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William AllenSimpson Thacher & Bartlett

William Allen

Partner at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

Lawyer

New York

Deal Bio

Total Deals32
Valued Deals19
Total Value£127,597M
Avg. Deal Size£6,716M

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United States
Food Products
PublicAcquisitionMajorityPrivate Equity
Blue Buffalo Pet Products

target

Blue Buffalo Pet Products

General Mills

bidder

General Mills

£5,746m

65 dealmakers

United States
Software
PrivateAcquisitionPrivate EquityMajority
GITHUB

target

GITHUB

Microsoft Corp

bidder

Microsoft Corp

£5,929m

68 dealmakers

United States
Diversified Engineering Procurement Construction (EPC)
AcquisitionPrivatePrivate EquityMajority
SERVPRO

target

SERVPRO

Blackstone Group

bidder

Blackstone Group

£756m

36 dealmakers

United States
Automobiles
AcquisitionPrivate EquityPrivatePrivate Equity
Autodata Solutions Group

target

Autodata Solutions Group

Thoma Bravo

bidder

Thoma Bravo

value n/a

18 dealmakers

United States
Digital Services
PrivateAcquisitionPrivate EquityMajorityDomestic
VUNGLE

target

VUNGLE

Blackstone Group

bidder

Blackstone Group

£602m

25 dealmakers

United Kingdom
Financial Data and Systems
MajorityAcquisitionPrivate EquityPrivateDomesticDisposal
Refinitiv Holdings

target

Refinitiv Holdings

London Stock Exchange Group

bidder

London Stock Exchange Group

£22,177m

171 dealmakers

United States
Biotechnology
MajorityMergerPrivatePrivate EquityAcquisitionDomestic
Nn (life Sciences Division)

target

Nn (life Sciences Division)

Mw Industries

bidder

Mw Industries

£630m

47 dealmakers

United StatesUnited States
Entertainment
MajorityDomesticPrivatePrivate EquityAcquisition
Zenimax Media

target

Zenimax Media

Microsoft Corp

bidder

Microsoft Corp

£5,804m

53 dealmakers

United States
Digital Services
MajorityAcquisitionDomesticPrivateDisposalPrivate Equity
GIACT

target

GIACT

Refinitiv Holdings

bidder

Refinitiv Holdings

value n/a

20 dealmakers

United States
Asset Managers and Custodians
MajorityPrivate EquityAcquisitionPrivateDomestic
Dci

target

Dci

Blackstone Group

bidder

Blackstone Group

value n/a

20 dealmakers

United States
Software
MajorityPrivatePrivate EquityAcquisitionDomestic
LIFTOFF

target

LIFTOFF

Blackstone Group

bidder

Blackstone Group

£299m

25 dealmakers

Finland
Gaming
PrivateCross BorderAcquisitionMajorityPrivate Equity
GAMEREFINERY

target

GAMEREFINERY

VUNGLE

bidder

VUNGLE

value n/a

23 dealmakers

United States
Software
AcquisitionMajorityPublicDomestic
Nuance Communications

target

Nuance Communications

Microsoft Corp

bidder

Microsoft Corp

£14,367m

60 dealmakers

United States
Publishing
DomesticMajorityPrivate EquityPrivateAcquisition
International Data Group

target

International Data Group

Blackstone Group

bidder

Blackstone Group

£919m

29 dealmakers

United States
Software
AcquisitionPrivate EquityMajorityPrivateDomestic
Ellucian

target

Ellucian

Blackstone Group

bidder

Blackstone Group

value n/a

48 dealmakers

United States
Media Agencies
DomesticMajorityPrivateAcquisitionPrivate Equity
JETFUEL

target

JETFUEL

VUNGLE

bidder

VUNGLE

value n/a

16 dealmakers

United States
Internet
PrivateDomesticAcquisitionPrivate EquityMinority
Simplifi Holdings

target

Simplifi Holdings

Blackstone Group

bidder

Blackstone Group

value n/a

28 dealmakers

United States
Software
DomesticAcquisitionMajorityPrivatePrivate Equity
Sphera Solutions

target

Sphera Solutions

Blackstone Group

bidder

Blackstone Group

£1,011m

29 dealmakers

United States
Full Line Insurance
AcquisitionPrivateMinorityDomesticPrivate Equity
Aig (life & Retirement Business)

target

Aig (life & Retirement Business)

Blackstone Group

bidder

Blackstone Group

£1,588m

87 dealmakers

United States
Digital Services
DomesticMajorityPrivatePrivate EquityMerger
VUNGLE

target

VUNGLE

Blackstone Group

bidder

Blackstone Group

value n/a

21 dealmakers

United States
Software
AcquisitionMinorityPrivatePrivate EquityDomestic
Renaissance Learning

target

Renaissance Learning

Blackstone Group

bidder

Blackstone Group

value n/a

22 dealmakers

United States
Aerospace
Private EquityAcquisitionMergerMajorityPrivateDomestic
Ross Aviation

target

Ross Aviation

Atlantic Aviation

bidder

Atlantic Aviation

value n/a

42 dealmakers

United States
Gaming
PublicDomesticAcquisitionMajority
Activision Blizzard

target

Activision Blizzard

Microsoft Corp

bidder

Microsoft Corp

£50,263m

59 dealmakers

Germany
Software
Private EquityPrivateAcquisitionMajorityCross Border
RISKMETHODS

target

RISKMETHODS

Blackstone Group

bidder

Blackstone Group

value n/a

22 dealmakers

United States
Electronic Components and Equipment
PrivateDomesticAcquisitionPrivate EquityMajority
Copeland (ex Emerson Climate Technologies)

target

Copeland (ex Emerson Climate Technologies)

Blackstone Group

bidder

Blackstone Group

£6,775m

96 dealmakers

United States
Software
Private EquityDomesticPublicAcquisitionMajorityPrivatisation
Cvent

target

Cvent

Blackstone Group

bidder

Blackstone Group

£3,792m

73 dealmakers

United Kingdom
Aerospace
MajorityAcquisitionPrivateCross Border
Mb Aerospace

target

Mb Aerospace

Barnes Group

bidder

Barnes Group

£594m

51 dealmakers

United Arab Emirates
Software
AcquisitionMinorityPrivateCross Border
G42

target

G42

Microsoft Corp

bidder

Microsoft Corp

£1,203m

32 dealmakers

United States
IT Services: Other
Cross BorderAcquisitionMajorityPublicPrivate EquityPrivatisation
PERFICIENT

target

PERFICIENT

Eqt Partners

bidder

Eqt Partners

£2,391m

56 dealmakers

United States
Electronic Components and Equipment
AcquisitionMajorityPrivatePrivate EquityDomestic
Copeland (ex Emerson Climate Technologies)

target

Copeland (ex Emerson Climate Technologies)

Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (adia)

bidder

Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (adia)

£2,743m

41 dealmakers

United States
Digital Services
DomesticAcquisitionMajorityPrivate
REPOSITE

target

REPOSITE

Cvent

bidder

Cvent

value n/a

17 dealmakers

United States
Construction Services
Private EquityAcquisitionMinorityDomesticPrivate
Air Control Concepts (ex-hobbs & Associates)

target

Air Control Concepts (ex-hobbs & Associates)

Blackstone Group

bidder

Blackstone Group

value n/a

25 dealmakers

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