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Michael ThorpeKirkland & Ellis

Michael Thorpe

Partner at Kirkland & Ellis

Lawyer

Chicago

Deal Bio

Total Deals27
Valued Deals13
Total Value£17,335M
Avg. Deal Size£1,333M

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United States
Integrated Oil and Gas
PublicMerger
Amplify Energy

target

Amplify Energy

Midstates Petroleum Company

bidder

Midstates Petroleum Company

value n/a

47 dealmakers

United States
Oil Equipment and Services
AcquisitionPrivatePrivate Equity
Elite Compression

target

Elite Compression

Archrock

bidder

Archrock

£321m

28 dealmakers

United States
Machinery: Industrial
PrivateAcquisitionPrivate EquityMajority
Pegasus Optimization Managers

target

Pegasus Optimization Managers

Kodiak Gas Services

bidder

Kodiak Gas Services

value n/a

45 dealmakers

Bermuda
Offshore Drilling and Other Services
AcquisitionPrivateMergerMajorityPrivate Equity
Teekay Offshore Partner

target

Teekay Offshore Partner

Brookfield Business Partners

bidder

Brookfield Business Partners

£4,172m

28 dealmakers

United States
Electrical Components
AcquisitionPrivateMergerMajorityPrivate Equity
Solomon Corporation

target

Solomon Corporation

Trilantic North America

bidder

Trilantic North America

value n/a

27 dealmakers

United States
Integrated Oil and Gas
MajorityAcquisitionMergerPublicPrivate Equity
American Midstream Partners

target

American Midstream Partners

Arclight Capital Partners

bidder

Arclight Capital Partners

£209m

33 dealmakers

United States
Apparel Retailers
AcquisitionPublicPrivate EquityMajorityDomestic
Victoria's Secret

target

Victoria's Secret

Sycamore Partners

bidder

Sycamore Partners

£404m

76 dealmakers

United States
Software
Private EquityMinorityPrivateAcquisition
Aptean

target

Aptean

Charlesbank Capital Partners

bidder

Charlesbank Capital Partners

value n/a

26 dealmakers

United States
Integrated Oil and Gas
AcquisitionPrivate EquityMinorityPublicCross Border
Cheniere Energy

target

Cheniere Energy

Brookfield Asset Management

bidder

Brookfield Asset Management

£5,347m

81 dealmakers

United States
Software
DomesticMinorityPrivateAcquisitionPrivate Equity
Smartbear Software

target

Smartbear Software

Vista Equity Partners

bidder

Vista Equity Partners

£1,302m

67 dealmakers

United States
Private Equity
PrivateAcquisitionPrivate EquityCross BorderMinority
Gen Ii Fund Services

target

Gen Ii Fund Services

General Atlantic

bidder

General Atlantic

value n/a

61 dealmakers

United States
Engineering Consulting
AcquisitionDomesticMajorityPrivatePrivate Equity
ENNIS-FLINT

target

ENNIS-FLINT

Ppg Industries

bidder

Ppg Industries

value n/a

32 dealmakers

United States
Software
MinorityPrivate EquityCross BorderPrivateAcquisition
Idera

target

Idera

Partners Group

bidder

Partners Group

value n/a

16 dealmakers

United States
Life Insurance
MajorityPrivateAcquisitionDomestic
Allstate Life Insurance Company Of New York

target

Allstate Life Insurance Company Of New York

Wilton Re

bidder

Wilton Re

£159m

29 dealmakers

Norway
Gas Distribution
Cross BorderMajorityPrivate EquityAcquisitionPublic
Hoegh Lng Holdings

target

Hoegh Lng Holdings

Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners

bidder

Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners

£794m

38 dealmakers

Hong Kong
Online and Social Platforms
PrivateMajorityReverse TakeoverAcquisitionDomesticDe-SPACMergerPrivate Equity
PRENETICS

target

PRENETICS

Aspex Management

bidder

Aspex Management

£902m

51 dealmakers

United States
Specialty Contracting
MajorityDomesticPrivateAcquisitionPrivate Equity
Midwest Cooling Tower Services

target

Midwest Cooling Tower Services

Orix Capital Partners

bidder

Orix Capital Partners

value n/a

36 dealmakers

United States
Health Care Services
Private EquityDomesticAcquisitionPrivateMajority
PATHGROUP

target

PATHGROUP

Gtcr

bidder

Gtcr

£983m

41 dealmakers

Norway
Industrial Distribution
PublicDomesticAcquisitionMajority
Hoegh Lng Holdings Partners

target

Hoegh Lng Holdings Partners

Hoegh Lng Holdings

bidder

Hoegh Lng Holdings

£133m

45 dealmakers

United States
Risk and Compliance
Private EquityPrivateDomesticMajorityAcquisition
APEXANALYTIX

target

APEXANALYTIX

Kkr & Co

bidder

Kkr & Co

value n/a

50 dealmakers

United States
Building Materials: Other
DomesticPrivateAcquisitionMajorityPrivate Equity
WINDSORONE

target

WINDSORONE

Brightstar Capital Partners

bidder

Brightstar Capital Partners

value n/a

39 dealmakers

United States
Asset Managers and Custodians
DomesticAcquisitionPrivateMajority
Gladstone Wealth Partners

target

Gladstone Wealth Partners

Integrity Marketing Group

bidder

Integrity Marketing Group

value n/a

44 dealmakers

United States
Software
DomesticAcquisitionMajorityPrivatePrivate Equity
Projector Psa

target

Projector Psa

Vista Equity Partners

bidder

Vista Equity Partners

value n/a

33 dealmakers

United States
Medical Equipment
AcquisitionPrivatePrivate EquityDomesticMinority
Motion Dynamics

target

Motion Dynamics

Vance Street Capital

bidder

Vance Street Capital

value n/a

16 dealmakers

United States
Security Services
AcquisitionDomesticMajorityPrivatePrivate Equity
Adt (commercial Business)

target

Adt (commercial Business)

Gtcr

bidder

Gtcr

£1,254m

77 dealmakers

United States
Industrial Distribution
AcquisitionDomesticMajorityMergerPrivatePrivate Equity
Envoy Solutions

target

Envoy Solutions

BRADYIFS

bidder

BRADYIFS

£1,349m

87 dealmakers

United States
Financial Data and Systems
DomesticPrivateMajorityPrivate EquityAcquisition
Equilend Holdings

target

Equilend Holdings

Welsh Carson Anderson & Stowe

bidder

Welsh Carson Anderson & Stowe

value n/a

52 dealmakers

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