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Phillip R. Mills

Partner at Davis Polk & Wardwell

Lawyer

New York

Deal Bio

Total Deals54

Valued Deals43

Total Value£175,272M

Avg. Deal Size£4,076M

Market Context

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United KingdomUnited Kingdom

Machinery: Industrial

DisposalPublic

target

Pentair (valves & Controls Division)

bidder

Emerson Electric Co

£2,392m

2 dealmakers

United KingdomUnited Kingdom

Biotechnology

PrivateAcquisitionMajority

target

Chiltern International Group

bidder

Laboratory Corporation Of America

£916m

13 dealmakers

Bermuda

Diversified Financials

AcquisitionPublicMergerPrivate Equity

target

Axis Capital Holdings

bidder

Partnerre

value n/a

3 dealmakers

United States

Software

AcquisitionPublicMinority

target

Benefitfocus

bidder

Mercer

value n/a

1 dealmaker

Bermuda

Reinsurance

PublicAcquisitionMajority

target

Partnerre

bidder

Exor

£4,951m

23 dealmakers

United States

Real Estate Services

PrivateAcquisition

target

Reit Management & Research

bidder

Government Properties Income Trust

value n/a

1 dealmaker

India

Integrated Oil and Gas

MergerPublicScheme

target

Cairn India

bidder

Vendata Resources

£1,906m

5 dealmakers

United States

Electronic Components and Equipment

PrivateDisposalSpin Off

target

Emerson Electric Co (network Power Division)

bidder

Shareholders Of Emerson Electric Co.

value n/a

3 dealmakers

United States

Cosmetics

MergerMajorityPrivateAcquisition

target

Procter & Gamble Company (fine Fragrance, Color Cosmetics & Hair Color Businesses)

bidder

Coty

£8,114m

6 dealmakers

United States

Software

PublicPrivate EquityAcquisitionMboPrivate Equity

target

Medassets Inc.

bidder

Vizient

value n/a

4 dealmakers

United States

Entertainment

AcquisitionPublicAcquisitionPrivate Equity

target

Lionsgate Entertainment Corp

bidder

Discovery Communications Inc.

value n/a

2 dealmakers

United States

Medical Equipment

PublicAcquisition

target

Alere Inc.

bidder

Abbott Laboratories

£4,070m

1 dealmaker

United States

Management Consulting

PrivateAcquisitionDisposalPrivate Equity

target

Health Care Services Business Verisk Health Of Verisk Analytics Inc.

bidder

Veritas Capital Partners

value n/a

2 dealmakers

United States

Electronic Components and Equipment

PrivateDisposalPrivate EquityDomesticAcquisitionMajority

target

Emerson Electric Co (network Power Division)

bidder

Platinum Equity

£3,026m

5 dealmakers

Brazil

Soft Drinks

PrivateDisposalMajority

target

Brasil Kirin Holdings

bidder

Heineken

£640m

14 dealmakers

United States

Travel and Tourism

PublicAcquisitionPrivate Equity

target

Intrawest Resorts Holdings

bidder

Hawk Holding Company

£1,211m

31 dealmakers

United States

Rental Services: Consumer

PublicAcquisition

target

Neff Corporation

bidder

H&e Equipment Services

value n/a

1 dealmaker

United States

Rental Services: Consumer

PublicAcquisition

target

Neff Corporation

bidder

United Rentals

£1,007m

10 dealmakers

United States

Electronic Equipment: Gauges and Meters

PrivateAcquisitionDisposal

target

Ge Industrial Solutions

bidder

Abb

£2,222m

3 dealmakers

United States

Software

PrivateAcquisition

target

Paradigm

bidder

Emerson Electric Co

£451m

2 dealmakers

United States

Restaurants and Bars

PublicAcquisitionPrivate Equity

target

Ruby Tuesday Inc.

bidder

Nrd Capital Management

£256m

1 dealmaker

United States

Machinery: Industrial

PublicAcquisitionDomesticMajority

target

Rockwell Automation

bidder

Emerson Electric Co

£24,941m

4 dealmakers

United States

Leasing

PrivateAcquisitionPrivate EquityPrivate EquityMajorityCross Border

target

Engs Commercial Finance Co.

bidder

Mitsubishi Hc Capital

value n/a

19 dealmakers

Australia

Asset Managers and Custodians

AcquisitionPrivatePrivate Equity

target

First State Investments

bidder

Mitsubishi Ufj Financial Group

£2,354m

18 dealmakers

United States

Medical Equipment

AcquisitionPrivatePrivate EquityPrivate Equity

target

Djo Global

bidder

Colfax Corporation

£2,453m

18 dealmakers

United States

FinTech

PublicMergerAcquisitionPrivate EquityPrivate EquityMajorityDomestic

target

First Data Corporation

bidder

Fiserv

£29,918m

84 dealmakers

United States

Leasing

PrivateMajorityAcquisitionPrivate Equity

target

Aviation Capital Group

bidder

Tokyo Century Corp

£2,439m

31 dealmakers

United States

Third Party Logistics (3PL)

AcquisitionMajorityMergerPublicPrivate EquityDomestic

target

Mobile Mini

bidder

Willscot Mobile Mini

£5,147m

67 dealmakers

United States

Biotechnology

MajorityMergerAcquisitionPrivatePrivate EquityDomestic

target

Nn (life Sciences Division)

bidder

Mw Industries

£630m

47 dealmakers

United States

Biotechnology

MajorityAcquisitionPublicTender OfferCross Border

target

Aimmune Therapeutics

bidder

Nestle Health Science

£1,448m

52 dealmakers

United States

Software

MajorityDomesticAcquisitionPrivateVenture CapitalPrivate Equity

target

Hyla Mobile

bidder

Assurant

£251m

38 dealmakers

United States

Management Consulting

PrivateMajorityAcquisitionDomestic

target

Armfield Harrison & Thomas

bidder

Brp Group

value n/a

13 dealmakers

United States

Auto Parts

DomesticAcquisitionMajorityPrivate EquityPrivate

target

Custom Truck One Source

bidder

Platinum Equity

£1,102m

72 dealmakers

United States

Mortgage REITs: Residential

PublicDomesticMajorityMergerPrivate Equity

target

Anworth Mortgage Asset Corporation

bidder

Ready Capital Corporation

£217m

19 dealmakers

United States

Outsourced HR and Staffing

PrivateDomesticMajorityAcquisition

target

Burnham Benefits Insurance Services

bidder

Brp Group

£132m

13 dealmakers

United States

Health Care Services

DomesticPublicMajorityAcquisitionMerger

target

NANTKWEST

bidder

IMMUNITYBIO

£2,107m

64 dealmakers

United States

Transportation Services

MajorityPrivate EquityAcquisitionCross BorderPrivate

target

First Student

bidder

Eqt Partners

£3,300m

82 dealmakers

United States

Transportation Services

MajorityAcquisitionCross BorderPublic

target

Cai International

bidder

Mitsubishi Hc Capital

£2,060m

19 dealmakers

Puerto Rico

Health Care Services

MajorityAcquisitionCross BorderPublic

target

Triple-s Management

bidder

GUIDEWELL

£657m

27 dealmakers

United States

Software

MajorityDomesticAcquisitionMergerPublic

target

Aspen Technology

bidder

Emerson Electric Co

£8,081m

49 dealmakers

United States

Pharmaceuticals

AcquisitionMajorityDomesticPublic

target

Adamas Pharmaceuticals

bidder

Supernus Pharmaceuticals

£330m

24 dealmakers

United States

Commercial Vehicles and Parts

MajorityPrivateCross BorderAcquisitionPrivate Equity

target

Greyhound Lines

bidder

Flix

£56m

46 dealmakers

United States

Asset Managers and Custodians

Private EquityDomesticMajorityAcquisitionPrivate

target

Mrec Management

bidder

Ready Capital Corporation

£349m

27 dealmakers

United States

Data Centers and Hosting

MajorityAcquisitionDomesticPublic

target

Coresite Realty Corporation

bidder

American Tower Corp

£7,526m

51 dealmakers

United States

Household Equipment and Products

MajorityAcquisitionPrivateCross Border

target

INSINKERATOR

bidder

Whirlpool Corporation

£2,484m

38 dealmakers

United States

Food Retailers and Wholesalers

AcquisitionPrivatisationMajorityPublicDomesticPrivate Equity

target

ALBERTSONS

bidder

Kroger Co

£21,965m

92 dealmakers

United States

Transportation Services

Private EquityPrivateMajorityAcquisitionDomestic

target

First Transit

bidder

Transdev North America

value n/a

50 dealmakers

United States

Electronic Components and Equipment

AcquisitionDomesticPrivateMajorityPrivate Equity

target

Copeland (ex Emerson Climate Technologies)

bidder

Blackstone Group

£6,775m

96 dealmakers

United States

Real Estate Holding and Development

AcquisitionMajorityReal EstatePrivateCross Border

target

Greyhound Us (33 Properties)

bidder

Twenty Lake Holdings

£114m

10 dealmakers

United States

Electronic Equipment: Gauges and Meters

MajorityPublicAcquisitionTender OfferDomestic

target

National Instruments Corp

bidder

Emerson Electric Co

£6,710m

70 dealmakers

United Kingdom

Pharmaceuticals

AcquisitionMajorityCross BorderPublic

target

Abcam

bidder

Danaher Corporation

£4,530m

41 dealmakers

Australia

Digital Services

AcquisitionPrivateDomesticMajority

target

Task Group

bidder

Partech

£160m

11 dealmakers

Sweden

Pharmaceuticals

AcquisitionCross BorderMajorityPublic

target

Calliditas Therapeutics

bidder

Asahi Kasei Corporation

£822m

12 dealmakers

United States

Software

DomesticMajorityAcquisitionPublic

target

Aspen Technology

bidder

Emerson Electric Co

£5,032m

19 dealmakers

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