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Daniel Pauly

Partner at Linklaters

Lawyer

Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany

Deal Bio

Total Deals22

Valued Deals14

Total Value£ 19.52 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 1.39 B

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25 Feb 2019|Germany|Containers and Packaging

Target: IFCO

Bidder: TRITON PARTNERS

21 Service Providers

2 Target | 13 Bidder | 6 Vendor

161 Dealmakers

7 Target | 36 Bidder | 118 Vendor

£ 1.91 B

Value

24 Mar 2021|Germany|Medical Equipment

Target: RODENSTOCK

Bidder: APAX PARTNERS LLP

18 Service Providers

2 Target | 8 Bidder | 8 Vendor

84 Dealmakers

3 Target | 76 Bidder | 17 Vendor

n/a

Value

01 Jul 2021|United Kingdom|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: WAYSTONE

Bidder: MONTAGU PRIVATE EQUITY LLP

16 Service Providers

8 Target | 7 Bidder | 1 Vendor

113 Dealmakers

17 Target | 90 Bidder | 6 Vendor

£ 1.11 B

Value

07 Jul 2021|Belgium|Health Care Services

Target: MCKESSON CORPORATION (EUROPEAN BUSINESS)

Bidder: PHOENIX GROUP

5 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 4 Vendor

175 Dealmakers

1 Bidder | 174 Vendor

n/a

Value

27 Jul 2021|United Kingdom|Security Equipment

Target: CHUBB FIRE & SECURITY

Bidder: API GROUP INC

19 Service Providers

2 Target | 13 Bidder | 4 Vendor

210 Dealmakers

4 Target | 38 Bidder | 168 Vendor

£ 2.25 B

Value

19 Oct 2021|United Kingdom|Diversified Financials

Target: VIALTO PARTNERS

Bidder: CLAYTON DUBILIER & RICE LLC

19 Service Providers

1 Target | 12 Bidder | 6 Vendor

136 Dealmakers

1 Target | 51 Bidder | 84 Vendor

£ 1.60 B

Value

03 Dec 2021|Switzerland|Biotechnology

Target: UNILABS

Bidder: AP MOLLER HOLDINGS

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 5 Vendor

70 Dealmakers

3 Target | 16 Bidder | 51 Vendor

n/a

Value

09 Feb 2022|Germany|Express Courier / Parcels

Target: SIEMENS AG (GLOBAL MAIL AND PARCEL BUSINESS)

Bidder: KORBER AG

10 Service Providers

6 Bidder | 4 Vendor

68 Dealmakers

48 Bidder | 20 Vendor

£ 964 M

Value

08 Sep 2022|Germany|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: UNIVERSAL-INVESTMENT GROUP

Bidder: CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD (CPP INVESTMENTS)

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

59 Dealmakers

1 Target | 58 Bidder

n/a

Value

27 Apr 2023|United Kingdom|Electronic Equipment: Other

Target: DISTRELEC

Bidder: RS GROUP

17 Service Providers

2 Target | 7 Bidder | 8 Vendor

137 Dealmakers

6 Target | 44 Bidder | 109 Vendor

£ 323 M

Value

26 May 2023|United States|Electricity Distribution

Target: TRANSNETBW

Bidder: SÜDWEST KONSORTIUM HOLDING GMBH

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

68 Dealmakers

1 Target | 44 Bidder | 23 Vendor

n/a

Value

19 May 2023|Russian Federation|Automobiles

Target: VOLKSWAGEN GROUP RUS

Bidder: ART-FINANCE LLC

3 Service Providers

3 Vendor

39 Dealmakers

39 Vendor

n/a

Value

31 Mar 2023|Germany|Real Estate Holding and Development

Target: VONOVIA (1.3K APPARTMENTS)

Bidder: CBRE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT

4 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

44 Dealmakers

36 Bidder | 8 Vendor

£ 479 M

Value

02 May 2023|Germany|Machinery: Industrial

Target: KUTTNER

Bidder: HATCH

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

29 Dealmakers

2 Target | 27 Bidder

n/a

Value

14 Nov 2023|Germany|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: PROGAS

Bidder: DCC PLC

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

38 Dealmakers

33 Target | 5 Bidder

£ 140 M

Value

02 Oct 2023|Netherlands|Auto Services

Target: FAURECIA (TWO PLANTS OPERATING IN THE EXHAUST AFTERTREATMENT BUSINESS)

Bidder: CUMMINS INC

3 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

90 Dealmakers

89 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 172 M

Value

06 Feb 2024|Netherlands|Electronic Equipment: Other

Target: NEDIS

Bidder: COMMAXX GROUP

2 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 1 Vendor

69 Dealmakers

1 Bidder | 70 Vendor

n/a

Value

28 May 2024|Germany|Banks

Target: HAUCK & AUFHÄUSER PRIVATBANKIERS AG

Bidder: ABN AMRO BANK NV

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

123 Dealmakers

1 Target | 36 Bidder | 87 Vendor

£ 571 M

Value

06 Jun 2024|Hungary|Airlines

Target: BUDAPEST AIRPORT

Bidder: THE HUNGARIAN GOVERNMENT

10 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 7 Vendor

100 Dealmakers

11 Bidder | 90 Vendor

£ 3.66 B

Value

25 Jun 2024|United States|Automobiles

Target: RIVIAN AUTOMOTIVE / VOLKSWAGEN JOINT VENTURE

Bidder: VOLKSWAGEN AG

4 Service Providers

4 Bidder

124 Dealmakers

124 Bidder

£ 4.53 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

18 Jul 2025|Germany|Consumer Lending

Target: COEO GROUP GMBH

Bidder: DOVALUE

12 Service Providers

1 Target | 9 Bidder | 2 Vendor

29 Dealmakers

3 Target | 5 Bidder | 21 Vendor

£ 337 M

Value