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Cover Image Niels Baeten

Niels Baeten

Niels Baeten

Counsel at Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom

Lawyer

Brussels

Deal Bio

Total Deals13

Valued Deals12

Total Value£ 102.04 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 8.50 B

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05 Sep 2017|United States|Aerospace

Target: ROCKWELL COLLINS INC.

Bidder: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP

7 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder

8 Dealmakers

4 Target | 4 Bidder

£ 23.25 B

Value

28 Oct 2018|United States|IT Services: Other

Target: RED HAT INC

Bidder: IBM CORPORATION

17 Service Providers

6 Target | 11 Bidder

95 Dealmakers

40 Target | 55 Bidder

£ 25.36 B

Value

16 May 2019|Canada|Travel and Tourism

Target: TRANSAT AT INC

Bidder: AIR CANADA

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

5 Dealmakers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

£ 108 M

Value

25 Nov 2019|United States|Online and Social Platforms

Target: STUBHUB

Bidder: VIAGOGO

15 Service Providers

1 Target | 9 Bidder | 5 Vendor

46 Dealmakers

2 Target | 20 Bidder | 24 Vendor

£ 3.15 B

Value

04 Aug 2021|United States|Diversified Financials

Target: THE WESTERN UNION COMPANY (BUSINESS SOLUTIONS UNIT)

Bidder: BAUPOST GROUP

7 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

60 Dealmakers

8 Bidder | 52 Vendor

£ 654 M

Value

28 Sep 2021|United States|Software

Target: COMMAND ALKON

Bidder: HEIDELBERGCEMENT AG

6 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

34 Dealmakers

8 Target | 23 Bidder | 3 Vendor

n/a

Value

11 Oct 2021|United States|Software

Target: ASPEN TECHNOLOGY INC

Bidder: EMERSON ELECTRIC CO

11 Service Providers

5 Target | 6 Bidder

49 Dealmakers

24 Target | 25 Bidder

£ 8.08 B

Value

28 Oct 2021|United Kingdom|Specialty Chemicals

Target: PUROLITE

Bidder: ECOLAB INC

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder

19 Dealmakers

14 Target | 5 Bidder

£ 2.69 B

Value

07 Dec 2021|United States|Construction Services

Target: TENSAR

Bidder: COMMERCIAL METAL COMPANY

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

19 Dealmakers

14 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 428 M

Value

14 Apr 2022|United States|Online and Social Platforms

Target: X CORP (EX-TWITTER)

Bidder: ELON MUSK

26 Service Providers

9 Target | 17 Bidder

152 Dealmakers

98 Target | 55 Bidder

£ 34.50 B

Value

05 Aug 2022|United States|Auto Technology

Target: IROBOT CORP

Bidder: AMAZON.COM INC

8 Service Providers

5 Target | 3 Bidder

22 Dealmakers

16 Target | 6 Bidder

£ 1.40 B

Value

12 Dec 2022|Germany|Software

Target: TRANSPOREON GROUP

Bidder: TRIMBLE

12 Service Providers

4 Target | 6 Bidder | 2 Vendor

68 Dealmakers

31 Target | 32 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 1.61 B

Value

17 Jan 2023|United States|Engineering Consulting

Target: S&P GLOBAL INC (ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS BUSINESS)

Bidder: KKR & CO

10 Service Providers

7 Bidder | 3 Vendor

80 Dealmakers

62 Bidder | 18 Vendor

£ 797 M

Value

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