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Deal Diary: Debevoise, Ropes Aid CD&R, TPG in Covetrus Buyout

By David Marcus

Published: June 13th, 2022

CD&R turns to Debevoise and TPG to Ropes & Gray on a deal that places a $4 billion valuation on animal health company Covetrus, which uses Weil, Goldman and Lincoln International.

M&A

Deal Diary: Gibson, Wachtell Lead VMware Sale to Broadcom

By David Marcus

Published: June 13th, 2022

Broadcom taps Wachtell Lipton, O'Melveny, Cleary and a slew of banks on a $61 billion deal for VMware, which is using Gibson Dunn, Goldman and JPM.

M&A

Deal Diary: Broncos, Walton Enlist Veteran Advisory Roster

By Michael Brown

Published: June 13th, 2022

Hogan Lovells, Proskauer Rose and Covington work the legal side of the deal for the NFL franchise while Allen & Co. handles the financial advisory work.

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Standard General’s Fix-It Man

By David Hatch

Published: June 13th, 2022

Under pressure in Washington over its Tegna deal, the hedge fund taps Al Mottur, a Brownstein attorney and lobbyist who specializes in extricating clients from sticky situations.

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Victor Exits PrimaLoft to Compass Diversified

By Nikitha Sattiraju

Published: June 13th, 2022

The $530 million sale comes after The Deal reported in May that the maker of insulated fibers had hired Baird and William Blair to run an auction.

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Deal Diary: Wilson, Simpson Guide Twitter on Sale to Musk

By David Marcus

Published: June 9th, 2022

Twitter uses Wilson Sonsini, Simpson Thacher, Goldman Sachs, JPM and Allen & Co. on its $44 billion agreement to sell to Elon Musk, who taps Skadden, Morgan Stanley, BofA and Barclays.

M&A

Anaplan, Thoma Bravo Reprice Deal

By Chris Nolter

Published: June 9th, 2022

The board of the corporate planning software company agrees to accept $63.75 per share rather than the $66 announced in March.

Activism

Activist Target: Dropbox Suitors Could Jump Dual-Class Hurdles

By Ronald Orol

Published: June 9th, 2022

Speculation about M&A interest in the cloud-based storage software company could encourage an activist with a campaign focused on ESG and dual-class shares.

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Exit Ramp: Sponsors May Call on SonicWall

By Chris Nolter

Published: June 8th, 2022

As cybersecurity peers Barracuda Networks and WatchGuard strike deals, Francisco Partners- and Elliott Management-backed SonicWall could come to market as well.

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Deal Diary: Debevoise, Ropes Aid CD&R, TPG in Covetrus Buyout

Deal Diary: Gibson, Wachtell Lead VMware Sale to Broadcom

Deal Diary: Broncos, Walton Enlist Veteran Advisory Roster

Standard General’s Fix-It Man

Victor Exits PrimaLoft to Compass Diversified

Deal Diary: Wilson, Simpson Guide Twitter on Sale to Musk

Anaplan, Thoma Bravo Reprice Deal

Activist Target: Dropbox Suitors Could Jump Dual-Class Hurdles

Exit Ramp: Sponsors May Call on SonicWall

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