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Steven C. HerzogPaul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison

Steven C. Herzog

Counsel at Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison

Lawyer

New York

Deal Bio

Total Deals106
Valued Deals61
Total Value£142.42B
Avg. Deal Size£2.33B

Market Context

Expertise (106)

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United States
Real Estate Holding and Development
AcquisitionPublicMajorityMerger
William Lyon Homes

target

William Lyon Homes

Taylor Morrison Home Corporation

bidder

Taylor Morrison Home Corporation

£1.86b

dealmakers

Australia
Security Services
Cross BorderAcquisitionMajorityPrivate
L3harris (airport Security And Automation Business)

target

L3harris (airport Security And Automation Business)

Leidos Holdings

bidder

Leidos Holdings

£760m

dealmakers

United StatesUnited States
Transportation Services
AcquisitionPrivate EquityPrivateMajorityDomestic
Red Rock Technology

target

Red Rock Technology

Palladium Equity Partners

bidder

Palladium Equity Partners

value n/a

dealmakers

United States
Health Care Services
PrivateAcquisitionMajorityPrivate Equity
Comprehensive Educational Services

target

Comprehensive Educational Services

General Atlantic

bidder

General Atlantic

value n/a

dealmakers

United States
Automobiles
PrivatePrivate EquityMajorityAcquisition
Am General

target

Am General

Kps Capital Partners

bidder

Kps Capital Partners

value n/a

dealmakers

United States
Electronic Components and Equipment
PublicMinorityAcquisitionDomestic
Adt

target

Adt

Google

bidder

Google

£1.96b

dealmakers

United States
Apparel Retailers
MajorityPrivateAcquisitionDomesticPrivate Equity
Brooks Brothers

target

Brooks Brothers

Sparc Group

bidder

Sparc Group

£249m

dealmakers

United States
Production Technology Equipment
AcquisitionDomesticMajorityPrivate EquityPrivateMergerReverse TakeoverReverse TakeoverDe-SPAC
Desktop Metal

target

Desktop Metal

Trine Acquisition Corp

bidder

Trine Acquisition Corp

£1.91b

dealmakers

United States
Recreational Services
AcquisitionMinorityPrivate EquityPrivate
Us Sports Camps

target

Us Sports Camps

Roark Capital Group

bidder

Roark Capital Group

value n/a

dealmakers

United States
Customer Relationship Management
Private EquityPublicDomesticAcquisitionMinority
Viad Corp

target

Viad Corp

Crestview Partners

bidder

Crestview Partners

£137m

dealmakers

United States
Auto Parts
PrivateMajorityAcquisitionDomesticPrivate Equity
Parts Authority

target

Parts Authority

Kohlberg & Company

bidder

Kohlberg & Company

value n/a

dealmakers

United States
IT Services: Other
AcquisitionMajorityPrivateMergerPrivate EquityDomesticDisposalReverse TakeoverDe-SPAC
Software Luxembourg Holding (skillsoft)

target

Software Luxembourg Holding (skillsoft)

Churchill Capital Corp Ii

bidder

Churchill Capital Corp Ii

£1.15b

dealmakers

United States
Apparel Retailers
PrivateCross BorderMajorityRestructuringPrivate EquityAcquisition
Jcpenney (retail Operations)

target

Jcpenney (retail Operations)

Brookfield Asset Management

bidder

Brookfield Asset Management

£1.33b

dealmakers

United States
Consumer Services: Other
MajorityPrivate EquityCross BorderPublicAcquisition
Collectors Universe

target

Collectors Universe

D1 Capital Partners

bidder

D1 Capital Partners

£640m

dealmakers

Canada
Software
Private EquityCross BorderMajorityAcquisitionPrivate
BENEVITY

target

BENEVITY

Hg Capital

bidder

Hg Capital

value n/a

dealmakers

United States
IT Services: Other
Private EquityMajorityDomesticPrivateAcquisition
ROCKETREACH

target

ROCKETREACH

Brighton Park Capital

bidder

Brighton Park Capital

£70m

dealmakers

United States
Asset Managers and Custodians
Private EquityDomesticMergerAcquisitionPrivateReverse TakeoverMajorityDe-SPAC
Blue Owl Capital

target

Blue Owl Capital

Dyal Capital Partners

bidder

Dyal Capital Partners

£9.33b

dealmakers

United States
Information / Data Services
Private EquityAcquisitionMinorityPrivateVenture CapitalDomestic
SPINS

target

SPINS

GEORGIAN

bidder

GEORGIAN

value n/a

dealmakers

Israel
Software
Cross BorderPrivateMinorityPrivate EquityAcquisitionVenture Capital
DRIVENETS

target

DRIVENETS

D1 Capital Partners

bidder

D1 Capital Partners

£151m

dealmakers

Germany
Customer Relationship Management
Private EquityMajorityCross BorderAcquisitionPrivate
ADJUST

target

ADJUST

APPLOVIN

bidder

APPLOVIN

£731m

dealmakers

United States
Food Products
DomesticPrivateAcquisitionMajorityMerger
Tops Markets

target

Tops Markets

Price Chopper

bidder

Price Chopper

value n/a

dealmakers

United States
Defense
AcquisitionPrivateMajorityPrivate EquityDomestic
Millennium Engineering And Integration Company

target

Millennium Engineering And Integration Company

Sagewind Capital

bidder

Sagewind Capital

value n/a

dealmakers

United States
Tires
DomesticAcquisitionPublicMajority
Cooper Tires

target

Cooper Tires

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company

bidder

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company

£1.76b

dealmakers

United States
Biotechnology
DomesticPublicAcquisitionMajority
Pra Health Sciences

target

Pra Health Sciences

Icon

bidder

Icon

£8.52b

dealmakers

Norway
Machinery: Industrial
PrivateCross BorderJoint VentureMajority
Baker Hughes & Akastor Jv

target

Baker Hughes & Akastor Jv

Akastor Asa

bidder

Akastor Asa

value n/a

dealmakers

United States
Rental Services: Consumer
MajorityDomesticRestructuringAcquisitionPublicPrivate Equity
Hertz Global Holdings

target

Hertz Global Holdings

Knighthead Capital Management

bidder

Knighthead Capital Management

£3.01b

dealmakers

United States
Aerospace
AcquisitionMajorityCross BorderPrivate
Ge Capital Aviation Services

target

Ge Capital Aviation Services

AERCAP

bidder

AERCAP

£21.63b

dealmakers

United States
Specialty Retailers
AcquisitionMajorityPrivateDomesticPrivate Equity
Conair Corporation

target

Conair Corporation

American Securities

bidder

American Securities

value n/a

dealmakers

United States
Containers and Packaging
PrivatePrivate EquityMajorityDomesticAcquisition
Rohrer Corporation

target

Rohrer Corporation

Wellspring Capital Management

bidder

Wellspring Capital Management

value n/a

dealmakers

United States
Security Services
Private EquityAcquisitionMajorityDomesticPrivate
SECURLY

target

SECURLY

Golden Gate Capital

bidder

Golden Gate Capital

value n/a

dealmakers

South KoreaSouth Korea
Semiconductors
AcquisitionPrivatisationPrivate EquityMajorityCross BorderPublic
Magnachip Semiconductor Corporation

target

Magnachip Semiconductor Corporation

Wise Road Capital

bidder

Wise Road Capital

£1.02b

dealmakers

United States
Biotechnology
PrivateDomesticMajorityAcquisitionPrivate Equity
Catalent (blow-fill-seal Sterile Cdmo Business)

target

Catalent (blow-fill-seal Sterile Cdmo Business)

Sk Capital Partners

bidder

Sk Capital Partners

value n/a

dealmakers

United States
Entertainment
DomesticPrivateAcquisitionMajority
PANTAYA

target

PANTAYA

Hemisphere Media Group

bidder

Hemisphere Media Group

£89m

dealmakers

United States
Software
MajorityAcquisitionDomesticPublic
Nuance Communications

target

Nuance Communications

Microsoft Corp

bidder

Microsoft Corp

£14.37b

dealmakers

United States
Cosmetics
Private EquityDomesticAcquisitionMinorityPrivate
VEGAMOUR

target

VEGAMOUR

General Atlantic

bidder

General Atlantic

£58m

dealmakers

United States
Telecommunications Equipment
AcquisitionMinorityPrivate EquityPrivateDomestic
METRONET

target

METRONET

Oak Hill Capital Partners

bidder

Oak Hill Capital Partners

value n/a

dealmakers

Georgia
Engineering Consulting
PrivatePrivate EquityCross BorderAcquisitionMinority
Sigma Defense Systems

target

Sigma Defense Systems

Sagewind Capital

bidder

Sagewind Capital

value n/a

dealmakers

United States
Engineering Consulting
DomesticMajorityAcquisitionPrivatePrivate Equity
Systems Engineering Group

target

Systems Engineering Group

QUANTITECH

bidder

QUANTITECH

value n/a

dealmakers

United States
Consumer Services: Other
PrivateReverse TakeoverAcquisitionDomesticDe-SPACMajorityMergerPrivate Equity
REDBOX

target

REDBOX

Lionsgate Entertainment Corp

bidder

Lionsgate Entertainment Corp

£452m

dealmakers

United States
Diversified Industrials
PrivateAcquisitionDomesticMajority
Lehigh Hanson (west Region Business)

target

Lehigh Hanson (west Region Business)

Martin Marietta

bidder

Martin Marietta

£1.62b

dealmakers

United States
E-commerce
PrivateCross BorderMajorityAcquisition
NUORDER

target

NUORDER

Lightspeed Pos

bidder

Lightspeed Pos

£150m

dealmakers

United States
Environmental Consulting
Cross BorderAcquisitionMajorityPrivate
American Zinc Recycling

target

American Zinc Recycling

Befesa

bidder

Befesa

£319m

dealmakers

BrazilUnited States
Food Products
Cross BorderPrivate EquityAcquisitionPrivateMajority
Tate & Lyle (primary Products Business)

target

Tate & Lyle (primary Products Business)

Kps Capital Partners

bidder

Kps Capital Partners

£611m

dealmakers

United Kingdom
Security Equipment
AcquisitionMajorityPrivateCross BorderPrivate Equity
Chubb Fire & Security

target

Chubb Fire & Security

Api Group

bidder

Api Group

£2.25b

dealmakers

United States
Entertainment
MajorityPrivate EquityDomesticPrivateAcquisition
PLAYNETWORK

target

PLAYNETWORK

Mood Media

bidder

Mood Media

value n/a

dealmakers

United States
Real Estate Services
AcquisitionPrivateMajorityDomesticPrivate Equity
Istar (net Lease Business)

target

Istar (net Lease Business)

The Carlyle Group

bidder

The Carlyle Group

£2.22b

dealmakers

United States
Building Materials: Other
MajorityAcquisitionPrivate EquityDomesticPrivate
Oldcastle Buildingenvelope

target

Oldcastle Buildingenvelope

Kps Capital Partners

bidder

Kps Capital Partners

£2.83b

dealmakers

United States
Software
DomesticPrivateAcquisitionMajorityPrivate EquityMerger
EDGECAST

target

EDGECAST

Limelight Networks

bidder

Limelight Networks

£226m

dealmakers

United States
Media Agencies
DomesticMajorityPublicPrivatisationAcquisitionPrivate Equity
Hemisphere Media Group

target

Hemisphere Media Group

Searchlight Capital Partners

bidder

Searchlight Capital Partners

£116m

dealmakers

United States
Biotechnology
DomesticMajorityPublicAcquisition
Logicbio Therapeutics

target

Logicbio Therapeutics

Alexion Pharmaceuticals

bidder

Alexion Pharmaceuticals

£60m

dealmakers

United States
Entertainment
Private EquityMinorityAcquisitionPrivateCross Border
Skydance Media

target

Skydance Media

Tencent Holdings

bidder

Tencent Holdings

£357m

dealmakers

United States
Media Agencies
AcquisitionPrivateCross BorderMinorityPrivate Equity
Primary Wave Music

target

Primary Wave Music

Brookfield Asset Management

bidder

Brookfield Asset Management

£1.76b

dealmakers

United States
Private Equity
AcquisitionPrivateMajorityDomesticPrivate Equity
Iron Park Capital

target

Iron Park Capital

General Atlantic

bidder

General Atlantic

value n/a

dealmakers

United Kingdom
Electronic Equipment: Control and Filter
AcquisitionPrivate EquityMajorityPrivateCross Border
HOWDEN

target

HOWDEN

Chart Industries

bidder

Chart Industries

£3.82b

dealmakers

United States
Clothing and Accessories
AcquisitionDomesticMajorityPrivate
Tom Ford

target

Tom Ford

Estee Lauder Companies

bidder

Estee Lauder Companies

£2.38b

dealmakers

United States
Software
DomesticAcquisitionMajorityPrivate EquityPrivate
Eduspire Solutions

target

Eduspire Solutions

SECURLY

bidder

SECURLY

value n/a

dealmakers

Brazil
Software
MajorityPublicPrivatisationAcquisitionCross BorderPrivate Equity
Arco Platform

target

Arco Platform

General Atlantic

bidder

General Atlantic

£1.18b

dealmakers

United States
Asset Managers and Custodians
PrivateMinorityAcquisitionPrivate EquityDomestic
Parallel Advisors

target

Parallel Advisors

Golden Gate Capital

bidder

Golden Gate Capital

value n/a

dealmakers

United States
Biotechnology
Cross BorderPublicAcquisitionMajority
Albireo Pharma

target

Albireo Pharma

IPSEN

bidder

IPSEN

£786m

dealmakers

United States
Insurance Brokers
AcquisitionPrivateMajorityCross Border
Ambridge Group

target

Ambridge Group

Fairfax Financial Holdings

bidder

Fairfax Financial Holdings

£330m

dealmakers

United States
Cosmetics
Private EquityMajorityAcquisitionPrivateDomestic
Mielle Organics

target

Mielle Organics

Procter & Gamble Company

bidder

Procter & Gamble Company

value n/a

dealmakers

Canada
Software
AcquisitionPrivatePrivate EquityCross BorderMinorityVenture Capital
JOBBER

target

JOBBER

General Atlantic

bidder

General Atlantic

£83m

dealmakers

United States
Software
DomesticAcquisitionMinorityPrivate EquityPrivate
GREENSLATE

target

GREENSLATE

Francisco Partners

bidder

Francisco Partners

value n/a

dealmakers

United States
Management Consulting
PrivatePrivate EquityAcquisitionDomesticMajority
Nathan Associates

target

Nathan Associates

The Cadmus Group

bidder

The Cadmus Group

value n/a

dealmakers

United States
Software
MajorityAcquisitionPrivateDomestic
NS1

target

NS1

Ibm Corporation

bidder

Ibm Corporation

value n/a

dealmakers

United States
Trucking
Private EquityAcquisitionCross BorderMajorityPrivate
Lazer Logistics

target

Lazer Logistics

Eqt Infrastructure

bidder

Eqt Infrastructure

value n/a

dealmakers

United States
Business Process Outsourcing
AcquisitionDomesticPrivatePrivate EquityMinority
United Digestive

target

United Digestive

Kohlberg & Company

bidder

Kohlberg & Company

value n/a

dealmakers

United States
Entertainment
MajorityDomesticAcquisitionMergerPublic
World Wrestling Entertainment

target

World Wrestling Entertainment

ENDEAVOR

bidder

ENDEAVOR

£7.54b

dealmakers

United States
Health Care Services
MajorityAcquisitionDomesticPrivate EquityPrivate
ONEONCOLOGY

target

ONEONCOLOGY

Amerisourcebergen Corporation

bidder

Amerisourcebergen Corporation

£1.69b

dealmakers

United States
Recreational Services
DomesticPrivatePrivate EquityAcquisitionMajority
[SOLIDCORE]

target

[SOLIDCORE]

Kohlberg & Company

bidder

Kohlberg & Company

value n/a

dealmakers

Germany
Facilities Technology
PrivateMajorityAcquisitionCross Border
Viessmann Climate Solutions

target

Viessmann Climate Solutions

Carrier Global Corp

bidder

Carrier Global Corp

£10.61b

dealmakers

United States
Hedge Funds
Private EquityMajorityPrivateAcquisitionDomestic
Angelo Gordon

target

Angelo Gordon

Tpg Capital

bidder

Tpg Capital

£2.17b

dealmakers

United States
Data Centers and Hosting
MajorityAcquisitionPrivate EquityCross BorderPrivate
SERVERFARM

target

SERVERFARM

Manulife Investment Management

bidder

Manulife Investment Management

value n/a

dealmakers

United States
Health Care Services
MajorityPublicAcquisitionDomestic
Amedisys

target

Amedisys

Optum

bidder

Optum

£2.66b

dealmakers

United States
Biotechnology
AcquisitionDomesticPublicTender OfferMajority
Pardes Biosciences

target

Pardes Biosciences

Medipacific

bidder

Medipacific

£95m

dealmakers

United States
Test Inspection and Certification (TIC)
AcquisitionDomesticPrivateMajorityPrivate Equity
Worldwide Clinical Trials

target

Worldwide Clinical Trials

Kohlberg & Company

bidder

Kohlberg & Company

value n/a

dealmakers

United States
Data Centers and Hosting
AcquisitionDomesticMajorityPrivatePrivate Equity
The Weather Company (certain Assets)

target

The Weather Company (certain Assets)

Francisco Partners

bidder

Francisco Partners

value n/a

dealmakers

United States
Recreational Services
Cross BorderAcquisitionMinorityPrivatePrivate EquityVenture Capital
Virgin Voyages

target

Virgin Voyages

Ares Management

bidder

Ares Management

£440m

dealmakers

United States
Paper
AcquisitionCross BorderMajorityMergerPublic
Westrock Company

target

Westrock Company

Smurfit Kappa

bidder

Smurfit Kappa

£8.95b

dealmakers

United States
Apparel Retailers
PrivatisationAcquisitionDomesticMajorityPublicPrivate Equity
Chico's Fas

target

Chico's Fas

Sycamore Partners

bidder

Sycamore Partners

£823m

dealmakers

United States
Cement
AcquisitionMajorityPrivateDomestic
Kansas Asphalt

target

Kansas Asphalt

Pave America

bidder

Pave America

value n/a

dealmakers

United States
Venture Capital
Private EquityPrivateVenture CapitalDomesticMinorityAcquisition
Catalio Capital Management

target

Catalio Capital Management

Kkr & Co

bidder

Kkr & Co

value n/a

dealmakers

United States
Aluminium
AcquisitionCross BorderPrivatePrivate EquityMajority
Extruded Aluminum Corporation

target

Extruded Aluminum Corporation

Kps Capital Partners

bidder

Kps Capital Partners

value n/a

dealmakers

United States
IT Services: Other
DomesticAcquisitionPrivateMajority
Cyxtera Technologies

target

Cyxtera Technologies

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners

bidder

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners

£637m

dealmakers

United States
Online and Social Platforms
MajorityPrivateAcquisitionDomestic
COINDESK

target

COINDESK

BULLISH

bidder

BULLISH

value n/a

dealmakers

United States
Business Process Outsourcing
AcquisitionPrivate EquityDomesticMajorityPublic
HIRERIGHT

target

HIRERIGHT

General Atlantic

bidder

General Atlantic

£1.31b

dealmakers

United States
Digital Services
AcquisitionDomesticMajorityPrivatePrivate Equity
Two Bitcoin Mining Sites

target

Two Bitcoin Mining Sites

Marathon Digital

bidder

Marathon Digital

£140m

dealmakers

Netherlands
Textile Products
Cross BorderAcquisitionMajorityPrivatePrivate Equity
Tencate Grass

target

Tencate Grass

Leonard Green & Partners

bidder

Leonard Green & Partners

value n/a

dealmakers

United States
Property Services
AcquisitionPrivate EquityDomesticMinorityPrivate
Virginia Green

target

Virginia Green

Gil Grattan

bidder

Gil Grattan

value n/a

dealmakers

United Kingdom
Private Equity
AcquisitionCross BorderMajorityPrivatePrivate Equity
Actis

target

Actis

General Atlantic

bidder

General Atlantic

value n/a

dealmakers

United States
Restaurants and Bars
AcquisitionCross BorderMajorityPublic
Carrols Restaurant Group

target

Carrols Restaurant Group

Restaurant Brands International

bidder

Restaurant Brands International

£785m

dealmakers

United States
Outsourced HR and Staffing
DomesticPrivatePrivate EquityMinorityAcquisition
G&a Partners

target

G&a Partners

Tpg Capital

bidder

Tpg Capital

value n/a

dealmakers

United States
Metal Fabricating
AcquisitionCross BorderMajorityPublic
Haynes International

target

Haynes International

Acerinox

bidder

Acerinox

£767m

dealmakers

United States
Pharmaceuticals
MajorityPrivatisationPublicAcquisitionDomesticPrivate Equity
Ngm Bio

target

Ngm Bio

The Column Group

bidder

The Column Group

£78m

dealmakers

United States
Diversified Industrials
AcquisitionDomesticMajorityPublicPrivate Equity
Carrier (industrial Fire Business)

target

Carrier (industrial Fire Business)

Sentinel Capital Partners

bidder

Sentinel Capital Partners

£1.12b

dealmakers

United States
Metal Fabricating
Cross BorderAcquisitionPrivatePrivate EquityMajority
IKG

target

IKG

Meiser International

bidder

Meiser International

value n/a

dealmakers

United States
Renewable Energy Equipment
DemergerMajorityPublicSpin OffDomestic
Ge Vernova

target

Ge Vernova

Institutional Investors

bidder

Institutional Investors

value n/a

dealmakers

United StatesUnited States
Software
AcquisitionMinorityPrivatePrivate EquityDomestic
HIGHLEVEL

target

HIGHLEVEL

General Atlantic

bidder

General Atlantic

value n/a

dealmakers

United States
Software
DomesticMajorityPublicAcquisition
Hashicorp

target

Hashicorp

Ibm Corporation

bidder

Ibm Corporation

£5.16b

dealmakers

United States
Aerospace
AcquisitionMajorityPrivateDomesticPrivate Equity
Electronic Warfare Associates

target

Electronic Warfare Associates

Sigma Defense Systems

bidder

Sigma Defense Systems

value n/a

dealmakers

United States
Venture Capital
AcquisitionMajorityPrivatePrivate EquityDomestic
Svb Capital

target

Svb Capital

Pinegrove Capital Partners

bidder

Pinegrove Capital Partners

value n/a

dealmakers

United States
Financial Data and Systems
AcquisitionPrivatePrivate EquityMajorityDomestic
Castlelake (fee-related Earnings)

target

Castlelake (fee-related Earnings)

Brookfield Asset Management

bidder

Brookfield Asset Management

£1.20b

dealmakers

United States
Biotechnology
AcquisitionMajorityPrivateCross Border
Elsie Biotechnologies

target

Elsie Biotechnologies

Glaxosmithkline

bidder

Glaxosmithkline

£39m

dealmakers

United States
Freight Forwarding
DisposalMajorityAcquisitionPrivateDomestic
Coyote Logistics

target

Coyote Logistics

Rxo

bidder

Rxo

£810m

dealmakers

Switzerland
Containers and Packaging
Private EquityCross BorderPrivateAcquisitionMajority
EVIOSYS

target

EVIOSYS

Sonoco Products Company

bidder

Sonoco Products Company

£3.08b

dealmakers

United States
Electronic Equipment: Other
Private EquityPrivateMajorityDomesticAcquisition
Touch International

target

Touch International

Ais Global

bidder

Ais Global

value n/a

dealmakers

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