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Ryan Bekkerus

Partner at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

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New York

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Total Deals28

Valued Deals19

Total Value£ 45.70 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 2.41 B

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12 Sep 2018|United States|Software

Target: SEDGWICK CLAIMS MANAGEMENT SERVICES INC

Bidder: THE CARLYLE GROUP INC

15 Service Providers

3 Target | 11 Bidder | 1 Vendor

29 Dealmakers

13 Target | 15 Bidder | 1 Vendor

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Value

21 Feb 2019|Canada|Financial Data and Systems

Target: LIVINGSTON INTERNATIONAL INC

Bidder: PLATINUM EQUITY LLC

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

27 Dealmakers

23 Target | 4 Bidder

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Value

07 Mar 2019|United States|Marine Transportation

Target: DIRECT CHASSISLINK INC

Bidder: APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC

29 Service Providers

5 Target | 20 Bidder | 4 Vendor

43 Dealmakers

26 Target | 5 Bidder | 31 Vendor

£ 1.90 B

Value

09 May 2019|United States|Financial Data and Systems

Target: ADVISOR GROUP INC

Bidder: REVERENCE CAPITAL PARTNERS

22 Service Providers

6 Target | 12 Bidder | 4 Vendor

57 Dealmakers

31 Target | 11 Bidder | 15 Vendor

£ 1.77 B

Value

28 May 2019|United States|Storage Terminals

Target: CALCASIEU PASS LNG EXPORT FACILITY

Bidder: STONEPEAK

5 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

25 Dealmakers

22 Bidder | 3 Vendor

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Value

11 Jun 2019|United States|Medical Equipment

Target: PRESS GANEY FORSTA

Bidder: ARES MANAGEMENT

25 Service Providers

4 Target | 15 Bidder | 6 Vendor

58 Dealmakers

4 Target | 17 Bidder | 37 Vendor

£ 3.15 B

Value

23 Jul 2019|Canada|Security Services

Target: GARDAWORLD SECURITY CORPORATION

Bidder: BC PARTNERS

17 Service Providers

5 Target | 9 Bidder | 3 Vendor

51 Dealmakers

23 Target | 9 Bidder | 20 Vendor

£ 2.06 B

Value

02 Mar 2020|United States|Software

Target: COMPUWARE

Bidder: BMC SOFTWARE

16 Service Providers

3 Target | 12 Bidder | 1 Vendor

35 Dealmakers

7 Target | 27 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 1.17 B

Value

08 Dec 2020|United Kingdom|Security Services

Target: G4S PLC

Bidder: ALLIED UNIVERSAL

30 Service Providers

8 Target | 11 Bidder

142 Dealmakers

57 Target | 24 Bidder

£ 3.82 B

Value

23 Sep 2020|United States|Specialty Retailers

Target: 1-800 CONTACTS INC

Bidder: KKR & CO

12 Service Providers

6 Target | 3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

60 Dealmakers

31 Target | 22 Bidder | 7 Vendor

£ 2.36 B

Value

01 Nov 2020|United States|Cable Television

Target: ASTOUND BROADBAND

Bidder: STONEPEAK

14 Service Providers

7 Target | 5 Bidder | 2 Vendor

40 Dealmakers

5 Target | 26 Bidder | 9 Vendor

£ 6.25 B

Value

29 Dec 2020|United States|Renewable Energy Equipment

Target: MAP ENERGY (RENEWABLE ENERGY BUSINESS)

Bidder: GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS

5 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

28 Dealmakers

25 Bidder | 3 Vendor

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Value

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