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Gernot Fritz

Counsel at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Lawyer

Vienna

Deal Bio

Total Deals21

Valued Deals15

Total Value£ 29.87 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 1.99 B

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01 Oct 2020|Austria|Online and Social Platforms

Target: EMARSYS

Bidder: SAP SE

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder

69 Dealmakers

26 Target | 43 Bidder

n/a

Value

12 Feb 2021|Poland|Paper

Target: INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY (KWIDZYN PULP AND PAPER MILL)

Bidder: MAYR-MELNHOF KARTON AG

12 Service Providers

7 Bidder | 5 Vendor

26 Dealmakers

23 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 586 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

04 Aug 2021|United States|Diversified Financials

Target: THE WESTERN UNION COMPANY (BUSINESS SOLUTIONS UNIT)

Bidder: BAUPOST GROUP

7 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

60 Dealmakers

8 Bidder | 52 Vendor

£ 654 M

Value

02 Jun 2022|Austria|Fertilizers

Target: BOREALIS (FERTILIZER, MELAMINE AND TECHNICAL NITROGEN BUSINESS)

Bidder: AGROFERT

9 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 3 Vendor

74 Dealmakers

43 Bidder | 28 Vendor

£ 690 M

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

12 Aug 2022|Russian Federation|Containers and Packaging

Target: MONDI SYKTYVKAR

Bidder: AUGMENT INVESTMENTS LIMITED

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 6 Vendor

25 Dealmakers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 23 Vendor

£ 943 M

Value

05 Aug 2022|Germany|Production Technology Equipment

Target: PINION GMBH

Bidder: BRP INC

6 Service Providers

4 Target | 2 Bidder

44 Dealmakers

16 Target | 28 Bidder

n/a

Value

03 Feb 2023|Italy|Telecommunications Equipment

Target: TELECOM ITALIA (NETCO)

Bidder: MINISTRY OF ECONOMY AND FINANCE OF ITALY

37 Service Providers

19 Bidder | 16 Vendor

141 Dealmakers

77 Bidder | 62 Vendor

£ 19.59 B

Value

12 May 2023|Austria|Third Party Logistics (3PL)

Target: CARGO-PARTNER

Bidder: NIPPON EXPRESS HOLDINGS

13 Service Providers

7 Target | 6 Bidder

42 Dealmakers

4 Target | 38 Bidder

£ 594 M

Value

20 Sep 2023|Germany|Media Agencies

Target: BAUER MEDIA (ONLINE COMPARISON BUSINESSES)

Bidder: NETRISK HU

9 Service Providers

6 Bidder | 3 Vendor

54 Dealmakers

22 Bidder | 32 Vendor

n/a

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

05 Sep 2024|Austria|Electronic Equipment: Control and Filter

Target: PIEZOCRYST ADVANCED SENSORICS GMBH

Bidder: SPECTRIS PLC

4 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

30 Dealmakers

26 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 112 M

Value

24 Sep 2024|United Arab Emirates|Payments / Commerce

Target: NEOPAY

Bidder: DGPAYS

4 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

27 Dealmakers

26 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 288 M

Value

09 Oct 2024|Germany|Containers and Packaging

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

07 Jan 2025|Austria|Auto Technology

Target: TTTECH AUTO

Bidder: NXP SEMICONDUCTORS NV

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

39 Dealmakers

1 Target | 15 Bidder | 23 Vendor

£ 500 M

Value

03 Mar 2025|Austria|Online and Social Platforms

Target: WILLHABEN

Bidder: SPRINTS CAPITAL

11 Service Providers

1 Target | 8 Bidder | 2 Vendor

61 Dealmakers

1 Target | 48 Bidder | 12 Vendor

n/a

Value

14 Jan 2025|Bahrain|Property and Casualty Insurance

Target: BAHRAIN NATIONAL INSURANCE

Bidder: SOLIDARITY BAHRAIN

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 1 Bidder | 2 Vendor

15 Dealmakers

2 Target | 2 Bidder | 11 Vendor

£ 162 M

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

30 May 2025|Finland|Iron and Steel

Target: METSO (FERROUS BUSINESS)

Bidder: SMS GROUP GMBH

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

20 Dealmakers

1 Target | 18 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

10 Dec 2024|Germany|Waste and Disposal Services

Target: WTE WASSERTECHNIK GMBH

Bidder: STRABAG

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 2 Vendor

29 Dealmakers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 25 Vendor

£ 86 M

Value