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William J. Chudd

Partner at Davis Polk & Wardwell

Lawyer

New York

Deal Bio

Total Deals36

Valued Deals14

Total Value£ 94.25 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 6.73 B

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05 Jun 2017|United States|Recreational Services

Target: BOWLMOR AMF CORP

Bidder: ATAIROS GROUP INC

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

15 Dealmakers

12 Target | 3 Bidder

n/a

Value

11 Jan 2015|United States|Biotechnology

Target: NPS PHARMACEUTICALS INC.

Bidder: SHIRE PLC

6 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder

2 Dealmakers

2 Bidder

n/a

Value

19 May 2015|United States|Pipelines

Target: MRC GLOBAL INC.

Bidder: CORNELL CAPITAL LLC

2 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder

3 Dealmakers

3 Bidder

n/a

Value

20 Jul 2015|United States|Aerospace

Target: SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION

Bidder: LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

1 Dealmakers

1 Bidder

£ 5.95 B

Value

03 Aug 2015|United States|Biotechnology

Target: FORESIGHT BIOTHERAPEUTICS INC.

Bidder: SHIRE PLC

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

1 Dealmakers

1 Bidder

£ 200 M

Value

15 Sep 2015|United States|Information / Data Services

Target: INSIGHTS INC.

Bidder: MSCI INC

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

1 Dealmakers

1 Bidder

n/a

Value

24 Sep 2015|Brazil|Online and Social Platforms

Target: INGRESSO.COM.BR

Bidder: FANDANGO MEDIA LLC

2 Service Providers

2 Bidder

2 Dealmakers

2 Bidder

n/a

Value

04 Apr 2016|United States|E-commerce

Target: GROUPON INC

Bidder: ATAIROS GROUP INC

5 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder

1 Dealmakers

1 Bidder

n/a

Value

08 Oct 2016|United States|Management Consulting

Target: LEARFIELD COMMUNICATIONS INC.

Bidder: ATAIROS GROUP INC

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

3 Dealmakers

3 Bidder

n/a

Value

26 Oct 2016|United States|Third Party Logistics (3PL)

Target: METROGISTICS LLC

Bidder: TAILWIND CAPITAL

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

1 Dealmakers

1 Bidder

n/a

Value

05 Oct 2017|United States|Media Agencies

Target: IMG COLLEGE LLC

Bidder: LEARFIELD COMMUNICATIONS LLC

7 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder

4 Dealmakers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

n/a

Value

08 May 2018|Ireland|Biotechnology

Target: SHIRE PLC

Bidder: TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY LIMITED

29 Service Providers

13 Target | 16 Bidder

154 Dealmakers

49 Target | 106 Bidder

£ 44.35 B

Value

08 Nov 2018|United States|Cosmetics

Target: FREDERIC FEKKAI BRANDS

Bidder: FREDERIC FEKKAI

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

13 Dealmakers

1 Target | 11 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

04 Mar 2019|United States|Household Equipment and Products

Target: INSTANT BRANDS INC

Bidder: CORELLE BRANDS LLC

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

14 Dealmakers

1 Target | 13 Bidder

n/a

Value

08 May 2019|Japan|Pharmaceuticals

Target: XIIDRA

Bidder: NOVARTIS AG

8 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 6 Vendor

52 Dealmakers

29 Bidder | 23 Vendor

£ 4.07 B

Value

19 Oct 2020|United States|Specialty Chemicals

Target: WOODSTREAM

Bidder: BANSK GROUP

10 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

15 Dealmakers

1 Target | 11 Bidder | 3 Vendor

n/a

Value

04 Jan 2021|United States|Oil Equipment and Services

Target: FORUM ENERGY (ABZ AND QUADRANT VALVE BRANDS)

Bidder: SMITH-COOPER INTERNATIONAL

7 Service Providers

6 Bidder | 1 Vendor

13 Dealmakers

11 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

07 Jan 2021|United States|Software

Target: COMSCORE INC

Bidder: CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC

10 Service Providers

4 Target | 6 Bidder

30 Dealmakers

2 Target | 28 Bidder

£ 150 M

Value

08 Feb 2021|United States|Outsourced HR and Staffing

Target: TRUSTAFF MANAGEMENT INC

Bidder: TRILANTIC NORTH AMERICA

13 Service Providers

6 Target | 7 Bidder

20 Dealmakers

3 Target | 17 Bidder

n/a

Value

23 Mar 2021|Canada|Digital Services

Target: GEOCOMPLY

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

12 Service Providers

4 Target | 8 Bidder

20 Dealmakers

2 Target | 18 Bidder

n/a

Value

23 Jun 2021|United Kingdom|Health Care Services

Target: GLAXOSMITHKLINE (CONSUMER HEALTHCARE BUSINESS)

Bidder: INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS

17 Service Providers

2 Target | 14 Vendor

84 Dealmakers

32 Target | 52 Vendor

£ 30.50 B

Value

01 Jul 2021|United States|Recreational Services

Target: BOWLERO CORP

Bidder: SOROS FUND MANAGEMENT LLC

17 Service Providers

5 Target | 10 Bidder | 2 Vendor

64 Dealmakers

11 Target | 36 Bidder | 17 Vendor

£ 1.88 B

Value

02 Aug 2021|United States|Information / Data Services

Target: REAL CAPITAL ANALYTICS

Bidder: MSCI INC

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

48 Dealmakers

26 Target | 18 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 683 M

Value

29 Nov 2021|United States|Outsourced HR and Staffing

Target: HEALTHCARE SUPPORT STAFFING

Bidder: CORNELL CAPITAL LLC

9 Service Providers

3 Target | 6 Bidder

16 Dealmakers

1 Target | 15 Bidder

n/a

Value

04 Apr 2022|United States|Entertainment

Target: OPRY ENTERTAINMENT GROUP

Bidder: ATAIROS GROUP INC

15 Service Providers

10 Bidder | 5 Vendor

25 Dealmakers

18 Bidder | 7 Vendor

£ 223 M

Value

12 May 2022|United States|Consumer Services: Other

Target: EVA NYC

Bidder: BANSK GROUP

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder

18 Dealmakers

4 Target | 14 Bidder

n/a

Value

31 May 2022|United States|Biotechnology

Target: AFFINIVAX INC

Bidder: GLAXOSMITHKLINE PLC

7 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder

27 Dealmakers

4 Target | 23 Bidder

£ 2.61 B

Value

16 Sep 2022|United States|Digital Services

Target: STRATIX

Bidder: LLR PARTNERS INC

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 1 Bidder | 3 Vendor

12 Dealmakers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 10 Vendor

n/a

Value

22 Sep 2022|United States|Oil: Crude Producers

Target: ENVEN ENERGY CORPORATION

Bidder: TALOS ENERGY

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder

53 Dealmakers

13 Target | 40 Bidder

£ 970 M

Value

10 Oct 2022|United Kingdom|Software

Target: EVORA GLOBAL

Bidder: BRIDGES FUND MANAGEMENT

10 Service Providers

2 Target | 8 Bidder

24 Dealmakers

5 Target | 19 Bidder

n/a

Value

14 Aug 2023|United States|Software

Target: THE BURGISS GROUP LLC

Bidder: MSCI INC

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

15 Dealmakers

2 Target | 13 Bidder

£ 548 M

Value

10 Oct 2023|United Kingdom|Information / Data Services

Target: TROVE RESEARCH

Bidder: MSCI INC

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

16 Dealmakers

1 Target | 15 Bidder

n/a

Value

20 Dec 2023|United States|Software

Target: FABRIC

Bidder: MSCI INC

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

15 Dealmakers

5 Target | 10 Bidder

n/a

Value

07 Feb 2024|United Kingdom|IT Services: Other

Target: FOXBERRY

Bidder: MSCI INC

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

20 Dealmakers

2 Target | 18 Bidder

n/a

Value

07 Aug 2024|United States|Health Care Services

Target: PETIQ INC

Bidder: BANSK GROUP

7 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder

50 Dealmakers

35 Target | 15 Bidder

£ 1.18 B

Value

13 Jan 2025|United States|Biotechnology

Target: IDRX

Bidder: GLAXOSMITHKLINE PLC

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

50 Dealmakers

38 Target | 12 Bidder

£ 941 M

Value