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Christian Erik RuoffFreshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Christian Erik Ruoff

Partner at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Lawyer

Hamburg

Deal Bio

Total Deals12
Valued Deals8
Total Value£ 6.87 B
Avg. Deal Size£ 858 M

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19 Apr 2018|Germany|Pharmaceuticals
Merck & Co (consumer Health Division)
Procter & Gamble Company

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

21 Oct 2019|Portugal|Renewable Energy Equipment
Senvion (onshore Services Business And Blade Production Facility)
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy

Target: SENVION SE (ONSHORE SERVICES BUSINESS AND BLADE PRODUCTION FACILITY)

Bidder: SIEMENS GAMESA RENEWABLE ENERGY SA

11 Service Providers

5 Target | 5 Bidder | 1 Vendor

92 Dealmakers

42 Target | 34 Bidder | 17 Vendor

£ 172 M

Value

16 Dec 2019|France|Recreational Services
Lagardère Sports
Hig Capital

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

10 Dec 2020|Germany|Biotechnology
Myr
Gilead Sciences

Target: MYR GMBH

Bidder: GILEAD SCIENCES

10 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder | 2 Vendor

26 Dealmakers

18 Target | 3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 1.31 B

Value

21 Dec 2021|Germany|Automobiles
Ifa Group (trusteeship)
AEQUITA

Target: IFA GROUP (TRUSTEESHIP)

Bidder: AEQUITA

7 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 5 Vendor

72 Dealmakers

29 Bidder | 43 Vendor

n/a

Value

28 Jul 2022|Germany|Auto Services
Hbpo Beteiligungsgesellschaft Mbh
Plastic Omnium

Target: HBPO BETEILIGUNGSGESELLSCHAFT MBH

Bidder: PLASTIC OMNIUM SA

6 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

29 Dealmakers

19 Bidder | 10 Vendor

£ 245 M

Value

14 Jul 2022|Germany|Pharmaceuticals
Bayer (nebido Product)
GRUNENTHAL

Target: BAYER (NEBIDO PRODUCT)

Bidder: GRUNENTHAL

6 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

37 Dealmakers

35 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 422 M

Value

12 Sep 2022|Germany|Pharmaceuticals
Pharmalex
Cencora (ex-amerisourcebergen Corporation)

Target: PHARMALEX GMBH

Bidder: CENCORA INC (EX-AMERISOURCEBERGEN CORPORATION)

11 Service Providers

4 Target | 6 Bidder | 1 Vendor

46 Dealmakers

16 Target | 29 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 1.11 B

Value

24 Nov 2022|United Kingdom|Pharmaceuticals
Kyowa Kirin / Grunenthal Joint Venture
GRUNENTHAL

Target: KYOWA KIRIN / GRUNENTHAL JOINT VENTURE

Bidder: GRUNENTHAL

4 Service Providers

4 Bidder

33 Dealmakers

33 Bidder

n/a

Value

22 May 2023|Russian Federation|Tires
Continental (russian Plant)
S8 Capital

Target: CONTINENTAL AG (RUSSIAN PLANT)

Bidder: S8 CAPITAL

5 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 4 Vendor

17 Dealmakers

1 Bidder | 16 Vendor

n/a

Value

14 Jun 2023|Germany|Chemicals: Diversified
Hcs Group
International Chemical Investors Group

Target: HCS GROUP

Bidder: INTERNATIONAL CHEMICAL INVESTORS GROUP

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

54 Dealmakers

2 Target | 24 Bidder | 28 Vendor

n/a

Value

25 Jul 2024|Germany|Specialty Chemicals
Merck (surface Solutions Business)
Global New Material International Holdings

Target: MERCK (SURFACE SOLUTIONS BUSINESS)

Bidder: GLOBAL NEW MATERIAL INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS

5 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

46 Dealmakers

6 Bidder | 40 Vendor

£ 558 M

Value

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