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Cover Image Carsten Berrar

Carsten Berrar

Carsten Berrar

Partner at Sullivan & Cromwell

Advisor Lawyer

Frankfurt

Deal Bio

Total Deals77

Valued Deals65

Total Value£ 273.79 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 4.21 B

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28 Sep 2017|Germany|Diversified Financials

Target: HSH NORDBANK AG

Bidder: CERBERUS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP

11 Service Providers

1 Target | 8 Bidder | 2 Vendor

100 Dealmakers

25 Target | 75 Bidder

£ 832 M

Value

14 Sep 2016|United States|Biotechnology

Target: MONSANTO CO

Bidder: BAYER AG

30 Service Providers

13 Target | 17 Bidder

133 Dealmakers

51 Target | 82 Bidder

£ 48.04 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

16 Jul 2018|Germany|Railroad Equipment

Target: VTG AG

Bidder: MORGAN STANLEY CAPITAL PARTNERS

10 Service Providers

3 Target | 6 Bidder | 1 Vendor

40 Dealmakers

15 Target | 23 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 1.55 B

Value

28 Feb 2018|Germany|Banks

Target: HSH NORDBANK AG

Bidder: CERBERUS EUROPEAN INVESTMENTS

8 Service Providers

2 Target | 6 Bidder

11 Dealmakers

1 Target | 10 Bidder

n/a

Value

18 Dec 2017|Austria|Residential REITs

Target: BUWOG AG

Bidder: VONOVIA SE

2 Service Providers

1 Dealmakers

n/a

Value

07 Nov 2017|Germany|Energy / Utility Services

Target: UNIPER SE

Bidder: FORTUM CORPORATION

16 Service Providers

6 Target | 6 Bidder | 4 Vendor

44 Dealmakers

13 Target | 25 Bidder | 7 Vendor

£ 3.33 B

Value

21 Dec 2018|Germany|Express Courier / Parcels

Target: DELIVERY HERO SE (OPERATIONS IN GERMANY)

Bidder: TAKEAWAY.COM.NV

10 Service Providers

6 Bidder | 4 Vendor

36 Dealmakers

30 Bidder | 6 Vendor

£ 840 M

Value

09 Apr 2019|United States|Software

Target: AXIOMA INC

Bidder: DEUTSCHE BOERSE AG

11 Service Providers

3 Target | 8 Bidder

73 Dealmakers

11 Target | 62 Bidder

£ 650 M

Value

12 Jun 2019|Germany|Publishing

Target: AXEL SPRINGER SE

Bidder: CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD (CPP INVESTMENTS)

18 Service Providers

7 Target | 11 Bidder

75 Dealmakers

33 Target | 43 Bidder

£ 3.91 B

Value

21 Jun 2019|Germany|Diversified Retailers

Target: METRO AG

Bidder: EP GLOBAL COMMERCE GMBH

20 Service Providers

9 Target | 9 Bidder | 2 Vendor

39 Dealmakers

25 Target | 10 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 7.32 B

Value

20 Aug 2019|Germany|Medical Supplies

Target: BAYER (ANIMAL HEALTH UNIT)

Bidder: ELANCO ANIMAL HEALTH

15 Service Providers

1 Target | 7 Bidder | 7 Vendor

78 Dealmakers

1 Target | 51 Bidder | 26 Vendor

£ 6.26 B

Value

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