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Christian Vogel

Partner at Clifford Chance

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Total Deals30

Valued Deals16

Total Value£ 35.71 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 2.23 B

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29 May 2018|Germany|Auto Parts

Target: GRAMMER AG

Bidder: NINGBO JIFENG

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

9 Dealmakers

6 Target | 3 Bidder

£ 726 M

Value

28 Mar 2019|Switzerland|Auto Services

Target: WABCO

Bidder: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG

16 Service Providers

4 Target | 12 Bidder

68 Dealmakers

19 Target | 49 Bidder

£ 5.74 B

Value

31 Jan 2019|United States|Food Products

Target: ADF/IDF

Bidder: SYMRISE AG

8 Service Providers

2 Target | 6 Bidder

39 Dealmakers

1 Target | 38 Bidder

£ 687 M

Value

26 Jul 2019|Germany|Specialty Chemicals

Target: SASOL-HUNTSMAN MALEIC ANHYDRIDE JOINT VENTURE

Bidder: HUNTSMAN CORPORATION

4 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

13 Dealmakers

12 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 74 M

Value

17 Sep 2019|Belgium|IT Services: Other

Target: PHARMONY

Bidder: SWISSLOG HEALTHCARE

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

17 Dealmakers

2 Target | 15 Bidder

n/a

Value

30 Jan 2020|Germany|Auto Parts

Target: RENK AG

Bidder: TRITON PARTNERS

14 Service Providers

3 Target | 6 Bidder | 5 Vendor

70 Dealmakers

12 Target | 40 Bidder | 18 Vendor

£ 445 M

Value

13 Feb 2020|Germany|Commercial REITs

Target: GODEWIND IMMOBILIEN

Bidder: COVIVIO

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder

33 Dealmakers

21 Target | 12 Bidder

£ 579 M

Value

28 Feb 2020|Germany|Medical Services

Target: RHÖN-KLINIKUM AG

Bidder: ASKLEPIOS KLINIKEN INTERNATIONAL

14 Service Providers

6 Target | 7 Bidder | 1 Vendor

43 Dealmakers

15 Target | 24 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 1.03 B

Value

12 Dec 2019|United States|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: MCKESSON CORPORATION

Bidder: WALGREENS BOOTS ALLIANCE

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

30 Dealmakers

3 Target | 27 Bidder

n/a

Value

16 May 2019|Germany|Consumer Services: Other

Target: BIO-LUTIONS

Bidder: DEUTSCHE INVESTITIONS UND ENTWICKLUNGSGESELLSCHAFT (DEG)

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

12 Dealmakers

1 Target | 11 Bidder

n/a

Value

02 Apr 2020|Germany|Alternative Electricity

Target: MVV ENERGIE AG

Bidder: FIRST STATE INVESTMENTS

15 Service Providers

3 Target | 8 Bidder | 4 Vendor

83 Dealmakers

8 Target | 67 Bidder | 9 Vendor

£ 2.05 B

Value

29 Mar 2021|Germany|Containers and Packaging

Target: FIBERLEAN TECHNOLOGIES

Bidder: THE WERHAHN GROUP

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

11 Dealmakers

1 Target | 10 Bidder

n/a

Value

13 Dec 2021|Germany|Software

Target: SOFTWARE AG

Bidder: SILVER LAKE PARTNERS LP

8 Service Providers

5 Target | 3 Bidder

34 Dealmakers

18 Target | 16 Bidder

£ 293 M

Value

23 Feb 2022|Australia|Environmental Consulting

Target: CIMIC GROUP LIMITED

Bidder: HOCHTIEF AG

12 Service Providers

5 Target | 7 Bidder

28 Dealmakers

4 Target | 25 Bidder

£ 782 M

Value

28 Mar 2022|Germany|Waste and Disposal Services

Target: HORN & CO RHIM MINERALS RECOVERY GMBH

Bidder: RHI MAGNESITA NV

3 Service Providers

3 Bidder

12 Dealmakers

12 Bidder

n/a

Value

30 Apr 2021|Germany|Commercial REITs

Target: MOTORAMA LADENSTADT

Bidder: L-REA GMBH

5 Service Providers

5 Bidder

12 Dealmakers

12 Bidder

n/a

Value

29 Sep 2022|Germany|Online and Social Platforms

Target: SIMPLESURANCE

Bidder: ALLIANZ X GMBH

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 1 Bidder | 2 Vendor

10 Dealmakers

6 Target | 2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

23 Jun 2022|Germany|Renewable Energy Equipment

Target: AIR LIQUIDE / SIEMENS JOINT VENTURE

Bidder: AIR LIQUIDE SA

3 Service Providers

3 Bidder

9 Dealmakers

9 Bidder

n/a

Value

23 Sep 2022|Germany|Real Estate Holding and Development

Target: DASEINSTEIN

Bidder: EHRET+KLEIN CAPITAL MARKETS

2 Service Providers

2 Bidder

10 Dealmakers

10 Bidder

n/a

Value

22 Apr 2023|Germany|Software

Target: SOFTWARE AG

Bidder: SILVER LAKE PARTNERS LP

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder

64 Dealmakers

21 Target | 43 Bidder

£ 1.95 B

Value

07 Jul 2023|Netherlands|IT Services: Other

Target: 4PS GROUP

Bidder: HILTI

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

32 Dealmakers

10 Target | 22 Bidder

n/a

Value

07 Aug 2023|Germany|Aerospace

Target: OHB SE

Bidder: KKR & CO

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder

67 Dealmakers

23 Target | 45 Bidder

n/a

Value

02 Oct 2023|Germany|Auto Services

Target: BEHR-HELLA THERMOCONTROL

Bidder: AUO CORPORATION

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

33 Dealmakers

1 Target | 21 Bidder | 11 Vendor

£ 519 M

Value

23 Aug 2023|Germany|Consumer Lending

Target: LBS LANDESBAUSPARKASSE NORDWEST

Bidder: LBS WEST

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

19 Dealmakers

16 Target | 3 Bidder

n/a

Value

18 Apr 2024|Belgium|Software

Target: TRENDMINER NV

Bidder: PROEMION

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

41 Dealmakers

1 Target | 21 Bidder | 19 Vendor

n/a

Value

07 Oct 2024|Germany|Software

Target: CUMULOCITY

Bidder: SILVER LAKE PARTNERS LP

1 Service Providers

1 Vendor

4 Dealmakers

4 Vendor

n/a

Value

09 Sep 2024|Germany|Defense

Target: HARDER DIGITAL

Bidder: THEON INTERNATIONAL

2 Service Providers

2 Bidder

7 Dealmakers

7 Bidder

£ 28 M

Value

06 Mar 2025|United States|Diversified Retailers

Target: SHIELDS HEALTH

Bidder: SYCAMORE PARTNERS LP

23 Service Providers

12 Target | 10 Bidder | 1 Vendor

184 Dealmakers

106 Target | 73 Bidder | 6 Vendor

£ 18.39 B

Value

19 Mar 2025|Germany|Banks

Target: OLDENBURGISCHE LANDESBANK AG

Bidder: TARGOBANK AG & CO KGAA

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder

84 Dealmakers

37 Target | 47 Bidder

£ 1.46 B

Value

29 Jul 2025|Germany|Defense

Target: ANDRES INDUSTRIES AG

Bidder: THEON INTERNATIONAL

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

13 Dealmakers

1 Target | 12 Bidder

£ 957 M

Value