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William McRae

Partner at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

Lawyer

New York

Deal Bio

Total Deals31

Valued Deals23

Total Value£ 63.30 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 2.75 B

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09 Jan 2017|Hong Kong|Restaurants and Bars

Target: MCDONALD'S CHINA MANAGEMENT LIMITED

Bidder: THE CARLYLE GROUP

5 Service Providers

5 Bidder

32 Dealmakers

32 Bidder

£ 8.06 B

Value

28 Jun 2018|Uruguay|Soft Drinks

Target: MONTEVIDEO REFRESCOS S.R.L.

Bidder: COCA-COLA FEMSA SAB DE CV

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

9 Dealmakers

9 Bidder

n/a

Value

30 Jul 2018|United States|Retail REITs

Target: FOREST CITY REALTY TRUST INC

Bidder: BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGEMENT

31 Service Providers

9 Target | 22 Bidder

86 Dealmakers

28 Target | 59 Bidder

£ 8.69 B

Value

12 Nov 2018|United States|Glass

Target: EMPRESAS COMEGUA SA

Bidder: OWENS-ILLINOIS INC

2 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 1 Vendor

13 Dealmakers

2 Bidder | 11 Vendor

£ 91 M

Value

29 Dec 2018|United States|Food Retailers and Wholesalers

Target: SEARS HOLDINGS CORP

Bidder: TRANSFORM HOLDCO LLC

8 Service Providers

2 Target | 6 Bidder

50 Dealmakers

3 Target | 48 Bidder

£ 4.02 B

Value

24 Jan 2019|Guatemala|Cable Television

Target: TELEFONICA MOVILES GUATEMALA

Bidder: AMERICA MOVIL SAB DE CV

5 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

22 Dealmakers

18 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 250 M

Value

18 Mar 2019|Brazil|Telecommunications Services: Other

Target: NEXTEL BRAZIL

Bidder: AMERICA MOVIL SAB DE CV

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 5 Vendor

27 Dealmakers

1 Target | 18 Bidder | 8 Vendor

£ 680 M

Value

16 May 2019|Switzerland|Pharmaceuticals

Target: NESTLE SKIN HEALTH

Bidder: EQT PARTNERS AB

24 Service Providers

2 Target | 16 Bidder | 6 Vendor

196 Dealmakers

6 Target | 68 Bidder | 125 Vendor

£ 7.81 B

Value

29 Apr 2018|United States|Other Specialty REITs

Target: DCT INDUSTRIAL TRUST

Bidder: PROLOGIS INC

9 Service Providers

5 Target | 4 Bidder

34 Dealmakers

26 Target | 8 Bidder

£ 6.54 B

Value

13 Nov 2019|United States|IT Services: Other

Target: TECH DATA CORPORATION

Bidder: APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC

14 Service Providers

4 Target | 10 Bidder

93 Dealmakers

24 Target | 69 Bidder

£ 4.66 B

Value

10 Feb 2020|United States|Retail REITs

Target: TAUBMAN REALTY GROUP LIMITED

Bidder: SIMON PROPERTY GROUP

16 Service Providers

8 Target | 8 Bidder

108 Dealmakers

62 Target | 46 Bidder

£ 2.01 B

Value

27 Feb 2020|United States|Diversified Financials

Target: ASCENTIUM CAPITAL

Bidder: REGIONS FINANCIAL CORP

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

48 Dealmakers

23 Target | 20 Bidder | 5 Vendor

n/a

Value

24 Jan 2019|El Salvador|Cable Television

Target: TELEFONICA MOVILES EL SALVADOR

Bidder: AMERICA MOVIL SAB DE CV

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

23 Dealmakers

1 Target | 18 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 264 M

Value

28 Sep 2020|United States|Iron and Steel

Target: ARCELORMITTAL USA LLC

Bidder: CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

53 Dealmakers

2 Target | 13 Bidder | 38 Vendor

£ 1.10 B

Value

07 Jan 2021|United States|Restaurants and Bars

Target: NPC INTERNATIONAL INC

Bidder: FLYNN RESTAURANT GROUP

17 Service Providers

12 Target | 5 Bidder

78 Dealmakers

48 Target | 30 Bidder

£ 588 M

Value

31 Mar 2021|United States|Marine Transportation

Target: DIAMOND S SHIPPING INC

Bidder: INTERNATIONAL SEAWAYS INC

11 Service Providers

5 Target | 5 Bidder | 1 Vendor

80 Dealmakers

40 Target | 39 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 713 M

Value

09 Nov 2021|Belgium|Data Centers and Hosting

Target: COLLIBRA

Bidder: SOFINA SA

12 Service Providers

2 Target | 10 Bidder

33 Dealmakers

13 Target | 20 Bidder

£ 185 M

Value

15 Nov 2021|United States|Data Centers and Hosting

Target: CORESITE REALTY CORPORATION

Bidder: AMERICAN TOWER CORP

13 Service Providers

5 Target | 8 Bidder

51 Dealmakers

20 Target | 31 Bidder

£ 7.53 B

Value

28 Jul 2022|Brazil|Iron and Steel

Target: COMPANHIA SIDERURGICA DO PECEM

Bidder: ARCELORMITTAL

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

73 Dealmakers

3 Target | 55 Bidder | 15 Vendor

£ 1.82 B

Value

11 Jul 2022|United States|Data Centers and Hosting

Target: AMERICAN TOWER (US DATA CENTER BUSINESS)

Bidder: STONEPEAK

8 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 5 Vendor

28 Dealmakers

4 Bidder | 24 Vendor

£ 2.34 B

Value

09 Aug 2022|Brazil|Medical Supplies

Target: ONTEX (BRAZILIAN BUSINESS)

Bidder: J&F INVESTIMENTOS

4 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 3 Vendor

18 Dealmakers

1 Bidder | 17 Vendor

n/a

Value

23 Aug 2022|United States|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: UBS FUND ADVISOR

Bidder: ICAPITAL NETWORK INC

4 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

26 Dealmakers

24 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

24 Oct 2022|Brazil|Household Equipment and Products

Target: KIMBERLY-CLARK (TISSUE ASSETS IN BRAZIL)

Bidder: SUZANO PAPEL E CELULOSE

4 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

11 Dealmakers

8 Bidder | 3 Vendor

n/a

Value

16 Feb 2023|United States|Insurance Brokers

Target: TRUIST INSURANCE HOLDINGS

Bidder: STONE POINT CAPITAL LLC

10 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder | 5 Vendor

48 Dealmakers

10 Target | 22 Bidder | 16 Vendor

£ 1.63 B

Value

02 May 2023|Canada|Computer Hardware

Target: COOLIT SYSTEMS

Bidder: KKR & CO

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

51 Dealmakers

3 Target | 48 Bidder

n/a

Value

25 Apr 2023|United States|Diversified Financials

Target: LEDGERX

Bidder: MIAMI INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

48 Dealmakers

2 Target | 19 Bidder | 27 Vendor

£ 40 M

Value

02 May 2023|Mexico|Personal Products

Target: ONTEX GROUP NV (MEXICAN BUSINESS ACTIVITIES)

Bidder: SOFTYS SA

4 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

24 Dealmakers

8 Bidder | 16 Vendor

£ 232 M

Value

27 Jul 2023|Brazil|General Mining

Target: VALE BASE METALS

Bidder: MA'ADEN

10 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 4 Vendor

80 Dealmakers

1 Target | 25 Bidder | 54 Vendor

£ 2.71 B

Value

29 Aug 2023|United States|Industrial Distribution

Target: ENVOY SOLUTIONS

Bidder: BRADYIFS

13 Service Providers

4 Target | 7 Bidder | 2 Vendor

87 Dealmakers

40 Target | 36 Bidder | 12 Vendor

£ 1.35 B

Value

28 Jun 2024|United States|Banks

Target: M.Y. SAFRA BANK

Bidder: BANCO BTG PACTUAL SA

5 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder

37 Dealmakers

18 Target | 19 Bidder

n/a

Value

10 Jan 2025|United States|Security Services

Target: PYE-BARKER FIRE & SAFETY

Bidder: ABU DHABI INVESTMENT AUTHORITY (ADIA)

14 Service Providers

7 Target | 2 Bidder | 5 Vendor

37 Dealmakers

2 Target | 32 Bidder | 3 Vendor

n/a

Value