INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS

2 Service Providers

2 Vendor

5 Dealmakers

5 Vendor

n/a

Value

19 Dec 2024|United States|Travel and Tourism

Target: LIBERTY TRIPADVISOR

Bidder: CERTARES LP

10 Service Providers

5 Target | 5 Bidder

22 Dealmakers

6 Target | 16 Bidder

£ 343 M

Value

30 Dec 2024|United States|Hotels and Motels

Target: VACASA LLC

Bidder: CASAGO

10 Service Providers

5 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

23 Dealmakers

5 Target | 18 Bidder

£ 101 M

Value