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Richard BirnsGibson Dunn & Crutcher

Richard Birns

Partner at Gibson Dunn & Crutcher

Lawyer

New York

Deal Bio

Total Deals32
Valued Deals22
Total Value£ 57.06 B
Avg. Deal Size£ 2.59 B

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10 Dec 2018|United Kingdom|Travel and Tourism
Travelport Global
Elliott Management Corporation

Target: TRAVELPORT GLOBAL LIMITED

Bidder: ELLIOTT MANAGEMENT CORPORATION

23 Service Providers

5 Target | 18 Bidder

28 Dealmakers

14 Target | 14 Bidder

£ 3.45 B

Value

11 Mar 2019|United States|Radio and TV Broadcasters
Yankees Entertainment & Sports Network
The New York Yankees

Target: YANKEES ENTERTAINMENT & SPORTS NETWORK

Bidder: THE NEW YORK YANKEES

14 Service Providers

1 Target | 12 Bidder | 1 Vendor

20 Dealmakers

1 Target | 18 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 2.61 B

Value

29 Aug 2019|United States|Radio and TV Broadcasters
Yes Network
Blackstone Group

Target: YES NETWORK

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

19 Service Providers

1 Target | 15 Bidder | 3 Vendor

41 Dealmakers

1 Target | 27 Bidder | 13 Vendor

£ 2.85 B

Value

17 Dec 2019|United States|Software
Logmein
Elliott Management Corporation

Target: LOGMEIN INC

Bidder: ELLIOTT MANAGEMENT CORPORATION

23 Service Providers

7 Target | 16 Bidder

69 Dealmakers

31 Target | 38 Bidder

£ 3.22 B

Value

23 Dec 2019|Brazil|Telecommunications infrastructure
Cell Site Solutions
Ihs Towers

Target: CELL SITE SOLUTIONS

Bidder: IHS TOWERS

11 Service Providers

5 Target | 4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

23 Dealmakers

9 Target | 11 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 375 M

Value

20 Jul 2020|France|Entertainment
Toulouse Football Club
Redbird Capital Partners

Target: TOULOUSE FOOTBALL CLUB

Bidder: REDBIRD CAPITAL PARTNERS

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder

6 Dealmakers

1 Target | 5 Bidder

n/a

Value

12 Jan 2021|United States|Entertainment
LEGENDS
Sixth Street Partners

Target: LEGENDS

Bidder: SIXTH STREET PARTNERS

12 Service Providers

7 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

13 Dealmakers

7 Target | 2 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 506 M

Value

08 Feb 2021|United States|Transportation Services
Cubic Corporation
Evergreen Coast Capital

Target: CUBIC CORPORATION

Bidder: EVERGREEN COAST CAPITAL

18 Service Providers

8 Target | 9 Bidder

146 Dealmakers

66 Target | 32 Bidder

£ 2.18 B

Value

12 Apr 2021|United States|IT Services: Other
Asg Technologies
Rocket Software

Target: ASG TECHNOLOGIES

Bidder: ROCKET SOFTWARE INC

7 Service Providers

4 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

15 Dealmakers

4 Target | 9 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 619 M

Value

01 Jul 2021|United Kingdom|Private Equity
Motive Partners
Apollo Global Management

Target: MOTIVE PARTNERS LLP

Bidder: APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC

5 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder

8 Dealmakers

4 Target | 4 Bidder

n/a

Value

22 Nov 2021|United States|Software
Athenahealth
Hellman & Friedman

Target: ATHENAHEALTH INC

Bidder: HELLMAN & FRIEDMAN LLC

22 Service Providers

5 Target | 12 Bidder | 5 Vendor

53 Dealmakers

5 Target | 32 Bidder | 16 Vendor

£ 12.63 B

Value

26 Jan 2022|United States|FinTech
EVEN
Walmart

Target: EVEN

Bidder: WALMART INC

7 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder

53 Dealmakers

47 Target | 6 Bidder

n/a

Value

31 Jan 2022|United States|IT Services: Other
Citrix Systems
Evergreen Coast Capital

Target: CITRIX SYSTEMS INC

Bidder: EVERGREEN COAST CAPITAL

24 Service Providers

5 Target | 19 Bidder

101 Dealmakers

48 Target | 53 Bidder

£ 12.39 B

Value

10 May 2022|United States|Electronic Components and Equipment
ARCADIA
Jp Morgan Asset Management

Target: ARCADIA

Bidder: JP MORGAN ASSET MANAGEMENT

14 Service Providers

3 Target | 11 Bidder

15 Dealmakers

2 Target | 13 Bidder

£ 162 M

Value

08 Jun 2022|United States|Software
CODAT
Index Ventures

Target: CODAT

Bidder: INDEX VENTURES

11 Service Providers

3 Target | 8 Bidder

14 Dealmakers

2 Target | 12 Bidder

£ 79 M

Value

07 Dec 2022|Canada|Software
MINESENSE
Jp Morgan Asset Management

Target: MINESENSE

Bidder: JP MORGAN ASSET MANAGEMENT

8 Service Providers

2 Target | 6 Bidder

14 Dealmakers

6 Target | 8 Bidder

£ 34 M

Value

12 Jan 2023|United States|Software
Sms Assist
LESSEN

Target: SMS ASSIST

Bidder: LESSEN

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

45 Dealmakers

14 Target | 30 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 782 M

Value

31 Jan 2023|United States|Computer Hardware
Western Digital Corporation
Apollo Global Management

Target: WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION

Bidder: APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC

11 Service Providers

7 Target | 4 Bidder

44 Dealmakers

22 Target | 22 Bidder

£ 726 M

Value

10 May 2023|United States|Biotechnology
Syneos Health
Patient Square Capital

Target: SYNEOS HEALTH INC

Bidder: PATIENT SQUARE CAPITAL

32 Service Providers

7 Target | 25 Bidder

62 Dealmakers

15 Target | 47 Bidder

£ 5.63 B

Value

10 May 2023|United States|Publishing
Hidden Pigeon Company
Stampede Ventures

Target: HIDDEN PIGEON COMPANY

Bidder: STAMPEDE VENTURES

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

13 Dealmakers

1 Target | 12 Bidder

n/a

Value

07 Jun 2023|Brazil|IT Services: Other
DIGIBEE
Goldman Sachs Asset Management

Target: DIGIBEE

Bidder: GOLDMAN SACHS ASSET MANAGEMENT

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

4 Dealmakers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

£ 47 M

Value

29 Aug 2023|United States|Education Services
Dreambox Learning
Discovery Education

Target: DREAMBOX LEARNING

Bidder: DISCOVERY EDUCATION

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

41 Dealmakers

3 Target | 38 Bidder

n/a

Value

07 Nov 2023|United States|Real Estate Holding and Development
Asm Global
Legends Hospitality

Target: ASM GLOBAL

Bidder: LEGENDS HOSPITALITY

20 Service Providers

7 Target | 13 Bidder

62 Dealmakers

14 Target | 48 Bidder

n/a

Value

30 Nov 2023|United States|FinTech
CADRE
YIELDSTREET

Target: CADRE

Bidder: YIELDSTREET

8 Service Providers

5 Target | 3 Bidder

21 Dealmakers

13 Target | 8 Bidder

n/a

Value

16 Jan 2024|United Kingdom|Gaming
Build A Rocket Boy
ENDEAVOR

Target: BUILD A ROCKET BOY

Bidder: ENDEAVOR

6 Service Providers

4 Target | 2 Bidder

4 Dealmakers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

£ 86 M

Value

11 Mar 2024|Netherlands|Digital Services
Eye Security
Jp Morgan Asset Management

Target: EYE SECURITY

Bidder: JP MORGAN ASSET MANAGEMENT

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

17 Dealmakers

1 Target | 16 Bidder

£ 30 M

Value

11 Jun 2024|United States|IT Services: Other
ALPHASENSE
Viking Global Investors

Target: ALPHASENSE

Bidder: VIKING GLOBAL INVESTORS

14 Service Providers

4 Target | 10 Bidder

15 Dealmakers

1 Target | 14 Bidder

£ 510 M

Value

26 Aug 2024|United States|Business Process Outsourcing
NCSOLUTIONS
CIRCANA

Target: NCSOLUTIONS

Bidder: CIRCANA

13 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 8 Vendor

65 Dealmakers

52 Bidder | 13 Vendor

n/a

Value

17 Sep 2024|United States|Entertainment
New York City Fc
Claure Group

Target: NEW YORK CITY FC

Bidder: CLAURE GROUP

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

7 Dealmakers

2 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

11 Nov 2024|Argentina|FinTech
UALA
Rodina Capital

Target: UALA

Bidder: RODINA CAPITAL

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

8 Dealmakers

6 Target | 2 Bidder

£ 232 M

Value

12 Dec 2024|United States|Entertainment
Prologue Entertainment
Redbird Capital Partners

Target: PROLOGUE ENTERTAINMENT

Bidder: REDBIRD CAPITAL PARTNERS

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

5 Dealmakers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

n/a

Value

17 Dec 2024|United States|IT Services: Other
Databricks
Thrive Capital

Target: DATABRICKS INC

Bidder: THRIVE CAPITAL

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 7 Bidder

24 Dealmakers

1 Target | 23 Bidder

£ 7.90 B

Value

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