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Tessa Bernhardt

Partner at Latham & Watkins

Lawyer

San Francisco

Deal Bio

Total Deals24

Valued Deals18

Total Value£ 37.29 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 2.07 B

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22 Aug 2019|United States|Software

Target: CARBON BLACK

Bidder: VMWARE INC

10 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

37 Dealmakers

15 Target | 20 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 1.72 B

Value

22 Aug 2019|United States|Software

Target: PIVOTAL SOFTWARE INC

Bidder: VMWARE INC

13 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder | 4 Vendor

84 Dealmakers

26 Target | 35 Bidder | 23 Vendor

£ 2.21 B

Value

05 Oct 2020|United States|Biotechnology

Target: READCOOR

Bidder: 10X GENOMICS

7 Service Providers

4 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

36 Dealmakers

15 Target | 20 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 270 M

Value

10 Dec 2020|United Kingdom|Digital Services

Target: PIXIE LABS INC

Bidder: NEW RELIC INC

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

15 Dealmakers

1 Target | 14 Bidder

n/a

Value

25 Jan 2021|Israel|E-commerce

Target: TABOOLA INC

Bidder: ION ACQUISITION CORP. 1

19 Service Providers

7 Target | 12 Bidder

67 Dealmakers

26 Target | 42 Bidder

£ 1.90 B

Value

15 Mar 2021|United States|Insurance Brokers

Target: TITLE365

Bidder: BLEND LABS INC

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

49 Dealmakers

2 Target | 30 Bidder | 17 Vendor

£ 358 M

Value

17 May 2021|United States|Software

Target: BRIGHT MACHINES

Bidder: HUDSON BAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP

12 Service Providers

4 Target | 8 Bidder

26 Dealmakers

17 Target | 9 Bidder

£ 779 M

Value

01 Jun 2021|United States|Software

Target: CLOUDERA INC

Bidder: KKR & CO

21 Service Providers

4 Target | 17 Bidder

47 Dealmakers

24 Target | 23 Bidder

£ 3.73 B

Value

14 Jun 2021|United States|E-commerce

Target: BOXED INC

Bidder: ONEX CREDIT

16 Service Providers

6 Target | 10 Bidder

62 Dealmakers

27 Target | 35 Bidder

£ 629 M

Value

07 Feb 2022|United States|Airlines

Target: SPIRIT AIRLINES

Bidder: JETBLUE AIRWAYS

24 Service Providers

9 Target | 8 Bidder

128 Dealmakers

52 Target | 36 Bidder

£ 6.29 B

Value

26 Apr 2023|United States|Electrical Components

Target: TSI SEMICONDUCTORS

Bidder: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

23 Dealmakers

1 Target | 22 Bidder

n/a

Value

31 Jul 2023|United States|Software

Target: NEW RELIC INC

Bidder: FRANCISCO PARTNERS

24 Service Providers

6 Target | 18 Bidder

75 Dealmakers

47 Target | 28 Bidder

£ 5.06 B

Value

07 Aug 2023|United States|Health Care Services

Target: PIONYR IMMUNOTHERAPEUTICS INC

Bidder: IKENA ONCOLOGY

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

25 Dealmakers

22 Target | 3 Bidder

n/a

Value

20 Jul 2023|United States|Semiconductors

Target: RAMBUS

Bidder: CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

31 Dealmakers

4 Target | 27 Bidder

n/a

Value

17 Jan 2024|United States|Entertainment

Target: DIAMOND SPORTS GROUP

Bidder: AMAZON.COM INC

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

11 Dealmakers

5 Target | 6 Bidder

n/a

Value

28 Mar 2024|United States|IT Services: Other

Target: DOMA

Bidder: TITLE RESOURCES GROUP

8 Service Providers

5 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

37 Dealmakers

28 Target | 6 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 66 M

Value

04 Jul 2024|United States|Apparel Retailers

Target: NEIMAN MARCUS GROUP

Bidder: HUDSONS BAY COMPANY

29 Service Providers

6 Target | 20 Bidder | 3 Vendor

63 Dealmakers

23 Target | 36 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 2.08 B

Value

15 Jul 2024|United States|Semiconductors

Target: SMART GLOBAL HOLDINGS INC

Bidder: SK TELECOM CO

6 Service Providers

4 Target | 2 Bidder

13 Dealmakers

12 Target | 1 Bidder

£ 153 M

Value

19 Nov 2024|United States|Defense

Target: BLUEHALO

Bidder: AEROVIRONMENT INC

10 Service Providers

5 Target | 5 Bidder

85 Dealmakers

36 Target | 50 Bidder

£ 3.24 B

Value

08 Jul 2025|United States|Biotechnology

Target: CARGO THERAPEUTICS

Bidder: CONCENTRA BIOSCIENCES

7 Service Providers

5 Target | 2 Bidder

27 Dealmakers

25 Target | 2 Bidder

£ 159 M

Value

04 Sep 2025|Sweden|Software

Target: HEXAGON (DESIGN & ENGINEERING BUSINESS)

Bidder: CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC

7 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

59 Dealmakers

52 Bidder | 7 Vendor

£ 2.35 B

Value

14 Oct 2025|United States|Building Materials: Other

Target: RAYONIER

Bidder: POTLATCHDELTIC CORPORATION

9 Service Providers

5 Target | 4 Bidder

57 Dealmakers

17 Target | 40 Bidder

£ 6.15 B

Value

04 Jul 2024|United States|Specialty Retailers

Target: SAKS GLOBAL

Bidder: AMAZON.COM INC

2 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder

5 Dealmakers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

n/a

Value

24 Nov 2025|United Kingdom|FinTech

Target: BAANX

Bidder: EXODUS MOVEMENT INC

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder

20 Dealmakers

4 Target | 16 Bidder

£ 133 M

Value