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Robert Goedert

Partner at Kirkland & Ellis

Lawyer

Chicago

Deal Bio

Total Deals24

Valued Deals21

Total Value£ 95.67 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 4.56 B

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09 May 2018|India|E-commerce

Target: FLIPKART

Bidder: WALMART INC

23 Service Providers

8 Target | 8 Bidder | 7 Vendor

118 Dealmakers

31 Target | 59 Bidder | 29 Vendor

£ 11.82 B

Value

15 Mar 2019|United States|Health Care Services

Target: OPTION CARE

Bidder: BIOSCRIP

15 Service Providers

6 Target | 7 Bidder | 2 Vendor

43 Dealmakers

21 Target | 12 Bidder | 10 Vendor

n/a

Value

17 Dec 2019|United States|Software

Target: LOGMEIN INC

Bidder: ELLIOTT MANAGEMENT CORPORATION

23 Service Providers

7 Target | 16 Bidder

69 Dealmakers

31 Target | 38 Bidder

£ 3.22 B

Value

03 Aug 2020|United States|Payments / Commerce

Target: PAYA

Bidder: FINTECH ACQUISITION CORP III

15 Service Providers

7 Target | 7 Bidder | 1 Vendor

20 Dealmakers

10 Target | 5 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 993 M

Value

13 Dec 2020|United States|Software

Target: PLURALSIGHT INC

Bidder: VISTA EQUITY PARTNERS

13 Service Providers

5 Target | 6 Bidder | 2 Vendor

84 Dealmakers

57 Target | 24 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 2.81 B

Value

01 Jun 2021|United States|Software

Target: BEYONDTRUST

Bidder: CLEARLAKE CAPITAL GROUP LP

11 Service Providers

6 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

36 Dealmakers

11 Target | 21 Bidder | 4 Vendor

n/a

Value

23 Jul 2021|United States|Software

Target: CVENT INC

Bidder: DRAGONEER GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES CORP II

12 Service Providers

3 Target | 8 Bidder | 1 Vendor

20 Dealmakers

8 Target | 9 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 3.85 B

Value

24 Feb 2022|United States|Specialty Retailers

Target: ADESA US

Bidder: CARVANA

11 Service Providers

1 Target | 7 Bidder | 3 Vendor

40 Dealmakers

1 Target | 29 Bidder | 10 Vendor

£ 1.64 B

Value

11 Apr 2022|United States|Software

Target: DATTO

Bidder: TPG CAPITAL LP

21 Service Providers

3 Target | 18 Bidder

33 Dealmakers

13 Target | 20 Bidder

£ 4.76 B

Value

13 May 2022|United States|Health Care Services

Target: PATHGROUP

Bidder: GTCR LLC

7 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder

41 Dealmakers

36 Target | 5 Bidder

£ 983 M

Value

21 Jun 2022|United States|Food Products

Target: KELLOGG (NORTH AMERICA CREAL CO)

Bidder: INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS

6 Service Providers

6 Vendor

18 Dealmakers

18 Vendor

n/a

Value

03 Aug 2022|United States|Software

Target: PING IDENTITY CORPORATION

Bidder: THOMA BRAVO LLC

11 Service Providers

6 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

46 Dealmakers

33 Target | 12 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 2.30 B

Value

09 Jan 2023|United States|Software

Target: DUCK CREEK TECHNOLOGIES LLC

Bidder: VISTA EQUITY PARTNERS

14 Service Providers

8 Target | 4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

72 Dealmakers

38 Target | 32 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 2.15 B

Value

08 Feb 2023|United States|Health Care Services

Target: OAK STREET HEALTH

Bidder: CVS HEALTH CORPORATION

13 Service Providers

5 Target | 7 Bidder | 1 Vendor

73 Dealmakers

28 Target | 36 Bidder | 9 Vendor

£ 8.81 B

Value

14 Mar 2023|United States|Software

Target: CVENT INC

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

15 Service Providers

8 Target | 6 Bidder | 1 Vendor

73 Dealmakers

35 Target | 37 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 3.79 B

Value

16 Nov 2023|United States|Health Care Services

Target: CLOUDBREAK HEALTH LLC

Bidder: GTCR LLC

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 1 Vendor

30 Dealmakers

1 Target | 28 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 144 M

Value

07 Jun 2024|United States|Software

Target: POWERSCHOOL HOLDINGS INC

Bidder: BAIN CAPITAL LP

20 Service Providers

7 Target | 11 Bidder | 2 Vendor

64 Dealmakers

35 Target | 28 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 4.39 B

Value

14 Aug 2024|United States|Food Products

Target: KELLANOVA (EX-KELLOGG COMPANY)

Bidder: MARS INC

16 Service Providers

7 Target | 8 Bidder | 1 Vendor

85 Dealmakers

37 Target | 44 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 28.01 B

Value

24 Sep 2024|United States|Software

Target: SMARTSHEET

Bidder: VISTA EQUITY PARTNERS

13 Service Providers

5 Target | 8 Bidder

95 Dealmakers

53 Target | 43 Bidder

£ 6.30 B

Value

26 Nov 2024|United States|Engineering Consulting

Target: TRICENTIS

Bidder: GTCR LLC

8 Service Providers

5 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

21 Dealmakers

7 Target | 13 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 1.06 B

Value

07 Jan 2025|United States|Software

Target: PAYCOR

Bidder: PAYCHEX INC

10 Service Providers

5 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

45 Dealmakers

30 Target | 14 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 3.28 B

Value

10 Jul 2025|United States|Food Products

Target: WK KELLOGG

Bidder: FERRERO INTERNATIONAL SA

12 Service Providers

7 Target | 5 Bidder

58 Dealmakers

38 Target | 20 Bidder

£ 2.28 B

Value

24 Sep 2025|United States|Digital Services

Target: INTEGRAL AD SCIENCE

Bidder: NOVACAP INC

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

37 Dealmakers

22 Target | 13 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 1.41 B

Value

29 Oct 2025|United States|Software

Target: JAMF HOLDING CORP

Bidder: FRANCISCO PARTNERS

11 Service Providers

4 Target | 6 Bidder | 1 Vendor

53 Dealmakers

26 Target | 26 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 1.65 B

Value