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Paul MarquardtDavis Polk & Wardwell

Paul Marquardt

Partner at Davis Polk & Wardwell

Lawyer

Washington, D.C.

Deal Bio

Total Deals35
Valued Deals26
Total Value£ 92.76 B
Avg. Deal Size£ 3.57 B

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17 Dec 2017|Netherlands|IT Services: Other
Gemalto
Thales Group

Target: GEMALTO BV

Bidder: THALES GROUP

11 Service Providers

5 Target | 6 Bidder

52 Dealmakers

18 Target | 34 Bidder

£ 4.05 B

Value

26 Jul 2017|United States|Software
Guidance Software
Open Text Corporation

Target: GUIDANCE SOFTWARE INC

Bidder: OPEN TEXT CORPORATION

2 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder

30 Dealmakers

2 Target | 28 Bidder

n/a

Value

22 May 2017|United States|Specialty Chemicals
Huntsman Corporation
Clariant

Target: HUNTSMAN CORPORATION

Bidder: CLARIANT AG

9 Service Providers

5 Target | 4 Bidder

41 Dealmakers

41 Bidder

£ 15.60 B

Value

15 Nov 2018|United States|Food Products
Schwan's Company
Cj Cheiljedang

Target: SCHWAN'S COMPANY

Bidder: CJ CHEILJEDANG

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

41 Dealmakers

2 Target | 39 Bidder

£ 1.13 B

Value

31 Oct 2018|United States|Information / Data Services
Liaison Technologies
Open Text Corporation

Target: LIAISON TECHNOLOGIES INC

Bidder: OPEN TEXT CORPORATION

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

34 Dealmakers

34 Bidder

n/a

Value

03 Jan 2019|United States|Health Care Services
Verily Life Sciences
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board

Target: VERILY LIFE SCIENCES LLC

Bidder: ONTARIO TEACHERS' PENSION PLAN BOARD

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

34 Dealmakers

14 Target | 6 Bidder | 14 Vendor

n/a

Value

11 Feb 2019|United States|Specialty Chemicals
Tech Air
Airgas

Target: TECH AIR

Bidder: AIRGAS INC

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

26 Dealmakers

6 Target | 16 Bidder | 4 Vendor

n/a

Value

16 May 2019|Switzerland|Pharmaceuticals
Nestle Skin Health
Eqt Partners

Target: NESTLE SKIN HEALTH

Bidder: EQT PARTNERS

24 Service Providers

2 Target | 16 Bidder | 6 Vendor

196 Dealmakers

6 Target | 68 Bidder | 125 Vendor

£ 7.81 B

Value

28 Aug 2019|United States|Environmental Consulting
Ecology And Environment
Wsp Global

Target: ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT PLC

Bidder: WSP GLOBAL INC

5 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder

34 Dealmakers

16 Target | 18 Bidder

£ 53 M

Value

11 Nov 2019|United States|IT Services: Other
Carbonite
OPENTEXT

Target: CARBONITE INC

Bidder: OPENTEXT

10 Service Providers

7 Target | 3 Bidder

47 Dealmakers

18 Target | 29 Bidder

£ 1.11 B

Value

23 Jun 2019|Saudi Arabia|Multi-Utilities
Acwa Power
Silk Road Fund

Target: ACWA POWER

Bidder: SILK ROAD FUND

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

21 Dealmakers

2 Target | 19 Bidder

n/a

Value

28 Sep 2020|United States|Iron and Steel
Arcelormittal Usa
Cleveland-cliffs

Target: ARCELORMITTAL USA LLC

Bidder: CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

53 Dealmakers

2 Target | 13 Bidder | 38 Vendor

£ 1.10 B

Value

08 Mar 2021|United States|Computer Hardware
Ionq
Fidelity Management & Research Company

Target: IONQ INC

Bidder: FIDELITY MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH COMPANY

19 Service Providers

5 Target | 14 Bidder

72 Dealmakers

20 Target | 52 Bidder

£ 1.44 B

Value

04 Aug 2021|United States|Payments / Commerce
TBCASOFT
Naver Corporation

Target: TBCASOFT

Bidder: NAVER CORPORATION

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

12 Dealmakers

1 Target | 11 Bidder

£ 17 M

Value

08 Nov 2021|United States|Software
FISCALNOTE
Maso Capital

Target: FISCALNOTE

Bidder: MASO CAPITAL

12 Service Providers

4 Target | 8 Bidder

34 Dealmakers

18 Target | 17 Bidder

£ 963 M

Value

06 May 2022|United States|Consumer Services: Other
Bgrs
Sirva Worldwide

Target: BGRS LIMITED

Bidder: SIRVA WORLDWIDE INC

7 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder

15 Dealmakers

11 Target | 4 Bidder

n/a

Value

06 Sep 2022|France|Gaming
Guillemot Brothers
Tencent Holdings

Target: GUILLEMOT BROTHERS

Bidder: TENCENT HOLDINGS LIMITED

4 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

25 Dealmakers

13 Bidder | 12 Vendor

£ 254 M

Value

23 Mar 2023|Japan|Electronic Components and Equipment
Toshiba Corporation
Japan Industrial Partners

Target: TOSHIBA CORPORATION

Bidder: JAPAN INDUSTRIAL PARTNERS

18 Service Providers

10 Target | 8 Bidder

42 Dealmakers

10 Target | 32 Bidder

£ 12.34 B

Value

25 Apr 2023|Germany|Facilities Technology
Viessmann Climate Solutions
Carrier Global Corp

Target: VIESSMANN CLIMATE SOLUTIONS

Bidder: CARRIER GLOBAL CORP

15 Service Providers

10 Bidder | 5 Vendor

139 Dealmakers

87 Bidder | 52 Vendor

£ 10.61 B

Value

12 May 2023|Vietnam|Automobiles
VINFAST
Black Spade Acquisition

Target: VINFAST

Bidder: BLACK SPADE ACQUISITION

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder

42 Dealmakers

24 Target | 18 Bidder

£ 21.49 B

Value

22 May 2023|United States|Investment Banking
Greenhill & Co
Mizuho Financial Group

Target: GREENHILL & CO INC

Bidder: MIZUHO FINANCIAL GROUP INC

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder

30 Dealmakers

14 Target | 16 Bidder

£ 441 M

Value

27 Jul 2023|United States|Digital Services
Flex Pay
UPGRADE

Target: FLEX PAY

Bidder: UPGRADE

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

28 Dealmakers

16 Target | 11 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 77 M

Value

08 Aug 2023|United States|Semiconductors
Crocus Technology
Allegro Microsystems

Target: CROCUS TECHNOLOGY

Bidder: ALLEGRO MICROSYSTEMS

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

12 Dealmakers

1 Target | 11 Bidder

£ 329 M

Value

09 Nov 2023|United States|General Mining
Reldan Group
SIBANYE-STILLWATER

Target: RELDAN GROUP

Bidder: SIBANYE-STILLWATER

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

12 Dealmakers

1 Target | 11 Bidder

£ 173 M

Value

16 Nov 2023|Switzerland|Digital Services
Global Blue
Tencent Holdings

Target: GLOBAL BLUE SA

Bidder: TENCENT HOLDINGS LIMITED

11 Service Providers

5 Target | 4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

24 Dealmakers

11 Target | 10 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 80 M

Value

05 Dec 2023|Ireland|Software
Cubic Telecom
Softbank Group Corp

Target: CUBIC TELECOM

Bidder: SOFTBANK GROUP CORP

12 Service Providers

7 Target | 5 Bidder

34 Dealmakers

10 Target | 24 Bidder

£ 405 M

Value

03 Jun 2024|United Kingdom|Aerospace
Aalto Haps
Ntt Docomo

Target: AALTO HAPS

Bidder: NTT DOCOMO

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 4 Vendor

17 Dealmakers

2 Target | 3 Bidder | 13 Vendor

n/a

Value

29 Jul 2024|United States|Electronic Components and Equipment
Cepton Technologies
Koito Manufacturing

Target: CEPTON TECHNOLOGIES

Bidder: KOITO MANUFACTURING

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

14 Dealmakers

3 Target | 11 Bidder

n/a

Value

28 Oct 2024|United States|Chemicals: Diversified
Aoc
Nippon Paint Holdings

Target: AOC LLC

Bidder: NIPPON PAINT HOLDINGS

10 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder | 5 Vendor

37 Dealmakers

7 Target | 14 Bidder | 16 Vendor

£ 3.35 B

Value

30 Oct 2024|United States|IT Services: Other
Altair Engineering
Siemens

Target: ALTAIR ENGINEERING

Bidder: SIEMENS AG

11 Service Providers

6 Target | 5 Bidder

64 Dealmakers

29 Target | 36 Bidder

£ 8.16 B

Value

15 Jan 2025|Japan|Semiconductors
Techpoint
ASMEDIA

Target: TECHPOINT INC

Bidder: ASMEDIA

10 Service Providers

5 Target | 5 Bidder

20 Dealmakers

7 Target | 13 Bidder

£ 319 M

Value

07 Feb 2025|Taiwan|Third Party Logistics (3PL)
Morrison Express
Sg Holdings

Target: MORRISON EXPRESS

Bidder: SG HOLDINGS

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

29 Dealmakers

9 Target | 20 Bidder

n/a

Value

27 Mar 2025|United States|Food Products
Hillandale Farms
Global Eggs

Target: HILLANDALE FARMS

Bidder: GLOBAL EGGS

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

11 Dealmakers

1 Target | 10 Bidder

£ 852 M

Value

27 Feb 2025|United States|Computer Hardware
RIGETTI
Quanta Computer

Target: RIGETTI

Bidder: QUANTA COMPUTER

3 Service Providers

2 Target | 1 Bidder

11 Dealmakers

4 Target | 7 Bidder

£ 27 M

Value

03 Jul 2025|United States|Private Equity
Hilco Global
Orix Corporation

Target: HILCO GLOBAL

Bidder: ORIX CORPORATION

10 Service Providers

7 Target | 3 Bidder

30 Dealmakers

17 Target | 13 Bidder

£ 567 M

Value

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