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Scott GrundeiSimpson Thacher & Bartlett

Scott Grundei

Associate at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

Lawyer

New York

Deal Bio

Total Deals41
Valued Deals21
Total Value£ 120.97 B
Avg. Deal Size£ 5.76 B

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14 Apr 2019|United States|Waste and Disposal Services
Advanced Disposal Services
Waste Management

Target: ADVANCED DISPOSAL SERVICES INC

Bidder: WASTE MANAGEMENT INC

12 Service Providers

5 Target | 5 Bidder | 2 Vendor

92 Dealmakers

39 Target | 48 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 3.68 B

Value

05 Aug 2020|United States|Publishing
Ancestry.com
Blackstone Group

Target: ANCESTRY.COM INC

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

20 Service Providers

6 Target | 8 Bidder | 6 Vendor

77 Dealmakers

7 Target | 34 Bidder | 36 Vendor

£ 2.70 B

Value

08 Sep 2020|United States|Software
Mycase
Apax Partners

Target: MYCASE INC

Bidder: APAX PARTNERS LLP

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 3 Vendor

34 Dealmakers

1 Target | 26 Bidder | 7 Vendor

£ 147 M

Value

18 Sep 2020|United States|Food Products
Colorado Boxed Beef
Quirch Foods Co

Target: COLORADO BOXED BEEF

Bidder: QUIRCH FOODS CO

10 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

44 Dealmakers

1 Target | 29 Bidder | 14 Vendor

n/a

Value

28 Sep 2020|United States|Biotechnology
Advanced Instruments
Investor

Target: ADVANCED INSTRUMENTS

Bidder: INVESTOR AB

9 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

37 Dealmakers

2 Target | 26 Bidder | 9 Vendor

£ 611 M

Value

06 Jan 2021|United States|Health Care Facilities
Change Healthcare
Unitedhealth Group

Target: CHANGE HEALTHCARE

Bidder: UNITEDHEALTH GROUP

14 Service Providers

7 Target | 5 Bidder | 2 Vendor

52 Dealmakers

32 Target | 15 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 9.44 B

Value

15 Mar 2021|United States|Asset Managers and Custodians
Edelman Financial Engines
Warburg Pincus

Target: EDELMAN FINANCIAL ENGINES INC

Bidder: WARBURG PINCUS LLC

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

46 Dealmakers

25 Target | 20 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

14 Apr 2021|United States|Security Equipment
Vmware
Institutional Investors

Target: VMWARE INC

Bidder: INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS

12 Service Providers

3 Target | 9 Vendor

64 Dealmakers

10 Target | 54 Vendor

£ 7.06 B

Value

21 Apr 2021|United States|Business Process Outsourcing
Capitala Finance Corp (selected Assets)
Bc Partners

Target: CAPITALA FINANCE CORP (SELECTED ASSETS)

Bidder: BC PARTNERS

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

17 Dealmakers

4 Target | 12 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

23 Apr 2021|United States|Transportation Services
First Student
Eqt Partners

Target: FIRST STUDENT

Bidder: EQT PARTNERS AB

14 Service Providers

2 Target | 6 Bidder | 6 Vendor

82 Dealmakers

3 Target | 41 Bidder | 38 Vendor

£ 3.30 B

Value

24 May 2021|United States|Household Furnishings
Walker Edison
Blackstone Tactical Opportunities

Target: WALKER EDISON

Bidder: BLACKSTONE TACTICAL OPPORTUNITIES

7 Service Providers

4 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

40 Dealmakers

12 Target | 27 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 213 M

Value

01 Jun 2021|Netherlands|Software
Exact Group
Silver Lake Partners

Target: EXACT GROUP

Bidder: SILVER LAKE PARTNERS LP

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

24 Dealmakers

1 Target | 12 Bidder | 11 Vendor

n/a

Value

03 Jun 2021|France|Software
Cegid Group
Kkr & Co

Target: CEGID GROUP

Bidder: KKR & CO

9 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

28 Dealmakers

3 Target | 8 Bidder | 17 Vendor

n/a

Value

03 Jun 2021|United States|Publishing
International Data Group
Blackstone Group

Target: INTERNATIONAL DATA GROUP INC

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

7 Service Providers

4 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

29 Dealmakers

2 Target | 25 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 919 M

Value

16 Jun 2021|United States|Software
Ellucian
Blackstone Group

Target: ELLUCIAN INC

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

14 Service Providers

5 Target | 7 Bidder | 2 Vendor

48 Dealmakers

7 Target | 39 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

07 Sep 2021|United States|Real Estate Services
Chamberlain Group
Blackstone Group

Target: CHAMBERLAIN GROUP LLC

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

13 Service Providers

1 Target | 9 Bidder | 3 Vendor

38 Dealmakers

3 Target | 31 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 3.61 B

Value

13 Sep 2021|United States|Specialty Retailers
Brooklyn Bedding
Cerberus Capital Management

Target: BROOKLYN BEDDING

Bidder: CERBERUS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP

10 Service Providers

6 Target | 4 Bidder

34 Dealmakers

4 Target | 30 Bidder

n/a

Value

29 Oct 2021|United States|Water
Homeowner Services Group
Apax Partners

Target: HOMEOWNER SERVICES GROUP

Bidder: APAX PARTNERS LLP

7 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

31 Dealmakers

27 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 926 M

Value

16 Nov 2021|United States|Health Care Services
Life Science Logistics
Blackstone Group

Target: LIFE SCIENCE LOGISTICS

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder

27 Dealmakers

4 Target | 23 Bidder

n/a

Value

16 Nov 2021|United States|Auto Technology
Power Line Systems
Bentley Systems

Target: POWER LINE SYSTEMS

Bidder: BENTLEY SYSTEMS

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

28 Dealmakers

1 Target | 26 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 520 M

Value

06 Jan 2022|United States|Transportation Services
Rinchem Company
STONEPEAK

Target: RINCHEM COMPANY INC

Bidder: STONEPEAK

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

28 Dealmakers

2 Target | 26 Bidder

n/a

Value

24 Feb 2022|United States|Transportation Services
Apple Bus
First Student

Target: APPLE BUS

Bidder: FIRST STUDENT

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

24 Dealmakers

2 Target | 22 Bidder

n/a

Value

02 May 2022|United States|Transportation Services
Total Transportation Corp
First Student

Target: TOTAL TRANSPORTATION CORP

Bidder: FIRST STUDENT

9 Service Providers

3 Target | 6 Bidder

31 Dealmakers

3 Target | 28 Bidder

n/a

Value

11 May 2022|United States|Food Retailers and Wholesalers
The Fresh Market
CENCOSUD

Target: THE FRESH MARKET

Bidder: CENCOSUD

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

36 Dealmakers

31 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 858 M

Value

11 May 2022|United States|Health Care Services
Agile Occupational Medicine
Angeles Equity Partners

Target: AGILE OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE

Bidder: ANGELES EQUITY PARTNERS

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

17 Dealmakers

2 Target | 15 Bidder

n/a

Value

26 May 2022|United States|Security Equipment
Vmware
Broadcom

Target: VMWARE INC

Bidder: BROADCOM INC

25 Service Providers

9 Target | 14 Bidder | 2 Vendor

115 Dealmakers

46 Target | 50 Bidder | 19 Vendor

£ 55.02 B

Value

09 Jun 2022|United States|Medical Services
ADVARRA
Blackstone Group

Target: ADVARRA

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

13 Service Providers

5 Target | 6 Bidder | 2 Vendor

43 Dealmakers

9 Target | 32 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 4.04 B

Value

01 Aug 2022|United States|Medical Equipment
Perkinelmer (applied, Food And Enterprise Services Businesses)
New Mountain Capital

Target: PERKINELMER (APPLIED, FOOD AND ENTERPRISE SERVICES BUSINESSES)

Bidder: NEW MOUNTAIN CAPITAL LLC

14 Service Providers

7 Bidder | 7 Vendor

88 Dealmakers

45 Bidder | 43 Vendor

£ 2.01 B

Value

22 Dec 2021|Argentina|Real Estate Holding and Development
Irsa Propiedades Comerciales
Irsa Inversiones Y Representaciones

Target: IRSA PROPIEDADES COMERCIALES

Bidder: IRSA INVERSIONES Y REPRESENTACIONES

2 Service Providers

2 Bidder

7 Dealmakers

7 Bidder

n/a

Value

04 Oct 2022|United States|Mortgage Finance
First Eagle Alternative Capital Bdc
Crescent Capital Bdc

Target: FIRST EAGLE ALTERNATIVE CAPITAL BDC

Bidder: CRESCENT CAPITAL BDC

7 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder

29 Dealmakers

26 Target | 3 Bidder

£ 129 M

Value

26 Oct 2022|United States|Transportation Services
First Transit
Transdev North America

Target: FIRST TRANSIT

Bidder: TRANSDEV NORTH AMERICA INC

10 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

50 Dealmakers

7 Target | 16 Bidder | 27 Vendor

n/a

Value

19 Dec 2022|United States|Food Products
Trü Frü
Mars

Target: TRÜ FRÜ

Bidder: MARS INC

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

26 Dealmakers

5 Target | 21 Bidder

n/a

Value

19 May 2023|Belgium|Test Inspection and Certification (TIC)
International Gemological Institute
Blackstone Group

Target: INTERNATIONAL GEMOLOGICAL INSTITUTE

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

11 Service Providers

5 Target | 5 Bidder | 1 Vendor

71 Dealmakers

15 Target | 55 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

12 Jun 2023|United States|Machinery: Specialty
Howden Roots
Ingersoll Rand

Target: HOWDEN ROOTS

Bidder: INGERSOLL RAND

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

39 Dealmakers

3 Target | 26 Bidder | 10 Vendor

£ 238 M

Value

22 Jun 2023|United States|Storage Terminals
Ceres Terminals
CARRIX

Target: CERES TERMINALS

Bidder: CARRIX

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 2 Vendor

22 Dealmakers

1 Target | 19 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

05 Jul 2023|United States|Food Products
Kevin's Natural Foods
Mars

Target: KEVIN'S NATURAL FOODS

Bidder: MARS INC

9 Service Providers

3 Target | 6 Bidder

24 Dealmakers

5 Target | 19 Bidder

£ 629 M

Value

26 Jul 2023|United States|Recreational Products
RBMEDIA
Hig Capital

Target: RBMEDIA

Bidder: HIG CAPITAL LLC

13 Service Providers

4 Target | 8 Bidder | 1 Vendor

76 Dealmakers

25 Target | 46 Bidder | 4 Vendor

n/a

Value

07 Aug 2023|United States|Renewable Energy Equipment
Synthica Energy
Goldman Sachs Asset Management

Target: SYNTHICA ENERGY LLC

Bidder: GOLDMAN SACHS ASSET MANAGEMENT

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

23 Dealmakers

3 Target | 20 Bidder

n/a

Value

21 Sep 2023|United States|Software
Splunk
Cisco Systems

Target: SPLUNK INC

Bidder: CISCO SYSTEMS INC

19 Service Providers

7 Target | 12 Bidder

77 Dealmakers

28 Target | 49 Bidder

£ 24.24 B

Value

30 Oct 2023|Canada|Specialty Chemicals
Lucas Meyer Cosmetics
Clariant

Target: LUCAS MEYER COSMETICS

Bidder: CLARIANT AG

10 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 3 Vendor

42 Dealmakers

2 Target | 26 Bidder | 14 Vendor

£ 667 M

Value

05 Oct 2023|United States|Digital Services
VIVVIX
MEDIARADAR

Target: VIVVIX

Bidder: MEDIARADAR

11 Service Providers

1 Target | 7 Bidder | 3 Vendor

88 Dealmakers

1 Target | 45 Bidder | 42 Vendor

n/a

Value

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