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Frank Rohling

Partner at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Lawyer

Berlin

Deal Bio

Total Deals31

Valued Deals24

Total Value£ 51.32 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 2.14 B

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17 Apr 2018|Czechia|Pharmaceuticals

Target: ZENTIVA GROUP AS

Bidder: ADVENT INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

23 Service Providers

2 Target | 13 Bidder | 8 Vendor

88 Dealmakers

4 Target | 62 Bidder | 23 Vendor

£ 1.64 B

Value

09 May 2018|Romania|Cable Television

Target: LIBERTY GLOBAL (GERMAN, CZECH, HUNGARIAN & ROMANIAN BUSINESS)

Bidder: VODAFONE GROUP PLC

18 Service Providers

10 Bidder | 8 Vendor

108 Dealmakers

53 Bidder | 55 Vendor

£ 16.10 B

Value

04 Mar 2019|Germany|Chemicals and Synthetic Fibres

Target: EVONIK (METHACRYLATES PLASTICS UNIT)

Bidder: ADVENT INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

24 Service Providers

1 Target | 17 Bidder | 6 Vendor

135 Dealmakers

5 Target | 55 Bidder | 75 Vendor

£ 2.58 B

Value

25 May 2018|Germany|Property Services

Target: TECHEM GMBH

Bidder: CAISSE DE DEPOT ET PLACEMENT DU QUEBEC (CDPQ)

31 Service Providers

2 Target | 21 Bidder | 8 Vendor

122 Dealmakers

4 Target | 48 Bidder | 70 Vendor

£ 4.03 B

Value

20 May 2019|Germany|Construction Services

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

23 Dec 2019|Germany|Outsourced HR and Staffing

Target: P&I PERSONAL & INFORMATIK AG

Bidder: HG CAPITAL LLP

17 Service Providers

2 Target | 9 Bidder | 6 Vendor

61 Dealmakers

4 Target | 41 Bidder | 17 Vendor

n/a

Value

14 Aug 2020|United Kingdom|Clothing and Accessories

Target: GYMSHARK LTD

Bidder: GENERAL ATLANTIC LLC

10 Service Providers

6 Target | 4 Bidder

70 Dealmakers

23 Target | 51 Bidder

£ 210 M

Value

02 Nov 2020|Denmark|Payments / Commerce

Target: NETS A/S

Bidder: NEXI SPA

44 Service Providers

9 Target | 32 Bidder | 3 Vendor

220 Dealmakers

37 Target | 178 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 6.97 B

Value

02 Nov 2020|Germany|Digital Services

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

10 Dec 2020|Germany|Biotechnology

Target: MYR GMBH

Bidder: GILEAD SCIENCES

10 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder | 2 Vendor

25 Dealmakers

18 Target | 3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 1.31 B

Value

20 Jan 2021|Germany|Computer Hardware

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

09 Mar 2021|Cyprus|Real Estate Holding and Development

Target: OIKOS GROUP

Bidder: GOLDMAN SACHS INC

25 Service Providers

3 Target | 14 Bidder | 8 Vendor

72 Dealmakers

4 Target | 37 Bidder | 31 Vendor

n/a

Value

06 Apr 2021|Switzerland|Software

Target: THE SAGE GROUP PLC (SWISS BUSINESS)

Bidder: WARBURG PINCUS LLC

13 Service Providers

1 Target | 8 Bidder | 4 Vendor

50 Dealmakers

1 Target | 23 Bidder | 26 Vendor

£ 39 M

Value

16 May 2021|Finland|Biotechnology

Target: HYTEST

Bidder: MINDRAY MEDICAL INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

12 Service Providers

3 Target | 6 Bidder | 3 Vendor

48 Dealmakers

9 Target | 35 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 468 M

Value

10 Feb 2022|Germany|Property and Casualty Insurance

Target: ROCKET ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS GMBH

Bidder: VERISK ANALYTICS INC

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

22 Dealmakers

1 Target | 21 Bidder

n/a

Value

06 May 2022|Germany|Renewable Energy Equipment

Target: WPD OFFSHORE GMBH

Bidder: GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS

3 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

50 Dealmakers

46 Bidder | 4 Vendor

n/a

Value

24 Jun 2022|Germany|Life Insurance

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

21 Sep 2022|United Kingdom|Software

Target: AVEVA GROUP

Bidder: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SE

13 Service Providers

8 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

80 Dealmakers

49 Target | 27 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 4.03 B

Value

01 Oct 2022|United States|Renewable Energy Equipment

Target: CON EDISON CLEAN ENERGY BUSINESSES INC

Bidder: RWE RENEWABLES AG

10 Service Providers

7 Bidder | 3 Vendor

42 Dealmakers

36 Bidder | 6 Vendor

£ 6.09 B

Value

02 Jan 2023|Germany|Automobiles

Target: VOLTAIRA GROUP

Bidder: FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

29 Dealmakers

15 Target | 14 Bidder

£ 165 M

Value

09 Aug 2023|Germany|Renewable Energy Equipment

Target: NEXTWIND CAPITAL

Bidder: SANDBROOK CAPITAL

8 Service Providers

2 Target | 5 Bidder | 1 Vendor

25 Dealmakers

10 Target | 14 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 588 M

Value

16 Feb 2024|Switzerland|Containers and Packaging

Target: ALUFLEXPACK

Bidder: ONE ROCK CAPITAL PARTNERS

13 Service Providers

2 Target | 7 Bidder | 4 Vendor

40 Dealmakers

1 Target | 21 Bidder | 18 Vendor

£ 166 M

Value

18 Apr 2024|Switzerland|Construction Services

Target: ARBONIA (CLIMATE DIVISION)

Bidder: MIDEA GROUP CO LTD

9 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 5 Vendor

29 Dealmakers

22 Bidder | 7 Vendor

£ 649 M

Value

27 Jun 2024|United Kingdom|Specialty Chemicals

Target: FOSROC

Bidder: COMPAGNIE DE SAINT-GOBAIN SA

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder

58 Dealmakers

2 Target | 56 Bidder

£ 810 M

Value

25 Jul 2024|Germany|Specialty Chemicals

Target: MERCK (SURFACE SOLUTIONS BUSINESS)

Bidder: GLOBAL NEW MATERIAL INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS

6 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

52 Dealmakers

12 Bidder | 40 Vendor

£ 558 M

Value

16 Oct 2024|Germany|Pharmaceuticals

Target: APONTIS PHARMA

Bidder: ZENTIVA GROUP AS

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

32 Dealmakers

6 Target | 23 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 70 M

Value

19 Dec 2024|Norway|Software

Target: CRAYON GROUP HOLDING ASA

Bidder: SOFTWAREONE AG

11 Service Providers

5 Target | 6 Bidder

40 Dealmakers

10 Target | 30 Bidder

£ 1.16 B

Value

06 May 2025|Switzerland|Diversified Industrials

Target: OERLIKON BARMAG

Bidder: RIETER HOLDING AG

10 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 4 Vendor

82 Dealmakers

1 Target | 61 Bidder | 20 Vendor

£ 651 M

Value

16 Jul 2025|Germany|Entertainment

Target: RTL2/WARNER BROTHERS DISCOVERY JV

Bidder: RTL2

3 Service Providers

3 Bidder

10 Dealmakers

10 Bidder

n/a

Value

17 Aug 2025|Switzerland|Electronic Components and Equipment

Target: U-BLOX HOLDING AG

Bidder: ADVENT INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

8 Service Providers

5 Target | 3 Bidder

9 Dealmakers

8 Target | 1 Bidder

£ 959 M

Value

11 Sep 2025|Czechia|Pharmaceuticals

Target: ZENTIVA GROUP AS

Bidder: GTCR LLC

11 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 4 Vendor

14 Dealmakers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 12 Vendor

n/a

Value