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Aylin Hoffs

Counsel at Gleiss Lutz

Lawyer

Düsseldorf

Deal Bio

Total Deals25

Valued Deals18

Total Value£ 16.84 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 935 M

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12 Jul 2019|Germany|Containers and Packaging

Target: ROBERT BOSCH PACKAGING TECHNOLOGY GMBH

Bidder: CVC CAPITAL PARTNERS

10 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

48 Dealmakers

1 Target | 11 Bidder | 34 Vendor

£ 760 M

Value

15 Jul 2020|Germany|Diversified Industrials

Target: BERLINER GLAS

Bidder: ASML HOLDING NV

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

43 Dealmakers

4 Target | 39 Bidder

n/a

Value

05 Oct 2020|Switzerland|FinTech

Target: AVALOQ

Bidder: NEC CORPORATION

17 Service Providers

4 Target | 6 Bidder | 7 Vendor

56 Dealmakers

19 Target | 29 Bidder | 8 Vendor

£ 1.70 B

Value

19 Nov 2020|Germany|Medical Supplies

Target: ESCHENBACH HOLDING GMBH

Bidder: INSPECS GROUP

16 Service Providers

1 Target | 9 Bidder | 6 Vendor

57 Dealmakers

2 Target | 43 Bidder | 12 Vendor

£ 84 M

Value

10 Aug 2020|Germany|Electronic Components and Equipment

Target: MUEGGE

Bidder: HQ EQUITA

9 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

27 Dealmakers

1 Target | 23 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 22 M

Value

06 Jan 2021|Germany|Machinery: Specialty

Target: RUTHMANN

Bidder: TIME MANUFACTURING COMPANY

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder

35 Dealmakers

22 Target | 13 Bidder

n/a

Value

08 Jan 2021|United States|Clothing and Accessories

Target: DOMTAR (PERSONAL CARE BUSINESS)

Bidder: AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL PARTNERS

13 Service Providers

8 Bidder | 5 Vendor

75 Dealmakers

42 Bidder | 33 Vendor

£ 677 M

Value

25 Jan 2021|United Kingdom|Renewable Energy Equipment

Target: UBITRICITY

Bidder: SHELL PLC

11 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 8 Vendor

41 Dealmakers

3 Target | 6 Bidder | 32 Vendor

n/a

Value

03 Feb 2021|Germany|Customer Relationship Management

Target: ADJUST

Bidder: APPLOVIN

20 Service Providers

6 Target | 5 Bidder | 9 Vendor

91 Dealmakers

36 Target | 37 Bidder | 19 Vendor

£ 731 M

Value

08 Apr 2021|Spain|Containers and Packaging

Target: CROWN HOLDINGS (EUROPEAN TINPLATE BUSINESS)

Bidder: KPS CAPITAL PARTNERS

23 Service Providers

16 Bidder | 7 Vendor

132 Dealmakers

71 Bidder | 61 Vendor

£ 1.87 B

Value

12 Apr 2021|Germany|Specialty Chemicals

Target: RITTER GMBH

Bidder: AVANTOR INC

13 Service Providers

5 Target | 8 Bidder

66 Dealmakers

35 Target | 31 Bidder

£ 772 M

Value

21 Jun 2021|Germany|Machinery: Industrial

Target: SEEPEX GMBH

Bidder: INGERSOLL RAND

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

53 Dealmakers

8 Target | 45 Bidder

£ 370 M

Value

09 Feb 2022|Germany|Auto Parts

Target: VALEO SIEMENS EAUTOMOTIVE

Bidder: VALEO SA

4 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

26 Dealmakers

14 Bidder | 12 Vendor

£ 234 M

Value

31 Mar 2022|Germany|Third Party Logistics (3PL)

Target: VIASTORE

Bidder: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

62 Dealmakers

15 Target | 47 Bidder

n/a

Value

17 Nov 2021|Germany|Software

Target: HIVE TECHNOLOGIES GMBH

Bidder: PICUS CAPITAL

10 Service Providers

2 Target | 8 Bidder

34 Dealmakers

5 Target | 29 Bidder

£ 24 M

Value

14 Jul 2022|Austria|Telecommunications Equipment

Target: GD TOWERS

Bidder: BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGEMENT

34 Service Providers

1 Target | 26 Bidder | 6 Vendor

163 Dealmakers

2 Target | 85 Bidder | 67 Vendor

£ 7.50 B

Value

18 Jan 2022|Germany|Software

Target: ALAIKO

Bidder: DAN DERSHEM

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

11 Dealmakers

1 Target | 10 Bidder

£ 25 M

Value

04 May 2022|Germany|Software

Target: ALFMEIER (AUTOMOTIVE BUSINESS)

Bidder: ALFMEIER

5 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 4 Vendor

29 Dealmakers

1 Bidder | 28 Vendor

£ 149 M

Value

02 Sep 2022|Germany|Machinery: Industrial

Target: SLM SOLUTIONS GROUP

Bidder: NIKON CORPORATION

10 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder | 1 Vendor

68 Dealmakers

29 Target | 38 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 537 M

Value

09 Aug 2022|Germany|Medical Supplies

Target: FOUR 20 PHARMA

Bidder: CURALEAF HOLDINGS INC

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

37 Dealmakers

4 Target | 33 Bidder

n/a

Value

28 Oct 2021|United States|Medical Equipment

Target: OSCOR

Bidder: INTEGER HOLDINGS

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

16 Dealmakers

1 Target | 15 Bidder

n/a

Value

05 Dec 2023|Germany|IT Services: Other

Target: ESG

Bidder: HENSOLDT

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 3 Vendor

62 Dealmakers

2 Target | 40 Bidder | 21 Vendor

£ 578 M

Value

17 Jan 2024|Germany|Footwear

Target: LLOYD SHOES GMBH

Bidder: ARKLYZ GROUP AG

9 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

42 Dealmakers

5 Target | 8 Bidder | 29 Vendor

n/a

Value

17 Jul 2025|Germany|Semiconductors

Target: Q.ANT

Bidder: LEA PARTNERS GMBH

15 Service Providers

4 Target | 11 Bidder

36 Dealmakers

15 Target | 21 Bidder

£ 53 M

Value

23 Sep 2025|Germany|Machinery: Specialty

Target: NORMA (WATER MANAGEMENT BUSINESS)

Bidder: ADVANCED DRAINAGE SYSTEMS INC

13 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 9 Vendor

40 Dealmakers

13 Bidder | 27 Vendor

£ 741 M

Value