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Cover Image Robert Hayward

Robert Hayward

Partner at Kirkland & Ellis

Lawyer

Chicago

Deal Bio

Total Deals18

Valued Deals16

Total Value£ 64.51 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 4.03 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

13 Jul 2020|United States|Full Line Insurance

Target: BENEFYTT TECHNOLOGIES

Bidder: MADISON DEARBORN PARTNERS LLC

12 Service Providers

4 Target | 8 Bidder

47 Dealmakers

33 Target | 14 Bidder

£ 324 M

Value

29 Jul 2020|Canada|Containers and Packaging

Target: IPL PLASTICS INC

Bidder: MADISON DEARBORN PARTNERS LLC

8 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

39 Dealmakers

25 Target | 13 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 568 M

Value

09 Dec 2020|United States|Medical Equipment

Target: THE HYDRAFACIAL COMPANY

Bidder: VESPER HEALTHCARE ACQUISITION CORP

11 Service Providers

5 Target | 4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

33 Dealmakers

14 Target | 16 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 823 M

Value

06 Apr 2021|United States|Toys

Target: THE TOPPS COMPANY

Bidder: MUDRICK CAPITAL ACQUISITION CORP II

13 Service Providers

4 Target | 8 Bidder | 1 Vendor

56 Dealmakers

13 Target | 40 Bidder | 8 Vendor

£ 937 M

Value

10 May 2021|United States|Casinos and Gambling

Target: WYNN INTERACTIVE

Bidder: AUSTERLITZ ACQUISITION CORPORATION I

12 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 5 Vendor

47 Dealmakers

2 Target | 25 Bidder | 20 Vendor

£ 2.29 B

Value

14 Dec 2021|United States|Environmental Consulting

Target: FOOTPRINT

Bidder: GORES HOLDINGS VIII INC

18 Service Providers

6 Target | 12 Bidder

59 Dealmakers

24 Target | 35 Bidder

£ 1.21 B

Value

10 Jan 2022|United States|Health Care Services

Target: CLOUDMED

Bidder: TOWERBROOK CAPITAL PARTNERS LP

17 Service Providers

4 Target | 11 Bidder | 2 Vendor

62 Dealmakers

24 Target | 35 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 3.02 B

Value

22 Apr 2022|United States|Building Materials: Other

Target: STANLEY ACCESS TECHNOLOGIES

Bidder: ALLEGION PLC

11 Service Providers

1 Target | 7 Bidder | 3 Vendor

31 Dealmakers

2 Target | 21 Bidder | 8 Vendor

£ 689 M

Value

21 Jun 2022|United States|Food Products

Target: KELLOGG (NORTH AMERICA CREAL CO)

Bidder: INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS

6 Service Providers

18 Dealmakers

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

01 Nov 2022|United States|Clothing and Accessories

Target: ADORE ME

Bidder: VICTORIA'S SECRET

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

36 Dealmakers

21 Target | 15 Bidder

£ 346 M

Value

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