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Nathan UtterbackSimpson Thacher & Bartlett

Nathan Utterback

Associate at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

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Deal Bio

Total Deals24
Valued Deals21
Total Value£ 97.39 B
Avg. Deal Size£ 4.64 B

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04 Apr 2019|United States|Digital Services
Ibm Corporation (marketing Platform And Commerce Software)
Centerbridge Partners

Target: IBM CORPORATION (MARKETING PLATFORM AND COMMERCE SOFTWARE)

Bidder: CENTERBRIDGE PARTNERS LP

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

36 Dealmakers

1 Target | 33 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

24 Feb 2019|United Arab Emirates|Pipelines
Adnoc Oil Pipelines
Kkr & Co

Target: ADNOC OIL PIPELINES

Bidder: KKR & CO

9 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 4 Vendor

24 Dealmakers

21 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 3.15 B

Value

01 Jul 2019|Japan|Mobile
Kokusai Electric Corp
Applied Materials

Target: KOKUSAI ELECTRIC CORP

Bidder: APPLIED MATERIALS

16 Service Providers

1 Target | 8 Bidder | 7 Vendor

75 Dealmakers

1 Target | 45 Bidder | 29 Vendor

£ 2.56 B

Value

08 Dec 2020|United Kingdom|Security Services
G4s
Allied Universal

Target: G4S PLC

Bidder: ALLIED UNIVERSAL

30 Service Providers

8 Target | 11 Bidder

142 Dealmakers

57 Target | 24 Bidder

£ 3.82 B

Value

01 Nov 2020|United States|Cable Television
Astound Broadband
STONEPEAK

Target: ASTOUND BROADBAND

Bidder: STONEPEAK

14 Service Providers

7 Target | 5 Bidder | 2 Vendor

40 Dealmakers

5 Target | 26 Bidder | 9 Vendor

£ 6.25 B

Value

19 Nov 2020|United States|Security Equipment
Fireeye
CLEARSKY

Target: FIREEYE INC

Bidder: CLEARSKY

6 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder

34 Dealmakers

5 Target | 29 Bidder

£ 302 M

Value

23 Apr 2021|United States|Transportation Services
First Student
Eqt Partners

Target: FIRST STUDENT

Bidder: EQT PARTNERS AB

14 Service Providers

2 Target | 6 Bidder | 6 Vendor

82 Dealmakers

3 Target | 41 Bidder | 38 Vendor

£ 3.30 B

Value

07 Jun 2021|United States|Data Centers and Hosting
Qts Realty Trust
Blackstone Group

Target: QTS REALTY TRUST

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

13 Service Providers

6 Target | 7 Bidder

71 Dealmakers

29 Target | 42 Bidder

£ 7.06 B

Value

03 May 2022|United Kingdom|Education Services
Inspired Education Group
STONEPEAK

Target: INSPIRED EDUCATION GROUP

Bidder: STONEPEAK

8 Service Providers

5 Target | 3 Bidder

28 Dealmakers

4 Target | 24 Bidder

£ 839 M

Value

24 Jun 2022|United States|Software
ZENDESK
Hellman & Friedman

Target: ZENDESK

Bidder: HELLMAN & FRIEDMAN LLC

19 Service Providers

7 Target | 12 Bidder

162 Dealmakers

41 Target | 123 Bidder

£ 8.33 B

Value

08 Aug 2022|United States|Software
Avalara
Vista Equity Partners

Target: AVALARA INC

Bidder: VISTA EQUITY PARTNERS

12 Service Providers

5 Target | 7 Bidder

68 Dealmakers

27 Target | 41 Bidder

£ 6.96 B

Value

31 Oct 2022|United States|Electronic Components and Equipment
Copeland (ex Emerson Climate Technologies)
Blackstone Group

Target: COPELAND (EX EMERSON CLIMATE TECHNOLOGIES)

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

23 Service Providers

15 Bidder | 8 Vendor

96 Dealmakers

63 Bidder | 33 Vendor

£ 6.78 B

Value

20 Dec 2022|United States|Alternative Electricity
Madison Energy Investments
Eqt Infrastructure

Target: MADISON ENERGY INVESTMENTS

Bidder: EQT INFRASTRUCTURE

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

34 Dealmakers

1 Target | 32 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

23 Dec 2022|Ireland|Real Estate Services
Amp Capital (three Irish Assets)
John Laing Group

Target: AMP CAPITAL (THREE IRISH ASSETS)

Bidder: JOHN LAING GROUP PLC

12 Service Providers

6 Bidder | 6 Vendor

27 Dealmakers

20 Bidder | 7 Vendor

£ 880 M

Value

01 Mar 2023|United States|Telecommunications infrastructure
Radius Global Infrastructure
Eqt Partners

Target: RADIUS GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE

Bidder: EQT PARTNERS AB

17 Service Providers

9 Target | 8 Bidder

91 Dealmakers

24 Target | 73 Bidder

£ 2.48 B

Value

21 Mar 2023|United States|Integrated Oil and Gas
Sempra (port Arthur Lng Project)
Kkr & Co

Target: SEMPRA (PORT ARTHUR LNG PROJECT)

Bidder: KKR & CO

4 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

61 Dealmakers

36 Bidder | 25 Vendor

n/a

Value

21 Sep 2023|United States|Software
Splunk
Cisco Systems

Target: SPLUNK INC

Bidder: CISCO SYSTEMS INC

19 Service Providers

7 Target | 12 Bidder

77 Dealmakers

28 Target | 49 Bidder

£ 24.24 B

Value

22 Oct 2023|United States|Leasing
Textainer Group
STONEPEAK

Target: TEXTAINER GROUP

Bidder: STONEPEAK

10 Service Providers

5 Target | 5 Bidder

46 Dealmakers

9 Target | 37 Bidder

£ 6.08 B

Value

21 Dec 2023|Portugal|Renewable Energy Equipment
GREENVOLT
Kkr & Co

Target: GREENVOLT

Bidder: KKR & CO

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder

27 Dealmakers

2 Target | 25 Bidder

£ 1.04 B

Value

22 Dec 2023|Japan|Payments / Commerce
Sony Payment Services
Blackstone Group

Target: SONY PAYMENT SERVICES

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

26 Dealmakers

1 Target | 23 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 221 M

Value

29 Feb 2024|United States|Security Services
Sterling Check Corp
First Advantage

Target: STERLING CHECK CORP

Bidder: FIRST ADVANTAGE

24 Service Providers

5 Target | 19 Bidder

56 Dealmakers

11 Target | 45 Bidder

£ 1.74 B

Value

05 May 2024|United States|IT Services: Other
PERFICIENT
Eqt Partners

Target: PERFICIENT

Bidder: EQT PARTNERS AB

11 Service Providers

6 Target | 5 Bidder

63 Dealmakers

29 Target | 34 Bidder

£ 2.39 B

Value

07 Jul 2024|United States|Entertainment
Paramount Global
Skydance Media

Target: PARAMOUNT GLOBAL

Bidder: SKYDANCE MEDIA LLC

23 Service Providers

12 Target | 11 Bidder

103 Dealmakers

78 Target | 25 Bidder

£ 6.55 B

Value

04 Nov 2024|United States|Airlines
ATSG
STONEPEAK

Target: ATSG

Bidder: STONEPEAK

12 Service Providers

6 Target | 6 Bidder

73 Dealmakers

23 Target | 51 Bidder

£ 2.40 B

Value

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