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Sean Skiffington

Partner at A&O Shearman

Lawyer

Toronto

Deal Bio

Total Deals33

Valued Deals21

Total Value£ 127.61 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 6.08 B

Market Context

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02 Jan 2025|United States|Hotels and Motels

Target: THE BERKLEY GROUP INC

Bidder: VACATIA

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

18 Dealmakers

18 Bidder

n/a

Value

23 Dec 2024|Argentina|Travel and Tourism

Target: DESPEGAR

Bidder: PROSUS NV

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

34 Dealmakers

12 Target | 22 Bidder

£ 1.35 B

Value

07 Oct 2024|United States|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: HALPERN FINANCIAL

Bidder: MAI CAPITAL MANAGEMENT

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

15 Dealmakers

1 Target | 14 Bidder

n/a

Value

01 Oct 2024|United States|Life Insurance

Target: TDC LIFE

Bidder: EPIC INSURANCE BROKERS AND CONSULTANTS

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

20 Dealmakers

2 Target | 18 Bidder

n/a

Value

15 Jul 2024|Canada|Iron and Steel

Target: STELCO HOLDINGS

Bidder: CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC

15 Service Providers

7 Target | 8 Bidder

81 Dealmakers

48 Target | 33 Bidder

£ 1.92 B

Value

01 Jul 2024|Luxembourg|Mobile

Target: MILLICOM INTERNATIONAL CELLULAR

Bidder: ATLAS INVESTISSEMENT

22 Service Providers

11 Target | 11 Bidder

38 Dealmakers

21 Target | 17 Bidder

£ 7.04 B

Value

28 May 2024|United States|Telecommunications Equipment

Target: US CELLULAR (WIRELESS OPERATIONS AND SELECT SPECTRUM ASSETS)

Bidder: T-MOBILE INTERNATIONAL

19 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 14 Vendor

72 Dealmakers

40 Bidder | 32 Vendor

£ 3.45 B

Value

01 Apr 2024|Canada|FinTech

Target: NUVEI CORPORATION

Bidder: CAISSE DE DEPOT ET PLACEMENT DU QUEBEC (CDPQ)

29 Service Providers

10 Target | 19 Bidder

70 Dealmakers

29 Target | 41 Bidder

£ 4.99 B

Value

27 Mar 2024|United States|Payments / Commerce

Target: BANKCARD USA MERCHANT SERVICES INC

Bidder: BUSA ACQUISITION

10 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 5 Vendor

25 Dealmakers

4 Target | 12 Bidder | 9 Vendor

n/a

Value

16 Aug 2023|United States|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: HOLLY ENERGY PARTNERS LP

Bidder: HF SINCLAIR CORPORATION

10 Service Providers

4 Target | 6 Bidder

38 Dealmakers

3 Target | 36 Bidder

£ 1.13 B

Value

22 May 2023|United States|Private Equity

Target: FORTRESS INVESTMENT GROUP

Bidder: MUBADALA INVESTMENT COMPANY

13 Service Providers

4 Target | 6 Bidder | 3 Vendor

75 Dealmakers

18 Target | 51 Bidder | 6 Vendor

£ 2.41 B

Value

05 Jan 2023|United Arab Emirates|Financial Data and Systems

Target: ALPHA DHABI / MUBADALA JV

Bidder: ALPHA DHABI HOLDINGS

4 Service Providers

4 Bidder

11 Dealmakers

11 Bidder

£ 2.08 B

Value

20 Dec 2022|Germany|Electronic Components and Equipment

Target: RAYTHEON ANSCHUETZ

Bidder: DR. DIETER MURMANN BETEILIGUNGSGESELLSCHAFT

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

24 Dealmakers

1 Target | 7 Bidder | 17 Vendor

n/a

Value

27 Oct 2022|United States|Digital Services

Target: WILLOWTREE

Bidder: TELUS CORPORATION

8 Service Providers

2 Target | 6 Bidder

30 Dealmakers

7 Target | 23 Bidder

£ 1.06 B

Value

24 Oct 2022|Cayman Islands|Private Equity

Target: KKR / MUBADALA JOINT VENTURE

Bidder: KKR & CO

3 Service Providers

3 Bidder

7 Dealmakers

7 Bidder

£ 884 M

Value

04 Oct 2022|United States|Property and Casualty Insurance

Target: SLCO LLC

Bidder: EPIC INSURANCE BROKERS AND CONSULTANTS

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

5 Dealmakers

1 Target | 4 Bidder

n/a

Value

01 Sep 2022|United States|Insurance Brokers

Target: REEL MEDIA

Bidder: PARAGON INSURANCE HOLDINGS

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

5 Dealmakers

1 Target | 4 Bidder

n/a

Value

08 Aug 2022|Canada|Trucking

Target: CANADA CARTAGE

Bidder: MUBADALA INVESTMENT COMPANY

8 Service Providers

2 Target | 6 Bidder

8 Dealmakers

2 Target | 6 Bidder

n/a

Value

20 Jun 2022|United States|Property and Casualty Insurance

Target: CRUM & FORSTER PET INSURANCE

Bidder: JAB HOLDINGS BV

11 Service Providers

2 Target | 6 Bidder | 3 Vendor

30 Dealmakers

2 Target | 21 Bidder | 7 Vendor

£ 1.15 B

Value

03 Jun 2022|United States|Life Insurance

Target: DIXON WELLS

Bidder: EPIC BROKERS AND CONSULTANTS

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

5 Dealmakers

1 Target | 4 Bidder

n/a

Value

09 May 2022|United States|Media Agencies

Target: HEMISPHERE MEDIA GROUP

Bidder: SEARCHLIGHT CAPITAL PARTNERS LP

11 Service Providers

8 Target | 3 Bidder

68 Dealmakers

26 Target | 42 Bidder

£ 116 M

Value

07 Apr 2022|United States|Full Line Insurance

Target: TRELOAR & HEISEL

Bidder: EPIC INSURANCE BROKERS AND CONSULTANTS

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

14 Dealmakers

2 Target | 12 Bidder

n/a

Value

17 Mar 2022|United States|Insurance Brokers

Target: NEW ENERGY RISK

Bidder: PARAGON INSURANCE HOLDINGS

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

8 Dealmakers

1 Target | 7 Bidder

n/a

Value

30 Nov 2021|United States|Transportation Services

Target: BDP INTERNATIONAL

Bidder: PSA INTERNATIONAL PTE LTD

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

8 Dealmakers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

n/a

Value

08 Apr 2021|United States|Telecommunications Equipment

Target: ORBCOMM INC

Bidder: GI PARTNERS LLC

10 Service Providers

5 Target | 5 Bidder

52 Dealmakers

33 Target | 19 Bidder

£ 801 M

Value

29 Mar 2021|United States|Payments / Commerce

Target: BANKCARD USA MERCHANT SERVICES INC

Bidder: QUISITIVE TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS INC

15 Service Providers

5 Target | 10 Bidder

16 Dealmakers

2 Target | 14 Bidder

£ 87 M

Value

13 Oct 2020|United States|Chemicals: Diversified

Target: IMERYS TALC (NORTH AMERICAN TALC BUSINESS)

Bidder: MAGRIS RESOURCES

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 1 Vendor

13 Dealmakers

12 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 170 M

Value

20 Aug 2020|United States|Electronic Equipment: Other

Target: PFAUDLER GROUP

Bidder: GMM PFAUDLER LIMITED

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

22 Dealmakers

2 Target | 9 Bidder | 11 Vendor

£ 98 M

Value

20 Jan 2020|United States|Defense

Target: COLLINS AEROSPACE (MILITARY GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM)

Bidder: BAE SYSTEMS

11 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 6 Vendor

40 Dealmakers

14 Bidder | 26 Vendor

£ 1.69 B

Value

25 Nov 2019|United States|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: TD AMERITRADE HOLDING CORP

Bidder: CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION

16 Service Providers

6 Target | 5 Bidder | 5 Vendor

65 Dealmakers

37 Target | 16 Bidder | 12 Vendor

£ 20.25 B

Value

04 Nov 2019|United States|Alternative Fuels

Target: PATTERN ENERGY GROUP INC

Bidder: CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD

19 Service Providers

8 Target | 8 Bidder | 3 Vendor

53 Dealmakers

33 Target | 8 Bidder | 11 Vendor

£ 4.72 B

Value

09 Jun 2019|United States|Defense

Target: RAYTHEON COMPANY

Bidder: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP

13 Service Providers

6 Target | 7 Bidder

96 Dealmakers

64 Target | 32 Bidder

£ 69.76 B

Value

25 Jun 2018|Austria|Production Technology Equipment

Target: INNIO

Bidder: ADVENT INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

29 Service Providers

20 Bidder | 9 Vendor

122 Dealmakers

77 Bidder | 46 Vendor

£ 2.45 B

Value