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Richard Hall

Partner at Cravath Swaine & Moore

Lawyer

New York

Deal Bio

Total Deals34

Valued Deals29

Total Value£ 234.51 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 8.09 B

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17 Jan 2018|United Kingdom|Diversified Industrials

Target: GKN PLC

Bidder: MELROSE INDUSTRIES PLC

21 Service Providers

10 Target | 11 Bidder

107 Dealmakers

49 Target | 58 Bidder

£ 8.09 B

Value

08 Apr 2015|United Kingdom|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: BG GROUP PLC

Bidder: SHELL PLC

26 Service Providers

11 Target | 15 Bidder

119 Dealmakers

42 Target | 79 Bidder

£ 55.13 B

Value

01 Jun 2017|Germany|Chemicals: Diversified

Target: LINDE AG

Bidder: PRAXAIR INC

26 Service Providers

15 Target | 11 Bidder

121 Dealmakers

99 Target | 25 Bidder

£ 56.94 B

Value

09 Mar 2018|United Kingdom|Auto Parts

Target: GKN PLC (DRIVELINE DIVISION)

Bidder: DANA INCORPORATED

21 Service Providers

1 Target | 12 Bidder | 8 Vendor

82 Dealmakers

1 Target | 17 Bidder | 64 Vendor

n/a

Value

31 Aug 2018|United Kingdom|Restaurants and Bars

Target: COSTA COFFEE LIMITED

Bidder: THE COCA-COLA COMPANY (TCCC)

14 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 9 Vendor

59 Dealmakers

2 Target | 18 Bidder | 39 Vendor

£ 3.90 B

Value

24 Sep 2018|United Kingdom|Gold Mining

Target: RANDGOLD RESOURCES LIMITED

Bidder: BARRICK GOLD CORPORATION

14 Service Providers

6 Target | 8 Bidder

69 Dealmakers

33 Target | 37 Bidder

£ 4.25 B

Value

19 Mar 2018|Israel|Electronic Components and Equipment

Target: ORBOTECH LTD

Bidder: KLA-TENCOR CORPORATION

11 Service Providers

6 Target | 5 Bidder

84 Dealmakers

31 Target | 54 Bidder

£ 2.22 B

Value

25 Feb 2019|United States|General Mining

Target: NEWMONT CORPORATION

Bidder: BARRICK GOLD CORPORATION

12 Service Providers

7 Target | 5 Bidder

24 Dealmakers

6 Target | 18 Bidder

£ 13.78 B

Value

05 Mar 2018|Bermuda|Property and Casualty Insurance

Target: XL GROUP

Bidder: AXA SA

17 Service Providers

7 Target | 10 Bidder

100 Dealmakers

33 Target | 67 Bidder

£ 11.08 B

Value

11 Sep 2019|United Kingdom|Financial Data and Systems

Target: LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE GROUP PLC

Bidder: HONG KONG EXCHANGES AND CLEARING LTD (HKEX)

18 Service Providers

9 Target | 9 Bidder

73 Dealmakers

22 Target | 51 Bidder

£ 31.60 B

Value

14 Oct 2019|United States|Business Process Outsourcing

Target: AECOM (MANAGEMENT SERVICES BUSINESS)

Bidder: LINDSAY GOLDBERG

11 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 4 Vendor

30 Dealmakers

1 Target | 24 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 1.90 B

Value

13 Jan 2020|United States|Alternative Fuels

Target: TERRAFORM POWER INC

Bidder: BROOKFIELD RENEWABLE PARTNERS

14 Service Providers

8 Target | 6 Bidder

43 Dealmakers

20 Target | 23 Bidder

£ 2.97 B

Value

19 Aug 2020|United States|Specialty Retailers

Target: HUDSON GROUP

Bidder: DUFRY AG

12 Service Providers

5 Target | 7 Bidder

43 Dealmakers

15 Target | 28 Bidder

£ 236 M

Value

24 Sep 2020|United States|Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO)

Target: DYNCORP INTERNATIONAL

Bidder: AMENTUM HOLDINGS LLC

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

72 Dealmakers

29 Target | 38 Bidder | 5 Vendor

n/a

Value

18 Oct 2020|United States|Life Insurance

Target: AMERICAN EQUITY INVESTMENT LIFE

Bidder: BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGEMENT

9 Service Providers

6 Target | 3 Bidder

36 Dealmakers

18 Target | 18 Bidder

n/a

Value

21 Dec 2020|United States|Pipelines

Target: PIKE CORPORATION

Bidder: LINDSAY GOLDBERG

6 Service Providers

4 Target | 2 Bidder

36 Dealmakers

12 Target | 24 Bidder

n/a

Value

12 Mar 2021|United States|Food Products

Target: ARYZTA (NORTH AMERICAN BUSINESS)

Bidder: LINDSAY GOLDBERG

14 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 7 Vendor

32 Dealmakers

1 Target | 21 Bidder | 11 Vendor

£ 609 M

Value

29 Mar 2021|United Kingdom|E-commerce

Target: CAZOO

Bidder: MORGAN STANLEY INC

34 Service Providers

7 Target | 25 Bidder | 2 Vendor

96 Dealmakers

35 Target | 56 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 5.07 B

Value

13 Jul 2021|Canada|Gold Mining

Target: CORVUS GOLD

Bidder: ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI LTD

13 Service Providers

7 Target | 6 Bidder

31 Dealmakers

9 Target | 22 Bidder

£ 266 M

Value

19 Jul 2021|United States|Machinery: Industrial

Target: BIG ASS FANS

Bidder: MADISON INDUSTRIES

7 Service Providers

4 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

23 Dealmakers

12 Target | 10 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 798 M

Value

28 Jul 2021|United Arab Emirates|Transportation Services

Target: SWVL

Bidder: AGILITY CAPITAL

15 Service Providers

6 Target | 9 Bidder

56 Dealmakers

16 Target | 40 Bidder

£ 1.08 B

Value

05 Aug 2021|United States|Software

Target: RMS

Bidder: MOODY’S CORPORATION

12 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 7 Vendor

54 Dealmakers

3 Target | 26 Bidder | 25 Vendor

£ 1.44 B

Value

07 Sep 2021|United States|Mobile

Target: T-MOBILE INTERNATIONAL

Bidder: DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

20 Dealmakers

2 Target | 7 Bidder | 11 Vendor

£ 3.54 B

Value

25 Oct 2021|United States|Defense

Target: PACIFIC ARCHITECTS AND ENGINEERS INC

Bidder: AMENTUM HOLDINGS LLC

12 Service Providers

7 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

30 Dealmakers

15 Target | 14 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 1.38 B

Value

08 Nov 2021|Canada|Gold Mining

Target: PRETIUM RESOURCES

Bidder: NEWCREST MINING LTD

13 Service Providers

8 Target | 5 Bidder

34 Dealmakers

8 Target | 26 Bidder

£ 2.08 B

Value

11 Oct 2022|United States|Specialty Contracting

Target: WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY LLC

Bidder: CAMECO CORPORATION

20 Service Providers

1 Target | 12 Bidder | 7 Vendor

85 Dealmakers

1 Target | 41 Bidder | 44 Vendor

£ 7.14 B

Value

13 Dec 2022|Tanzania|General Mining

Target: LIFEZONE METALS

Bidder: GOGREEN INVESTMENTS

13 Service Providers

7 Target | 6 Bidder

44 Dealmakers

14 Target | 30 Bidder

£ 807 M

Value

21 Dec 2022|United States|Medical Equipment

Target: ISOPLEXIS

Bidder: BERKELEY LIGHTS

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder

40 Dealmakers

11 Target | 29 Bidder

£ 47 M

Value

06 Feb 2023|France|Investment Banking

Target: ROTHSCHILD & CO

Bidder: CONCORDIA FINANCIAL GROUP LTD

6 Service Providers

4 Target | 2 Bidder

10 Dealmakers

5 Target | 5 Bidder

£ 2.05 B

Value

27 Jun 2023|United States|Life Insurance

Target: AMERICAN EQUITY INVESTMENT LIFE

Bidder: BROOKFIELD REINSURANCE

14 Service Providers

6 Target | 8 Bidder

47 Dealmakers

23 Target | 24 Bidder

£ 3.38 B

Value

12 Sep 2023|United States|Paper

Target: WESTROCK COMPANY

Bidder: SMURFIT KAPPA

19 Service Providers

10 Target | 9 Bidder

149 Dealmakers

78 Target | 71 Bidder

£ 8.95 B

Value

20 Nov 2023|United States|Risk and Compliance

Target: JACOBS SOLUTIONS (CMS AND C&I BUSINESSES)

Bidder: AMENTUM HOLDINGS LLC

11 Service Providers

6 Bidder | 5 Vendor

38 Dealmakers

17 Bidder | 21 Vendor

n/a

Value

12 Feb 2024|United States|Pharmaceuticals

Target: CYMABAY THERAPEUTICS

Bidder: GILEAD SCIENCES

11 Service Providers

6 Target | 5 Bidder

37 Dealmakers

18 Target | 19 Bidder

£ 3.40 B

Value

10 Aug 2025|United States|FinTech

Target: INTERNATIONAL MONEY EXPRESS

Bidder: THE WESTERN UNION COMPANY

9 Service Providers

6 Target | 3 Bidder

16 Dealmakers

12 Target | 4 Bidder

£ 371 M

Value