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Sarah Lightdale

Partner at Cooley

Lawyer

Brooklyn

Deal Bio

Total Deals25

Valued Deals19

Total Value£ 30.77 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 1.62 B

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26 Mar 2021|United States|Real Estate Holding and Development

Target: WEWORK COMPANIES INC

Bidder: BOW CAPITAL

17 Service Providers

4 Target | 11 Bidder | 2 Vendor

107 Dealmakers

25 Target | 70 Bidder | 13 Vendor

£ 6.53 B

Value

05 Aug 2021|United States|Software

Target: CORNERSTONE ONDEMAND

Bidder: CLEARLAKE CAPITAL GROUP LP

30 Service Providers

6 Target | 24 Bidder

104 Dealmakers

58 Target | 47 Bidder

£ 3.74 B

Value

28 Mar 2022|United States|Electronic Equipment: Other

Target: POLY

Bidder: HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY

13 Service Providers

4 Target | 9 Bidder

92 Dealmakers

53 Target | 39 Bidder

£ 2.50 B

Value

11 Apr 2022|United States|Software

Target: SAILPOINT TECHNOLOGIES

Bidder: THOMA BRAVO LLC

11 Service Providers

5 Target | 6 Bidder

27 Dealmakers

9 Target | 18 Bidder

£ 5.29 B

Value

16 May 2022|United States|Pharmaceuticals

Target: TEMBEXA

Bidder: EMERGENT BIOSOLUTIONS INC

6 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 4 Vendor

23 Dealmakers

7 Bidder | 16 Vendor

£ 275 M

Value

07 Nov 2022|United States|Pharmaceuticals

Target: FAMY LIFE SCIENCES

Bidder: VIATRIS

10 Service Providers

5 Target | 5 Bidder

58 Dealmakers

30 Target | 28 Bidder

£ 659 M

Value

09 Jan 2023|United States|Biotechnology

Target: CINCOR PHARMA

Bidder: ASTRAZENECA PLC

8 Service Providers

5 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

79 Dealmakers

57 Target | 22 Bidder

£ 1.49 B

Value

09 Feb 2023|United States|Software

Target: SUMO LOGIC INC

Bidder: FRANCISCO PARTNERS

9 Service Providers

5 Target | 4 Bidder

31 Dealmakers

14 Target | 17 Bidder

£ 1.41 B

Value

14 Mar 2023|United States|Software

Target: CVENT INC

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

15 Service Providers

8 Target | 6 Bidder | 1 Vendor

73 Dealmakers

35 Target | 37 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 3.79 B

Value

15 Nov 2023|United States|FinTech

Target: HAPPY MONEY

Bidder: TRUSTAGE VENTURES

4 Service Providers

3 Target | 1 Bidder

37 Dealmakers

36 Target | 1 Bidder

n/a

Value

07 Aug 2024|United States|Health Care Services

Target: PETIQ INC

Bidder: BANSK GROUP

7 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder

50 Dealmakers

35 Target | 15 Bidder

£ 1.18 B

Value

13 Nov 2024|United States|Information / Data Services

Target: SPIRE (MARITIME BUSINESS)

Bidder: KPLER

7 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

85 Dealmakers

64 Bidder | 21 Vendor

£ 188 M

Value

17 Dec 2024|United States|Software

Target: CODA

Bidder: GRAMMARLY

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 2 Vendor

13 Dealmakers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 8 Vendor

n/a

Value

08 Jan 2025|United States|Health Care Services

Target: ACCOLADE INC

Bidder: TRANSCARENT

10 Service Providers

3 Target | 7 Bidder

85 Dealmakers

59 Target | 26 Bidder

£ 496 M

Value

06 Feb 2025|United States|Biotechnology

Target: ACELYRIN

Bidder: ALUMIS

10 Service Providers

5 Target | 5 Bidder

83 Dealmakers

19 Target | 64 Bidder

£ 255 M

Value

09 Mar 2025|United States|Pharmaceuticals

Target: CHECKPOINT THERAPEUTICS

Bidder: SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES LTD

10 Service Providers

6 Target | 4 Bidder

24 Dealmakers

19 Target | 5 Bidder

£ 274 M

Value

15 May 2025|United States|Environmental Consulting

Target: NV5 GLOBAL INC

Bidder: ACUREN

11 Service Providers

5 Target | 6 Bidder

29 Dealmakers

8 Target | 21 Bidder

£ 1.28 B

Value

05 Aug 2025|United States|Biotechnology

Target: Y-MABS THERAPEUTICS INC

Bidder: SERB PHARMACEUTICALS

10 Service Providers

4 Target | 6 Bidder

49 Dealmakers

19 Target | 30 Bidder

£ 309 M

Value

04 Aug 2025|Netherlands|Biotechnology

Target: LAVA THERAPEUTICS

Bidder: XOMA ROYALTY

7 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder

43 Dealmakers

25 Target | 18 Bidder

£ 24 M

Value

28 Aug 2025|United States|Biotechnology

Target: ENZO BIOCHEM

Bidder: BATTERY VENTURES LP

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

16 Dealmakers

1 Target | 15 Bidder

£ 27 M

Value

19 Aug 2025|United States|Software

Target: OPTORO INC

Bidder: BLUE YONDER

4 Service Providers

3 Target | 1 Bidder

14 Dealmakers

13 Target | 1 Bidder

n/a

Value

09 Sep 2025|United States|Defense

Target: EXPEDITION TECHNOLOGY

Bidder: RAZOR’S EDGE VENTURES

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

14 Dealmakers

5 Target | 16 Bidder

n/a

Value

16 Sep 2025|United States|Payments / Commerce

Target: XPLOR TECHNOLOGIES

Bidder: SILVER LAKE PARTNERS LP

8 Service Providers

5 Target | 3 Bidder

59 Dealmakers

41 Target | 18 Bidder

n/a

Value

22 Sep 2025|United States|Software

Target: PROS HOLDINGS INC

Bidder: THOMA BRAVO LLC

9 Service Providers

5 Target | 4 Bidder

35 Dealmakers

11 Target | 24 Bidder

£ 1.04 B

Value

24 Sep 2025|United States|FinTech

Target: AMOUNT

Bidder: FIDELITY NATIONAL INFORMATION SERVICES INC

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

18 Dealmakers

4 Target | 14 Bidder

n/a

Value