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Nicholas IngrosSimpson Thacher & Bartlett

Nicholas Ingros

Associate at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

Lawyer

Washington, D.C.

Deal Bio

Total Deals24
Valued Deals17
Total Value£ 47.79 B
Avg. Deal Size£ 2.81 B

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24 Dec 2019|United States|Digital Services
Overdrive
Kkr & Co

Target: OVERDRIVE INC

Bidder: KKR & CO

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

28 Dealmakers

3 Target | 23 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

04 May 2020|United States|IT Services: Other
Erx Network
Change Healthcare

Target: ERX NETWORK

Bidder: CHANGE HEALTHCARE

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

30 Dealmakers

8 Target | 22 Bidder

£ 170 M

Value

29 Jun 2020|Belgium|Plastics
Contraload
Apax Partners

Target: CONTRALOAD NV

Bidder: APAX PARTNERS LLP

14 Service Providers

1 Target | 8 Bidder | 5 Vendor

59 Dealmakers

2 Target | 50 Bidder | 7 Vendor

n/a

Value

08 Sep 2020|United States|Software
Mycase
Apax Partners

Target: MYCASE INC

Bidder: APAX PARTNERS LLP

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 3 Vendor

34 Dealmakers

1 Target | 26 Bidder | 7 Vendor

£ 147 M

Value

23 Sep 2020|United States|Specialty Retailers
1-800 Contacts
Kkr & Co

Target: 1-800 CONTACTS INC

Bidder: KKR & CO

12 Service Providers

6 Target | 3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

60 Dealmakers

31 Target | 22 Bidder | 7 Vendor

£ 2.36 B

Value

29 Sep 2020|United States|Online and Social Platforms
Retailmenot
J2 Global

Target: RETAILMENOT INC

Bidder: J2 GLOBAL INC

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

32 Dealmakers

1 Target | 28 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 333 M

Value

08 Feb 2021|United States|Entertainment
Glu Mobile
Electronic Arts

Target: GLU MOBILE

Bidder: ELECTRONIC ARTS INC

13 Service Providers

10 Target | 3 Bidder

62 Dealmakers

44 Target | 18 Bidder

£ 1.53 B

Value

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

Target: FIRST STUDENT

Bidder: EQT PARTNERS

14 Service Providers

2 Target | 6 Bidder | 6 Vendor

82 Dealmakers

3 Target | 41 Bidder | 38 Vendor

£ 3.30 B

Value

09 Jun 2021|United States|Entertainment
Kanopy
Overdrive

Target: KANOPY LLC

Bidder: OVERDRIVE INC

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

24 Dealmakers

2 Target | 22 Bidder

n/a

Value

17 Jun 2021|United States|Biotechnology
Aldevron
Danaher Corporation

Target: ALDEVRON LLC

Bidder: DANAHER CORPORATION

9 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

52 Dealmakers

31 Target | 10 Bidder | 11 Vendor

£ 6.82 B

Value

29 Oct 2021|United States|Water
Homeowner Services Group
Apax Partners

Target: HOMEOWNER SERVICES GROUP

Bidder: APAX PARTNERS LLP

7 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

31 Dealmakers

27 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 926 M

Value

08 Nov 2021|United States|Hotels and Motels
Corepoint Lodging
Highgate Capital

Target: COREPOINT LODGING

Bidder: HIGHGATE CAPITAL

14 Service Providers

6 Target | 8 Bidder

70 Dealmakers

35 Target | 35 Bidder

£ 1.11 B

Value

12 Nov 2021|United States|Entertainment
AUDIOBOOKS.COM
Storytel

Target: AUDIOBOOKS.COM

Bidder: STORYTEL AB

6 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

36 Dealmakers

1 Target | 15 Bidder | 20 Vendor

£ 100 M

Value

14 Dec 2021|Switzerland|Pharmaceuticals
Vifor Pharma
Csl

Target: VIFOR PHARMA AG

Bidder: CSL LIMITED

20 Service Providers

7 Target | 13 Bidder

75 Dealmakers

14 Target | 61 Bidder

£ 8.84 B

Value

24 Feb 2022|United States|Transportation Services
Apple Bus
First Student

Target: APPLE BUS

Bidder: FIRST STUDENT

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

24 Dealmakers

2 Target | 22 Bidder

n/a

Value

26 Oct 2022|United States|Transportation Services
First Transit
Transdev North America

Target: FIRST TRANSIT

Bidder: TRANSDEV NORTH AMERICA INC

10 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

50 Dealmakers

7 Target | 16 Bidder | 27 Vendor

n/a

Value

09 May 2023|United States|Home Improvement Retailers
Mattress Firm
Tempur Sealy

Target: MATTRESS FIRM

Bidder: TEMPUR SEALY

13 Service Providers

8 Target | 5 Bidder

59 Dealmakers

49 Target | 10 Bidder

£ 4.02 B

Value

26 Jul 2023|United States|Recreational Products
RBMEDIA
Hig Capital

Target: RBMEDIA

Bidder: HIG CAPITAL LLC

13 Service Providers

4 Target | 8 Bidder | 1 Vendor

76 Dealmakers

25 Target | 46 Bidder | 4 Vendor

n/a

Value

07 Aug 2023|United States|Printing and Copying Services
Simon & Schuster
Kkr & Co

Target: SIMON & SCHUSTER

Bidder: KKR & CO

11 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 5 Vendor

82 Dealmakers

3 Target | 48 Bidder | 32 Vendor

£ 1.27 B

Value

22 Dec 2023|United States|Biotechnology
Karuna Therapeutics
Bristol Myers Squibb Company

Target: KARUNA THERAPEUTICS

Bidder: BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY

12 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder | 3 Vendor

55 Dealmakers

26 Target | 24 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 10.03 B

Value

18 Feb 2025|United States|Equipment Rental
H&e Equipment Services
Herc Rentals

Target: H&E EQUIPMENT SERVICES

Bidder: HERC RENTALS INC

14 Service Providers

3 Target | 7 Bidder

109 Dealmakers

26 Target | 69 Bidder

£ 4.20 B

Value

30 Jul 2025|Japan|IT Services: Other
FUJITEC
Eqt Partners

Target: FUJITEC

Bidder: EQT PARTNERS

11 Service Providers

4 Target | 7 Bidder

16 Dealmakers

16 Bidder

£ 2.02 B

Value

15 Sep 2025|United States|Security Services
SIMPLISAFE
Gtcr

Target: SIMPLISAFE

Bidder: GTCR LLC

11 Service Providers

5 Target | 3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

37 Dealmakers

2 Target | 2 Bidder | 34 Vendor

n/a

Value

04 Nov 2025|United States|Aerospace
Lanteris Space
Intuitive Machines

Target: LANTERIS SPACE

Bidder: INTUITIVE MACHINES LLC

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

25 Dealmakers

1 Target | 23 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 608 M

Value

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