M&A Deal Summary |
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| Date | 2020-02-18 |
| Target | Gamma Biosciences |
| Sector | Life Science |
| Buyer(s) | KKR |
| Deal Type | Consolidation |
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| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1976 |
| PE ASSETS | 267.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Agnostic |
KKR is a global investment firm founded by Jerome Kohlberg, Henry Kravis, and George Roberts. The Firm is separated into several business segments including private markets, public markets, capital markets, and other principal activities. KKR's private equity practice invests in management buyouts, take privates, corporate divestitures, industry consolidations, and partnerships with family-owned companies. KKR will invest in a broad range of industries and companies and will consider businesses throughout North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia/New Zealand. Sectors of interest include chemicals, consumer products, energy and natural resources, financial services, healthcare, industrial, media/communications, retail, and technology. In addition to its traditional principal investment activity business, KKR also invests in infrastructure assets. KKR was formed in 1976 and is based in New York, New York.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 334 of 499 |
| Sector: Life Science M&A | 13 of 21 |
| Type: Consolidation M&A Deals | 8 of 12 |
| State: California M&A | 32 of 46 |
| Country: United States M&A | 146 of 212 |
| Year: 2020 M&A | 5 of 39 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-02-18 |
Legg Mason
Baltimore, Maryland, United States Legg Mason, Inc. is an asset management firm, providing active asset management in many major investment centers throughout the world. Legg Mason helps investors globally achieve better financial outcomes by expanding choice across investment strategies, vehicles and investor access through independent investment managers with diverse expertise in equity, fixed income, alternative and liquidity investments. Legg Mason was formed in 1899 and is based in Baltimore, Maryland. |
Sell | $4.5B |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-03-03 |
AlphaTheta
Yokohama, Japan AlphaTheta develops, manufactures, and sells equipment for DJs, including DJ players, mixers, controllers, headphones, and speakers. AlphaTheta was founded in 2014 and is based in Yokohama, Japan. |
Sell | $324M |
