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David BeutelFreshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

David Beutel

Partner at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

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Munich

Deal Bio

Total Deals29
Valued Deals18
Total Value£ 12.73 B
Avg. Deal Size£ 707 M

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20 May 2019|Germany|Construction Services
Saint Gobain Building Distribution Deutschland
Stark Group

Target: SAINT GOBAIN BUILDING DISTRIBUTION DEUTSCHLAND GMBH

Bidder: STARK GROUP

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

41 Dealmakers

2 Target | 19 Bidder | 21 Vendor

£ 293 M

Value

07 Feb 2020|Germany|Travel and Tourism
Hapag-lloyd Cruises
Tui Cruises

Target: HAPAG-LLOYD CRUISES GMBH

Bidder: TUI CRUISES

10 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 4 Vendor

47 Dealmakers

2 Target | 32 Bidder | 13 Vendor

£ 509 M

Value

07 Apr 2020|Germany|Medical Equipment
Schuelke & Mayr
Eqt Partners

Target: SCHUELKE & MAYR GMBH

Bidder: EQT PARTNERS AB

15 Service Providers

2 Target | 9 Bidder | 4 Vendor

56 Dealmakers

4 Target | 49 Bidder | 3 Vendor

n/a

Value

13 Aug 2020|Germany|Specialty Chemicals
Lanxess Deutschland (leather Chemicals Business)
Tfl Ledertechnik

Target: LANXESS DEUTSCHLAND (LEATHER CHEMICALS BUSINESS)

Bidder: TFL LEDERTECHNIK GMBH

8 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 3 Vendor

49 Dealmakers

27 Bidder | 22 Vendor

£ 177 M

Value

02 Nov 2020|Germany|Digital Services
FLASCHENPOST
Dr. August Oetker Kg

Target: FLASCHENPOST

Bidder: DR. AUGUST OETKER KG

12 Service Providers

7 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

69 Dealmakers

35 Target | 27 Bidder | 7 Vendor

£ 898 M

Value

19 Jan 2021|Germany|Personal Products
Schuelke & Mayr (personal Care Business)
Ashland

Target: SCHUELKE & MAYR GMBH (PERSONAL CARE BUSINESS)

Bidder: ASHLAND INC

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 5 Vendor

39 Dealmakers

2 Target | 6 Bidder | 31 Vendor

£ 226 M

Value

20 Jan 2021|Germany|Computer Hardware
Native Instruments Holding
Francisco Partners

Target: NATIVE INSTRUMENTS HOLDING GMBH

Bidder: FRANCISCO PARTNERS

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

55 Dealmakers

19 Target | 35 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 886 M

Value

15 May 2021|Austria|Containers and Packaging
Schur Flexibles Group
B&c Group

Target: SCHUR FLEXIBLES GROUP

Bidder: B&C GROUP

15 Service Providers

1 Target | 7 Bidder | 7 Vendor

67 Dealmakers

2 Target | 41 Bidder | 24 Vendor

£ 620 M

Value

22 Jun 2021|Germany|Paper
Mayr-melnhof Group’s Virgin Fibre Carton Plants
Oaktree Capital Management

Target: MAYR-MELNHOF GROUP’S VIRGIN FIBRE CARTON PLANTS

Bidder: OAKTREE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP

9 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 5 Vendor

84 Dealmakers

39 Bidder | 45 Vendor

£ 89 M

Value

23 Aug 2021|United States|Specialty Chemicals
International Flavors & Fragrances (microbial Control Business Unit)
Lanxess

Target: INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC (MICROBIAL CONTROL BUSINESS UNIT)

Bidder: LANXESS AG

8 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 3 Vendor

53 Dealmakers

50 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 953 M

Value

12 Jan 2021|France|Specialty Chemicals
THESEOS
Lanxess

Target: THESEOS

Bidder: LANXESS AG

9 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 5 Vendor

56 Dealmakers

39 Bidder | 17 Vendor

£ 62 M

Value

02 May 2022|Germany|Pharmaceuticals
CORDENPHARMA
Astorg Partners

Target: CORDENPHARMA

Bidder: ASTORG PARTNERS SAS

15 Service Providers

1 Target | 7 Bidder | 7 Vendor

57 Dealmakers

3 Target | 25 Bidder | 29 Vendor

£ 2.39 B

Value

06 May 2022|Germany|Renewable Energy Equipment
Wpd Offshore
Global Infrastructure Partners

Target: WPD OFFSHORE GMBH

Bidder: GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS

3 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

50 Dealmakers

46 Bidder | 4 Vendor

n/a

Value

23 Aug 2022|Germany|Data Centers and Hosting
CELONIS
Qatar Investment Authority

Target: CELONIS

Bidder: QATAR INVESTMENT AUTHORITY

15 Service Providers

1 Target | 14 Bidder

40 Dealmakers

3 Target | 37 Bidder

£ 339 M

Value

24 Jun 2022|Germany|Life Insurance
Zurich (legacy Traditional Life Insurance Back Book In Germany)
Viridium Group (viridium Gruppe)

Target: ZURICH (LEGACY TRADITIONAL LIFE INSURANCE BACK BOOK IN GERMANY)

Bidder: VIRIDIUM GROUP (VIRIDIUM GRUPPE)

8 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 5 Vendor

27 Dealmakers

24 Bidder | 3 Vendor

n/a

Value

04 Oct 2022|Chile|Ports
Sm Saam (terminal Business)
Hapag-lloyd

Target: SM SAAM (TERMINAL BUSINESS)

Bidder: HAPAG-LLOYD AG

7 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

24 Dealmakers

15 Bidder | 9 Vendor

£ 878 M

Value

05 Dec 2022|Germany|Data Centers and Hosting
DOGADO
GROUP.ONE

Target: DOGADO

Bidder: GROUP.ONE

11 Service Providers

1 Target | 7 Bidder | 3 Vendor

55 Dealmakers

1 Target | 50 Bidder | 4 Vendor

n/a

Value

25 Jan 2023|Germany|Pharmaceuticals
Indivumed (indivuserv Business Unit)
Crown Bioscience

Target: INDIVUMED (INDIVUSERV BUSINESS UNIT)

Bidder: CROWN BIOSCIENCE

4 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 3 Vendor

15 Dealmakers

2 Bidder | 13 Vendor

n/a

Value

08 Feb 2023|Germany|Telecommunications Services: Other
Btv Multimedia Group
Cinven

Target: BTV MULTIMEDIA GROUP

Bidder: CINVEN LTD

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

36 Dealmakers

1 Target | 33 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

07 Aug 2023|Germany|Medical Equipment
Schuelke & Mayr
ATHOS

Target: SCHUELKE & MAYR GMBH

Bidder: ATHOS

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 6 Vendor

45 Dealmakers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 43 Vendor

n/a

Value

25 Mar 2024|Germany|Digital Services
INFODAS
Airbus Defence And Space

Target: INFODAS

Bidder: AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

35 Dealmakers

3 Target | 33 Bidder

n/a

Value

27 Jun 2024|Germany|Pharmaceuticals
Idt Biologika
Sk Bioscience

Target: IDT BIOLOGIKA

Bidder: SK BIOSCIENCE

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

37 Dealmakers

1 Target | 19 Bidder | 18 Vendor

£ 192 M

Value

22 Jul 2024|Austria|Security Equipment
Skidata
Assa Abloy

Target: SKIDATA GMBH

Bidder: ASSA ABLOY

8 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 6 Vendor

55 Dealmakers

27 Bidder | 28 Vendor

£ 286 M

Value

25 Jul 2024|Germany|Equipment Rental
HISERV
Cvc Dif

Target: HISERV

Bidder: CVC DIF

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

16 Dealmakers

1 Target | 14 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

04 Jul 2024|Germany|Specialty Retailers
Fressnapf Holding
Cinven

Target: FRESSNAPF HOLDING

Bidder: CINVEN LTD

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

18 Dealmakers

1 Target | 17 Bidder

n/a

Value

09 Oct 2024|Luxembourg|Containers and Packaging
Schumacher Packaging (western Europe Packaging Assets)
Mondi Group

Target: SCHUMACHER PACKAGING (WESTERN EUROPE PACKAGING ASSETS)

Bidder: MONDI GROUP

5 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

44 Dealmakers

42 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 531 M

Value

19 Mar 2025|Germany|Full Line Insurance
Viridium Group (viridium Gruppe)
BLACKROCK

Target: VIRIDIUM GROUP (VIRIDIUM GRUPPE)

Bidder: BLACKROCK

29 Service Providers

3 Target | 13 Bidder | 13 Vendor

180 Dealmakers

16 Target | 129 Bidder | 35 Vendor

£ 2.94 B

Value

14 Apr 2025|Germany|Renewable Energy Equipment
Ilos Projects
Axa Investment Managers

Target: ILOS PROJECTS

Bidder: AXA INVESTMENT MANAGERS

8 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

81 Dealmakers

3 Target | 29 Bidder | 49 Vendor

n/a

Value

27 Jun 2025|Germany|Entertainment
Sky Deutschland
Rtl Group

Target: SKY DEUTSCHLAND

Bidder: RTL GROUP SA

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

58 Dealmakers

3 Target | 54 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 449 M

Value

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