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Michael Leiter

Partner at Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom

Lawyer

Washington, D.C.

Deal Bio

Total Deals52

Valued Deals42

Total Value£ 225.44 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 5.37 B

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16 Jan 2025|United States|Digital Services

Target: INFINIDAT

Bidder: LENOVO

10 Service Providers

6 Target | 4 Bidder

12 Dealmakers

3 Target | 9 Bidder

n/a

Value

08 Jan 2025|China|Electronic Equipment: Other

Target: LENOVO

Bidder: ALAT

7 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder

8 Dealmakers

7 Target | 1 Bidder

£ 1.60 B

Value

20 Nov 2024|United States|Business Process Outsourcing

Target: VELOCITY CLEARING

Bidder: HANWHA LIFE

9 Service Providers

5 Target | 4 Bidder

29 Dealmakers

15 Target | 14 Bidder

n/a

Value

18 Nov 2024|United States|Electronic Components and Equipment

Target: FIBER MATERIALS INC

Bidder: TEX TECH INDUSTRIES

7 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

17 Dealmakers

3 Bidder | 14 Vendor

£ 130 M

Value

12 Aug 2024|United States|Engineering Consulting

Target: POWER ENGINEERS

Bidder: WSP GLOBAL INC

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder

53 Dealmakers

26 Target | 27 Bidder

£ 1.40 B

Value

01 Aug 2024|United States|Biotechnology

Target: JNANA THERAPEUTICS

Bidder: OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL FACTORY INC

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

29 Dealmakers

9 Target | 20 Bidder

£ 875 M

Value

01 Jul 2024|United States|Aerospace

Target: SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS HOLDINGS INC

Bidder: THE BOEING COMPANY

13 Service Providers

6 Target | 7 Bidder

80 Dealmakers

36 Target | 44 Bidder

£ 6.56 B

Value

27 Jun 2024|United States|Telecommunications Equipment

Target: INFINERA

Bidder: NOKIA OYJ

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder

29 Dealmakers

8 Target | 21 Bidder

£ 1.82 B

Value

30 Apr 2024|Luxembourg|Satellite

Target: INTELSAT SA

Bidder: SES SA

21 Service Providers

7 Target | 13 Bidder | 1 Vendor

45 Dealmakers

27 Target | 17 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 1.97 B

Value

02 Apr 2024|United States|Entertainment

Target: ENDEAVOR

Bidder: MUBADALA INVESTMENT COMPANY

34 Service Providers

9 Target | 25 Bidder

156 Dealmakers

73 Target | 83 Bidder

£ 13.68 B

Value

21 Feb 2024|United States|Metal Fabricating

Target: CYANCO

Bidder: ORICA

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

40 Dealmakers

2 Target | 14 Bidder | 23 Vendor

£ 507 M

Value

08 Feb 2024|United States|Information / Data Services

Target: VERITAS TECHNOLOGIES (DATA SECURITY UNIT)

Bidder: HAVELI INVESTMENTS

17 Service Providers

10 Bidder | 7 Vendor

78 Dealmakers

67 Bidder | 11 Vendor

£ 5.55 B

Value

19 Jan 2024|United States|Industrial Distribution

Target: KAMAN CORPORATION

Bidder: ARCLINE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT

10 Service Providers

6 Target | 4 Bidder

42 Dealmakers

19 Target | 23 Bidder

£ 1.42 B

Value

16 Jan 2024|United States|Software

Target: ANSYS

Bidder: SYNOPSYS INC

12 Service Providers

6 Target | 6 Bidder

106 Dealmakers

26 Target | 80 Bidder

£ 27.48 B

Value

18 Dec 2023|China|Automobiles

Target: NIO INC

Bidder: CYVN HOLDINGS

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

10 Dealmakers

9 Target | 1 Bidder

£ 1.73 B

Value

14 Sep 2023|Canada|Electronic Components and Equipment

Target: FUTURE ELECTRONICS

Bidder: WT MICROELECTRONICS

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder

70 Dealmakers

25 Target | 45 Bidder

£ 3.04 B

Value

17 Aug 2023|United States|Aerospace

Target: BALL (AEROSPACE BUSINESS)

Bidder: BAE SYSTEMS

9 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 4 Vendor

31 Dealmakers

15 Bidder | 16 Vendor

£ 4.36 B

Value

20 Jun 2023|China|Automobiles

Target: NIO INC

Bidder: CYVN HOLDINGS

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 1 Bidder | 1 Vendor

10 Dealmakers

8 Target | 1 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 578 M

Value

18 May 2023|United States|Software

Target: GTREASURY

Bidder: HG CAPITAL LLP

11 Service Providers

2 Target | 6 Bidder | 3 Vendor

59 Dealmakers

5 Target | 16 Bidder | 38 Vendor

n/a

Value

27 Apr 2023|United States|Investment Banking

Target: JEFFERIES FINANCIAL GROUP INC

Bidder: SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder

30 Dealmakers

13 Target | 17 Bidder

£ 2.73 B

Value

18 Apr 2023|China|Education Services

Target: ELMTREE

Bidder: GRAVITAS EDUCATION HOLDINGS

6 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

57 Dealmakers

26 Bidder | 31 Vendor

£ 605 M

Value

05 Apr 2023|United States|Entertainment

Target: SCOPELY

Bidder: PUBLIC INVESTMENT FUND

10 Service Providers

4 Target | 6 Bidder

38 Dealmakers

17 Target | 21 Bidder

£ 3.93 B

Value

14 Mar 2023|United States|Specialty Chemicals

Target: UNIVAR SOLUTIONS INC

Bidder: ABU DHABI INVESTMENT AUTHORITY (ADIA)

20 Service Providers

7 Target | 13 Bidder

47 Dealmakers

27 Target | 20 Bidder

£ 6.68 B

Value

27 Sep 2022|United States|Test Inspection and Certification (TIC)

Target: NATIONAL TECHNICAL SYSTEMS

Bidder: ELEMENT MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY LTD

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder

8 Dealmakers

2 Target | 6 Bidder

n/a

Value

01 Sep 2022|United States|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: ADVISORS ASSET MANAGEMENT

Bidder: SUN LIFE FINANCIAL INC

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

21 Dealmakers

2 Target | 19 Bidder

£ 185 M

Value

02 Aug 2022|Canada|Telecommunications Equipment

Target: SIERRA WIRELESS INC

Bidder: SEMTECH CORPORATION

12 Service Providers

6 Target | 6 Bidder

76 Dealmakers

22 Target | 54 Bidder

£ 982 M

Value

01 Jun 2022|United Kingdom|Environmental / Waste Management

Target: JOHN WOOD GROUP (ENVIRONMENT CONSULTING DIVISION)

Bidder: WSP GLOBAL INC

15 Service Providers

2 Target | 5 Bidder | 8 Vendor

129 Dealmakers

9 Target | 49 Bidder | 71 Vendor

£ 1.51 B

Value

09 May 2022|United States|Aerospace

Target: ADAMWORKS

Bidder: COMMUNICATIONS & POWER INDUSTRIES

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

16 Dealmakers

1 Target | 15 Bidder

n/a

Value

03 Mar 2022|United States|Digital Services

Target: EDUCATION NETWORKS OF AMERICA

Bidder: ZAYO GROUP HOLDINGS INC

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

30 Dealmakers

11 Target | 18 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

25 Jan 2022|United Kingdom|Test Inspection and Certification (TIC)

Target: ELEMENT MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY LTD

Bidder: TEMASEK HOLDINGS LIMITED

15 Service Providers

12 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

35 Dealmakers

27 Target | 7 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 5.18 B

Value

09 Dec 2021|Germany|Media Agencies

Target: IPONWEB

Bidder: CRITEO SA

8 Service Providers

2 Target | 6 Bidder

18 Dealmakers

1 Target | 17 Bidder

£ 287 M

Value

26 Oct 2021|United States|Semiconductors

Target: R&D ALTANOVA

Bidder: ADVANTEST CORPORATION

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder

10 Dealmakers

3 Target | 7 Bidder

n/a

Value

14 Oct 2021|United States|Electronic Components and Equipment

Target: TEMPO AUTOMATION INC

Bidder: ACE CONVERGENCE ACQUISITION CORP

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder

37 Dealmakers

20 Target | 20 Bidder

£ 669 M

Value

21 Jul 2021|United States|Entertainment

Target: VRIO CORP

Bidder: GRUPO WERTHEIN

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

33 Dealmakers

1 Target | 13 Bidder | 19 Vendor

n/a

Value

27 Apr 2021|Kuwait|Freight Forwarding

Target: AGILITY (GLOBAL INTEGRATED LOGISTICS BUSINESS)

Bidder: DSV PANALPINA A/S

10 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 3 Vendor

39 Dealmakers

4 Target | 25 Bidder | 10 Vendor

£ 3.02 B

Value

26 Apr 2021|United States|Software

Target: PROOFPOINT INC

Bidder: THOMA BRAVO LLC

10 Service Providers

5 Target | 5 Bidder

41 Dealmakers

25 Target | 16 Bidder

£ 8.86 B

Value

13 Apr 2021|Singapore|Delivery Services

Target: GRAB HOLDINGS

Bidder: TEMASEK HOLDINGS LIMITED

34 Service Providers

10 Target | 24 Bidder

101 Dealmakers

57 Target | 45 Bidder

£ 28.84 B

Value

22 Mar 2021|United States|Digital Services

Target: ABACO SYSTEMS

Bidder: AMETEK INC

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

30 Dealmakers

21 Target | 4 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 973 M

Value

19 Mar 2021|United States|Defense

Target: SYSTEMS ENGINEERING ASSOCIATES CORPORATION

Bidder: ROY KAPANI

5 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder

4 Dealmakers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

n/a

Value

08 Feb 2021|United States|Transportation Services

Target: CUBIC CORPORATION

Bidder: EVERGREEN COAST CAPITAL

18 Service Providers

8 Target | 9 Bidder

146 Dealmakers

66 Target | 32 Bidder

£ 2.18 B

Value

04 Jan 2021|United States|Health Care Services

Target: MAGELLAN HEALTH INC

Bidder: CENTENE CORPORATION

12 Service Providers

5 Target | 7 Bidder

48 Dealmakers

33 Target | 15 Bidder

£ 1.61 B

Value

11 Dec 2020|United States|Machinery: Specialty

Target: BOSTON DYNAMICS

Bidder: HYUNDAI MOTOR GROUP

7 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

34 Dealmakers

14 Target | 5 Bidder | 15 Vendor

£ 695 M

Value

25 Oct 2020|Canada|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: HUSKY ENERGY INC

Bidder: CENOVUS ENERGY INC

16 Service Providers

7 Target | 5 Bidder | 4 Vendor

61 Dealmakers

30 Target | 18 Bidder | 13 Vendor

£ 5.95 B

Value

19 Oct 2020|United States|Electronic Components and Equipment

Target: INTEL (NAND MEMORY AND STORAGE BUSINESS)

Bidder: SK HYNIX INC

16 Service Providers

7 Bidder | 9 Vendor

53 Dealmakers

21 Bidder | 32 Vendor

£ 6.94 B

Value

12 Oct 2020|United States|Renewable Energy Equipment

Target: COMPETITIVE POWER VENTURES

Bidder: OPC ENERGY

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

22 Dealmakers

4 Target | 14 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 524 M

Value

02 Oct 2020|United States|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: WILSHIRE

Bidder: CC CAPITAL PARTNERS INC

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder

14 Dealmakers

10 Target | 4 Bidder

n/a

Value

03 May 2020|India|Digital Services

Target: JIO PLATFORMS LIMITED

Bidder: KKR & CO

37 Service Providers

1 Target | 31 Bidder | 5 Vendor

142 Dealmakers

1 Target | 119 Bidder | 22 Vendor

£ 11.45 B

Value

02 Mar 2020|United States|Automobiles

Target: WAYMO

Bidder: MUBADALA INVESTMENT COMPANY

15 Service Providers

1 Target | 14 Bidder

35 Dealmakers

1 Target | 34 Bidder

£ 2.43 B

Value

14 Oct 2019|United Kingdom|IT Services: Other

Target: SOPHOS GROUP

Bidder: THOMA BRAVO LLC

17 Service Providers

10 Target | 6 Bidder | 1 Vendor

67 Dealmakers

35 Target | 30 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 3.12 B

Value

17 Jun 2019|United States|Software

Target: SOLERS INC

Bidder: PERATON

6 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder

11 Dealmakers

1 Target | 10 Bidder

n/a

Value

17 May 2019|United States|Computer Hardware

Target: CRAY INC

Bidder: HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY

5 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder

16 Dealmakers

8 Target | 8 Bidder

£ 1.02 B

Value

11 Mar 2019|Canada|Integrated FM

Target: BGIS

Bidder: CCMP CAPITAL ADVISORS LLC

13 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 7 Vendor

28 Dealmakers

1 Target | 15 Bidder | 12 Vendor

£ 768 M

Value

30 Apr 2018|United States|Mobile

Target: SPRINT CORP

Bidder: DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG

25 Service Providers

10 Target | 13 Bidder | 2 Vendor

133 Dealmakers

28 Target | 103 Bidder | 10 Vendor

£ 53.42 B

Value