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Mike Carew

Partner at Kirkland & Ellis

Lawyer

Chicago

Deal Bio

Total Deals40

Valued Deals34

Total Value£ 108.97 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 3.21 B

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09 May 2018|India|E-commerce

Target: FLIPKART

Bidder: WALMART INC

23 Service Providers

8 Target | 8 Bidder | 7 Vendor

118 Dealmakers

31 Target | 59 Bidder | 29 Vendor

£ 11.82 B

Value

11 Jan 2017|United States|Business Process Outsourcing

Target: GLOBALLOGIC INC

Bidder: CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD

6 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

19 Dealmakers

13 Target | 5 Bidder | 13 Vendor

n/a

Value

08 Oct 2018|United States|Offshore Drilling and Other Services

Target: ROWAN COMPANIES INC

Bidder: ENSCO PLC

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder

41 Dealmakers

22 Target | 19 Bidder

£ 1.88 B

Value

01 Nov 2018|United States|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: NEWFIELD EXPLORATION COMPANY

Bidder: ENCANA CORPORATION

13 Service Providers

7 Target | 6 Bidder

26 Dealmakers

20 Target | 6 Bidder

£ 4.32 B

Value

19 Aug 2019|United States|Personal Products

Target: MORPHE HOLDINGS

Bidder: GENERAL ATLANTIC LLC

7 Service Providers

4 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

12 Dealmakers

8 Target | 2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

16 Mar 2020|United States|Specialty Chemicals

Target: CVC THERMOSET SPECIALTIES

Bidder: HUNTSMAN CORPORATION

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 4 Vendor

52 Dealmakers

1 Target | 38 Bidder | 14 Vendor

£ 244 M

Value

27 Jul 2020|United States|Casinos and Gambling

Target: RUSH STREET INTERACTIVE LP

Bidder: DMY TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC II

14 Service Providers

8 Target | 6 Bidder

23 Dealmakers

21 Target | 2 Bidder

£ 1.39 B

Value

01 Sep 2020|United States|Oil Equipment and Services

Target: SCHLUMBERGER (NORTH AMERICAN PRESSURE PUMPING BUSINESS)

Bidder: LIBERTY ENERGY

10 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 5 Vendor

78 Dealmakers

39 Bidder | 39 Vendor

£ 318 M

Value

13 Nov 2020|United States|Building Materials: Other

Target: US LBM HOLDINGS INC

Bidder: BAIN CAPITAL LP

12 Service Providers

5 Target | 6 Bidder | 1 Vendor

33 Dealmakers

18 Target | 13 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

23 Dec 2020|United States|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: BLUE OWL CAPITAL

Bidder: DYAL CAPITAL PARTNERS

27 Service Providers

1 Target | 26 Bidder

108 Dealmakers

2 Target | 109 Bidder

£ 9.33 B

Value

20 Jan 2021|China|Hotels and Motels

Target: ZHEJIANG NEW CENTURY HOTEL MANAGEMENT CO

Bidder: SEQUOIA CAPITAL

6 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder

15 Dealmakers

3 Target | 12 Bidder

£ 490 M

Value

29 Mar 2021|United States|Life Insurance

Target: ALLSTATE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK

Bidder: WILTON RE

7 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 5 Vendor

29 Dealmakers

22 Bidder | 7 Vendor

£ 159 M

Value

31 Mar 2021|United States|Business Process Outsourcing

Target: GLOBALLOGIC INC

Bidder: HITACHI LTD

11 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder | 2 Vendor

64 Dealmakers

14 Target | 36 Bidder | 14 Vendor

£ 6.18 B

Value

26 Aug 2021|United States|Publishing

Target: FORBES MEDIA

Bidder: MAGNUM OPUS ACQUISITION LIMITED

12 Service Providers

3 Target | 8 Bidder | 1 Vendor

63 Dealmakers

20 Target | 42 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 459 M

Value

15 Sep 2021|Hong Kong|Online and Social Platforms

Target: PRENETICS

Bidder: ASPEX MANAGEMENT

14 Service Providers

9 Target | 5 Bidder

51 Dealmakers

16 Target | 35 Bidder

£ 902 M

Value

16 Sep 2021|Taiwan|Mobility

Target: GOGORO

Bidder: GOTO GROUP

12 Service Providers

4 Target | 8 Bidder

35 Dealmakers

3 Target | 32 Bidder

£ 1.70 B

Value

01 Nov 2021|United States|Software

Target: WHEN I WORK

Bidder: ARTHUR VENTURES

7 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder

18 Dealmakers

5 Target | 13 Bidder

£ 146 M

Value

03 Nov 2021|United States|Specialty Chemicals

Target: TROY CORPORATION

Bidder: LONZA GROUP LTD (SPECIALTY INGREDIENTS BUSINESS)

10 Service Providers

3 Target | 7 Bidder

28 Dealmakers

17 Target | 11 Bidder

n/a

Value

10 Nov 2021|Denmark|Offshore Drilling and Other Services

Target: MAERSK DRILLING

Bidder: NOBLE CORP

13 Service Providers

5 Target | 8 Bidder

46 Dealmakers

16 Target | 30 Bidder

£ 2.51 B

Value

22 Nov 2021|United States|Software

Target: ATHENAHEALTH INC

Bidder: HELLMAN & FRIEDMAN LLC

22 Service Providers

5 Target | 12 Bidder | 5 Vendor

53 Dealmakers

5 Target | 32 Bidder | 16 Vendor

£ 12.63 B

Value

14 Feb 2022|United States|Building Materials: Other

Target: CORNERSTONE BUILDING BRANDS

Bidder: CLAYTON DUBILIER & RICE LLC

30 Service Providers

7 Target | 23 Bidder

79 Dealmakers

34 Target | 45 Bidder

£ 2.24 B

Value

08 Feb 2022|China|Auto Services

Target: DADA AUTO INC

Bidder: RISE EDUCATION CAYMAN

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

13 Dealmakers

3 Target | 10 Bidder

£ 433 M

Value

31 Mar 2022|India|Private Equity

Target: IIFL WEALTH MANAGEMENT LTD

Bidder: BAIN CAPITAL LP

11 Service Providers

2 Target | 5 Bidder | 4 Vendor

54 Dealmakers

8 Target | 41 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 373 M

Value

06 Jun 2022|United States|Food Products

Target: CUISINE SOLUTIONS

Bidder: BAIN CAPITAL LP

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder

39 Dealmakers

6 Target | 33 Bidder

£ 199 M

Value

23 Jun 2022|United Kingdom|FinTech

Target: SUMUP

Bidder: BTOV PARTNERS

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

17 Dealmakers

1 Target | 16 Bidder

£ 509 M

Value

02 Feb 2023|United States|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: FOCUS FINANCIAL PARTNERS

Bidder: CLAYTON DUBILIER & RICE LLC

21 Service Providers

7 Target | 12 Bidder | 2 Vendor

75 Dealmakers

19 Target | 37 Bidder | 19 Vendor

£ 5.68 B

Value

08 Mar 2023|United States|Nondurable Household Products

Target: DIVERSEY HOLDINGS LTD

Bidder: SOLENIS

21 Service Providers

8 Target | 12 Bidder | 1 Vendor

77 Dealmakers

37 Target | 39 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 3.85 B

Value

06 Jul 2023|United States|Transaction Processing

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

07 Aug 2023|United States|Containers and Packaging

Target: VERITIV CORPORATION

Bidder: CLAYTON DUBILIER & RICE LLC

18 Service Providers

4 Target | 14 Bidder

31 Dealmakers

6 Target | 25 Bidder

£ 1.80 B

Value

08 Aug 2023|United States|Security Services

Target: ADT (COMMERCIAL BUSINESS)

Bidder: GTCR LLC

8 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

77 Dealmakers

64 Bidder | 13 Vendor

£ 1.25 B

Value

16 Oct 2023|United States|Building Materials: Other

Target: US LBM HOLDINGS INC

Bidder: PLATINUM EQUITY LLC

10 Service Providers

5 Target | 5 Bidder

21 Dealmakers

11 Target | 10 Bidder

n/a

Value

06 Nov 2023|United States|Management Consulting

Target: GUIDEHOUSE

Bidder: BAIN CAPITAL LP

16 Service Providers

3 Target | 6 Bidder | 7 Vendor

39 Dealmakers

2 Target | 15 Bidder | 22 Vendor

£ 4.28 B

Value

16 Nov 2023|United States|Health Care Services

Target: CLOUDBREAK HEALTH LLC

Bidder: GTCR LLC

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 1 Vendor

30 Dealmakers

1 Target | 28 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 144 M

Value

24 Nov 2023|Iceland|Fruit and Grain Processing

Target: MAREL

Bidder: JBT CORPORATION

13 Service Providers

6 Target | 7 Bidder

55 Dealmakers

12 Target | 43 Bidder

£ 2.96 B

Value

28 Nov 2023|Canada|Digital Services

Target: OPENTEXT (APPLICATION MODERNIZATION AND CONNECTIVITY BUSINESS)

Bidder: ROCKET SOFTWARE INC

20 Service Providers

17 Bidder | 3 Vendor

73 Dealmakers

40 Bidder | 33 Vendor

£ 1.78 B

Value

25 Apr 2024|United States|FinTech

Target: ASSETMARK FINANCIAL HOLDINGS INC

Bidder: GTCR LLC

15 Service Providers

5 Target | 9 Bidder | 1 Vendor

54 Dealmakers

20 Target | 33 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 2.17 B

Value

01 Aug 2024|United States|Casinos and Gambling

Target: WORLD SERIES OF POKER

Bidder: NSUS GROUP

6 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

25 Dealmakers

9 Bidder | 16 Vendor

£ 389 M

Value

21 Oct 2024|France|Pharmaceuticals

Target: OPELLA

Bidder: CLAYTON DUBILIER & RICE LLC

14 Service Providers

2 Target | 5 Bidder | 7 Vendor

120 Dealmakers

2 Target | 57 Bidder | 61 Vendor

£ 6.66 B

Value

09 Dec 2024|United States|Insurance Brokers

Target: ASSUREDPARTNERS

Bidder: ARTHUR J. GALLAGHER & CO

11 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

35 Dealmakers

13 Target | 17 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 10.55 B

Value

30 Jan 2025|United States|Construction Services

Target: FRONTLINE ROAD SAFETY

Bidder: BAIN CAPITAL LP

10 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

48 Dealmakers

2 Target | 16 Bidder | 30 Vendor

n/a

Value