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Mergers & Acquisitions Deal Points
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2024 US Public Target Deal Points Study - Interactive Version
2024 US Public Target Deal Points Study - PDF Version Including Supplement
Project Chair: Charlotte May, Covington & Burling LLP, Washington, DC
Project Vice Chairs:
Luciana Griebel, Morgan Lewis, London
Ravi Mahesh, Salesforce, San Francisco, CA
Rita-Anne O’Neill, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, Los Angeles, CA
- 2023 Private Target M&A Deal Points Study
- Project Co-Chairs:
- Jessica Pearlman, K&L Gates LLP, Seattle, WA
- Tatjana Paterno, Bass Berry & Sims PLC, Nashville, TN
- Project Co-Chairs:
- 2022 Canadian Public Target M&A Deal Points Study
- Project Chair: Paul D. Davis, McMillan LLP, Toronto, ON
- 2021 European Private Target M&A Deal Points Study
- Project Co-Chairs:
- Reid Feldman, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP, Paris
- Bob Calmes, Arendt & Medernach, Luxembourg
- Yan Pecoraro, Portolano Cavallo, New York
- Project Co-Chairs:
- 2021 US Public Target Deal Points Study – Interactive Version
2021 US Public Target Deal Points Study – PDF Version- Project Co-Chairs:
- Wei Chen, The Atticus Project, San Francisco, CA
- Ravi Mahesh, Salesforce, San Francisco, CA
- Rita-Anne O’Neill, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, Los Angeles, NY
- Project Co-Chairs:
- 2021 Private Target M&A Deal Points Study
- Project Co-Chairs:
- Jessica Pearlman, K&L Gates LLP, Seattle, WA
- Tatjana Paterno, Bass Berry & Sims PLC, Nashville, TN
- Project Co-Chairs:
- 2019 Private Target M&A Deal Points Study with Target Deal List and Indemnification/RWI Cheat Sheet
- Project Co-Chairs:
- Jessica Pearlman, K&L Gates LLP, Seattle, WA
- Tatjana Paterno, Bass Berry & Sims PLC, Nashville, TN
- Project Co-Chairs:
- 2019 European Private Target M&A Deal Points Study
- Project Co-Chairs:
- Reid Feldman, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP, Paris
- Project Vice-Chairs:
- Bob Calmes, Arendt & Medernach, Luxembourg
- Yan Pecoraro, Portolano Cavallo, New York
- Project Co-Chairs:
- 2018 Canadian Private Target M&A Deal Points Study
- Project Chair:
- André Perey, Osler Hoskin & Harcourt LLP, Toronto, ON
- Project Chair:
- 2017 European Private Target M&A Deal Points Study
- Project Co-Chairs:
- Reid Feldman, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP, Paris
- Jan-Willem van Rooij, Loyens & Loeff, Rotterdam
- Yan Pecoraro, Portolano Cavallo, New York
- Bob Calmes, Arendt & Medernach, Luxembourg
- Project Co-Chairs:
- 2017 Canadian Public Target M&A Deal Points Study
- Project Chair:
- Cameron Rusaw, Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP, Toronto, ON
- Project Chair:
- 2017 Carveout Transactions M&A Deal Points Study
- Project Chair:
- Rita-Anne O'Neill, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, Los Angeles, CA
- Project Chair:
- 2017 Strategic Buyer/Public Target M&A Deal Points Study
- Project Chair:
- Claudia Simon, Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP, New York, NY
- Project Chair:
- 2017 Private Target M&A Deal Points Study
- Project Chair:
- Jessica Pearlman, K&L Gates LLP, Seattle, WA
- Project Chair:
- 2017 Buyer Power Ratio Deal Points Study with Appendices
- Project Co-Chairs:
- Rick Climan, Hogan Lovells US LLP, Silicon Valley, CA
- Paul Koenig, SRS Acquiom Inc., Denver, CO
- Project Co-Chairs:
- 2016 Strategic Buyer/Public Target M&A Deal Points Study
- Project Chair:
- Claudia Simon, Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP, New York, NY
- Project Chair:
- 2016 Canadian Private Target M&A Deal Points Study
- Project Co-Chairs:
- Kevin Kyte, Stikeman Elliott LLP, Montreal, QC
- Mireille Fontaine, BCF LLP, Montreal, QC
- Project Co-Chairs:
- 2015 European Private Target M&A Deal Points Study
- Project Co-Chairs:
- Reid Feldman, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP, Paris
- Jan-Willem van Rooij, Loyens & Loeff, Rotterdam
- Richard Silberstein, Gómez-Acebo & Pombo, Barcelona
- Project Co-Chairs:
- 2015 Canadian Public Target M&A Deal Points Study
- Project Chair:
- Cameron Rusaw, Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP, Toronto, ON
- Project Chair:
- 2015 Strategic Buyer/Public Target M&A Deal Points Study
- Project Chair:
- Claudia Simon, Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP, New York, NY
- Project Chair:
- 2015 Private Target M&A Deal Points Study
- Project Co-Chairs:
- Wilson Chu, McDermott Will & Emery LLP, Dallas, TX
- Jessica Pearlman, K&L Gates LLP, Seattle, WA
- Project Co-Chairs:
- 2014 Strategic Buyer/Public Target M&A Deal Points Study
- Project Chair:
- Hal J. Leibowitz, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, Boston, MA
- Project Chair:
- 2014 Canadian Private Target M&A Deal Points Study
- Project Co-Chairs:
- Kevin Kyte, Stikeman Elliott LLP, Montreal, QC
- Mireille Fontaine, Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP, Montreal, QC
- Project Co-Chairs:
- 2013 Private Target M&A Deal Points Study
- Project Co-Chairs:
- Wilson Chu, K&L Gates LLP, Dallas
- Jessica Pearlman, K&L Gates LLP, Seattle, WA
- Project Co-Chairs:
- 2013 Strategic Buyer/Public Target M&A Deal Points Study
- Project Chair:
- Hal J. Leibowitz, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, Boston, MA
- Project Chair:
- 2013 Canadian Public Target M&A Deal Points Study
- Project Chair:
- Cameron M. Rusaw, Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP, Toronto, ON
- Project Vice-Chair:
- Tina M. Woodside, Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP, Montreal, QC
- Project Chair:
- 2013 European Private Target M&A Deal Points Study
- Project Chair:
- Reid Feldman, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP, Paris
- Project Vice-Chairs:
- Stephan R. Goethel, Taylor Wessing, Hamburg
- Jan-Willem van Rooij, Loyens & Loeff, Rotterdam
- Andrew Saul, Osborne Clarke, London
- Richard Silberstein, Gómez-Acebo & Pombo, Barcelona
- Project Chair:
- 2012 Strategic Buyer/Public Target M&A Deal Points Study
- Project Chair:
- Hal J. Leibowitz, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, Boston, MA
- Project Chair:
- 2012 Canadian Private Target M&A Deal Points Study
- Project Chair:
- John Clifford, McMillan LLP, Toronto, ON
- Project Chair:
- 2011 Strategic Buyer/Public Target M&A Deal Points Study
- Project Chair:
- Hal J. Leibowitz, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, Boston, MA
- Project Chair:
- 2011 Private Target M&A Deal Points Study
- Project Co-Chairs:
- Wilson Chu, K&L Gates LLP, Dallas, TX
- Jessica Pearlman, K&L Gates LLP, Seattle, WA
- Project Co-Chairs:
- 2010 Strategic Buyer/Public Target M&A Deal Points Study
- Project Chair:
- Hal J. Leibowitz, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, Boston, MA
- Project Chair:
- 2010 Canadian Private Target M&A Deal Points Study
- Project Chair:
- John Clifford, McMillan LLP, Toronto, ON
- Project Chair:
- 2010 European Private Target M&A Deal Points Study
- Project Co-Chairs:
- Reid Feldman, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP, Paris
- Freek Jonkhart, Loyens & Loeff, the Netherlands
- Project Co-Chairs:
- 2009 Private Target Deal Points Study
- Project Chair:
- Wilson Chu, K&L Gates LLP, Dallas, TX
- Project Chair:
- 2009 Strategic Buyer/Public Target M&A Deal Points Study
- Project Chair:
- James R. Griffin, Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P., Dallas, TX
- Project Chair:
- 2008 Strategic Buyer/Public Target M&A Deal Points Study
- Project Chair:
- James R. Griffin, Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P., Dallas, TX
- Project Chair:
- 2008 Continental Europe Private Target M&A Deal Points Study
- Project Co-Chairs:
- Freek Jonkhart, Loyens & Loeff, the Netherlands
- Reid Feldman, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel, France
- Project Co-Chairs:
- 2008 Canadian Private Target M&A Deal Points Study
- Project Chair:
- John Clifford, McMillan LLP, Toronto, ON
- Project Chair:
- Private Equity Buyer/Public Target Deal Points Study (Version: September 4, 2007)
- Project Chair:
- Keith Flaum, Palo Alto, CA
- Project Chair:
- 2007 Strategic Buyer/Public Target Deal Points Study (Version 5Nov07)
- Project Chair:
- Keith Flaum, Palo Alto, CA
- Project Chair:
- 2006 Private Target M&A Deal Points Study (First Annual)
- Project Co-Chairs:
- Wilson Chu, K&L Gates LLP, Dallas, TX
- Larry Glasgow, Gardere Wynne Sewell, LLP, Dallas, TX
- Project Co-Chairs:
- 2006 Public Target M&A Deal Points Study (First Annual)
- Project Chair:
- Keith Flaum, Palo Alto
- Project Chair: