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Thomas J. DoblemanKirkland & Ellis

Thomas J. Dobleman

Partner at Kirkland & Ellis

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Deal Bio

Total Deals22
Valued Deals17
Total Value£ 49.38 B
Avg. Deal Size£ 2.90 B

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08 Jan 2020|United States|Auto Technology
Lytx
Permira Advisers

Target: LYTX INC

Bidder: PERMIRA ADVISERS LLP

13 Service Providers

3 Target | 7 Bidder | 3 Vendor

76 Dealmakers

29 Target | 41 Bidder | 6 Vendor

n/a

Value

28 Oct 2020|United States|Mobile
Consumer Cellular
Gtcr

Target: CONSUMER CELLULAR INC

Bidder: GTCR LLC

9 Service Providers

3 Target | 6 Bidder

33 Dealmakers

2 Target | 31 Bidder

£ 1.55 B

Value

14 Jun 2021|Switzerland|Specialty Chemicals
Clariant (pigments Business)
Sk Capital Partners

Target: CLARIANT AG (PIGMENTS BUSINESS)

Bidder: SK CAPITAL PARTNERS

21 Service Providers

16 Bidder | 5 Vendor

94 Dealmakers

62 Bidder | 32 Vendor

£ 674 M

Value

10 Aug 2021|United States|Software
NORTONLIFELOCK
Avast Software Sro

Target: NORTONLIFELOCK

Bidder: AVAST SOFTWARE SRO

17 Service Providers

10 Target | 7 Bidder

111 Dealmakers

63 Target | 48 Bidder

£ 6.21 B

Value

10 Jan 2022|United States|Medical Equipment
Apria
Owens & Minor

Target: APRIA INC

Bidder: OWENS & MINOR INC

12 Service Providers

6 Target | 6 Bidder

47 Dealmakers

27 Target | 20 Bidder

£ 1.07 B

Value

02 Jun 2022|United States|Information / Data Services
Standard Media Index
Gtcr

Target: STANDARD MEDIA INDEX

Bidder: GTCR LLC

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder

35 Dealmakers

5 Target | 30 Bidder

n/a

Value

21 Jun 2022|United States|Health Care Services
Aspirion Health Resources
Linden Capital Partners

Target: ASPIRION HEALTH RESOURCES

Bidder: LINDEN CAPITAL PARTNERS

12 Service Providers

1 Target | 7 Bidder | 4 Vendor

48 Dealmakers

1 Target | 35 Bidder | 12 Vendor

n/a

Value

15 Sep 2022|United States|Mortgage REITs: Diversified
Store Capital Corporation
Oak Street Real Estate Capital

Target: STORE CAPITAL CORPORATION

Bidder: OAK STREET REAL ESTATE CAPITAL

15 Service Providers

7 Target | 8 Bidder

38 Dealmakers

13 Target | 25 Bidder

£ 9.87 B

Value

28 Sep 2022|Canada|Pharmaceuticals
Apotex
Sk Capital Partners

Target: APOTEX INC

Bidder: SK CAPITAL PARTNERS

15 Service Providers

3 Target | 12 Bidder

46 Dealmakers

2 Target | 44 Bidder

n/a

Value

09 Jan 2023|United States|Payments / Commerce
PAYA
Nuvei Corporation

Target: PAYA

Bidder: NUVEI CORPORATION

16 Service Providers

6 Target | 9 Bidder | 1 Vendor

50 Dealmakers

30 Target | 17 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 1.07 B

Value

22 May 2023|United States|Private Equity
Fortress Investment Group
Mubadala Investment Company

Target: FORTRESS INVESTMENT GROUP

Bidder: MUBADALA INVESTMENT COMPANY

13 Service Providers

4 Target | 6 Bidder | 3 Vendor

75 Dealmakers

18 Target | 51 Bidder | 6 Vendor

£ 2.41 B

Value

06 Jul 2023|United States|Transaction Processing
Worldpay
Gtcr

Target: WORLDPAY INC

Bidder: GTCR LLC

29 Service Providers

2 Target | 20 Bidder | 7 Vendor

151 Dealmakers

5 Target | 40 Bidder | 106 Vendor

£ 9.21 B

Value

08 Aug 2023|United States|Security Services
Adt (commercial Business)
Gtcr

Target: ADT (COMMERCIAL BUSINESS)

Bidder: GTCR LLC

8 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

77 Dealmakers

64 Bidder | 13 Vendor

£ 1.25 B

Value

16 Nov 2023|United States|Health Care Services
Cloudbreak Health
Gtcr

Target: CLOUDBREAK HEALTH LLC

Bidder: GTCR LLC

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 1 Vendor

30 Dealmakers

1 Target | 28 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 144 M

Value

16 Feb 2024|United States|Clothing and Accessories
Rag & Bone
Guess?

Target: RAG & BONE

Bidder: GUESS? INC

12 Service Providers

4 Target | 8 Bidder

24 Dealmakers

1 Target | 23 Bidder

n/a

Value

25 Apr 2024|United States|FinTech
Assetmark Financial Holdings
Gtcr

Target: ASSETMARK FINANCIAL HOLDINGS INC

Bidder: GTCR LLC

15 Service Providers

5 Target | 9 Bidder | 1 Vendor

55 Dealmakers

21 Target | 33 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 2.17 B

Value

09 Jul 2024|Canada|Software
Altus Group (property Tax Business)
Ryan

Target: ALTUS GROUP (PROPERTY TAX BUSINESS)

Bidder: RYAN LLC

10 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 5 Vendor

54 Dealmakers

14 Bidder | 40 Vendor

£ 400 M

Value

23 Jul 2024|United States|Medical Equipment
Rotech Healthcare
Owens & Minor

Target: ROTECH HEALTHCARE

Bidder: OWENS & MINOR INC

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder

53 Dealmakers

14 Target | 39 Bidder

£ 1.02 B

Value

26 Nov 2024|United States|Engineering Consulting
TRICENTIS
Gtcr

Target: TRICENTIS

Bidder: GTCR LLC

8 Service Providers

5 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

21 Dealmakers

7 Target | 13 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 1.06 B

Value

09 Dec 2024|United States|Insurance Brokers
ASSUREDPARTNERS
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.

Target: ASSUREDPARTNERS

Bidder: ARTHUR J. GALLAGHER & CO.

16 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder | 9 Vendor

44 Dealmakers

22 Target | 17 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 10.55 B

Value

20 Dec 2024|United States|Telecommunications Services: Other
Vyve Broadband (mega Broadband Investments Llc)
Cable One

Target: VYVE BROADBAND (MEGA BROADBAND INVESTMENTS LLC)

Bidder: CABLE ONE INC

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

17 Dealmakers

7 Target | 10 Bidder

£ 437 M

Value

07 Oct 2025|United States|Medical Supplies
Owens & Minor (products & Healthcare Services Business - P&hs)
Platinum Equity

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

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