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Nicholas Dorsey

Partner at Cravath Swaine & Moore

Lawyer

Deal Bio

Total Deals21

Valued Deals17

Total Value£ 162.01 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 9.53 B

Market Context

Awards

2019 Top Financing Lawyers in North America

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14 Dec 2017|United States|Entertainment

Target: TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY FOX INC

Bidder: THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY

30 Service Providers

11 Target | 17 Bidder

105 Dealmakers

49 Target | 57 Bidder

£ 62.62 B

Value

01 Jun 2017|Germany|Chemicals: Diversified

Target: LINDE AG

Bidder: PRAXAIR INC

26 Service Providers

15 Target | 11 Bidder

121 Dealmakers

99 Target | 25 Bidder

£ 56.94 B

Value

29 Apr 2019|United States|Specialty Chemicals

Target: LORD CORPORATION

Bidder: PARKER HANNIFIN CORPORATION

9 Service Providers

3 Target | 6 Bidder

47 Dealmakers

11 Target | 36 Bidder

£ 2.84 B

Value

03 May 2019|United States|Radio and TV Broadcasters

Target: WALT DISNEY (REGIONAL SPORTS NETWORK)

Bidder: SINCLAIR BROADCAST GROUP

22 Service Providers

17 Bidder | 5 Vendor

116 Dealmakers

88 Bidder | 28 Vendor

£ 8.10 B

Value

10 May 2019|United States|Pipelines

Target: BUCKEYE PARTNERS LP

Bidder: IFM INVESTORS PTY LTD

19 Service Providers

7 Target | 12 Bidder

101 Dealmakers

36 Target | 65 Bidder

£ 7.83 B

Value

29 Aug 2019|United States|Radio and TV Broadcasters

Target: YES NETWORK

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

19 Service Providers

1 Target | 15 Bidder | 3 Vendor

41 Dealmakers

1 Target | 27 Bidder | 13 Vendor

£ 2.85 B

Value

26 Oct 2019|Netherlands|Radio and TV Broadcasters

Target: ENDEMOL SHINE GROUP

Bidder: BANIJAY

20 Service Providers

5 Target | 11 Bidder | 4 Vendor

77 Dealmakers

38 Target | 19 Bidder | 20 Vendor

£ 1.71 B

Value

29 Jan 2020|Israel|Mobile

Target: PARTNER COMMUNICATIONS

Bidder: ALTICE NV

3 Service Providers

2 Target | 1 Bidder

7 Dealmakers

4 Target | 3 Bidder

n/a

Value

14 Sep 2020|United States|Casinos and Gambling

Target: LIGHT & WONDER (EX SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORPORATION)

Bidder: CALEDONIA

14 Service Providers

5 Target | 6 Bidder | 3 Vendor

24 Dealmakers

15 Target | 6 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 781 M

Value

13 Oct 2020|United States|IT Services: Other

Target: SOFTWARE LUXEMBOURG HOLDING SA (SKILLSOFT)

Bidder: CHURCHILL CAPITAL CORP II

18 Service Providers

9 Target | 8 Bidder | 1 Vendor

54 Dealmakers

20 Target | 35 Bidder

£ 1.15 B

Value

05 Nov 2020|United Kingdom|E-commerce

Target: FARFETCH LTD

Bidder: RICHEMONT

13 Service Providers

5 Target | 8 Bidder

47 Dealmakers

11 Target | 35 Bidder

£ 842 M

Value

12 Nov 2020|United States|Health Care Facilities

Target: CANO HEALTH LLC

Bidder: JAWS ACQUISITION CORP

15 Service Providers

8 Target | 5 Bidder | 2 Vendor

58 Dealmakers

27 Target | 20 Bidder | 11 Vendor

£ 3.33 B

Value

29 Mar 2021|United Kingdom|E-commerce

Target: CAZOO

Bidder: MORGAN STANLEY INC

34 Service Providers

7 Target | 25 Bidder | 2 Vendor

96 Dealmakers

35 Target | 56 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 5.07 B

Value

28 Jul 2021|United Arab Emirates|Transportation Services

Target: SWVL

Bidder: AGILITY CAPITAL

15 Service Providers

6 Target | 9 Bidder

56 Dealmakers

16 Target | 40 Bidder

£ 1.08 B

Value

27 Oct 2021|United States|Casinos and Gambling

Target: SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORPORATION (LOTTERY BUSINESS)

Bidder: BROOKFIELD BUSINESS PARTNERS

19 Service Providers

1 Target | 10 Bidder | 8 Vendor

97 Dealmakers

1 Target | 43 Bidder | 54 Vendor

£ 4.39 B

Value

05 May 2022|United States|Recreational Products

Target: VISTA OUTDOOR (OUTDOOR PRODUCTS)

Bidder: INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS

3 Service Providers

3 Vendor

7 Dealmakers

7 Vendor

n/a

Value

11 Jul 2022|Mexico|Transportation Services

Target: URBVAN

Bidder: SWVL

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

10 Dealmakers

2 Target | 8 Bidder

n/a

Value

17 Jul 2023|India|IT Services: Other

Target: ROUTE MOBILE

Bidder: PROXIMUS

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder

61 Dealmakers

25 Target | 36 Bidder

£ 790 M

Value

01 Aug 2024|United States|IT Services: Other

Target: TEADS INC

Bidder: OUTBRAIN INC

16 Service Providers

2 Target | 12 Bidder | 2 Vendor

33 Dealmakers

3 Target | 21 Bidder | 10 Vendor

£ 783 M

Value

07 Oct 2024|France|FinTech

Target: YOUNITED CREDIT

Bidder: IRIS FINANCIAL

13 Service Providers

6 Target | 6 Bidder | 1 Vendor

30 Dealmakers

5 Target | 24 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

06 Jan 2025|United States|Entertainment

Target: DISNEY (HULU + LIVE TV BUSINESS)

Bidder: FUBOTV INC

11 Service Providers

8 Bidder | 3 Vendor

99 Dealmakers

58 Bidder | 41 Vendor

£ 885 M

Value