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Sam Newhouse

Partner at Latham & Watkins

Lawyer

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals39

Valued Deals26

Total Value£ 76.49 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 2.94 B

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26 Jul 2018|United States|Oil Refining and Marketing

Target: PETROHAWK ENERGY CORPORATION

Bidder: BP PLC

13 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 8 Vendor

44 Dealmakers

9 Bidder | 35 Vendor

£ 7.98 B

Value

01 Oct 2020|Colombia|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: OCCIDENTAL (COLOMBIA ONSHORE ASSETS)

Bidder: THE CARLYLE GROUP

11 Service Providers

2 Target | 5 Bidder | 4 Vendor

69 Dealmakers

1 Target | 34 Bidder | 35 Vendor

£ 637 M

Value

03 Feb 2021|Netherlands|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: VARO ENERGY

Bidder: THE CARLYLE GROUP

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

9 Dealmakers

2 Target | 5 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

24 Feb 2021|India|Renewable Energy Equipment

Target: RENEW POWER PRIVATE LTD

Bidder: RMG ACQUISITION CORP II

27 Service Providers

9 Target | 7 Bidder | 11 Vendor

111 Dealmakers

53 Target | 38 Bidder | 23 Vendor

£ 5.68 B

Value

09 Sep 2021|United Kingdom|Casinos and Gambling

Target: WILLIAM HILL (NON-US ASSETS)

Bidder: 888 HOLDINGS PLC

11 Service Providers

2 Target | 6 Bidder | 3 Vendor

71 Dealmakers

2 Target | 55 Bidder | 14 Vendor

£ 2.05 B

Value

06 Dec 2021|United Kingdom|Biotechnology

Target: BENEVOLENTAI

Bidder: TEMASEK HOLDINGS LIMITED

20 Service Providers

6 Target | 14 Bidder

71 Dealmakers

40 Target | 31 Bidder

£ 1.28 B

Value

28 Jan 2022|United Kingdom|IT Services: Other

Target: TRUSTMARQUE

Bidder: ONE EQUITY PARTNERS

7 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

20 Dealmakers

4 Target | 3 Bidder | 13 Vendor

£ 118 M

Value

21 Mar 2022|United Kingdom|Specialty Retailers

Target: CHILDS FARM

Bidder: PZ CUSSONS PLC

5 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder

13 Dealmakers

10 Target | 3 Bidder

£ 40 M

Value

29 Apr 2022|United Kingdom|Entertainment

Target: CHELSEA FC

Bidder: TODD BOEHLY

15 Service Providers

1 Target | 10 Bidder | 4 Vendor

46 Dealmakers

1 Target | 48 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 4.25 B

Value

15 May 2022|India|Cement

Target: HOLCIM (INDIAN BUSINESS)

Bidder: ADANI GROUP

28 Service Providers

22 Bidder | 6 Vendor

46 Dealmakers

31 Bidder | 15 Vendor

£ 8.59 B

Value

31 May 2022|Australia|Software

Target: PROXIMA

Bidder: BAIN & COMPANY INC

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

6 Dealmakers

2 Target | 4 Bidder

n/a

Value

19 Jul 2022|United Kingdom|Management Consulting

Target: VERO SCREENING

Bidder: ACCURATE BACKGROUND

6 Service Providers

4 Target | 2 Bidder

6 Dealmakers

4 Target | 2 Bidder

n/a

Value

07 Sep 2022|United States|Offshore Drilling and Other Services

Target: REPSOL UPSTREAM

Bidder: EIG GLOBAL ENERGY PARTNERS

11 Service Providers

8 Bidder | 3 Vendor

48 Dealmakers

38 Bidder | 10 Vendor

£ 4.16 B

Value

11 Oct 2022|United Kingdom|Construction Services

Target: AMEY

Bidder: ONE EQUITY PARTNERS

15 Service Providers

1 Target | 11 Bidder | 3 Vendor

40 Dealmakers

2 Target | 7 Bidder | 31 Vendor

£ 400 M

Value

22 Nov 2022|United Kingdom|Auto Services

Target: ZAPP

Bidder: CIIG CAPITAL PARTNERS II

8 Service Providers

5 Target | 3 Bidder

46 Dealmakers

22 Target | 24 Bidder

£ 484 M

Value

14 Dec 2022|United Kingdom|Engineering Consulting

Target: ENTERPRISE BLUEPRINTS

Bidder: BAIN & COMPANY INC

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

6 Dealmakers

1 Target | 5 Bidder

n/a

Value

17 Jan 2023|Poland|Household Appliance

Target: WHIRLPOOL (EMEA)

Bidder: ARCELIK AS

8 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

75 Dealmakers

73 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

19 Mar 2023|Switzerland|Investment Banking

Target: CREDIT SUISSE AG

Bidder: UBS AG

23 Service Providers

12 Target | 11 Bidder

159 Dealmakers

74 Target | 85 Bidder

£ 2.66 B

Value

26 May 2023|United Kingdom|Insurance Brokers

Target: CARRICK HOLDINGS

Bidder: NORTHLIGHT GROUP

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

7 Dealmakers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

n/a

Value

15 Aug 2023|United Kingdom|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: ASSALA ENERGY HOLDINGS LTD

Bidder: MAUREL & PROM

8 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder | 4 Vendor

41 Dealmakers

4 Target | 24 Bidder | 15 Vendor

£ 1.05 B

Value

19 Oct 2023|United Kingdom|Real Estate Services

Target: ONTHEMARKET

Bidder: COSTAR GROUP

10 Service Providers

5 Target | 5 Bidder

42 Dealmakers

10 Target | 33 Bidder

£ 100 M

Value

30 Oct 2023|United States|Software

Target: FLYWHEEL DIGITAL

Bidder: OMNICOM GROUP INC

16 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 13 Vendor

81 Dealmakers

14 Bidder | 67 Vendor

£ 741 M

Value

30 Nov 2023|United Kingdom|Alternative Fuels

Target: LIGHTSOURCE BP

Bidder: BP PLC

9 Service Providers

3 Target | 6 Bidder

48 Dealmakers

3 Target | 45 Bidder

£ 254 M

Value

07 Feb 2024|United Kingdom|Digital Services

Target: ONFIDO

Bidder: ENTRUST DATACARD CORPORATION

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

63 Dealmakers

41 Target | 22 Bidder

n/a

Value

15 Feb 2024|Gabon|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: ASSALA ENERGY HOLDINGS LTD

Bidder: GABON OIL COMPANY

5 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder

5 Dealmakers

4 Target | 1 Bidder

£ 1.06 B

Value

20 Jun 2024|Croatia|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: E&P ASSETS IN THE MEDITERRANEAN

Bidder: THE CARLYLE GROUP

6 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

34 Dealmakers

10 Bidder | 24 Vendor

£ 743 M

Value

28 Feb 2024|United Kingdom|Software

Target: TORSTONE TECHNOLOGY

Bidder: FIDELITY NATIONAL INFORMATION SERVICES INC

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

4 Dealmakers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

n/a

Value

04 Nov 2024|Australia|General Mining

Target: JELLINBAH GROUP

Bidder: ZASHVIN

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 5 Vendor

19 Dealmakers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 12 Vendor

£ 812 M

Value

14 Nov 2024|Cyprus|Gaming

Target: EASYBRAIN

Bidder: MINICLIP GROUP SA

11 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 5 Vendor

12 Dealmakers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 8 Vendor

£ 942 M

Value

25 Nov 2024|Australia|Iron and Steel

Target: ANGLO AMERICAN PLC (STEELMAKING COAL BUSINESS)

Bidder: PEABODY ENERGY CORPORATION

14 Service Providers

7 Bidder | 7 Vendor

35 Dealmakers

27 Bidder | 8 Vendor

£ 3.03 B

Value

25 Nov 2024|United States|Software

Target: BRIGHTCOVE INC

Bidder: BENDING SPOONS

11 Service Providers

5 Target | 6 Bidder

101 Dealmakers

48 Target | 53 Bidder

£ 185 M

Value

22 Dec 2024|Australia|Radio and TV Broadcasters

Target: FOXTEL

Bidder: DAZN GROUP

10 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 4 Vendor

23 Dealmakers

2 Target | 12 Bidder | 9 Vendor

n/a

Value

04 Feb 2025|United Kingdom|Auto Technology

Target: RAVELIN

Bidder: WORLDPAY INC

7 Service Providers

2 Target | 5 Bidder

29 Dealmakers

1 Target | 28 Bidder

n/a

Value

17 Feb 2025|United Kingdom|Entertainment

Target: DAZN GROUP

Bidder: SURJ SPORTS

5 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder

5 Dealmakers

4 Target | 1 Bidder

n/a

Value

19 Mar 2025|United Kingdom|Alternative Fuels

Target: OEG ENERGY GROUP LIMITED

Bidder: APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC

13 Service Providers

3 Target | 6 Bidder | 4 Vendor

66 Dealmakers

9 Target | 45 Bidder | 36 Vendor

£ 770 M

Value

26 Mar 2025|United Kingdom|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: REPSOL RESOURCES UK

Bidder: NEO ENERGY

7 Service Providers

2 Target | 5 Bidder

27 Dealmakers

20 Target | 7 Bidder

n/a

Value

31 Mar 2025|Sweden|Alternative Fuels

Target: PREEM AB

Bidder: VARO ENERGY

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

8 Dealmakers

2 Target | 6 Bidder

n/a

Value

17 Apr 2025|United States|Consumer Lending

Target: GLOBAL PAYMENTS (ISSUER SOLUTIONS BUSINESS)

Bidder: FIDELITY NATIONAL INFORMATION SERVICES INC

8 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

68 Dealmakers

40 Bidder | 28 Vendor

£ 10.19 B

Value

17 Apr 2025|United States|Transaction Processing

Target: WORLDPAY INC

Bidder: GLOBAL PAYMENTS INC

25 Service Providers

2 Target | 5 Bidder | 18 Vendor

94 Dealmakers

1 Target | 26 Bidder | 67 Vendor

£ 18.30 B

Value