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William M. Shields

Partner at Ropes & Gray

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Deal Bio

Total Deals26

Valued Deals9

Total Value£ 19.74 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 2.19 B

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24 Jan 2019|United States|Electricity Distribution

Target: OSMOSE UTILITIES SERVICES INC

Bidder: EQT INFRASTRUCTURE

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

13 Dealmakers

5 Target | 7 Bidder | 1 Vendor

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12 Feb 2019|United States|Insurance Brokers

Target: US RISK INSURANCE GROUP

Bidder: USI INSURANCE SERVICES

5 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder

24 Dealmakers

7 Target | 17 Bidder

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27 Feb 2019|United States|Software

Target: APTEAN INC

Bidder: VISTA EQUITY PARTNERS

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder

7 Dealmakers

1 Target | 6 Bidder

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13 Feb 2019|United States|Medical Services

Target: US RENAL CARE

Bidder: CHRIS BRENGARD

22 Service Providers

5 Target | 13 Bidder | 4 Vendor

19 Dealmakers

5 Target | 10 Bidder | 4 Vendor

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18 Jul 2019|United States|Engineering Consulting

Target: EN ENGINEERING

Bidder: KOHLBERG & COMPANY LLC

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

7 Dealmakers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 1 Vendor

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01 May 2019|United States|Machinery: Construction

Target: ARCOR LASER SERVICES LLC

Bidder: KOHLBERG & COMPANY LLC

6 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder

14 Dealmakers

2 Target | 12 Bidder

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01 Aug 2019|United States|Health Care Services

Target: REDCARD SYSTEMS

Bidder: PARTHENON CAPITAL PARTNERS

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 8 Bidder

28 Dealmakers

1 Target | 27 Bidder

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29 Jun 2020|United States|Engineering Consulting

Target: GPRS HOLDINGS LLC

Bidder: KOHLBERG & COMPANY LLC

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

13 Dealmakers

1 Target | 7 Bidder | 5 Vendor

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27 Aug 2020|United States|Software

Target: NUTANIX

Bidder: BAIN CAPITAL LP

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

14 Dealmakers

4 Target | 10 Bidder

£ 564 M

Value

22 Dec 2020|United States|Customer Relationship Management

Target: LIFTOFF MOBILE

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

25 Dealmakers

2 Target | 23 Bidder

£ 299 M

Value

23 Dec 2020|United States|Multi-Utilities

Target: AREA WIDE PROTECTIVE

Bidder: KOHLBERG & COMPANY LLC

13 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 6 Vendor

25 Dealmakers

1 Target | 17 Bidder | 8 Vendor

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31 Dec 2020|United States|General Mining

Target: COVIA HOLDINGS CORPORATION

Bidder: GOLDEN GATE CAPITAL

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder

20 Dealmakers

1 Target | 19 Bidder

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03 Mar 2021|United States|Specialty Retailers

Target: THE MICHAELS COMPANIES

Bidder: APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC

25 Service Providers

4 Target | 20 Bidder | 1 Vendor

57 Dealmakers

26 Target | 27 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 3.59 B

Value

26 Apr 2021|United States|Food Products

Target: DESSERT HOLDINGS

Bidder: BAIN CAPITAL LP

10 Service Providers

2 Target | 5 Bidder | 3 Vendor

19 Dealmakers

4 Target | 11 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 719 M

Value

17 May 2021|United States|Software

Target: DEALERSOCKET

Bidder: SOLERA HOLDINGS INC

7 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder

13 Dealmakers

7 Target | 6 Bidder

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19 Nov 2021|United States|Health Care Facilities

Target: INNOVACARE HEALTH LP

Bidder: BAIN CAPITAL LP

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder

14 Dealmakers

2 Target | 12 Bidder

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03 Jan 2022|United States|Food Products

Target: STEVEN CHARLES - A DESSERT COMPANY

Bidder: DESSERT HOLDINGS

11 Service Providers

3 Target | 8 Bidder

25 Dealmakers

3 Target | 22 Bidder

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26 Jul 2023|United States|Software

Target: CERTINIA

Bidder: HAVELI INVESTMENTS

9 Service Providers

2 Target | 6 Bidder | 1 Vendor

63 Dealmakers

31 Target | 22 Bidder | 10 Vendor

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Value

09 Aug 2023|United States|Business Process Outsourcing

Target: ENGAGE PEO

Bidder: KOHLBERG & COMPANY LLC

9 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

27 Dealmakers

10 Target | 14 Bidder | 3 Vendor

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06 Feb 2024|United States|IT Services: Other

Target: ZEROFOX

Bidder: HAVELI INVESTMENTS

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder

30 Dealmakers

9 Target | 21 Bidder

£ 278 M

Value

08 Feb 2024|United States|Information / Data Services

Target: VERITAS TECHNOLOGIES (DATA SECURITY UNIT)

Bidder: HAVELI INVESTMENTS

17 Service Providers

10 Bidder | 7 Vendor

78 Dealmakers

67 Bidder | 11 Vendor

£ 5.55 B

Value

26 Feb 2024|United States|Health Care Services

Target: AGILITI INC

Bidder: THL PARTNERS

7 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder

38 Dealmakers

26 Target | 12 Bidder

£ 532 M

Value

11 Jul 2024|United States|FinTech

Target: ENVESTNET

Bidder: NORWEST VENTURE PARTNERS

20 Service Providers

3 Target | 17 Bidder

83 Dealmakers

35 Target | 48 Bidder

£ 3.51 B

Value

09 Sep 2024|United States|Software

Target: AMERICAN MEGATRENDS INTERNATIONAL (AMI)

Bidder: THL PARTNERS

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder

14 Dealmakers

1 Target | 13 Bidder

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01 Nov 2024|United States|Machinery: Construction

Target: SITE BARRICADES

Bidder: AWP SAFETY

3 Service Providers

3 Bidder

10 Dealmakers

10 Bidder

n/a

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20 Mar 2025|United States|Entertainment

Target: BOSTON CELTICS

Bidder: WILLIAM CHISHOLM

14 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder | 6 Vendor

49 Dealmakers

12 Target | 21 Bidder | 16 Vendor

£ 4.70 B

Value