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Owen Lysak

Partner at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

Lawyer

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals21

Valued Deals11

Total Value£ 56.09 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 5.10 B

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03 Jan 2020|United States|FinTech

Target: VIRTUS PARTNERS LLC

Bidder: FIDELITY NATIONAL INFORMATION SERVICES INC

7 Service Providers

4 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

26 Dealmakers

3 Target | 19 Bidder | 4 Vendor

n/a

Value

18 Oct 2021|United States|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: EUROCLEAR PLC

Bidder: SILVER LAKE PARTNERS LP

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 3 Vendor

15 Dealmakers

1 Target | 11 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 598 M

Value

06 Dec 2021|Germany|Real Estate Holding and Development

Target: OPTIMUM / BLACKSTONE JV

Bidder: OPTIMUM ASSET MANAGEMENT

5 Service Providers

5 Bidder

17 Dealmakers

17 Bidder

£ 681 M

Value

14 Jan 2022|Belgium|Industrial Distribution

Target: MANUCHAR NV

Bidder: LONE STAR FUNDS

7 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

33 Dealmakers

5 Target | 18 Bidder | 10 Vendor

n/a

Value

08 Mar 2022|United Kingdom|FinTech

Target: CURRENCIES DIRECT

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

12 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder | 4 Vendor

49 Dealmakers

15 Target | 22 Bidder | 12 Vendor

£ 140 M

Value

21 Mar 2022|United Kingdom|Banks

Target: CLEARBANK LTD

Bidder: APAX DIGITAL FUNDS

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

18 Dealmakers

12 Target | 6 Bidder

£ 175 M

Value

07 Apr 2022|United States|Information / Data Services

Target: THE NPD GROUP

Bidder: INFORMATION RESOURCES INC

14 Service Providers

5 Target | 9 Bidder

70 Dealmakers

45 Target | 25 Bidder

£ 3.82 B

Value

14 Apr 2022|Italy|Toll Roads

Target: MUNDYS (EX-ATLANTIA SPA)

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

24 Service Providers

5 Target | 19 Bidder

117 Dealmakers

16 Target | 101 Bidder

£ 39.69 B

Value

02 Aug 2022|United States|Investment Banking

Target: COWEN INC

Bidder: TD BANK GROUP

11 Service Providers

6 Target | 5 Bidder

62 Dealmakers

19 Target | 43 Bidder

£ 1.06 B

Value

22 Sep 2023|United States|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: COWEN (LEGACY PRIME BROKERAGE AND OUTSOURCED TRADING BUSINESS)

Bidder: MAREX GROUP PLC

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 2 Vendor

25 Dealmakers

2 Target | 1 Bidder | 22 Vendor

n/a

Value

02 Dec 2024|United Kingdom|Electronic Equipment: Gauges and Meters

Target: CALISEN PLC

Bidder: EQT PARTNERS

13 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder | 5 Vendor

36 Dealmakers

6 Target | 22 Bidder | 8 Vendor

n/a

Value

29 Nov 2024|United Kingdom|Energy / Utility Services

Target: HORIZON ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE

Bidder: KKR & CO

11 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 5 Vendor

68 Dealmakers

1 Target | 35 Bidder | 32 Vendor

n/a

Value

18 Sep 2024|Japan|Software

Target: JINJER

Bidder: J-STAR CO LTD

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

19 Dealmakers

1 Target | 17 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

21 Feb 2025|United Kingdom|Digital Services

Target: BRIDEWELL CONSULTING

Bidder: I-TRACING

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

23 Dealmakers

1 Target | 22 Bidder

n/a

Value

03 Mar 2025|United States|Hedge Funds

Target: FIRST EAGLE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT

Bidder: GENSTAR CAPITAL LLC

18 Service Providers

7 Target | 7 Bidder | 4 Vendor

56 Dealmakers

40 Target | 10 Bidder | 6 Vendor

n/a

Value

21 Apr 2025|United States|Management Consulting

Target: MOSS ADAMS

Bidder: HELLMAN & FRIEDMAN LLC

12 Service Providers

3 Target | 9 Bidder

78 Dealmakers

17 Target | 61 Bidder

£ 5.26 B

Value

14 Aug 2025|Norway|Gas Distribution

Target: CAPEOMEGA

Bidder: KKR & CO

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

30 Dealmakers

1 Target | 26 Bidder | 3 Vendor

n/a

Value

19 Sep 2025|United States|Investment Banking

Target: JEFFERIES FINANCIAL GROUP INC

Bidder: MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE GROUP HOLDINGS INC

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

18 Dealmakers

10 Target | 8 Bidder

£ 595 M

Value

19 Sep 2025|Japan|Investment Banking

Target: SMBC/FINANCIAL GROUP JV

Bidder: SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP (SMBC GROUP)

3 Service Providers

3 Bidder

9 Dealmakers

9 Bidder

n/a

Value

17 Nov 2025|United States|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: BARINGS LLC

Bidder: MS&AD INSURANCE GROUP HOLDINGS INC

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

45 Dealmakers

1 Target | 22 Bidder | 22 Vendor

£ 1.09 B

Value

29 Dec 2025|United States|Infrastructure Funds

Target: DIGITALBRIDGE GROUP INC

Bidder: SOFTBANK GROUP CORP

15 Service Providers

9 Target | 6 Bidder

119 Dealmakers

66 Target | 53 Bidder

£ 2.96 B

Value