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New Deal

Cover Image William Allen
William AllenSimpson Thacher & Bartlett

William Allen

Partner at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

Lawyer

New York

Deal Bio

Total Deals28
Valued Deals17
Total Value£122,462M
Avg. Deal Size£7,204M

Expertise (28)

Key Relationships

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
MajorityMergerAcquisitionPrivatePrivate EquityDomestic
Nn (life Sciences Division)

target

Nn (life Sciences Division)

Mw Industries

bidder

Mw Industries

£630m

47 dealmakers

United StatesUnited States
Entertainment
MajorityDomesticPrivateAcquisitionPrivate Equity
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
Private EquityPrivateMajorityDomesticAcquisition
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 EquityPrivateMajorityDomestic
Ellucian

target

Ellucian

Blackstone Group

bidder

Blackstone Group

value n/a

48 dealmakers

United States
Media Agencies
MajorityDomesticPrivateAcquisitionPrivate Equity
JETFUEL

target

JETFUEL

VUNGLE

bidder

VUNGLE

value n/a

16 dealmakers

United States
Internet
PrivatePrivate EquityDomesticAcquisitionMinority
Simplifi Holdings

target

Simplifi Holdings

Blackstone Group

bidder

Blackstone Group

value n/a

28 dealmakers

United States
Software
DomesticAcquisitionMajorityPrivate EquityPrivate
Sphera Solutions

target

Sphera Solutions

Blackstone Group

bidder

Blackstone Group

£1,011m

29 dealmakers

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

target

Aig (life & Retirement Business)

Blackstone Group

bidder

Blackstone Group

£1,588m

87 dealmakers

United States
Digital Services
PrivateDomesticPrivate EquityMajorityMerger
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 EquityAcquisitionMergerDomesticMajorityPrivate
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 EquityAcquisitionPrivateMajorityCross Border
RISKMETHODS

target

RISKMETHODS

Blackstone Group

bidder

Blackstone Group

value n/a

22 dealmakers

United States
Electronic Components and Equipment
AcquisitionDomesticPrivatePrivate EquityMajority
Emerson (climate Technologies Business)

target

Emerson (climate Technologies Business)

Blackstone Group

bidder

Blackstone Group

£6,775m

96 dealmakers

United States
Software
DomesticPrivate EquityPublicAcquisitionPrivatisationMajority
Cvent

target

Cvent

Blackstone Group

bidder

Blackstone Group

£3,792m

73 dealmakers

United Kingdom
Aerospace
MajorityPrivateCross BorderAcquisition
Mb Aerospace

target

Mb Aerospace

Barnes Group

bidder

Barnes Group

£594m

48 dealmakers

United Arab Emirates
Software
AcquisitionCross BorderMinorityPrivate
G42

target

G42

Microsoft Corp

bidder

Microsoft Corp

£1,203m

20 dealmakers

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