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Scott Goldstein

Counsel at Sidley Austin

Lawyer

Chicago

Deal Bio

Total Deals26

Valued Deals14

Total Value£ 18.25 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 1.30 B

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18 Dec 2019|United States|Life Insurance

Target: CIGNA (GROUP LIFE AND DISABILITY INSURANCE UNITS)

Bidder: NEW YORK LIFE

10 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 5 Vendor

37 Dealmakers

22 Bidder | 15 Vendor

£ 4.77 B

Value

25 Jul 2019|United States|Life Insurance

Target: LINCOLN BENEFIT LIFE COMPANY

Bidder: KUVARE ASSET MANAGEMENT

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

30 Dealmakers

12 Target | 18 Bidder

n/a

Value

31 Jan 2020|United States|Security Services

Target: SIMEIO SOLUTIONS LLC

Bidder: ZMC ADVISORS LLC

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

47 Dealmakers

14 Target | 30 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 183 M

Value

15 Jun 2020|United States|Management Consulting

Target: VWM ANALYTICS

Bidder: J.S HELD

5 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder

25 Dealmakers

16 Target | 9 Bidder

n/a

Value

24 Aug 2020|United States|Management Consulting

Target: THE CRYPSIS GROUP

Bidder: PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

40 Dealmakers

12 Target | 26 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 202 M

Value

29 Sep 2020|United States|Marine Services

Target: SAFE HARBOR MARINAS LLC

Bidder: SUN COMMUNITIES

12 Service Providers

5 Target | 5 Bidder | 2 Vendor

27 Dealmakers

22 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 1.64 B

Value

25 Nov 2020|United States|Third Party Logistics (3PL)

Target: DONLEN CORPORATION

Bidder: ATHENE HOLDING LTD

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 5 Vendor

45 Dealmakers

3 Target | 37 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 655 M

Value

03 Mar 2021|United States|Software

Target: PRECISELY

Bidder: CLEARLAKE CAPITAL GROUP LP

29 Service Providers

5 Target | 22 Bidder | 2 Vendor

75 Dealmakers

22 Target | 47 Bidder | 6 Vendor

£ 2.52 B

Value

08 Apr 2021|United States|Payments / Commerce

Target: WHINSTONE

Bidder: RIOT BLOCKCHAIN

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

50 Dealmakers

1 Target | 35 Bidder | 14 Vendor

£ 473 M

Value

13 May 2021|United States|Food Retailers and Wholesalers

Target: SMART & FINAL HOLDINGS INC

Bidder: GRUPO COMERCIAL CHEDRAUI

15 Service Providers

5 Target | 9 Bidder | 1 Vendor

40 Dealmakers

3 Target | 30 Bidder | 7 Vendor

£ 440 M

Value

08 Jun 2021|United States|Industrial Distribution

Target: TRANSTAR LLC

Bidder: FORTRESS TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTORS LLC

10 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 5 Vendor

34 Dealmakers

1 Target | 25 Bidder | 8 Vendor

£ 451 M

Value

28 Jun 2021|United States|Outsourced HR and Staffing

Target: MAGNIT GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INC (FORMERLY PRO UNLIMITED INC)

Bidder: EQT PARTNERS

11 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder | 2 Vendor

76 Dealmakers

29 Target | 45 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

12 Aug 2021|Netherlands|Digital Services

Target: YOAST

Bidder: NEWFOLD DIGITAL

10 Service Providers

3 Target | 7 Bidder

29 Dealmakers

3 Target | 26 Bidder

n/a

Value

20 Dec 2021|United States|Electricity Distribution

Target: HENKELS & MCCOY

Bidder: MASTEC INC

5 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder

35 Dealmakers

34 Target | 1 Bidder

£ 444 M

Value

07 Feb 2022|United States|Software

Target: FORSTA

Bidder: PRESS GANEY FORSTA

10 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

43 Dealmakers

2 Target | 6 Bidder | 35 Vendor

n/a

Value

21 Mar 2022|United Kingdom|Online and Social Platforms

Target: BETA+

Bidder: MOTIVE PARTNERS LLP

14 Service Providers

10 Bidder | 4 Vendor

96 Dealmakers

61 Bidder | 35 Vendor

n/a

Value

30 Jun 2022|United States|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: VERSUS CAPITAL

Bidder: COLLIERS INTERNATIONAL GROUP

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

44 Dealmakers

1 Target | 43 Bidder

n/a

Value

13 Apr 2023|United States|Software

Target: ARCHER TECHNOLOGIES

Bidder: CINVEN LTD

10 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

52 Dealmakers

41 Target | 6 Bidder | 5 Vendor

n/a

Value

29 Aug 2023|United States|Personal Products

Target: NATURIUM

Bidder: E.L.F. BEAUTY

6 Service Providers

4 Target | 2 Bidder

60 Dealmakers

34 Target | 26 Bidder

£ 281 M

Value

11 Sep 2023|United States|Diversified Financials

Target: AVANTAX

Bidder: CETERA FINANCIAL GROUP

12 Service Providers

6 Target | 6 Bidder

78 Dealmakers

58 Target | 20 Bidder

£ 962 M

Value

18 Dec 2023|United States|Software

Target: ALTERYX

Bidder: INSIGHT PARTNERS LLC

23 Service Providers

5 Target | 18 Bidder

117 Dealmakers

64 Target | 53 Bidder

£ 3.47 B

Value

15 Mar 2024|United Kingdom|Outsourced HR and Staffing

Target: PERKBOX

Bidder: GREAT HILL PARTNERS LLC

10 Service Providers

2 Target | 5 Bidder | 3 Vendor

63 Dealmakers

2 Target | 60 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

26 Jun 2024|United States|Equipment Rental

Target: WHEELS

Bidder: MARUBENI CORPORATION

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

42 Dealmakers

36 Target | 6 Bidder

n/a

Value

30 Sep 2024|United States|Payments / Commerce

Target: PAYRANGE

Bidder: RIDGEVIEW PARTNERS

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

38 Dealmakers

5 Target | 33 Bidder

n/a

Value

16 Dec 2024|United States|Alternative Fuels

Target: PATTERN ENERGY GROUP INC

Bidder: AUSTRALIAN RETIREMENT TRUST (ART)

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

60 Dealmakers

2 Target | 51 Bidder | 7 Vendor

n/a

Value

20 Nov 2025|Canada|Software

Target: INTELERAD MEDICAL SYSTEMS

Bidder: GE HEALTHCARE

11 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder | 2 Vendor

97 Dealmakers

11 Target | 69 Bidder | 17 Vendor

£ 1.76 B

Value