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Michael Levitt

Partner at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Lawyer

New York

Deal Bio

Total Deals26

Valued Deals23

Total Value£ 65.15 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 2.83 B

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15 Feb 2019|Germany|E-commerce

Target: SCOUT24 AG

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

25 Service Providers

7 Target | 16 Bidder

108 Dealmakers

43 Target | 110 Bidder

£ 5.02 B

Value

26 Mar 2019|United Arab Emirates|Transportation Services

Target: CAREEM

Bidder: UBER TECHNOLOGIES INC

10 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

68 Dealmakers

25 Target | 25 Bidder | 18 Vendor

£ 2.35 B

Value

01 Aug 2019|United Kingdom|Financial Data and Systems

Target: REFINITIV HOLDINGS INC

Bidder: LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE GROUP PLC

26 Service Providers

8 Target | 12 Bidder | 6 Vendor

172 Dealmakers

70 Target | 93 Bidder | 13 Vendor

£ 22.18 B

Value

03 May 2020|United States|Oil Equipment and Services

Target: QUINTANA ENERGY SERVICES INC

Bidder: KLX ENERGY SERVICES HOLDINGS INC

9 Service Providers

5 Target | 4 Bidder

38 Dealmakers

20 Target | 18 Bidder

n/a

Value

01 Jun 2020|United States|Pharmaceuticals

Target: CLEVER LEAVES INTERNATIONAL INC

Bidder: SCHULTZE SPECIAL PURPOSE ACQUISITION CORP

14 Service Providers

5 Target | 9 Bidder

35 Dealmakers

20 Target | 15 Bidder

£ 200 M

Value

13 Jul 2020|United States|IT Services: Other

Target: SILVER PEAK

Bidder: HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY

9 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

44 Dealmakers

5 Target | 32 Bidder | 7 Vendor

£ 733 M

Value

22 Oct 2020|United States|Specialty Retailers

Target: CARLOTZ INC

Bidder: ACAMAR PARTNERS ACQUISITION CORP

10 Service Providers

6 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

29 Dealmakers

14 Target | 13 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 632 M

Value

16 Feb 2021|Canada|Environmental / Waste Management

Target: LI-CYCLE

Bidder: CARNELIAN ENERGY CAPITAL

17 Service Providers

10 Target | 7 Bidder

82 Dealmakers

28 Target | 54 Bidder

£ 701 M

Value

24 Feb 2021|India|Renewable Energy Equipment

Target: RENEW POWER PRIVATE LTD

Bidder: RMG ACQUISITION CORP II

27 Service Providers

9 Target | 7 Bidder | 11 Vendor

111 Dealmakers

53 Target | 38 Bidder | 23 Vendor

£ 5.68 B

Value

04 May 2021|Switzerland|Software

Target: ACRONIS

Bidder: CVC CAPITAL PARTNERS

6 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder

38 Dealmakers

16 Target | 22 Bidder

£ 180 M

Value

13 Aug 2021|Germany|E-commerce

Target: ZOOPLUS

Bidder: HELLMAN & FRIEDMAN LLC

14 Service Providers

6 Target | 8 Bidder

58 Dealmakers

13 Target | 45 Bidder

£ 2.88 B

Value

22 Nov 2021|United States|Telecommunications Services: Other

Target: VONAGE HOLDINGS CORP

Bidder: ERICSSON AB

7 Service Providers

5 Target | 2 Bidder

83 Dealmakers

35 Target | 48 Bidder

£ 4.61 B

Value

09 May 2022|United States|Online and Social Platforms

Target: GRINDR LLC

Bidder: TIGA ACQUISITION

11 Service Providers

6 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

52 Dealmakers

43 Target | 5 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 1.70 B

Value

26 May 2022|China|Auto Services

Target: SUNCAR

Bidder: GOLDENBRIDGE

7 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder

11 Dealmakers

9 Target | 2 Bidder

£ 684 M

Value

03 Oct 2022|United States|Electronic Components and Equipment

Target: MOLEKULE

Bidder: AEROCLEAN TECHNOLOGIES

7 Service Providers

2 Target | 5 Bidder

55 Dealmakers

24 Target | 31 Bidder

n/a

Value

31 Jan 2023|Singapore|Automobiles

Target: LOTUS TECHNOLOGY INC

Bidder: L CATTERTON ASIA ACQUISITION CORP

13 Service Providers

6 Target | 7 Bidder

56 Dealmakers

32 Target | 24 Bidder

£ 4.36 B

Value

09 May 2023|United States|Home Improvement Retailers

Target: MATTRESS FIRM

Bidder: TEMPUR SEALY

13 Service Providers

8 Target | 5 Bidder

59 Dealmakers

49 Target | 10 Bidder

£ 4.02 B

Value

24 May 2023|United States|Production Technology Equipment

Target: SCHENCK PROCESS (FPM BUSINESS)

Bidder: HILLENBRAND INC

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

46 Dealmakers

41 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 587 M

Value

02 Jun 2023|Israel|Electronic Components and Equipment

Target: STRATASYS

Bidder: 3D SYSTEMS CORP

9 Service Providers

2 Target | 7 Bidder

54 Dealmakers

19 Target | 35 Bidder

£ 1.38 B

Value

21 Feb 2024|United States|Entertainment

Target: COMPLEX NETWORKS

Bidder: NTWRK

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

33 Dealmakers

2 Target | 3 Bidder | 28 Vendor

£ 86 M

Value

07 Aug 2024|Switzerland|Software

Target: ACRONIS

Bidder: EQT PARTNERS AB

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

52 Dealmakers

12 Target | 29 Bidder | 11 Vendor

n/a

Value

21 Aug 2024|United States|Tobacco

Target: VECTOR GROUP

Bidder: JAPAN TOBACCO INC

9 Service Providers

5 Target | 4 Bidder

93 Dealmakers

39 Target | 55 Bidder

£ 1.84 B

Value

10 Dec 2024|India|Renewable Energy Equipment

Target: RENEW ENERGY GLOBAL PLC

Bidder: ABU DHABI FUTURE ENERGY COMPANY (MASDAR)

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

34 Dealmakers

4 Target | 30 Bidder

£ 817 M

Value

12 Dec 2024|United States|Media Agencies

Target: FIRST WE FEAST

Bidder: SOROS FUND MANAGEMENT LLC

3 Service Providers

3 Vendor

34 Dealmakers

34 Vendor

£ 65 M

Value

13 Feb 2025|United Kingdom|Footwear

Target: KURT GEIGER

Bidder: STEVE MADDEN

9 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

20 Dealmakers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 15 Vendor

£ 289 M

Value

23 Feb 2025|Luxembourg|Engineering Consulting

Target: SUBSEA 7

Bidder: SAIPEM SPA

11 Service Providers

6 Target | 5 Bidder

15 Dealmakers

11 Target | 4 Bidder

£ 4.14 B

Value