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Spencer KleinMorrison Foerster

Spencer Klein

Partner at Morrison Foerster

Lawyer

New York

Deal Bio

Total Deals42
Valued Deals25
Total Value£ 107.68 B
Avg. Deal Size£ 4.31 B

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27 Mar 2017|United Kingdom|Financial Data and Systems
Boston Financial Data Services And International Financial Data Services
Dst Systems

Target: BOSTON FINANCIAL DATA SERVICES AND INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL DATA SERVICES LTD

Bidder: DST SYSTEMS INC

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

1 Dealmakers

1 Bidder

n/a

Value

09 Jan 2017|United States|Pharmaceuticals
Ariad Pharmaceuticals
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company

Target: ARIAD PHARMACEUTICALS INC

Bidder: TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY LIMITED

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

32 Dealmakers

2 Target | 30 Bidder

n/a

Value

08 Jun 2017|United States|Food Products
Rao's Specialty Foods
Sovos Brands

Target: RAO'S SPECIALTY FOODS

Bidder: SOVOS BRANDS

1 Service Providers

1 Target

1 Dealmakers

1 Target

n/a

Value

30 Apr 2018|United States|Coal
Alpha Natural Resources
Contura Energy

Target: ALPHA NATURAL RESOURCES

Bidder: CONTURA ENERGY INC

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

1 Dealmakers

1 Bidder

n/a

Value

11 Jul 2018|United States|Software
Ca Technologies
Broadcom

Target: CA TECHNOLOGIES

Bidder: BROADCOM INC

18 Service Providers

4 Target | 14 Bidder

87 Dealmakers

46 Target | 41 Bidder

£ 13.56 B

Value

01 Aug 2018|United States|Telecommunications Services: Other
Telefonica Digital
Vonage Holdings Corp

Target: TELEFONICA DIGITAL INC

Bidder: VONAGE HOLDINGS CORP

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

1 Dealmakers

1 Bidder

n/a

Value

20 Sep 2018|United Kingdom|Digital Services
Newvoicemedia
Vonage Holdings Corp

Target: NEWVOICEMEDIA LIMITED

Bidder: VONAGE HOLDINGS CORP

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

1 Dealmakers

1 Bidder

£ 266 M

Value

17 Dec 2019|United States|Software
Logmein
Elliott Management Corporation

Target: LOGMEIN INC

Bidder: ELLIOTT MANAGEMENT CORPORATION

23 Service Providers

7 Target | 16 Bidder

69 Dealmakers

31 Target | 38 Bidder

£ 3.22 B

Value

24 Jan 2020|United States|Transportation Services
Era Group
Bristow Group

Target: ERA GROUP INC

Bidder: BRISTOW GROUP INC

11 Service Providers

4 Target | 7 Bidder

63 Dealmakers

23 Target | 40 Bidder

£ 139 M

Value

07 Apr 2020|United States|FinTech
Galileo Financial Technologies
SOFI

Target: GALILEO FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGIES

Bidder: SOFI

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

34 Dealmakers

6 Target | 25 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 974 M

Value

20 May 2020|United States|Medical Equipment
Veterinary Orthopedic Implants
Fidelio Capital

Target: VETERINARY ORTHOPEDIC IMPLANTS

Bidder: FIDELIO CAPITAL

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

5 Dealmakers

1 Target | 4 Bidder

n/a

Value

24 Mar 2020|United States|Medical Equipment
BIOMEDTRIX
Fidelio Capital

Target: BIOMEDTRIX

Bidder: FIDELIO CAPITAL

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

5 Dealmakers

1 Target | 4 Bidder

n/a

Value

13 Dec 2020|United States|Software
Pluralsight
Vista Equity Partners

Target: PLURALSIGHT INC

Bidder: VISTA EQUITY PARTNERS

13 Service Providers

5 Target | 6 Bidder | 2 Vendor

84 Dealmakers

57 Target | 24 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 2.81 B

Value

07 Jan 2021|Norway|Software
CONFIRMIT
FOCUSVISION

Target: CONFIRMIT

Bidder: FOCUSVISION

9 Service Providers

2 Target | 5 Bidder | 2 Vendor

8 Dealmakers

2 Target | 3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

n/a

Value

25 Mar 2021|United States|Oil Equipment and Services
Pacific Drilling
Noble Corp

Target: PACIFIC DRILLING

Bidder: NOBLE CORP

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder

18 Dealmakers

7 Target | 11 Bidder

n/a

Value

11 Jun 2021|United States|Apparel Retailers
Iconix Brand Group
Lancer Capital

Target: ICONIX BRAND GROUP

Bidder: LANCER CAPITAL

7 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder

6 Dealmakers

5 Target | 1 Bidder

£ 377 M

Value

07 Jul 2021|United Kingdom|Auto Parts
U-pol Holdings
Axalta Coating Systems

Target: U-POL HOLDINGS LIMITED

Bidder: AXALTA COATING SYSTEMS LTD

11 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 4 Vendor

38 Dealmakers

1 Target | 20 Bidder | 17 Vendor

£ 428 M

Value

18 Jul 2021|United States|Digital Services
Five9
Zoom Video Communications

Target: FIVE9 INC

Bidder: ZOOM VIDEO COMMUNICATIONS INC

9 Service Providers

5 Target | 4 Bidder

88 Dealmakers

28 Target | 60 Bidder

£ 10.67 B

Value

05 Aug 2021|United States|Software
Cornerstone Ondemand
Clearlake Capital Group

Target: CORNERSTONE ONDEMAND

Bidder: CLEARLAKE CAPITAL GROUP LP

30 Service Providers

6 Target | 24 Bidder

104 Dealmakers

58 Target | 47 Bidder

£ 3.74 B

Value

22 Oct 2021|United States|Oil Equipment and Services
Fts International
Profrac Holding Corporation

Target: FTS INTERNATIONAL

Bidder: PROFRAC HOLDING CORPORATION

10 Service Providers

5 Target | 5 Bidder

45 Dealmakers

16 Target | 29 Bidder

£ 295 M

Value

10 Nov 2021|Denmark|Offshore Drilling and Other Services
Maersk Drilling
Noble Corp

Target: MAERSK DRILLING

Bidder: NOBLE CORP

13 Service Providers

5 Target | 8 Bidder

46 Dealmakers

16 Target | 30 Bidder

£ 2.51 B

Value

13 Dec 2021|United States|Digital Services
Infinite Assets
Aries I Acquisition

Target: INFINITE ASSETS

Bidder: ARIES I ACQUISITION

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder

23 Dealmakers

9 Target | 14 Bidder

£ 527 M

Value

21 Dec 2021|United States|Medical Supplies
Imex Veterinary
Vimian Group

Target: IMEX VETERINARY

Bidder: VIMIAN GROUP

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

7 Dealmakers

1 Target | 6 Bidder

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

04 Apr 2022|United States|Health Care Facilities
Vertical Vet
Vimian Group

Target: VERTICAL VET

Bidder: VIMIAN GROUP

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

4 Dealmakers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

n/a

Value

24 Jun 2022|United States|Software
ZENDESK
Hellman & Friedman

Target: ZENDESK

Bidder: HELLMAN & FRIEDMAN LLC

20 Service Providers

7 Target | 13 Bidder

164 Dealmakers

41 Target | 125 Bidder

£ 8.33 B

Value

12 Sep 2022|Germany|Pharmaceuticals
Pharmalex
Cencora (ex-amerisourcebergen Corporation)

Target: PHARMALEX GMBH

Bidder: CENCORA INC (EX-AMERISOURCEBERGEN CORPORATION)

11 Service Providers

4 Target | 6 Bidder | 1 Vendor

46 Dealmakers

16 Target | 29 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 1.11 B

Value

28 Sep 2022|United States|Property Services
Kw Property & Management Consulting
ODEVO

Target: KW PROPERTY & MANAGEMENT CONSULTING

Bidder: ODEVO

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

5 Dealmakers

2 Target | 4 Bidder

n/a

Value

04 Aug 2022|United States|Medical Supplies
New Generation Devices
Vimian Group

Target: NEW GENERATION DEVICES

Bidder: VIMIAN GROUP

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

6 Dealmakers

1 Target | 5 Bidder

n/a

Value

12 Dec 2022|United States|Software
Coupa Software
Thoma Bravo

Target: COUPA SOFTWARE

Bidder: THOMA BRAVO LLC

13 Service Providers

5 Target | 8 Bidder

74 Dealmakers

41 Target | 33 Bidder

£ 6.53 B

Value

12 Dec 2022|United States|Management Consulting
Spectrum Association Management
ODEVO

Target: SPECTRUM ASSOCIATION MANAGEMENT

Bidder: ODEVO

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

6 Dealmakers

2 Target | 4 Bidder

n/a

Value

01 Feb 2023|Sweden|Semiconductors
Epiluvac
Veeco Instruments

Target: EPILUVAC AB

Bidder: VEECO INSTRUMENTS INC

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

6 Dealmakers

1 Target | 5 Bidder

n/a

Value

31 Jul 2023|United States|Software
New Relic
Francisco Partners

Target: NEW RELIC INC

Bidder: FRANCISCO PARTNERS

24 Service Providers

6 Target | 18 Bidder

75 Dealmakers

47 Target | 28 Bidder

£ 5.06 B

Value

20 Jun 2023|United States|Property Services
William Douglas Management
ODEVO

Target: WILLIAM DOUGLAS MANAGEMENT

Bidder: ODEVO

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

5 Dealmakers

1 Target | 4 Bidder

n/a

Value

15 Nov 2023|United States|Pharmaceuticals
Propella Therapeutics
Astellas Pharma

Target: PROPELLA THERAPEUTICS

Bidder: ASTELLAS PHARMA INC

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

41 Dealmakers

35 Target | 6 Bidder

£ 137 M

Value

16 Jan 2024|United States|Software
ANSYS
Synopsys

Target: ANSYS

Bidder: SYNOPSYS INC

12 Service Providers

6 Target | 6 Bidder

107 Dealmakers

26 Target | 81 Bidder

£ 27.48 B

Value

24 Apr 2024|United States|Software
Hashicorp
Ibm Corporation

Target: HASHICORP INC

Bidder: IBM CORPORATION

12 Service Providers

5 Target | 7 Bidder

75 Dealmakers

50 Target | 25 Bidder

£ 5.16 B

Value

26 Apr 2024|United States|General Mining
U.s. Silica
Apollo Global Management

Target: U.S. SILICA

Bidder: APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC

11 Service Providers

5 Target | 6 Bidder

35 Dealmakers

15 Target | 20 Bidder

£ 1.50 B

Value

28 Aug 2024|Sweden|Real Estate Services
ODEVO
Cvc Capital Partners

Target: ODEVO

Bidder: CVC CAPITAL PARTNERS

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

18 Dealmakers

5 Target | 13 Bidder

n/a

Value

17 Oct 2024|United States|Software
Zuora
Gic Private

Target: ZUORA INC

Bidder: GIC PRIVATE LIMITED

18 Service Providers

8 Target | 10 Bidder

97 Dealmakers

44 Target | 53 Bidder

£ 1.30 B

Value

29 May 2025|United States|Software
Streamline Health Solutions
MDAUDIT

Target: STREAMLINE HEALTH SOLUTIONS

Bidder: MDAUDIT

6 Service Providers

4 Target | 2 Bidder

5 Dealmakers

3 Target | 2 Bidder

£ 27 M

Value

01 Oct 2025|United States|Electronic Components and Equipment
Veeco Instruments
Axcelis Technologies

Target: VEECO INSTRUMENTS INC

Bidder: AXCELIS TECHNOLOGIES

10 Service Providers

5 Target | 5 Bidder

56 Dealmakers

36 Target | 20 Bidder

£ 3.27 B

Value

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