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Cover Image Seth Traxler
Seth TraxlerKirkland & Ellis

Seth Traxler

Partner at Kirkland & Ellis

Lawyer

Chicago

Deal Bio

Total Deals41
Valued Deals32
Total Value£ 89.48 B
Avg. Deal Size£ 2.80 B

Market Context

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16 Dec 2024|United States|Publishing
Downtown Music
Virgin Music Group

Target: DOWNTOWN MUSIC

Bidder: VIRGIN MUSIC GROUP

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

12 Dealmakers

6 Target | 7 Bidder

£ 613 M

Value

14 Aug 2024|United States|Food Products
Kellanova (ex-kellogg Company)
Mars

Target: KELLANOVA (EX-KELLOGG COMPANY)

Bidder: MARS INC

16 Service Providers

7 Target | 8 Bidder | 1 Vendor

85 Dealmakers

37 Target | 44 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 28.01 B

Value

05 Jun 2024|United Kingdom|Clothing and Accessories
CHAMPION
Authentic Brands Group

Target: CHAMPION

Bidder: AUTHENTIC BRANDS GROUP LLC

11 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 7 Vendor

26 Dealmakers

6 Bidder | 20 Vendor

£ 938 M

Value

18 Apr 2024|United Kingdom|Entertainment
Hipgnosis Songs Fund
Blackstone Group

Target: HIPGNOSIS SONGS FUND LIMITED

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

21 Service Providers

6 Target | 15 Bidder

82 Dealmakers

23 Target | 59 Bidder

£ 1.24 B

Value

20 Feb 2024|United States|Entertainment
Chord Music Partners
Universal Music Group

Target: CHORD MUSIC PARTNERS

Bidder: UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP

13 Service Providers

2 Target | 9 Bidder | 2 Vendor

11 Dealmakers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 6 Vendor

£ 190 M

Value

16 Jan 2024|United States|Financial Data and Systems
SAYARI
Tpg Capital

Target: SAYARI

Bidder: TPG CAPITAL LP

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

26 Dealmakers

11 Target | 15 Bidder

£ 188 M

Value

14 Dec 2023|United States|Digital Services
BLUEMATRIX
Thoma Bravo

Target: BLUEMATRIX

Bidder: THOMA BRAVO LLC

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder

29 Dealmakers

5 Target | 24 Bidder

n/a

Value

08 Aug 2023|United States|Security Services
Adt (commercial Business)
Gtcr

Target: ADT (COMMERCIAL BUSINESS)

Bidder: GTCR LLC

8 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

77 Dealmakers

64 Bidder | 13 Vendor

£ 1.25 B

Value

17 Apr 2023|United States|Restaurants and Bars
Tao Group Hospitality
Mohari Hospitality

Target: TAO GROUP HOSPITALITY

Bidder: MOHARI HOSPITALITY

12 Service Providers

4 Target | 8 Bidder

46 Dealmakers

28 Target | 18 Bidder

£ 443 M

Value

03 Apr 2023|United States|Entertainment
World Wrestling Entertainment
ENDEAVOR

Target: WORLD WRESTLING ENTERTAINMENT

Bidder: ENDEAVOR

13 Service Providers

7 Target | 6 Bidder

91 Dealmakers

68 Target | 22 Bidder

£ 7.54 B

Value

01 Nov 2022|United States|Clothing and Accessories
Adore Me
Victoria's Secret

Target: ADORE ME

Bidder: VICTORIA'S SECRET

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

36 Dealmakers

21 Target | 15 Bidder

£ 346 M

Value

03 Oct 2022|United States|E-commerce
POSHMARK
Naver Corporation

Target: POSHMARK

Bidder: NAVER CORPORATION

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder

42 Dealmakers

4 Target | 38 Bidder

£ 1.07 B

Value

30 Aug 2022|United States|Internet
Parallel Infrastructure
Harmoni Towers

Target: PARALLEL INFRASTRUCTURE

Bidder: HARMONI TOWERS

7 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

41 Dealmakers

12 Target | 26 Bidder | 3 Vendor

n/a

Value

21 Jun 2022|United States|Food Products
Kellogg (north America Creal Co)
Institutional Investors

Target: KELLOGG (NORTH AMERICA CREAL CO)

Bidder: INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS

6 Service Providers

6 Vendor

18 Dealmakers

18 Vendor

n/a

Value

20 Mar 2022|United States|Software
Anaplan
Thoma Bravo

Target: ANAPLAN INC

Bidder: THOMA BRAVO LLC

17 Service Providers

8 Target | 9 Bidder

76 Dealmakers

46 Target | 30 Bidder

£ 8.24 B

Value

24 Feb 2022|United States|Specialty Retailers
Adesa Us
CARVANA

Target: ADESA US

Bidder: CARVANA

11 Service Providers

1 Target | 7 Bidder | 3 Vendor

40 Dealmakers

1 Target | 29 Bidder | 10 Vendor

£ 1.64 B

Value

26 Aug 2021|United States|Publishing
Forbes Media
Magnum Opus Acquisition

Target: FORBES MEDIA

Bidder: MAGNUM OPUS ACQUISITION LIMITED

12 Service Providers

3 Target | 8 Bidder | 1 Vendor

63 Dealmakers

20 Target | 42 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 459 M

Value

10 Aug 2021|United States|Software
NORTONLIFELOCK
Avast Software Sro

Target: NORTONLIFELOCK

Bidder: AVAST SOFTWARE SRO

17 Service Providers

10 Target | 7 Bidder

111 Dealmakers

63 Target | 48 Bidder

£ 6.21 B

Value

03 May 2021|United States|Media Agencies
Verizon Media
Apollo Global Management

Target: VERIZON MEDIA

Bidder: APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC

20 Service Providers

1 Target | 14 Bidder | 5 Vendor

70 Dealmakers

2 Target | 43 Bidder | 25 Vendor

£ 3.62 B

Value

26 Mar 2021|United States|Farming Fishing Ranching and Plantations
AEROFARMS
Spring Valley Acquisition Corp

Target: AEROFARMS

Bidder: SPRING VALLEY ACQUISITION CORP

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder

33 Dealmakers

7 Target | 26 Bidder

£ 1.38 B

Value

01 Mar 2021|United States|Chemicals: Diversified
Pq Group Holdings (performance Chemicals Business)
Koch Minerals & Trading

Target: PQ GROUP HOLDINGS INC (PERFORMANCE CHEMICALS BUSINESS)

Bidder: KOCH MINERALS & TRADING

23 Service Providers

17 Bidder | 6 Vendor

60 Dealmakers

41 Bidder | 19 Vendor

£ 789 M

Value

02 Feb 2021|United States|IT Services: Other
People 2.0 Global
Tpg Growth

Target: PEOPLE 2.0 GLOBAL LP

Bidder: TPG GROWTH

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder

67 Dealmakers

10 Target | 57 Bidder

n/a

Value

19 Jan 2021|Canada|Online and Social Platforms
WATTPAD
WEBTOON

Target: WATTPAD

Bidder: WEBTOON

14 Service Providers

4 Target | 6 Bidder | 4 Vendor

37 Dealmakers

8 Target | 21 Bidder | 8 Vendor

£ 440 M

Value

06 Jan 2021|United States|Publishing
Travel + Leisure
Wyndham Destinations

Target: TRAVEL + LEISURE

Bidder: WYNDHAM DESTINATIONS

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

19 Dealmakers

2 Target | 11 Bidder | 6 Vendor

£ 73 M

Value

21 Dec 2020|United States|Software
Realpage
Thoma Bravo

Target: REALPAGE INC

Bidder: THOMA BRAVO LLC

10 Service Providers

5 Target | 5 Bidder

64 Dealmakers

16 Target | 48 Bidder

£ 7.54 B

Value

18 Dec 2020|United States|FinTech
Katapult Holding
Finserv Acquisition Corp

Target: KATAPULT HOLDING INC

Bidder: FINSERV ACQUISITION CORP

12 Service Providers

4 Target | 6 Bidder | 2 Vendor

29 Dealmakers

6 Target | 17 Bidder | 6 Vendor

£ 739 M

Value

11 Dec 2020|United States|Hotels and Motels
Sundance Mountain Resort
Cedar Capital Partners

Target: SUNDANCE MOUNTAIN RESORT

Bidder: CEDAR CAPITAL PARTNERS

4 Service Providers

3 Target | 1 Bidder

21 Dealmakers

20 Target | 1 Bidder

n/a

Value

08 Dec 2020|United States|Auto Parts
Truck Hero
Mubadala Investment Company

Target: TRUCK HERO INC

Bidder: MUBADALA INVESTMENT COMPANY

15 Service Providers

4 Target | 9 Bidder | 2 Vendor

60 Dealmakers

10 Target | 43 Bidder | 7 Vendor

n/a

Value

02 Nov 2020|United States|Software
Llamasoft
Coupa Software

Target: LLAMASOFT INC

Bidder: COUPA SOFTWARE

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

26 Dealmakers

16 Target | 4 Bidder | 6 Vendor

£ 1.16 B

Value

28 Oct 2020|United States|Mobile
Consumer Cellular
Gtcr

Target: CONSUMER CELLULAR INC

Bidder: GTCR LLC

9 Service Providers

3 Target | 6 Bidder

33 Dealmakers

2 Target | 31 Bidder

£ 1.55 B

Value

19 Oct 2020|United Kingdom|Data Centers and Hosting
Axiomsl
Thoma Bravo

Target: AXIOMSL LTD

Bidder: THOMA BRAVO LLC

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

53 Dealmakers

10 Target | 39 Bidder | 5 Vendor

n/a

Value

06 Aug 2020|United States|Financial Data and Systems
Ellie Mae
Intercontinental Exchange

Target: ELLIE MAE INC

Bidder: INTERCONTINENTAL EXCHANGE INC

19 Service Providers

1 Target | 13 Bidder | 5 Vendor

61 Dealmakers

4 Target | 29 Bidder | 28 Vendor

£ 8.41 B

Value

28 Jul 2020|United States|Consumer Lending
ONDECK
Enova International

Target: ONDECK

Bidder: ENOVA INTERNATIONAL

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

22 Dealmakers

13 Target | 9 Bidder

£ 70 M

Value

22 Jul 2020|United States|Automobiles
Am General
Kps Capital Partners

Target: AM GENERAL

Bidder: KPS CAPITAL PARTNERS

7 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

53 Dealmakers

3 Target | 32 Bidder | 18 Vendor

n/a

Value

05 Jun 2020|United States|Food Products
Utz Quality Foods
Collier Creek Holdings

Target: UTZ QUALITY FOODS LLC

Bidder: COLLIER CREEK HOLDINGS

12 Service Providers

5 Target | 7 Bidder

52 Dealmakers

12 Target | 40 Bidder

£ 1.23 B

Value

06 Mar 2020|United States|Media Agencies
Digital Media Solutions
Leo Holdings Corp

Target: DIGITAL MEDIA SOLUTIONS

Bidder: LEO HOLDINGS CORP

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

53 Dealmakers

13 Target | 36 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 581 M

Value

28 Jan 2020|United Kingdom|Auto Parts
Delphi Technologies
Borgwarner

Target: DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES PLC

Bidder: BORGWARNER INC

10 Service Providers

4 Target | 6 Bidder

53 Dealmakers

18 Target | 35 Bidder

£ 2.52 B

Value

08 Jan 2020|United States|Auto Technology
Lytx
Permira Advisers

Target: LYTX INC

Bidder: PERMIRA ADVISERS LLP

13 Service Providers

3 Target | 7 Bidder | 3 Vendor

76 Dealmakers

29 Target | 41 Bidder | 6 Vendor

n/a

Value

28 Aug 2019|United States|Specialty Retailers
Lord + Taylor
Le Tote

Target: LORD + TAYLOR

Bidder: LE TOTE INC

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 3 Vendor

27 Dealmakers

1 Target | 20 Bidder | 6 Vendor

£ 81 M

Value

17 Jul 2019|United States|Private Equity
Whp Global
Oaktree Capital Management

Target: WHP GLOBAL

Bidder: OAKTREE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

21 Dealmakers

1 Target | 20 Bidder

£ 160 M

Value

05 Nov 2018|United States|Software
Veracode
Thoma Bravo

Target: VERACODE INC

Bidder: THOMA BRAVO LLC

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

8 Dealmakers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 732 M

Value

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