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Cover Image Aljosha Barath

Aljosha Barath

Principal Associate at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Lawyer

Hamburg

Deal Bio

Total Deals18

Valued Deals11

Total Value£ 6.26 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 569 M

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22 May 2019|Belgium|Copper

Target: METALLO GROUP

Bidder: AURUBIS AG

9 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

80 Dealmakers

10 Target | 39 Bidder | 31 Vendor

£ 333 M

Value

19 Apr 2018|Germany|Pharmaceuticals

Target: MERCK & CO (CONSUMER HEALTH DIVISION)

Bidder: PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY

11 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder | 5 Vendor

73 Dealmakers

1 Target | 23 Bidder | 50 Vendor

£ 2.95 B

Value

25 Sep 2019|Germany|Pharmaceuticals

Target: DFE PHARMA

Bidder: CVC CAPITAL PARTNERS

19 Service Providers

4 Target | 7 Bidder | 8 Vendor

98 Dealmakers

15 Target | 71 Bidder | 12 Vendor

£ 320 M

Value

16 Dec 2019|France|Recreational Services

Target: LAGARDÈRE SPORTS

Bidder: HIG CAPITAL LLC

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

39 Dealmakers

2 Target | 34 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 91 M

Value

07 Apr 2020|Germany|Medical Equipment

Target: SCHUELKE & MAYR GMBH

Bidder: EQT PARTNERS AB

15 Service Providers

2 Target | 9 Bidder | 4 Vendor

56 Dealmakers

4 Target | 49 Bidder | 3 Vendor

n/a

Value

13 Aug 2020|Germany|Specialty Chemicals

Target: LANXESS DEUTSCHLAND (LEATHER CHEMICALS BUSINESS)

Bidder: TFL LEDERTECHNIK GMBH

8 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 3 Vendor

49 Dealmakers

27 Bidder | 22 Vendor

£ 177 M

Value

19 Jan 2021|Germany|Personal Products

Target: SCHUELKE & MAYR GMBH (PERSONAL CARE BUSINESS)

Bidder: ASHLAND INC

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 5 Vendor

39 Dealmakers

2 Target | 6 Bidder | 31 Vendor

£ 226 M

Value

09 Mar 2021|Cyprus|Real Estate Holding and Development

Target: OIKOS GROUP

Bidder: GOLDMAN SACHS INC

25 Service Providers

3 Target | 14 Bidder | 8 Vendor

72 Dealmakers

4 Target | 37 Bidder | 31 Vendor

n/a

Value

19 Jul 2021|United States|Property and Casualty Insurance

Target: KIN INSURANCE

Bidder: HUDSON STRUCTURED CAPITAL MANAGEMENT

12 Service Providers

3 Target | 9 Bidder

36 Dealmakers

18 Target | 18 Bidder

£ 747 M

Value

12 Jan 2021|France|Specialty Chemicals

Target: THESEOS

Bidder: LANXESS AG

9 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 5 Vendor

56 Dealmakers

39 Bidder | 17 Vendor

£ 62 M

Value

19 Mar 2021|Netherlands|Food Products

Target: LEERDAMMER

Bidder: GROUPE LACTALIS SA

8 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 5 Vendor

36 Dealmakers

32 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 507 M

Value

21 Dec 2021|Germany|Automobiles

Target: IFA GROUP (TRUSTEESHIP)

Bidder: AEQUITA

7 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 5 Vendor

72 Dealmakers

29 Bidder | 43 Vendor

n/a

Value

16 Feb 2022|Germany|Copper

Target: AURUBIS (ROLLED PRODUCTS ASSETS)

Bidder: KME SE

5 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

39 Dealmakers

12 Bidder | 27 Vendor

n/a

Value

02 Aug 2022|Bulgaria|IT Services: Other

Target: SENTIA GROUP (BUSINESS IN NETHERLANDS, BELGIUM AND BULGARIA)

Bidder: ACCENTURE PLC

6 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 4 Vendor

47 Dealmakers

40 Bidder | 7 Vendor

n/a

Value

21 Jun 2023|Germany|Payroll

Target: LUFTHANSA AIRPLUS SERVICEKARTEN GMBH

Bidder: SEB AB

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 2 Vendor

52 Dealmakers

2 Target | 47 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 384 M

Value

07 Aug 2023|Germany|Medical Equipment

Target: SCHUELKE & MAYR GMBH

Bidder: ATHOS

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 6 Vendor

45 Dealmakers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 43 Vendor

n/a

Value

05 Nov 2024|Germany|Knowledge Process Outsourcing

Target: EVOTEC DS

Bidder: MONACUM PARTNERS

3 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 2 Vendor

20 Dealmakers

2 Bidder | 18 Vendor

n/a

Value

27 Jun 2025|Germany|Entertainment

Target: SKY DEUTSCHLAND

Bidder: RTL GROUP SA

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

58 Dealmakers

3 Target | 54 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 449 M

Value