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Bernd Meyring

Partner at Linklaters

Lawyer

Brussels, Brussels Capital, Belgium

Deal Bio

Total Deals30

Valued Deals16

Total Value£ 165.07 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 10.32 B

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11 Nov 2015|United Kingdom|Brewers

Target: SABMILLER PLC

Bidder: ANHEUSER BUSCH INBEV

21 Service Providers

10 Target | 11 Bidder

88 Dealmakers

35 Target | 53 Bidder

£ 83.12 B

Value

01 Jun 2017|Germany|Chemicals: Diversified

Target: LINDE AG

Bidder: PRAXAIR INC

26 Service Providers

15 Target | 11 Bidder

121 Dealmakers

99 Target | 25 Bidder

£ 56.94 B

Value

21 Dec 2019|Germany|Chemicals: Diversified

Target: MBCC GROUP

Bidder: LONE STAR FUNDS

13 Service Providers

10 Bidder | 3 Vendor

80 Dealmakers

38 Bidder | 42 Vendor

£ 2.68 B

Value

02 Dec 2019|Belgium|Software

Target: AGFA HEALTHCARE

Bidder: DEDALUS GROUP

14 Service Providers

11 Bidder | 3 Vendor

127 Dealmakers

50 Bidder | 77 Vendor

£ 830 M

Value

10 Nov 2020|Netherlands|Household Appliance

Target: EASY SANITARY SOLUTIONS BV

Bidder: MASCO CORPORATION

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder

50 Dealmakers

2 Target | 48 Bidder

n/a

Value

29 Sep 2020|Germany|Software

Target: HELLA GMBH & CO KGAA (CAMERA SOFTWARE BUSINESS)

Bidder: VOLKSWAGEN AG

5 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

26 Dealmakers

2 Bidder | 24 Vendor

n/a

Value

15 Feb 2021|Norway|Pharmaceuticals

Target: NATTOPHARMA

Bidder: LESAFFRE ET COMPAGNIE SA

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

12 Dealmakers

2 Target | 10 Bidder

£ 54 M

Value

12 Apr 2021|Germany|IT Services: Other

Target: CROSSINX GMBH

Bidder: UNIFIEDPOST GROUP

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

19 Dealmakers

1 Target | 18 Bidder

n/a

Value

06 May 2021|Germany|Energy / Utility Services

Target: ELG HANIEL

Bidder: APERAM

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

162 Dealmakers

3 Target | 61 Bidder | 99 Vendor

£ 309 M

Value

12 Feb 2021|France|Farming Fishing Ranching and Plantations

Target: BAYER (SEED COATING BUSINESS)

Bidder: SOLVAY SA

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

22 Dealmakers

1 Target | 18 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 22 M

Value

14 May 2021|Belgium|Household Equipment and Products

Target: RECTICEL SA

Bidder: GREINER AG

12 Service Providers

2 Target | 9 Bidder | 1 Vendor

28 Dealmakers

4 Target | 23 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 234 M

Value

15 Dec 2020|Saudi Arabia|Oil Refining and Marketing

Target: LINDE / SIPCHEM JV

Bidder: LINDE AG

3 Service Providers

3 Bidder

8 Dealmakers

8 Bidder

n/a

Value

04 Feb 2021|South Korea|Specialty Chemicals

Target: LINDE / HYOSUNG JV

Bidder: LINDE AG

3 Service Providers

3 Bidder

8 Dealmakers

8 Bidder

n/a

Value

30 Jun 2021|Belgium|Luxury Items

Target: MAISON DELVAUX

Bidder: RICHEMONT

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

34 Dealmakers

3 Target | 32 Bidder

n/a

Value

06 Jul 2021|Netherlands|E-commerce

Target: CARNEXT

Bidder: ABU DHABI INVESTMENT AUTHORITY (ADIA)

12 Service Providers

3 Target | 6 Bidder | 3 Vendor

96 Dealmakers

90 Target | 6 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

10 Jan 2022|Tanzania|Platinum and Precious Metals

Target: KABANGA NICKEL

Bidder: BHP GROUP PLC

5 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder

22 Dealmakers

6 Target | 16 Bidder

£ 67 M

Value

21 Feb 2022|Belgium|Household Equipment and Products

Target: RECTICEL SA

Bidder: BALTISSE NV

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 2 Vendor

12 Dealmakers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 11 Vendor

n/a

Value

13 Jun 2022|Finland|Electricity Distribution

Target: AURORA INFRASTRUCTURE OY

Bidder: EQUITIX LTD

13 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 6 Vendor

59 Dealmakers

2 Target | 52 Bidder | 7 Vendor

n/a

Value

22 Jun 2022|Belgium|IT Services: Other

Target: TRUSTTEAM

Bidder: RIVEAN CAPITAL (EX-GILDE BUY OUT PARTNERS)

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

27 Dealmakers

2 Target | 10 Bidder | 15 Vendor

n/a

Value

17 Nov 2022|Sweden|Electrical Components

Target: SYSTEMAIR (COMMERCIAL AC BUSINESS)

Bidder: PANASONIC CORP

3 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

90 Dealmakers

93 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 85 M

Value

12 Dec 2022|France|IT Services: Other

Target: I-PULSE

Bidder: BHP GROUP PLC

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

40 Dealmakers

2 Target | 38 Bidder

£ 43 M

Value

04 May 2023|Belgium|Alternative Fuels

Target: RELY

Bidder: TECHNIP ENERGIES

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder

27 Dealmakers

2 Target | 25 Bidder

n/a

Value

20 Jun 2023|France|Investment Banking

Target: NASDAQ (EUROPEAN POWER TRADING AND CLEARING BUSINESS)

Bidder: EEX GROUP

7 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 5 Vendor

64 Dealmakers

3 Bidder | 61 Vendor

n/a

Value

17 Jul 2023|India|IT Services: Other

Target: ROUTE MOBILE

Bidder: PROXIMUS

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder

61 Dealmakers

25 Target | 36 Bidder

£ 790 M

Value

12 Jul 2023|France|Pharmaceuticals

Target: SANOFI (PORTFOLIO OF CONSUMER HEALTH BRANDS)

Bidder: STADA ARZNEIMITTEL AG

3 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

28 Dealmakers

26 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

11 Dec 2023|Belgium|Chemicals: Diversified

Target: SYENSQO

Bidder: INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS

9 Service Providers

9 Vendor

48 Dealmakers

48 Vendor

£ 8.18 B

Value

15 Jan 2024|France|Defense

Target: ARQUUS

Bidder: JOHN COCKERILL

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

55 Dealmakers

1 Target | 52 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 257 M

Value

05 Apr 2024|United States|Medical Equipment

Target: SHOCKWAVE MEDICAL

Bidder: JOHNSON & JOHNSON

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder

62 Dealmakers

32 Target | 30 Bidder

£ 10.35 B

Value

05 Apr 2024|France|Third Party Logistics (3PL)

Target: STACI SAS

Bidder: BPOST GROUP

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

30 Dealmakers

1 Target | 26 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 1.11 B

Value

28 Jan 2025|United States|Diversified Financials

Target: NASDAQ (NORDIC POWER FUTURES BUSINESS)

Bidder: EURONEXT NV

4 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 3 Vendor

37 Dealmakers

2 Bidder | 35 Vendor

n/a

Value