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Tim Gaffney

Partner at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

Lawyer

New York

Deal Bio

Total Deals24

Valued Deals16

Total Value£ 13.95 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 872 M

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09 Apr 2019|United States|Life Insurance

Target: WELLS FARGO INSTITUTIONAL RETIREMENT & TRUST BUSINESS

Bidder: PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP

6 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

15 Dealmakers

2 Bidder | 13 Vendor

£ 919 M

Value

27 Jun 2019|United States|Consumer Lending

Target: LENDMARK FINANCIAL SERVICES

Bidder: LIGHTYEAR CAPITAL LLC

19 Service Providers

6 Target | 7 Bidder | 6 Vendor

33 Dealmakers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 30 Vendor

n/a

Value

07 Feb 2020|Bermuda|Life Insurance

Target: FGL HOLDINGS

Bidder: FIDELITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL INC

18 Service Providers

8 Target | 7 Bidder | 3 Vendor

42 Dealmakers

26 Target | 14 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 2.52 B

Value

30 Mar 2020|United States|Private Equity

Target: ARES MANAGEMENT

Bidder: SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

10 Dealmakers

4 Target | 6 Bidder

£ 296 M

Value

29 Mar 2021|United States|Insurance Brokers

Target: HC2 (CONTINENTAL INSURANCE BUSINESS)

Bidder: CONTINENTAL GENERAL HOLDINGS LLC

8 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 5 Vendor

18 Dealmakers

3 Bidder | 15 Vendor

£ 65 M

Value

24 Jul 2018|United States|Banks

Target: GREEN BANCORP

Bidder: VERITEX HOLDINGS

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder

20 Dealmakers

17 Target | 3 Bidder

£ 761 M

Value

27 Apr 2021|United States|Consumer Lending

Target: THRIVE MORTGAGE

Bidder: VERITEX HOLDINGS

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

12 Dealmakers

1 Target | 11 Bidder

£ 38 M

Value

08 Jun 2021|United States|Banks

Target: ENERBANK USA

Bidder: REGIONS FINANCIAL CORP

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

24 Dealmakers

2 Target | 12 Bidder | 10 Vendor

£ 677 M

Value

04 Nov 2021|United States|Banks

Target: PARTNERS BANCORP

Bidder: OCEANFIRST FINANCIAL CORP

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

11 Dealmakers

2 Target | 9 Bidder

£ 135 M

Value

20 Dec 2021|United States|Real Estate Services

Target: PETROS PACE FINANCE

Bidder: ATHENE HOLDING LTD

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder

16 Dealmakers

8 Target | 8 Bidder

n/a

Value

28 Feb 2022|United States|Banks

Target: LIBERTY BANCORP INC

Bidder: DMG BANCSHARES

5 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder

6 Dealmakers

1 Target | 5 Bidder

£ 25 M

Value

03 Mar 2022|United States|Financial Data and Systems

Target: STONECASTLE CASH INSURED SWEEP (INTERLINK)

Bidder: VERITEX HOLDINGS

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

20 Dealmakers

2 Target | 5 Bidder | 13 Vendor

£ 68 M

Value

27 Apr 2023|United States|Investment Banking

Target: JEFFERIES FINANCIAL GROUP INC

Bidder: SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder

30 Dealmakers

13 Target | 17 Bidder

£ 2.73 B

Value

25 Jul 2023|United States|Banks

Target: PACWEST BANCORP

Bidder: BANC OF CALIFORNIA

13 Service Providers

4 Target | 9 Bidder

65 Dealmakers

20 Target | 45 Bidder

£ 895 M

Value

11 Sep 2023|United States|Consumer Lending

Target: BRIDGE BUILT BY CITI

Bidder: FORO HOLDINGS INC

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

15 Dealmakers

2 Target | 2 Bidder | 11 Vendor

n/a

Value

07 Apr 2023|United States|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: VITESSE ENERGY INC

Bidder: SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

6 Dealmakers

2 Target | 4 Bidder

n/a

Value

07 Nov 2023|United States|Consumer Services: Other

Target: SMBC RAIL SERVICES

Bidder: ITE MANAGEMENT

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

13 Dealmakers

2 Target | 1 Bidder | 10 Vendor

n/a

Value

20 Jun 2024|United States|Software

Target: INDUS VALLEY PARTNERS

Bidder: PUBLIC PENSIONS CAPITAL ENTERPRISES LLC

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

27 Dealmakers

20 Target | 7 Bidder

n/a

Value

14 Aug 2024|United States|Banks

Target: ISRAEL DISCOUNT BNK OF NEW YORK (IDB BANK)

Bidder: GALLATIN POINT CAPITAL

5 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder

29 Dealmakers

19 Target | 10 Bidder

£ 117 M

Value

05 Sep 2024|United States|Software

Target: INTEGRIDATA

Bidder: INDUS VALLEY PARTNERS

7 Service Providers

2 Target | 5 Bidder

26 Dealmakers

1 Target | 25 Bidder

n/a

Value

26 Feb 2025|United States|Risk and Compliance

Target: COHNREZNICK

Bidder: APAX PARTNERS LLP

13 Service Providers

4 Target | 9 Bidder

56 Dealmakers

24 Target | 32 Bidder

£ 28 M

Value

29 May 2025|United States|Equipment Rental

Target: WELLS FARGO (RAIL EQUIPMENT LEASING BUSINESS)

Bidder: GATX CORPORATION

15 Service Providers

1 Target | 11 Bidder | 3 Vendor

62 Dealmakers

1 Target | 35 Bidder | 26 Vendor

£ 3.27 B

Value

14 Jul 2025|United States|Banks

Target: VERITEX HOLDINGS

Bidder: HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder

34 Dealmakers

20 Target | 14 Bidder

£ 1.41 B

Value

01 Aug 2025|United States|Business Process Outsourcing

Target: WIPFLI LLP

Bidder: NEW MOUNTAIN CAPITAL LLC

10 Service Providers

5 Target | 5 Bidder

25 Dealmakers

24 Target | 1 Bidder

n/a

Value