Dan Sotos

Technology, Software & AI

• Palo Alto Networks in its acquisition of IBM’s QRadar SaaS business as part of a broader partnership to deliver AI-powered cybersecurity solutions
• Clearwater Analytics (NYSE: CWAN) in its pending transactions:
  • $1.5 billion acquisition of Enfusion (NYSE: ENFN), a provider of SaaS solutions for the investment management and hedge fund industry
  • $560 million acquisition of Beacon, a provider of cross-asset class modeling and risk analytics
  • $125 million acquisition of Bistro, Blackstone’s proprietary portfolio visualization software platform built for Blackstone’s Credit & Insurance business

Healthcare & Life Sciences

• Bluestone Equity, as lead investor, in the $60 million Series C Investment in Players Health, a provider of athlete safety and sports insurance solutions

Media & Entertainment

• Aleph Capital Partners and Crestview Partners in their investment in Saber Interactive, a video game developer and provider of interactive entertainment
• GTCR-backed AssuredPartners, one of the fastest growing insurance brokers in the U.S., in its multiyear sponsorship agreement with NBA basketball team Orlando Magic and its affiliated minor league teams

Consumer Products Services & Brands

• 26North Partners in its acquisition of Onelife Fitness, a provider of fitness clubs, from Delos Capital

Energy & Infrastructure

• Honeywell (NASDAQ: HON) in the following transactions:
  • $1.81 billion acquisition of the liquefied natural gas (LNG) process technology and equipment business from Air Products (NYSE: APD)
  • pending $2.16 billion acquisition of Syndyne, a provider of pumps and gas compressors, from Warburg Pincus