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Heiko Gotsche

Partner at Latham & Watkins

Lawyer

Dusseldorf

Deal Bio

Total Deals21

Valued Deals10

Total Value£ 12.46 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 1.25 B

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06 Aug 2019|Germany|Multi-Utilities

Target: CURRENTA

Bidder: MACQUARIE GROUP LIMITED

12 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 6 Vendor

94 Dealmakers

1 Target | 43 Bidder | 50 Vendor

£ 3.21 B

Value

21 Aug 2019|Germany|Household Furnishings

Target: MEGABAD

Bidder: VR EQUITYPARTNER GMBH

9 Service Providers

2 Target | 7 Bidder

35 Dealmakers

13 Target | 22 Bidder

n/a

Value

22 Apr 2020|Switzerland|Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO)

Target: CASTOLIN EUTETIC

Bidder: PARAGON PARTNERS GMBH

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 5 Vendor

32 Dealmakers

1 Target | 18 Bidder | 15 Vendor

£ 121 M

Value

24 Aug 2020|Germany|Computer Hardware

Target: CONGATEC AG

Bidder: DEUTSCHE BETEILIGUNGS AG

10 Service Providers

2 Target | 8 Bidder

27 Dealmakers

8 Target | 20 Bidder

n/a

Value

22 Sep 2020|Germany|Machinery: Specialty

Target: BOCK GROUP

Bidder: NORD HOLDING

7 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 5 Vendor

69 Dealmakers

5 Bidder | 64 Vendor

n/a

Value

08 Mar 2021|Germany|Management Consulting

Target: NOVUMIP

Bidder: QUESTEL SAS

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

36 Dealmakers

3 Target | 8 Bidder | 25 Vendor

n/a

Value

12 Aug 2021|United States|Footwear

Target: REEBOK

Bidder: AUTHENTIC BRANDS GROUP LLC

14 Service Providers

1 Target | 9 Bidder | 4 Vendor

53 Dealmakers

1 Target | 23 Bidder | 29 Vendor

£ 1.78 B

Value

08 Jul 2021|Germany|Household Furnishings

Target: MEGABAD

Bidder: FSN CAPITAL PARTNERS AB

16 Service Providers

6 Target | 8 Bidder | 2 Vendor

34 Dealmakers

9 Target | 22 Bidder | 3 Vendor

n/a

Value

10 Dec 2021|Germany|Food Products

Target: JUST SPICES GMBH

Bidder: KRAFT HEINZ COMPANY

6 Service Providers

4 Target | 2 Bidder

19 Dealmakers

6 Target | 13 Bidder

n/a

Value

21 Dec 2021|Germany|Forestry

Target: KME SPECIAL

Bidder: PARAGON PARTNERS GMBH

10 Service Providers

1 Target | 8 Bidder | 1 Vendor

30 Dealmakers

2 Target | 27 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

21 Mar 2022|Germany|Electronic Components and Equipment

Target: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN (ELECTRONIC INTERFACES BUSINESS)

Bidder: AEQUITA

4 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 3 Vendor

8 Dealmakers

2 Bidder | 6 Vendor

n/a

Value

22 Jul 2022|Germany|Machinery: Industrial

Target: HOLZINDUSTRIE TORGAU (HIT HOLZ)

Bidder: MERCER INTERNATIONAL

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

5 Dealmakers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

£ 230 M

Value

26 Jan 2023|Germany|Offshore Drilling and Other Services

Target: DEUTSCHE REGAS

Bidder: WORTH CAPITAL

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

4 Dealmakers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

n/a

Value

05 Feb 2024|Germany|Biotechnology

Target: MORPHOSYS AG

Bidder: NOVARTIS AG

9 Service Providers

5 Target | 4 Bidder

103 Dealmakers

31 Target | 74 Bidder

£ 2.31 B

Value

20 Feb 2024|Germany|Metal Fabricating

Target: CUNOVA GMBH

Bidder: SDCL EDGE ACQUISITION CORPORATION

8 Service Providers

2 Target | 5 Bidder | 1 Vendor

20 Dealmakers

4 Target | 15 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 583 M

Value

14 Mar 2024|Germany|Renewable Energy Equipment

Target: ENCAVIS ASSET MANAGEMENT AG

Bidder: KKR & CO

16 Service Providers

7 Target | 8 Bidder | 1 Vendor

85 Dealmakers

21 Target | 63 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 3.91 B

Value

20 Feb 2024|Germany|Copper

Target: KME AEROSPACE

Bidder: CUNOVA GMBH

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

6 Dealmakers

1 Target | 5 Bidder

n/a

Value

25 Nov 2024|United States|Software

Target: BRIGHTCOVE INC

Bidder: BENDING SPOONS

12 Service Providers

5 Target | 7 Bidder

102 Dealmakers

48 Target | 54 Bidder

£ 185 M

Value

10 Sep 2024|Germany|Diversified Financials

Target: TCG CORPORATE FINANCE

Bidder: LINCOLN INTERNATIONAL LLC

2 Service Providers

2 Bidder

3 Dealmakers

3 Bidder

n/a

Value

24 Feb 2025|Saudi Arabia|Diversified Industrials

Target: ALAT / TK ELEVATOR JV

Bidder: TK ELEVATOR

5 Service Providers

5 Bidder

23 Dealmakers

23 Bidder

£ 132 M

Value

11 Jun 2025|United States|Diversified Industrials

Target: DANA INCORPORATED (OFF-HIGHWAY BUSINESS)

Bidder: ALLISON TRANSMISSION INC

14 Service Providers

9 Bidder | 5 Vendor

91 Dealmakers

60 Bidder | 31 Vendor

£ 1 M

Value