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Stephen Gillespie

Partner at WilmerHale

Lawyer

San Francisco

Deal Bio

Total Deals29

Valued Deals11

Total Value£ 27.64 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 2.51 B

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04 Jun 2018|United States|Software

Target: GITHUB

Bidder: MICROSOFT CORP

9 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

68 Dealmakers

29 Target | 35 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 5.93 B

Value

02 Aug 2018|United States|Digital Services

Target: DUO SECURITY INC

Bidder: CISCO SYSTEMS INC

17 Service Providers

4 Target | 7 Bidder | 6 Vendor

49 Dealmakers

17 Target | 27 Bidder | 6 Vendor

£ 1.79 B

Value

09 Jul 2019|United States|Telecommunications Equipment

Target: ACACIA COMMUNICATIONS

Bidder: CISCO SYSTEMS INC

10 Service Providers

5 Target | 5 Bidder

70 Dealmakers

40 Target | 30 Bidder

£ 3.31 B

Value

08 Aug 2019|United States|Software

Target: SYMANTEC (ENTERPRISE SECURITY UNIT)

Bidder: BROADCOM INC

19 Service Providers

15 Bidder | 4 Vendor

71 Dealmakers

32 Bidder | 39 Vendor

£ 8.81 B

Value

01 Nov 2019|United States|Consumer Electronics

Target: FITBIT INC

Bidder: GOOGLE LLC

8 Service Providers

5 Target | 3 Bidder

75 Dealmakers

33 Target | 42 Bidder

£ 1.62 B

Value

13 Jan 2020|United States|IT Services: Other

Target: ID ANALYTICS

Bidder: LEXISNEXIS RISK SOLUTIONS

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

31 Dealmakers

1 Target | 12 Bidder | 18 Vendor

£ 288 M

Value

19 Feb 2020|United States|Semiconductors

Target: ADESTO TECHNOLOGIES CORP

Bidder: DIALOG SEMICONDUCTOR PLC

10 Service Providers

6 Target | 4 Bidder

39 Dealmakers

27 Target | 12 Bidder

£ 385 M

Value

06 Apr 2020|United States|Telecommunications Equipment

Target: FLUIDMESH NETWORK

Bidder: CISCO SYSTEMS INC

9 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

35 Dealmakers

1 Target | 32 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

08 Feb 2021|United States|Entertainment

Target: GLU MOBILE

Bidder: ELECTRONIC ARTS INC

13 Service Providers

10 Target | 3 Bidder

62 Dealmakers

44 Target | 18 Bidder

£ 1.53 B

Value

12 May 2021|United States|Software

Target: SOCIO LABS

Bidder: CISCO SYSTEMS INC

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

20 Dealmakers

1 Target | 19 Bidder

n/a

Value

14 May 2021|United States|Software

Target: KENNA SECURITY INC

Bidder: CISCO SYSTEMS INC

5 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder

23 Dealmakers

1 Target | 21 Bidder

n/a

Value

02 Jun 2021|United Kingdom|E-commerce

Target: DEPOP LTD

Bidder: ETSY

16 Service Providers

3 Target | 6 Bidder | 7 Vendor

75 Dealmakers

16 Target | 48 Bidder | 12 Vendor

£ 1.15 B

Value

07 Dec 2020|Slovakia|IT Services: Other

Target: SLIDO

Bidder: CISCO SYSTEMS INC

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

21 Dealmakers

1 Target | 19 Bidder

n/a

Value

11 May 2021|Israel|Software

Target: SEDONA SYSTEMS

Bidder: CISCO SYSTEMS INC

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

15 Dealmakers

1 Target | 14 Bidder

n/a

Value

19 Jul 2021|United States|Software

Target: INVOICE2GO

Bidder: BILL.COM

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

46 Dealmakers

2 Target | 43 Bidder

£ 453 M

Value

10 Jun 2021|United States|Online and Social Platforms

Target: INVOLVIO

Bidder: CISCO SYSTEMS INC

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

14 Dealmakers

1 Target | 13 Bidder

n/a

Value

14 Sep 2021|United Kingdom|Mobile

Target: OPENSIGNAL

Bidder: SILVERSMITH CAPITAL PARTNERS

4 Service Providers

3 Target | 1 Bidder

19 Dealmakers

18 Target | 1 Bidder

n/a

Value

18 Aug 2021|United States|Gaming

Target: DEMIURGE STUDIOS

Bidder: SABER INTERACTIVE

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

18 Dealmakers

16 Target | 2 Bidder

n/a

Value

30 Aug 2021|United States|Software

Target: EPSAGON

Bidder: CISCO SYSTEMS INC

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

16 Dealmakers

1 Target | 15 Bidder

n/a

Value

27 Sep 2021|United States|Entertainment

Target: IMGUR

Bidder: MEDIALAB

3 Service Providers

2 Target | 1 Bidder

15 Dealmakers

14 Target | 1 Bidder

n/a

Value

25 Oct 2021|Germany|Software

Target: REPLEX GMBH

Bidder: CISCO SYSTEMS INC

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

15 Dealmakers

1 Target | 14 Bidder

n/a

Value

23 Dec 2021|United States|IT Services: Other

Target: FORTRESSIQ

Bidder: AUTOMATION ANYWHERE

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

17 Dealmakers

14 Target | 3 Bidder

n/a

Value

01 Mar 2022|United States|Software

Target: BBOT

Bidder: DOORDASH

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

19 Dealmakers

1 Target | 18 Bidder

n/a

Value

18 Jan 2022|United States|Software

Target: OPSANI

Bidder: CISCO SYSTEMS INC

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

21 Dealmakers

1 Target | 20 Bidder

n/a

Value

26 Oct 2021|United States|Online and Social Platforms

Target: BAMSEC

Bidder: TEGUS

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

13 Dealmakers

1 Target | 12 Bidder

n/a

Value

17 May 2022|United States|Software

Target: ENCODING.COM

Bidder: GENSTAR CAPITAL LLC

5 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder

20 Dealmakers

18 Target | 2 Bidder

n/a

Value

20 Jun 2022|United States|Food Products

Target: CLIF BAR & COMPANY

Bidder: MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL INC

5 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder

29 Dealmakers

26 Target | 3 Bidder

£ 2.37 B

Value

02 Dec 2021|United States|Education Services

Target: LITTLE PASSPORTS

Bidder: BEGIN

3 Service Providers

2 Target | 1 Bidder

16 Dealmakers

15 Target | 1 Bidder

n/a

Value

06 May 2024|United States|Aerospace

Target: DEDRONE

Bidder: AXON ENTERPRISE INC

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

29 Dealmakers

22 Target | 7 Bidder

n/a

Value