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Sean Kramer

Partner at Kirkland & Ellis

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Deal Bio

Total Deals37

Valued Deals13

Total Value£ 13.87 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 1.07 B

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04 Jan 2019|United States|Health Care Services

Target: BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WORKS INC

Bidder: TA ASSOCIATES

7 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder

15 Dealmakers

1 Target | 14 Bidder

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11 Feb 2019|United States|Medical Equipment

Target: QUALCOMM LIFE INC

Bidder: FRANCISCO PARTNERS

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

19 Dealmakers

1 Target | 17 Bidder | 1 Vendor

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25 Apr 2019|United States|Software

Target: PAYSCALE

Bidder: FRANCISCO PARTNERS

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

14 Dealmakers

1 Target | 11 Bidder | 2 Vendor

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13 May 2019|United States|Health Care Services

Target: ICONTRACTS

Bidder: TA ASSOCIATES

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

22 Dealmakers

6 Target | 16 Bidder

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31 Jul 2019|United States|Biotechnology

Target: ALDEVRON LLC

Bidder: EQT PARTNERS AB

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

48 Dealmakers

2 Target | 37 Bidder | 9 Vendor

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28 Oct 2019|United States|Software

Target: CAPSILON

Bidder: ELLIE MAE INC

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

27 Dealmakers

14 Target | 13 Bidder

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10 Jun 2020|United States|Software

Target: QGENDA LLC

Bidder: ICONIQ CAPITAL

6 Service Providers

4 Target | 2 Bidder

9 Dealmakers

8 Target | 1 Bidder

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28 Jul 2020|United States|Software

Target: EDIFECS

Bidder: TA ASSOCIATES

12 Service Providers

4 Target | 8 Bidder

26 Dealmakers

4 Target | 22 Bidder

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12 Aug 2020|United States|Software

Target: ESOLUTIONS INC

Bidder: BAIN CAPITAL LP

13 Service Providers

4 Target | 8 Bidder | 1 Vendor

46 Dealmakers

10 Target | 31 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 993 M

Value

13 Aug 2020|United States|Software

Target: IVANTI

Bidder: TA ASSOCIATES

8 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

17 Dealmakers

2 Target | 12 Bidder | 3 Vendor

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20 Aug 2020|United States|Software

Target: SOVOS

Bidder: TA ASSOCIATES

13 Service Providers

3 Target | 10 Bidder

27 Dealmakers

1 Target | 26 Bidder

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14 Oct 2020|Luxembourg|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: FUNDROCK MANAGEMENT COMPANY SA

Bidder: APEX GROUP LTD

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder

30 Dealmakers

3 Target | 27 Bidder

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06 Jan 2021|United States|Food Products

Target: MIRACLECORP

Bidder: BRIGHTPET NUTRITION GROUP

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

33 Dealmakers

1 Target | 32 Bidder

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07 Jan 2021|United States|Software

Target: NEWS BREAK

Bidder: FRANCISCO PARTNERS

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

8 Dealmakers

1 Target | 7 Bidder

£ 84 M

Value

20 Feb 2021|United States|Education Services

Target: NEARPOD

Bidder: RENAISSANCE LEARNING INC

9 Service Providers

3 Target | 6 Bidder

25 Dealmakers

6 Target | 19 Bidder

£ 464 M

Value

31 Mar 2021|United States|Education Services

Target: BARBRI

Bidder: FRANCISCO PARTNERS

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

44 Dealmakers

1 Target | 20 Bidder | 23 Vendor

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03 May 2021|United States|Software

Target: IMAGINE SOFTWARE

Bidder: FRANCISCO PARTNERS

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder

24 Dealmakers

4 Target | 20 Bidder

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17 May 2021|United States|Management Consulting

Target: HEALTHCARESOURCE INC

Bidder: CLEARLAKE CAPITAL GROUP LP

11 Service Providers

2 Target | 7 Bidder | 2 Vendor

40 Dealmakers

1 Target | 26 Bidder | 13 Vendor

£ 320 M

Value

01 Jun 2021|United States|Software

Target: BEYONDTRUST

Bidder: CLEARLAKE CAPITAL GROUP LP

11 Service Providers

6 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

36 Dealmakers

11 Target | 21 Bidder | 4 Vendor

n/a

Value

14 Apr 2021|United States|Software

Target: VITALSOURCE TECHNOLOGIES

Bidder: FRANCISCO PARTNERS

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

31 Dealmakers

1 Target | 27 Bidder | 3 Vendor

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21 Jan 2022|United States|IT Services: Other

Target: IBM (HEALTHCARE DATA AND ANALYTICS ASSETS)

Bidder: FRANCISCO PARTNERS

11 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 6 Vendor

49 Dealmakers

21 Bidder | 28 Vendor

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Value

15 Feb 2022|United States|Digital Services

Target: CLOUDINARY

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

17 Dealmakers

3 Target | 14 Bidder

£ 73 M

Value

06 Apr 2022|United States|IT Services: Other

Target: TUFIN

Bidder: TURN/RIVER CAPITAL

9 Service Providers

6 Target | 3 Bidder

42 Dealmakers

29 Target | 13 Bidder

£ 434 M

Value

26 Apr 2022|United States|Software

Target: KOFAX LTD

Bidder: CLEARLAKE CAPITAL GROUP LP

26 Service Providers

1 Target | 21 Bidder | 4 Vendor

68 Dealmakers

2 Target | 55 Bidder | 11 Vendor

£ 2.35 B

Value

02 Jun 2022|United States|Health Care Services

Target: TRELLIS RX

Bidder: CPS SOLUTIONS

10 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

54 Dealmakers

13 Target | 39 Bidder | 3 Vendor

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14 Jul 2022|Canada|Software

Target: INTELERAD MEDICAL SYSTEMS

Bidder: TA ASSOCIATES

10 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 6 Vendor

45 Dealmakers

1 Target | 35 Bidder | 9 Vendor

£ 87 M

Value

19 Jul 2022|United States|Real Estate Services

Target: GREEN STREET ADVISORS

Bidder: TA ASSOCIATES

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

19 Dealmakers

4 Target | 12 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 834 M

Value

26 Jul 2022|United States|Data Centers and Hosting

Target: SMONIK SYSTEMS

Bidder: DYNAMO SOFTWARE INC

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

26 Dealmakers

1 Target | 25 Bidder

n/a

Value

17 Aug 2022|United States|Software

Target: LITMOS

Bidder: FRANCISCO PARTNERS

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

31 Dealmakers

2 Target | 20 Bidder | 9 Vendor

n/a

Value

28 Jun 2022|United States|Software

Target: TRANSACTRX

Bidder: REDSAIL TECHNOLOGIES

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

7 Dealmakers

1 Target | 6 Bidder

n/a

Value

22 Aug 2023|United States|Data Centers and Hosting

Target: THE WEATHER COMPANY (CERTAIN ASSETS)

Bidder: FRANCISCO PARTNERS

7 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

26 Dealmakers

8 Bidder | 18 Vendor

n/a

Value

29 Nov 2023|United States|Consumer Services: Other

Target: ROVER GROUP INC

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

12 Service Providers

7 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

40 Dealmakers

16 Target | 17 Bidder | 7 Vendor

£ 1.82 B

Value

21 Oct 2024|United States|Consumer Services: Other

Target: VIAD (GES BUSINESS)

Bidder: TRUELINK CAPITAL

10 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 5 Vendor

40 Dealmakers

1 Target | 21 Bidder | 18 Vendor

£ 409 M

Value

30 Oct 2024|United States|Software

Target: ADVANCEDMD INC

Bidder: FRANCISCO PARTNERS

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

29 Dealmakers

1 Target | 12 Bidder | 16 Vendor

n/a

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07 Feb 2025|United States|Digital Services

Target: SOLARWINDS

Bidder: TURN/RIVER CAPITAL

14 Service Providers

6 Target | 7 Bidder | 1 Vendor

14 Dealmakers

5 Target | 9 Bidder

£ 3.53 B

Value

10 Feb 2025|United States|Software

Target: EDIFECS

Bidder: VERITAS CAPITAL PARTNERS LP

13 Service Providers

4 Target | 9 Bidder

27 Dealmakers

8 Target | 19 Bidder

£ 2.46 B

Value

07 Apr 2025|United States|Software

Target: OFFICE ALLY

Bidder: FRANCISCO PARTNERS

11 Service Providers

3 Target | 8 Bidder

27 Dealmakers

2 Target | 25 Bidder

n/a

Value