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Cover Image Sam Sherwood

Sam Sherwood

Sam Sherwood

Partner at Kirkland & Ellis

Lawyer

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals11

Valued Deals8

Total Value£ 10.75 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 1.34 B

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30 Nov 2020|United States|Software

Target: CDK GLOBAL (INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS)

Bidder: FRANCISCO PARTNERS

11 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 4 Vendor

70 Dealmakers

1 Target | 27 Bidder | 42 Vendor

£ 1.09 B

Value

25 Jan 2021|United Kingdom|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: AFH FINANCIAL GROUP PLC

Bidder: FLEXPOINT FORD

9 Service Providers

5 Target | 4 Bidder

34 Dealmakers

19 Target | 15 Bidder

£ 231 M

Value

22 Mar 2021|Netherlands|Software

Target: UNIT4 NV

Bidder: TA ASSOCIATES

23 Service Providers

4 Target | 15 Bidder | 4 Vendor

58 Dealmakers

15 Target | 34 Bidder | 9 Vendor

£ 1.44 B

Value

27 Sep 2021|Spain|Aerospace

Target: ITP AERO

Bidder: BAIN CAPITAL LP

12 Service Providers

2 Target | 5 Bidder | 5 Vendor

39 Dealmakers

7 Target | 27 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 1.46 B

Value

11 Nov 2021|Germany|Chemicals: Diversified

Target: MBCC GROUP

Bidder: SIKA AG

16 Service Providers

1 Target | 9 Bidder | 6 Vendor

53 Dealmakers

2 Target | 37 Bidder | 14 Vendor

£ 4.45 B

Value

29 Mar 2022|United Kingdom|Financial Data and Systems

Target: NUCLEUS

Bidder: HPS INVESTMENT PARTNERS

13 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder | 7 Vendor

37 Dealmakers

3 Target | 10 Bidder | 24 Vendor

n/a

Value

19 Apr 2022|Netherlands|Medical Services

Target: AFFIDEA

Bidder: GROUPE BRUXELLES LAMBERT SA

14 Service Providers

2 Target | 7 Bidder | 5 Vendor

60 Dealmakers

4 Target | 20 Bidder | 47 Vendor

£ 828 M

Value

18 May 2022|United Kingdom|Management Consulting

Target: MAITLAND (MANCO BUSINESS)

Bidder: APEX GROUP LTD

6 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

14 Dealmakers

11 Bidder | 3 Vendor

n/a

Value

12 Dec 2023|Sweden|Construction Services

Target: ELEDA GROUP

Bidder: BAIN CAPITAL LP

10 Service Providers

2 Target | 6 Bidder | 2 Vendor

21 Dealmakers

1 Target | 18 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

11 Oct 2024|Sweden|Paper

Target: NORDIC PAPER HOLDING AB

Bidder: STRATEGIC VALUE PARTNERS

9 Service Providers

3 Target | 6 Bidder

19 Dealmakers

4 Target | 15 Bidder

£ 246 M

Value

05 Nov 2024|Germany|Software

Target: NEXUS AG

Bidder: TA ASSOCIATES

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

17 Dealmakers

2 Target | 15 Bidder

£ 1.02 B

Value

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