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Rachael Lichman

Partner at Kirkland & Ellis

Lawyer

Houston

Deal Bio

Total Deals30

Valued Deals29

Total Value£ 149.91 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 5.17 B

Market Context

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24 Jan 2020|United States|Transportation Services

Target: ERA GROUP INC

Bidder: BRISTOW GROUP INC

11 Service Providers

4 Target | 7 Bidder

63 Dealmakers

23 Target | 40 Bidder

£ 139 M

Value

24 Jul 2020|United States|Electricity Distribution

Target: DIRECT ENERGY

Bidder: NRG ENERGY

17 Service Providers

1 Target | 7 Bidder | 9 Vendor

72 Dealmakers

3 Target | 43 Bidder | 26 Vendor

£ 2.84 B

Value

31 Mar 2020|United States|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: DELEK US HOLDINGS (BIG SPRING GATHERING SYSTEM)

Bidder: DELEK LOGISTICS PARTNERS LP

5 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

15 Dealmakers

3 Bidder | 14 Vendor

n/a

Value

12 Jul 2021|United States|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: LONESTAR RESOURCES

Bidder: PENN VIRGINIA CORPORATION

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder

32 Dealmakers

24 Target | 8 Bidder

£ 266 M

Value

10 Nov 2021|Denmark|Offshore Drilling and Other Services

Target: MAERSK DRILLING

Bidder: NOBLE CORP

13 Service Providers

5 Target | 8 Bidder

46 Dealmakers

16 Target | 30 Bidder

£ 2.51 B

Value

06 Apr 2022|United States|Recreational Services

Target: MAIN EVENT ENTERTAINMENT

Bidder: DAVE & BUSTER'S

15 Service Providers

4 Target | 7 Bidder | 4 Vendor

57 Dealmakers

29 Target | 14 Bidder | 14 Vendor

£ 636 M

Value

19 May 2022|United States|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: COLGATE ENERGY PARTNERS

Bidder: CENTENNIAL RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT INC

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder

40 Dealmakers

13 Target | 27 Bidder

£ 4.27 B

Value

09 Aug 2022|United States|Specialty Chemicals

Target: HUNTSMAN (TEXTILE EFFECTS DIVISION)

Bidder: SK CAPITAL PARTNERS

13 Service Providers

1 Target | 8 Bidder | 4 Vendor

107 Dealmakers

1 Target | 68 Bidder | 38 Vendor

£ 593 M

Value

15 Aug 2022|United States|Test Inspection and Certification (TIC)

Target: QUEST INTEGRITY

Bidder: BAKER HUGHES INC

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

18 Dealmakers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 12 Vendor

£ 231 M

Value

06 Sep 2022|United States|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: TUG HILL (UPSTREAM ASSETS)

Bidder: EQT CORPORATION

12 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 8 Vendor

48 Dealmakers

29 Bidder | 19 Vendor

£ 4.52 B

Value

29 Mar 2023|France|Customer Relationship Management

Target: WEBHELP SAS

Bidder: CONCENTRIX

16 Service Providers

8 Target | 6 Bidder | 2 Vendor

65 Dealmakers

43 Target | 10 Bidder | 12 Vendor

£ 3.90 B

Value

14 May 2023|United States|Pipelines

Target: MAGELLAN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS LP

Bidder: ONEOK INC

13 Service Providers

5 Target | 8 Bidder

50 Dealmakers

31 Target | 19 Bidder

£ 15.10 B

Value

16 Aug 2023|United States|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: CRESTWOOD EQUITY PARTNERS

Bidder: ENERGY TRANSFER EQUITY LP

10 Service Providers

6 Target | 4 Bidder

48 Dealmakers

28 Target | 20 Bidder

£ 5.59 B

Value

02 Nov 2023|United States|Entertainment

Target: SIX FLAGS ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION

Bidder: CEDAR FAIR

12 Service Providers

6 Target | 6 Bidder

97 Dealmakers

38 Target | 59 Bidder

£ 3.21 B

Value

24 Nov 2023|Iceland|Fruit and Grain Processing

Target: MAREL

Bidder: JBT CORPORATION

13 Service Providers

6 Target | 7 Bidder

55 Dealmakers

12 Target | 43 Bidder

£ 2.96 B

Value

11 Jan 2024|United States|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: CHESAPEAKE ENERGY

Bidder: SOUTHWESTERN ENERGY COMPANY

16 Service Providers

7 Target | 9 Bidder

65 Dealmakers

41 Target | 24 Bidder

£ 8.96 B

Value

11 Mar 2024|United States|Gas Distribution

Target: EQUITRANS MIDSTREAM CORP

Bidder: EQT CORPORATION

14 Service Providers

7 Target | 7 Bidder

87 Dealmakers

46 Target | 42 Bidder

£ 10.94 B

Value

05 May 2024|United States|IT Services: Other

Target: PERFICIENT

Bidder: EQT PARTNERS AB

11 Service Providers

6 Target | 5 Bidder

63 Dealmakers

29 Target | 34 Bidder

£ 2.39 B

Value

29 May 2024|United States|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: MARATHON OIL CORPORATION

Bidder: CONOCOPHILLIPS COMPANY

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

38 Dealmakers

20 Target | 18 Bidder

£ 17.61 B

Value

10 Jun 2024|United States|Offshore Drilling and Other Services

Target: DIAMOND OFFSHORE DRILLING INC

Bidder: NOBLE CORP

12 Service Providers

4 Target | 8 Bidder

31 Dealmakers

10 Target | 21 Bidder

£ 1.26 B

Value

09 Jul 2024|Canada|Software

Target: ALTUS GROUP (PROPERTY TAX BUSINESS)

Bidder: RYAN LLC

10 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 5 Vendor

54 Dealmakers

14 Bidder | 40 Vendor

£ 400 M

Value

25 Jul 2024|United Kingdom|Offshore Drilling and Other Services

Target: KCA DEUTAG

Bidder: HELMERICH & PAYNE INC

12 Service Providers

4 Target | 8 Bidder

39 Dealmakers

14 Target | 25 Bidder

£ 1.53 B

Value

19 Nov 2024|United States|Containers and Packaging

Target: BERRY GLOBAL INC

Bidder: AMCOR PLC

13 Service Providers

6 Target | 7 Bidder

61 Dealmakers

28 Target | 33 Bidder

£ 12.42 B

Value

24 Nov 2024|United States|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: ENLINK MIDSTREAM LLC

Bidder: ONEOK INC

10 Service Providers

4 Target | 6 Bidder

47 Dealmakers

32 Target | 15 Bidder

£ 3.43 B

Value

25 Nov 2024|United States|Gas Distribution

Target: EQT / BLACKSTONE JOINT VENTURE

Bidder: EQT CORPORATION

7 Service Providers

7 Bidder

22 Dealmakers

22 Bidder

£ 2.79 B

Value

10 Jan 2025|United States|Alternative Electricity

Target: CALPINE CORPORATION

Bidder: CONSTELLATION

17 Service Providers

7 Target | 7 Bidder | 3 Vendor

78 Dealmakers

28 Target | 34 Bidder | 16 Vendor

£ 21.78 B

Value

18 Feb 2025|United States|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: DOUBLE EAGLE

Bidder: DIAMONDBACK ENERGY INC

8 Service Providers

5 Target | 3 Bidder

60 Dealmakers

33 Target | 27 Bidder

£ 3.25 B

Value

26 Jun 2025|United States|Capital Goods

Target: MRC GLOBAL INC

Bidder: DNOW INC

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder

61 Dealmakers

40 Target | 21 Bidder

£ 1.09 B

Value

10 Jul 2025|United States|Food Products

Target: WK KELLOGG

Bidder: FERRERO INTERNATIONAL SA

10 Service Providers

6 Target | 4 Bidder

53 Dealmakers

35 Target | 18 Bidder

£ 2.28 B

Value

14 Jul 2025|United States|Medical Equipment

Target: BD (BIOSCIENCES AND DIAGNOSTIC SOLUTIONS BUSINESS)

Bidder: WATERS CORPORATION

7 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

27 Dealmakers

24 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 13.00 B

Value