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Ryne Posey

Partner at Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom

Lawyer

Los Angeles

Deal Bio

Total Deals27

Valued Deals11

Total Value£ 34.91 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 3.17 B

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10 May 2018|United States|Media Agencies

Target: WORDSTREAM INC

Bidder: GANNETT CO INC

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

16 Dealmakers

1 Target | 15 Bidder

£ 110 M

Value

12 Dec 2019|United States|Specialty Contracting

Target: SPRING ELECTRIC

Bidder: ARCHKEY SOLUTIONS

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

17 Dealmakers

1 Target | 16 Bidder

n/a

Value

24 Feb 2020|United States|Consumer Lending

Target: CREDIT KARMA

Bidder: INTUIT INC

24 Service Providers

8 Target | 7 Bidder | 9 Vendor

122 Dealmakers

34 Target | 68 Bidder | 21 Vendor

£ 5.47 B

Value

29 Sep 2020|United States|Data Centers and Hosting

Target: ZCOLO

Bidder: DATABANK LTD

16 Service Providers

13 Bidder | 3 Vendor

27 Dealmakers

12 Bidder | 15 Vendor

n/a

Value

09 Mar 2021|United States|Digital Services

Target: INTELLIGENT FIBER NETWORK

Bidder: ZAYO GROUP HOLDINGS INC

7 Service Providers

5 Target | 2 Bidder

18 Dealmakers

5 Target | 13 Bidder

n/a

Value

22 Jun 2021|United States|Health Care Services

Target: SAGE VETERINARY CENTERS

Bidder: NATIONAL VETERINARY ASSOCIATES

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

15 Dealmakers

3 Target | 11 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

20 Sep 2021|United States|IT Services: Other

Target: THREAT STACK

Bidder: F5 NETWORKS

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

15 Dealmakers

2 Target | 13 Bidder

£ 49 M

Value

11 Nov 2021|United States|Entertainment

Target: FINDAWAY

Bidder: SPOTIFY AB

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

17 Dealmakers

2 Target | 15 Bidder

n/a

Value

16 Feb 2022|United States|Information / Data Services

Target: CHARTABLE

Bidder: SPOTIFY AB

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

18 Dealmakers

2 Target | 16 Bidder

n/a

Value

03 Mar 2022|United States|Digital Services

Target: EDUCATION NETWORKS OF AMERICA

Bidder: ZAYO GROUP HOLDINGS INC

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

30 Dealmakers

11 Target | 18 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

16 Aug 2022|United States|Software

Target: LOCKSTEP

Bidder: THE SAGE GROUP PLC

7 Service Providers

2 Target | 5 Bidder

29 Dealmakers

2 Target | 27 Bidder

n/a

Value

18 Aug 2022|United States|Entertainment

Target: MIDDLE-EARTH ENTERPRISES

Bidder: EMBRACER GROUP

5 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

17 Dealmakers

16 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

01 Feb 2023|United States|Recreational Products

Target: PLAYAWAY PRODUCTS

Bidder: PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE LLC

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 3 Vendor

17 Dealmakers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 13 Vendor

n/a

Value

09 Jan 2024|United States|Electronic Components and Equipment

Target: JUNIPER NETWORKS INC

Bidder: HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY

17 Service Providers

5 Target | 12 Bidder

97 Dealmakers

30 Target | 67 Bidder

£ 11.00 B

Value

03 Jun 2024|United States|Medical Services

Target: EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES (CRITICAL-CARE UNIT)

Bidder: BECTON DICKINSON & COMPANY

13 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 7 Vendor

66 Dealmakers

7 Target | 28 Bidder | 31 Vendor

£ 3.30 B

Value

12 Aug 2024|United States|Biotechnology

Target: REVANCE THERAPEUTICS INC

Bidder: CROWN LABORATORIES

10 Service Providers

4 Target | 6 Bidder

48 Dealmakers

21 Target | 27 Bidder

£ 724 M

Value

14 Oct 2024|United States|Home Improvement Retailers

Target: TRUE VALUE COMPANY

Bidder: DO IT BEST

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

15 Dealmakers

13 Target | 2 Bidder

n/a

Value

05 Nov 2024|United States|Software

Target: ASPEN TECHNOLOGY INC

Bidder: EMERSON ELECTRIC CO

12 Service Providers

6 Target | 6 Bidder

55 Dealmakers

27 Target | 28 Bidder

£ 5.55 B

Value

06 Jan 2025|United States|Software

Target: ANSYS (POWERARTIST)

Bidder: KEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES INC

5 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 4 Vendor

27 Dealmakers

1 Bidder | 26 Vendor

n/a

Value

03 Mar 2025|United States|Real Estate Holding and Development

Target: KELLER WILLIAMS

Bidder: STONE POINT CAPITAL LLC

7 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder

30 Dealmakers

11 Target | 19 Bidder

n/a

Value

10 Mar 2025|United States|Software

Target: MOVEWORKS

Bidder: SERVICENOW

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

27 Dealmakers

6 Target | 21 Bidder

£ 2.21 B

Value

12 Mar 2025|United States|Software

Target: NIANTIC (GAME BUSINESS)

Bidder: SCOPELY

5 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

47 Dealmakers

12 Bidder | 35 Vendor

£ 2.98 B

Value

14 Apr 2025|United States|Semiconductors

Target: ALTERA CORPORATION

Bidder: SILVER LAKE PARTNERS LP

12 Service Providers

1 Target | 7 Bidder | 4 Vendor

44 Dealmakers

3 Target | 26 Bidder | 15 Vendor

£ 3.41 B

Value

25 Mar 2025|United States|Publishing

Target: S10

Bidder: AVEX MUSIC GROUP

1 Service Providers

1 Target

3 Dealmakers

3 Target

n/a

Value

07 Jul 2025|United States|Medical Equipment

Target: LUMITHERA

Bidder: ALCON INC

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

18 Dealmakers

1 Target | 17 Bidder

n/a

Value

05 Aug 2025|United States|Software

Target: ARCTERA

Bidder: CLOUD SOFTWARE GROUP

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

13 Dealmakers

2 Target | 11 Bidder

n/a

Value

05 Aug 2025|United States|Fruit and Grain Processing

Target: DOLE (FRESH VEGETABLES DIVISION)

Bidder: ARABLE CAPITAL PARTNERS

4 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 3 Vendor

21 Dealmakers

1 Bidder | 20 Vendor

£ 105 M

Value