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Frank Schaer

Partner at Freshfields

Lawyer

Frankfurt

Deal Bio

Total Deals38

Valued Deals27

Total Value£ 68.58 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 2.54 B

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17 Dec 2019|Germany|E-commerce

Target: AUTOSCOUT24

Bidder: HELLMAN & FRIEDMAN LLC

22 Service Providers

1 Target | 12 Bidder | 9 Vendor

79 Dealmakers

1 Target | 42 Bidder | 37 Vendor

£ 2.45 B

Value

07 Apr 2020|Germany|Medical Equipment

Target: SCHUELKE & MAYR GMBH

Bidder: EQT PARTNERS

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

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

19 Jan 2021|Germany|Personal Products

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

12 Feb 2021|Germany|FinTech

Target: FFG FINANZCHECK FINANZPORTALE GMBH

Bidder: SMAVA

20 Service Providers

4 Target | 12 Bidder | 4 Vendor

47 Dealmakers

8 Target | 15 Bidder | 24 Vendor

£ 175 M

Value

15 May 2021|Austria|Containers and Packaging

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

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

12 Jan 2021|France|Specialty Chemicals

Target: THESEOS

Bidder: LANXESS AG

9 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 5 Vendor

56 Dealmakers

39 Bidder | 17 Vendor

£ 62 M

Value

25 Mar 2022|Sweden|Tires

Target: TRELLEBORG (WHEEL SYSTEMS BUSINESS)

Bidder: THE YOKOHAMA RUBBER

11 Service Providers

6 Bidder | 5 Vendor

55 Dealmakers

47 Bidder | 8 Vendor

£ 1.70 B

Value

02 May 2022|Germany|Pharmaceuticals

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

09 May 2022|Germany|General Mining

Target: SCHENCK PROCESS GROUP (MINING)

Bidder: SANDVIK AB

6 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

103 Dealmakers

75 Bidder | 28 Vendor

n/a

Value

29 Jun 2022|Germany|Railroad Equipment

Target: VTG AG

Bidder: ABU DHABI INVESTMENT AUTHORITY (ADIA)

17 Service Providers

2 Target | 5 Bidder | 10 Vendor

165 Dealmakers

15 Target | 69 Bidder | 81 Vendor

£ 4.39 B

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

23 Aug 2022|Germany|Data Centers and Hosting

Target: CELONIS

Bidder: QATAR INVESTMENT AUTHORITY (QIA)

15 Service Providers

1 Target | 14 Bidder

40 Dealmakers

3 Target | 37 Bidder

£ 339 M

Value

26 Apr 2023|Germany|Property and Casualty Insurance

Target: KRUG SACHVERSTÄNDIGEN GMBH

Bidder: VERISK ANALYTICS INC

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

20 Dealmakers

1 Target | 19 Bidder

n/a

Value

19 Jun 2023|Germany|Publishing

Target: SPRINGER FACHMEDIEN MÜNCHEN

Bidder: UNIGESTION SA

19 Service Providers

1 Target | 12 Bidder | 6 Vendor

60 Dealmakers

1 Target | 39 Bidder | 20 Vendor

n/a

Value

17 Aug 2023|Germany|IT Services: Other

Target: SUSE LINUX GMBH

Bidder: EQT PARTNERS

5 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder

24 Dealmakers

17 Target | 7 Bidder

£ 484 M

Value

31 Jul 2023|Germany|Medical Equipment

Target: DIASYS DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEMS

Bidder: SHENZHEN MINDRAY BIO-MEDICAL ELECTRONICS

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

44 Dealmakers

2 Target | 42 Bidder

£ 98 M

Value

11 Aug 2023|China|Consumer Electronics

Target: AAC TECHNOLOGIES

Bidder: PREMIUM SOUND SOLUTIONS

5 Service Providers

3 Target | 1 Bidder | 1 Vendor

48 Dealmakers

44 Target | 1 Bidder | 3 Vendor

n/a

Value

23 Oct 2023|Germany|Electronic Components and Equipment

Target: EA ELEKTRO-AUTOMATIK

Bidder: FORTIVE CORPORATION

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

30 Dealmakers

1 Target | 24 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 1.19 B

Value

23 Oct 2023|Finland|Containers and Packaging

Target: WALKI GROUP OY

Bidder: OJI HOLDINGS CORPORATION

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 4 Vendor

33 Dealmakers

2 Target | 1 Bidder | 30 Vendor

n/a

Value

22 Nov 2023|Norway|E-commerce

Target: ADEVINTA ASA

Bidder: GENERAL ATLANTIC LLC

30 Service Providers

7 Target | 14 Bidder | 9 Vendor

131 Dealmakers

23 Target | 70 Bidder | 37 Vendor

£ 11.57 B

Value

21 Dec 2023|Germany|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: WINTERSHALL DEA (E&P BUSINESS)

Bidder: HARBOUR ENERGY PLC

16 Service Providers

8 Bidder | 8 Vendor

116 Dealmakers

39 Bidder | 77 Vendor

£ 8.82 B

Value

29 Jan 2024|Finland|Digital Services

Target: EFECTE PLC

Bidder: MATRIX42 GMBH

9 Service Providers

3 Target | 6 Bidder

18 Dealmakers

2 Target | 16 Bidder

£ 85 M

Value

18 Apr 2024|Switzerland|Construction Services

Target: ARBONIA (CLIMATE DIVISION)

Bidder: MIDEA GROUP CO LTD

9 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 5 Vendor

41 Dealmakers

34 Bidder | 7 Vendor

£ 649 M

Value

10 Jan 2024|Germany|Property and Casualty Insurance

Target: ROCKET ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS GMBH

Bidder: VERISK ANALYTICS INC

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

28 Dealmakers

1 Target | 27 Bidder

n/a

Value

27 Jun 2024|Germany|Pharmaceuticals

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

Target: SKIDATA GMBH

Bidder: ASSA ABLOY

8 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 6 Vendor

55 Dealmakers

27 Bidder | 28 Vendor

£ 286 M

Value

13 Sep 2024|Germany|Railroads

Target: DB SCHENKER

Bidder: DSV PANALPINA A/S

17 Service Providers

1 Target | 10 Bidder | 6 Vendor

103 Dealmakers

3 Target | 60 Bidder | 40 Vendor

£ 12.07 B

Value

01 Oct 2024|Germany|Property Services

Target: TECHEM GMBH

Bidder: TPG RISE CLIMATE

20 Service Providers

1 Target | 9 Bidder | 10 Vendor

87 Dealmakers

3 Target | 45 Bidder | 39 Vendor

£ 5.58 B

Value

18 Sep 2024|Germany|Hotels and Motels

Target: ACCORINVEST (30 HOTELS IN GERMANY)

Bidder: B&B HOTELS

3 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

11 Dealmakers

10 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

20 Mar 2025|Germany|Consumer Services: Other

Target: KOMOOT

Bidder: BENDING SPOONS SPA

10 Service Providers

3 Target | 7 Bidder

33 Dealmakers

6 Target | 27 Bidder

£ 252 M

Value

22 Apr 2025|Switzerland|Full Line Insurance

Target: BALOISE HOLDING AG

Bidder: HELVETIA HOLDING AG

12 Service Providers

7 Target | 5 Bidder

96 Dealmakers

46 Target | 50 Bidder

£ 7.77 B

Value

06 May 2025|Switzerland|Diversified Industrials

Target: BARMAG

Bidder: RIETER HOLDING AG

10 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 4 Vendor

83 Dealmakers

1 Target | 62 Bidder | 20 Vendor

£ 651 M

Value

18 Feb 2025|Germany|Multi-Utilities

Target: EGC ENERGIE

Bidder: KKR & CO

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder

31 Dealmakers

3 Target | 28 Bidder

n/a

Value

28 Jul 2025|Denmark|Biotechnology

Target: BAVARIAN NORDIC

Bidder: NORDIC CAPITAL LTD

13 Service Providers

6 Target | 7 Bidder

61 Dealmakers

23 Target | 38 Bidder

£ 2.22 B

Value

29 Aug 2025|Germany|Diversified Industrials

Target: BARTEC

Bidder: ONE EQUITY PARTNERS

6 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

36 Dealmakers

25 Target | 3 Bidder | 8 Vendor

n/a

Value

10 Oct 2025|Germany|Paints and Coatings

Target: BASF COATINGS

Bidder: THE CARLYLE GROUP INC

14 Service Providers

10 Bidder | 4 Vendor

82 Dealmakers

47 Bidder | 35 Vendor

£ 4.02 B

Value