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Katrin Gassner

Partner at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Lawyer

Düsseldorf

Deal Bio

Total Deals24

Valued Deals13

Total Value£ 46.54 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 3.58 B

Market Context

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16 May 2018|Germany|Medical Equipment

Target: SIVANTOS PTE LTD

Bidder: WIDEX HOLDING A/S

23 Service Providers

5 Target | 13 Bidder | 5 Vendor

36 Dealmakers

3 Target | 11 Bidder | 22 Vendor

£ 1.68 B

Value

10 Aug 2017|Germany|Pharmaceuticals

Target: STADA ARZNEIMITTEL AG

Bidder: BAIN CAPITAL LP

30 Service Providers

6 Target | 24 Bidder

65 Dealmakers

20 Target | 73 Bidder

£ 2.89 B

Value

12 Jun 2019|Germany|Publishing

Target: AXEL SPRINGER SE

Bidder: CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD

18 Service Providers

7 Target | 11 Bidder

75 Dealmakers

33 Target | 43 Bidder

£ 3.91 B

Value

23 Sep 2019|Sweden|Real Estate Holding and Development

Target: HEMBLA AB

Bidder: VONOVIA SE

13 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder | 4 Vendor

35 Dealmakers

2 Target | 23 Bidder | 11 Vendor

£ 2.92 B

Value

08 Oct 2019|Germany|Renewable Energy Equipment

Target: NORDEX

Bidder: ACCIONA SA

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

12 Dealmakers

8 Target | 4 Bidder

£ 864 M

Value

26 Nov 2019|Germany|Vending and Catering Service

Target: LSG LUFTHANSA SERVICE HOLDING AG (EUROPE)

Bidder: GATEGROUP HOLDING AG

2 Service Providers

2 Bidder

19 Dealmakers

19 Bidder

n/a

Value

16 Dec 2019|France|Recreational Services

Target: LAGARDÈRE SPORTS

Bidder: HIG CAPITAL LLC

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

39 Dealmakers

2 Target | 34 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 91 M

Value

24 May 2021|Germany|Commercial REITs

Target: DEUTSCHE WOHNEN AG

Bidder: VONOVIA SE

22 Service Providers

10 Target | 12 Bidder

78 Dealmakers

32 Target | 46 Bidder

£ 22.74 B

Value

14 Dec 2021|Germany|Software

Target: KORBER (SUPPLY CHAIN SOFTWARE BUSINESS)

Bidder: KKR & CO

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

9 Dealmakers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 3 Vendor

n/a

Value

21 Dec 2021|Germany|Automobiles

Target: IFA GROUP (TRUSTEESHIP)

Bidder: AEQUITA

7 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 5 Vendor

72 Dealmakers

29 Bidder | 43 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

01 Mar 2023|Germany|Software

Target: GK SOFTWARE

Bidder: FUJITSU LTD

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder

25 Dealmakers

20 Target | 5 Bidder

£ 379 M

Value

14 Aug 2023|Germany|Medical Services

Target: SYNLAB VET

Bidder: MARS INC

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

85 Dealmakers

1 Target | 60 Bidder | 24 Vendor

n/a

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

03 Nov 2023|Germany|Real Estate Holding and Development

Target: VONOVIA (NORTHERN GERMANY)

Bidder: APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC

7 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

54 Dealmakers

25 Bidder | 29 Vendor

£ 870 M

Value

20 Nov 2023|Germany|Food Products

Target: HOFMANNS

Bidder: COMPASS GROUP PLC

5 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

33 Dealmakers

17 Bidder | 16 Vendor

n/a

Value

13 Mar 2024|Germany|Medical Services

Target: OTTOBOCK

Bidder: NÄDER HOLDING

18 Service Providers

7 Target | 5 Bidder | 6 Vendor

77 Dealmakers

9 Target | 38 Bidder | 31 Vendor

n/a

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

09 Apr 2024|Germany|Food Retailers and Wholesalers

Target: MOTEL ONE

Bidder: ONE HOTELS & RESORTS

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 3 Vendor

21 Dealmakers

2 Target | 10 Bidder | 9 Vendor

£ 1.07 B

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|Metal Fabricating

Target: JUNGEBLODT

Bidder: OME METALLURGICA ERBESE

15 Service Providers

3 Target | 12 Bidder

45 Dealmakers

24 Target | 21 Bidder

n/a

Value

05 Nov 2024|Germany|Knowledge Process Outsourcing

Target: EVOTEC DS

Bidder: MONACUM PARTNERS

3 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 2 Vendor

20 Dealmakers

2 Bidder | 18 Vendor

n/a

Value

02 Oct 2024|Germany|Commercial REITs

Target: DEUTSCHE WOHNEN AG

Bidder: APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC

7 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 2 Vendor

54 Dealmakers

36 Bidder | 18 Vendor

£ 833 M

Value

10 Mar 2025|Germany|Food Products

Target: LEIBER GMBH

Bidder: ASAHI GROUP FOODS

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

24 Dealmakers

20 Target | 4 Bidder

n/a

Value