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Raaj Narayan

Partner at Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz

Lawyer

New York

Deal Bio

Total Deals31

Valued Deals24

Total Value£ 86.67 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 3.61 B

Market Context

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11 Jun 2018|United States|Medical Services

Target: ENVISION HEALTHCARE HOLDINGS INC

Bidder: KKR & CO

28 Service Providers

8 Target | 20 Bidder

78 Dealmakers

41 Target | 37 Bidder

£ 7.03 B

Value

20 Mar 2018|United States|Software

Target: MULESOFT INC

Bidder: SALESFORCE INC

14 Service Providers

4 Target | 8 Bidder | 2 Vendor

81 Dealmakers

37 Target | 35 Bidder | 9 Vendor

£ 4.64 B

Value

10 Jun 2019|United States|Software

Target: TABLEAU SOFTWARE

Bidder: SALESFORCE INC

10 Service Providers

4 Target | 6 Bidder

66 Dealmakers

37 Target | 29 Bidder

£ 12.32 B

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

25 Feb 2020|United States|Food Products

Target: GIVE & GO PREPARED FOODS CORP

Bidder: MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL INC

10 Service Providers

5 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

64 Dealmakers

7 Target | 42 Bidder | 15 Vendor

£ 928 M

Value

01 Nov 2020|United States|Digital Services

Target: NIELSEN GLOBAL CONNECT

Bidder: ADVENT INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

28 Service Providers

1 Target | 18 Bidder | 9 Vendor

70 Dealmakers

2 Target | 40 Bidder | 28 Vendor

£ 2.08 B

Value

04 Jan 2021|United States|Catering

Target: HU MASTER HOLDINGS

Bidder: MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL INC

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

16 Dealmakers

1 Target | 15 Bidder

£ 183 M

Value

07 Jan 2021|United States|FinTech

Target: SOFI

Bidder: SOCIAL CAPITAL HEDOSOPHIA HOLDINGS CORP V

15 Service Providers

6 Target | 7 Bidder | 2 Vendor

75 Dealmakers

41 Target | 23 Bidder | 11 Vendor

£ 6.37 B

Value

16 Feb 2021|United Kingdom|Management Consulting

Target: DELOITTE (RESTRUCTURING ARM)

Bidder: TENEO

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

59 Dealmakers

1 Target | 15 Bidder | 43 Vendor

n/a

Value

09 Mar 2021|United States|Banks

Target: GOLDEN PACIFIC BANCORP

Bidder: SOFI

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

15 Dealmakers

1 Target | 14 Bidder

£ 16 M

Value

11 May 2021|United States|Biotechnology

Target: GINKGO BIOWORKS INC

Bidder: BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO

26 Service Providers

5 Target | 21 Bidder

107 Dealmakers

46 Target | 61 Bidder

£ 10.64 B

Value

15 Sep 2021|United States|Management Consulting

Target: CFGI

Bidder: THE CARLYLE GROUP

11 Service Providers

2 Target | 9 Bidder

36 Dealmakers

2 Target | 34 Bidder

n/a

Value

22 Nov 2021|United States|Online and Social Platforms

Target: LTK

Bidder: SOFTBANK VISION FUND 2

5 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder

17 Dealmakers

16 Target | 1 Bidder

£ 223 M

Value

18 Jan 2022|United States|Biotechnology

Target: PROKIDNEY

Bidder: SOCIAL CAPITAL HEDOSOPHIA

16 Service Providers

7 Target | 9 Bidder

84 Dealmakers

55 Target | 33 Bidder

£ 1.93 B

Value

26 Jan 2022|United States|Digital Services

Target: AKILI INTERACTIVE LABS

Bidder: OMIDYAR TECHNOLOGY VENTURES

18 Service Providers

7 Target | 11 Bidder

49 Dealmakers

18 Target | 31 Bidder

£ 740 M

Value

22 Feb 2022|United States|FinTech

Target: TECHNISYS

Bidder: SOFI

9 Service Providers

3 Target | 6 Bidder

23 Dealmakers

7 Target | 16 Bidder

£ 808 M

Value

08 Mar 2022|United States|Software

Target: ALFRED

Bidder: RIALTO CAPITAL

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder

9 Dealmakers

2 Target | 7 Bidder

£ 95 M

Value

28 Mar 2022|Bermuda|Business Process Outsourcing

Target: KPMG (BERMUDA RESTRUCTURING BUSINESS)

Bidder: TENEO

4 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

10 Dealmakers

8 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

29 Mar 2022|United States|Information / Data Services

Target: NIELSEN HOLDINGS PLC

Bidder: EVERGREEN COAST CAPITAL

35 Service Providers

11 Target | 24 Bidder

69 Dealmakers

37 Target | 32 Bidder

£ 12.26 B

Value

09 May 2022|United States|Online and Social Platforms

Target: GRINDR LLC

Bidder: TIGA ACQUISITION

11 Service Providers

6 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

52 Dealmakers

43 Target | 5 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 1.70 B

Value

10 Jan 2023|United Kingdom|Business Process Outsourcing

Target: TULCHAN COMMUNICATIONS

Bidder: TENEO

7 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder

23 Dealmakers

14 Target | 9 Bidder

n/a

Value

03 Apr 2023|United States|Mortgage REITs: Residential

Target: WYNDHAM CAPITAL MORTGAGE

Bidder: SOFI

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

13 Dealmakers

1 Target | 12 Bidder

n/a

Value

28 Sep 2023|Germany|Financial Data and Systems

Target: HERTER & CO

Bidder: TENEO

6 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder

19 Dealmakers

1 Target | 18 Bidder

n/a

Value

09 Nov 2023|United States|Telecommunications Services: Other

Target: KORE WIRELESS GROUP INC

Bidder: SEARCHLIGHT CAPITAL PARTNERS LP

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

19 Dealmakers

2 Target | 17 Bidder

£ 122 M

Value

09 Jan 2024|United States|Electronic Components and Equipment

Target: JUNIPER NETWORKS INC

Bidder: HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY

17 Service Providers

5 Target | 12 Bidder

97 Dealmakers

30 Target | 67 Bidder

£ 11.00 B

Value

19 Dec 2023|United States|Software

Target: HARVEY

Bidder: ELAD GIL

2 Service Providers

2 Target

6 Dealmakers

6 Target

£ 63 M

Value

27 Feb 2024|United States|Software

Target: OPENGOV

Bidder: COX ENTERPRISES INC

5 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder

26 Dealmakers

22 Target | 4 Bidder

£ 1.42 B

Value

09 Nov 2023|United States|Digital Services

Target: KORE GROUP HOLDINGS

Bidder: SEARCHLIGHT CAPITAL PARTNERS LP

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

16 Dealmakers

1 Target | 15 Bidder

£ 120 M

Value

01 Aug 2024|United States|Digital Services

Target: MAINSTAY

Bidder: KHOSLA VENTURES

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 2 Vendor

14 Dealmakers

2 Target | 1 Bidder | 11 Vendor

n/a

Value

06 Jan 2025|United States|Medical Equipment

Target: INARI MEDICAL

Bidder: STRYKER CORPORATION

7 Service Providers

5 Target | 2 Bidder

28 Dealmakers

23 Target | 5 Bidder

£ 3.94 B

Value

21 May 2025|United States|Software

Target: IO PRODUCTS

Bidder: OPENAI

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

9 Dealmakers

1 Target | 10 Bidder

£ 4.86 B

Value