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Richard SultmanCleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

Richard Sultman

Partner at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

Lawyer

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals37
Valued Deals23
Total Value£40,898M
Avg. Deal Size£1,778M

Awards

2019 Top Tax Lawyers in EMEA
H1 2019 Top Tax Lawyers in EMEA

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Switzerland
Asset Managers and Custodians
MboPrivateAcquisitionMbo
Adveq Holding

target

Adveq Holding

Schroders

bidder

Schroders

value n/a

11 dealmakers

GermanyGermany
Online and Social Platforms
AcquisitionPrivatePrivate Equity
Soundcloud

target

Soundcloud

Temasek Holdings

bidder

Temasek Holdings

value n/a

59 dealmakers

United States
Containers and Packaging
PublicAcquisitionMajority
Bemis Company

target

Bemis Company

AMCOR

bidder

AMCOR

£5,180m

87 dealmakers

United States
Food Retailers and Wholesalers
AcquisitionPrivateMajority
Cargill Malt Co

target

Cargill Malt Co

Boortmalt

bidder

Boortmalt

value n/a

26 dealmakers

France
Security Equipment
PrivateAcquisitionMajority
Ncipher Security

target

Ncipher Security

Entrust Datacard Corporation

bidder

Entrust Datacard Corporation

value n/a

73 dealmakers

United Kingdom
Publishing
Private EquityPrivateAcquisitionPrivate Equity
Times Higher Education

target

Times Higher Education

Inflexion Private Equity

bidder

Inflexion Private Equity

value n/a

23 dealmakers

Switzerland
Pharmaceuticals
AcquisitionPrivatePrivate EquityMajorityCross Border
Nestle Skin Health

target

Nestle Skin Health

Eqt Partners

bidder

Eqt Partners

£7,808m

196 dealmakers

Russian Federation
E-commerce
PrivateJoint VentureMajorityCross BorderPrivate Equity
Aliexpress Russia Jv

target

Aliexpress Russia Jv

Russian Direct Investment Fund

bidder

Russian Direct Investment Fund

£830m

67 dealmakers

United Kingdom
Distillers and Vintners
AcquisitionPrivate EquityPrivatePrivate EquityMajorityCross Border
Loch Lomond Group

target

Loch Lomond Group

Hillhouse Capital Group

bidder

Hillhouse Capital Group

£400m

25 dealmakers

Saudi Arabia
Fertilizers
PrivateAcquisitionMajorityPrivate Equity
Adnoc & Oci Fertilizer Joint Venture

target

Adnoc & Oci Fertilizer Joint Venture

Oci Global

bidder

Oci Global

value n/a

21 dealmakers

United Kingdom
Airports
PrivateAcquisitionPrivate EquityMajority
Farnborough Airport

target

Farnborough Airport

Macquarie Infrastructure And Real Assets

bidder

Macquarie Infrastructure And Real Assets

value n/a

9 dealmakers

United Kingdom
Media Agencies
MajorityPrivateAcquisition
JELLYFISH

target

JELLYFISH

FIMALAC

bidder

FIMALAC

£387m

26 dealmakers

India
Gas Distribution
AcquisitionPublicPrivate EquityMinority
Adani Transmission

target

Adani Transmission

Qatar Investment Authority

bidder

Qatar Investment Authority

£341m

14 dealmakers

United States
Pharmaceuticals
PrivatePrivate EquityMajorityAcquisition
3m (drug Delivery Business)

target

3m (drug Delivery Business)

Altaris Capital Partners

bidder

Altaris Capital Partners

£494m

29 dealmakers

Canada
Railroad Equipment
AcquisitionPrivateMajorityPrivate EquityCross Border
Bombardier Transportation

target

Bombardier Transportation

Alstom

bidder

Alstom

£4,790m

142 dealmakers

United Kingdom
Airlines
AcquisitionCross BorderMajorityPrivate EquityPublicScheme
Signature Aviation

target

Signature Aviation

Global Infrastructure Partners

bidder

Global Infrastructure Partners

£3,388m

150 dealmakers

United Kingdom
Specialty Retailers
AcquisitionPrivatePrivate EquityCross BorderMajority
DREAMS

target

DREAMS

Tempur Sealy

bidder

Tempur Sealy

£335m

55 dealmakers

United States
Management Consulting
DomesticMajorityPrivateMergerAcquisition
Sard Verbinnen & Co

target

Sard Verbinnen & Co

Finsbury Glover Hering

bidder

Finsbury Glover Hering

£241m

62 dealmakers

United Kingdom
Media Agencies
MajorityAcquisitionCross BorderPrivate
Somo Global

target

Somo Global

CI&T

bidder

CI&T

£49m

33 dealmakers

United Kingdom
Waste and Disposal Services
PrivatePrivate EquityCross BorderAcquisitionMajority
Suez Recycling And Recovery Uk Group

target

Suez Recycling And Recovery Uk Group

Suez Group

bidder

Suez Group

£2,000m

46 dealmakers

India
Specialty Chemicals
MinorityAcquisitionCross BorderPrivatePrivate Equity
Upl

target

Upl

Tpg Capital

bidder

Tpg Capital

£445m

52 dealmakers

Germany
Building: Climate Control
Cross BorderPublicPrivate EquityMajorityAcquisitionTender Offer
Va-q-tec

target

Va-q-tec

Eqt Partners

bidder

Eqt Partners

£300m

45 dealmakers

United States
Specialty Chemicals
MajorityAcquisitionPrivate EquityDomesticPrivate
Iff (savory Solutions Group)

target

Iff (savory Solutions Group)

Pai Partners

bidder

Pai Partners

£741m

76 dealmakers

United Kingdom
Electrical Components
Cross BorderAcquisitionPrivatePrivate EquityMajority
BULGIN

target

BULGIN

Infinite Electronics

bidder

Infinite Electronics

value n/a

43 dealmakers

United Kingdom
Digital Services
Private EquityAcquisitionCross BorderPrivateMajority
Reward Gateway

target

Reward Gateway

EDENRED

bidder

EDENRED

£1,150m

52 dealmakers

Sweden
Electronic Components and Equipment
AcquisitionPrivateMajorityPrivate EquityCross Border
GUTOR

target

GUTOR

Latour Capital

bidder

Latour Capital

value n/a

45 dealmakers

United Kingdom
Media Agencies
AcquisitionCross BorderMajorityPrivate
JELLYFISH

target

JELLYFISH

The Brandtech Group

bidder

The Brandtech Group

value n/a

50 dealmakers

Brazil
General Mining
AcquisitionCross BorderPrivateMinorityPrivate Equity
Vale Base Metals

target

Vale Base Metals

MA'ADEN

bidder

MA'ADEN

£1,993m

68 dealmakers

United Kingdom
Cosmetics
MajorityAcquisitionCross BorderPrivatePrivate Equity
The Body Shop International

target

The Body Shop International

Aurelius Group

bidder

Aurelius Group

£207m

30 dealmakers

Canada
Digital Services
MajorityAcquisitionCross BorderPrivate
Opentext (application Modernization And Connectivity Business)

target

Opentext (application Modernization And Connectivity Business)

Rocket Software

bidder

Rocket Software

£1,784m

73 dealmakers

Russian Federation
Brewers
Cross BorderAcquisitionPrivateMajority
Inbev Efes

target

Inbev Efes

Anadolu Efes

bidder

Anadolu Efes

value n/a

26 dealmakers

United States
Pharmaceuticals
MajorityCross BorderAcquisitionPrivate
Aiolos Bio

target

Aiolos Bio

Glaxosmithkline

bidder

Glaxosmithkline

£1,100m

39 dealmakers

Chile
Fruit and Grain Processing
AcquisitionCross BorderMajorityPrivatePrivate Equity
VERFRUT

target

VERFRUT

UNIFRUTTI

bidder

UNIFRUTTI

value n/a

44 dealmakers

India
Entertainment
Joint VentureDomesticMergerPrivate
Reliance Industries / Viacom18 / Disney Joint Venture

target

Reliance Industries / Viacom18 / Disney Joint Venture

Bodhi Tree Systems

bidder

Bodhi Tree Systems

£6,701m

103 dealmakers

United Kingdom
Food Retailers and Wholesalers
PrivatePrivate EquityAcquisitionDomesticMajority
Asda Group

target

Asda Group

Tdr Capital

bidder

Tdr Capital

value n/a

31 dealmakers

United Kingdom
Oil Equipment and Services
AcquisitionDomesticMajorityPrivate
Eg Group (uk Forecourt Business)

target

Eg Group (uk Forecourt Business)

Zuber Issa

bidder

Zuber Issa

£228m

28 dealmakers

Egypt
Tobacco
PublicAcquisitionCross BorderMinority
Eastern Company

target

Eastern Company

Philip Morris International

bidder

Philip Morris International

value n/a

21 dealmakers

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