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Steven Cantor

Partner at Kirkland & Ellis

Lawyer

Washington, D.C.

Deal Bio

Total Deals19

Valued Deals10

Total Value£ 23.42 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 2.34 B

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03 Jun 2019|United States|Private Equity

Target: MSOUTH EQUITY PARTNERS

Bidder: BONACCORD CAPITAL PARTNERS

5 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder

20 Dealmakers

12 Target | 8 Bidder

n/a

Value

19 Oct 2020|United Kingdom|Data Centers and Hosting

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

21 Dec 2020|United States|Software

Target: REALPAGE INC

Bidder: THOMA BRAVO LLC

10 Service Providers

5 Target | 5 Bidder

64 Dealmakers

16 Target | 48 Bidder

£ 7.54 B

Value

26 Apr 2022|Switzerland|Software

Target: SONARSOURCE

Bidder: ADVENT INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

10 Service Providers

2 Target | 8 Bidder

35 Dealmakers

2 Target | 33 Bidder

£ 323 M

Value

14 Jun 2022|Canada|Diversified Financials

Target: THE HARBOURFRONT GROUP OF COMPANIES

Bidder: AUDAX PRIVATE EQUITY

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder

32 Dealmakers

18 Target | 14 Bidder

£ 266 M

Value

12 Jul 2022|United States|Defense

Target: ELECTRO ENTERPRISES

Bidder: AUDAX GROUP LP

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

14 Dealmakers

1 Target | 13 Bidder

n/a

Value

02 Jun 2022|Canada|Machinery: Industrial

Target: THERMOGENICS

Bidder: AUDAX PRIVATE EQUITY

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder

23 Dealmakers

9 Target | 14 Bidder

n/a

Value

08 Mar 2023|United States|Nondurable Household Products

Target: DIVERSEY HOLDINGS LTD

Bidder: SOLENIS (FORMERLY ASHLAND WATER TECHNOLOGIES)

21 Service Providers

8 Target | 12 Bidder | 1 Vendor

77 Dealmakers

37 Target | 39 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 3.85 B

Value

24 Nov 2023|Iceland|Fruit and Grain Processing

Target: MAREL

Bidder: JBT CORPORATION

13 Service Providers

6 Target | 7 Bidder

55 Dealmakers

12 Target | 43 Bidder

£ 2.96 B

Value

14 Dec 2023|United States|Digital Services

Target: BLUEMATRIX

Bidder: THOMA BRAVO LLC

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder

29 Dealmakers

5 Target | 24 Bidder

n/a

Value

16 Jan 2024|United States|IT Services: Other

Target: ACCERTIFY

Bidder: ACCEL-KKR

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

52 Dealmakers

1 Target | 11 Bidder | 40 Vendor

n/a

Value

22 Dec 2023|Luxembourg|Debt Funds

Target: AFE S.A.

Bidder: ARROW GLOBAL GROUP PLC

6 Service Providers

4 Target | 2 Bidder

37 Dealmakers

16 Target | 21 Bidder

n/a

Value

20 May 2024|United States|Software

Target: VENAFI

Bidder: CYBERARK

10 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder | 5 Vendor

32 Dealmakers

2 Target | 8 Bidder | 22 Vendor

£ 1.21 B

Value

23 Jul 2024|United States|Medical Equipment

Target: ROTECH HEALTHCARE

Bidder: OWENS & MINOR INC

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder

53 Dealmakers

14 Target | 39 Bidder

£ 1.02 B

Value

16 Aug 2024|Canada|Media Agencies

Target: TRADER CORPORATION

Bidder: AUTOSCOUT24

17 Service Providers

8 Target | 8 Bidder | 1 Vendor

57 Dealmakers

16 Target | 40 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

28 Oct 2024|Canada|Security Services

Target: GARDAWORLD SECURITY CORPORATION

Bidder: STEPHAN CRÉTIER

17 Service Providers

6 Target | 4 Bidder | 7 Vendor

135 Dealmakers

52 Target | 58 Bidder | 25 Vendor

£ 5.25 B

Value

27 Jan 2025|United States|Software

Target: OPEXUS

Bidder: GEMSPRING CAPITAL

14 Service Providers

7 Target | 7 Bidder

72 Dealmakers

40 Target | 32 Bidder

n/a

Value

06 May 2025|United States|Private Equity

Target: PEPPERTREE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT

Bidder: TPG CAPITAL LP

12 Service Providers

4 Target | 7 Bidder | 1 Vendor

78 Dealmakers

18 Target | 53 Bidder | 8 Vendor

£ 719 M

Value

07 Oct 2025|United States|Medical Supplies

Target: OWENS & MINOR (PRODUCTS & HEALTHCARE SERVICES BUSINESS - P&HS)

Bidder: PLATINUM EQUITY LLC

10 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 5 Vendor

50 Dealmakers

24 Bidder | 26 Vendor

£ 278 M

Value