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Samuel Watters

Associate at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

Lawyer

Palo Alto

Deal Bio

Total Deals32

Valued Deals21

Total Value£41,231M

Avg. Deal Size£1,963M

Market Context

Expertise (32)

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United States

Cable Television

DomesticMajorityPrivateAcquisitionPrivate Equity

target

Hargray Communications Group

bidder

Cable One

£1,348m

51 dealmakers

United States

Software

MajorityPrivateAcquisitionPrivate EquityDomestic

target

PRECISELY

bidder

Clearlake Capital Group

£2,515m

75 dealmakers

United States

Recreational Vehicles and Boats

PrivateMajorityAcquisitionPrivate EquityDomestic

target

Club Car

bidder

Platinum Equity

£1,239m

39 dealmakers

United States

Software

AcquisitionMajorityPublicDomestic

target

Nuance Communications

bidder

Microsoft Corp

£14,367m

60 dealmakers

United States

Security Equipment

AcquisitionMajorityPublicSpin OffDomestic

target

Vmware

bidder

Institutional Investors

£7,057m

64 dealmakers

United States

Real Estate Holding and Development

PrivateMajorityPrivate EquityAcquisitionDomestic

target

Landmark Dividend

bidder

Digital Colony

£689m

34 dealmakers

United States

Household Furnishings

Private EquityPrivateMinorityAcquisitionDomestic

target

Walker Edison

bidder

Blackstone Tactical Opportunities

£213m

40 dealmakers

United States

Biotechnology

Cross BorderAcquisitionPrivate EquityMajorityPrivate

target

PAREXEL

bidder

Goldman Sachs Asset Management

£6,165m

57 dealmakers

United States

Software

MinorityPrivatePrivate EquityAcquisitionDomesticVenture Capital

target

Entrata

bidder

Ryan Smith

£366m

32 dealmakers

United States

Household Equipment and Products

PrivateMajorityDomesticAcquisitionPrivate Equity

target

NEIGHBORLY

bidder

Kkr & Co

value n/a

73 dealmakers

United States

Full Line Insurance

AcquisitionPrivateMinorityDomesticPrivate Equity

target

Aig (life & Retirement Business)

bidder

Blackstone Group

£1,588m

87 dealmakers

United States

Gaming

MajorityDomesticPrivatePrivate EquityAcquisition

target

WORLDWINNER

bidder

David Nathanson

value n/a

29 dealmakers

United States

Software

DomesticPrivateAcquisitionMajority

target

Pinnacle 21

bidder

Certara

£222m

23 dealmakers

United States

Renewable Energy Equipment

PublicMinorityDomesticPrivate EquityAcquisition

target

Array Technologies

bidder

Blackstone Group

£361m

21 dealmakers

United States

Software

MinorityDomesticPrivate EquityVenture CapitalAcquisitionPrivate

target

CARTA

bidder

Silver Lake Partners

£360m

43 dealmakers

United States

Software

AcquisitionPrivatePrivate EquityDomesticMinority

target

Clubessential Holdings

bidder

Silver Lake Partners

value n/a

35 dealmakers

United States

Specialty Retailers

PrivateAcquisitionDomesticMajorityPrivate Equity

target

Brooklyn Bedding

bidder

Cerberus Capital Management

value n/a

34 dealmakers

United States

Security Services

MajorityAcquisitionPrivate EquityDomesticPrivate

target

Summit Companies

bidder

Blackrock Long Term Private Capital

value n/a

36 dealmakers

United States

Investment Banking

Private EquityAcquisitionPrivateDe-SPACMajorityReverse TakeoverDomestic

target

Tradestation Group

bidder

Monex Group

£1,047m

46 dealmakers

United States

Entertainment

MajorityAcquisitionCross BorderPrivate EquityPrivate

target

AUDIOBOOKS.COM

bidder

Storytel

£100m

36 dealmakers

Denmark

Software

AcquisitionMinorityCross BorderPrivate EquityPrivate

target

3SHAPE

bidder

Eqt Partners

value n/a

22 dealmakers

United States

Payments / Commerce

DomesticMajorityPrivateAcquisitionPrivate Equity

target

Aurora Payments

bidder

Corsair Capital

value n/a

27 dealmakers

United States

Medical Equipment

AcquisitionMajorityPrivate EquityDomesticPrivate

target

COVARIS

bidder

New Mountain Capital

value n/a

29 dealmakers

United States

Payments / Commerce

Private EquityMajorityPrivateCross BorderAcquisition

target

TIDEL

bidder

Gardaworld Security Corporation

£526m

33 dealmakers

United States

Alternative Fuels

PrivateCross BorderAcquisitionMajority

target

Sunpower Corporation (solar Business)

bidder

TOTALENERGIES

£184m

33 dealmakers

United States

Distillers and Vintners

Private EquityPrivateAcquisitionCross BorderMajority

target

Ole Smoky

bidder

Apax Partners

value n/a

26 dealmakers

Japan

FinTech

MergerMajorityCross BorderAcquisitionDe-SPACReverse TakeoverPrivate

target

COINCHECK

bidder

Thunder Bridge Capital Partners Iv

£1,329m

44 dealmakers

China

Clothing and Accessories

Reverse TakeoverPrivate EquityCross BorderPrivateAcquisitionMajorityDe-SPAC

target

Lanvin Group

bidder

Aspex Management

£1,139m

37 dealmakers

United States

Health Care Services

Private EquityAcquisitionPrivateDomesticMajority

target

ARTEL

bidder

Patricia Industries

£109m

29 dealmakers

Mexico

Pharmaceuticals

Cross BorderPrivate EquityPrivateMajorityAcquisition

target

Grupo Somar

bidder

Procaps Group

value n/a

32 dealmakers

United States

FinTech

DomesticPrivate EquityPrivateMajorityAcquisition

target

HUNGERRUSH

bidder

Corsair Capital

value n/a

52 dealmakers

United States

Software

Private EquityPrivateMinorityDomesticAcquisition

target

Zuora

bidder

Silver Lake Partners

£298m

18 dealmakers

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