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Lars Meyer

Partner and Global Co-Head of Tech, Media and Telecoms at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

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Frankfurt

Deal Bio

Total Deals29

Valued Deals16

Total Value£ 33.41 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 2.09 B

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29 Jun 2018|Switzerland|Medical Equipment

Target: ALCON INC

Bidder: INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS

9 Service Providers

3 Target | 6 Vendor

92 Dealmakers

3 Target | 89 Vendor

£ 20.63 B

Value

19 Apr 2018|Germany|Pharmaceuticals

Target: MERCK & CO (CONSUMER HEALTH DIVISION)

Bidder: PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY

11 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder | 5 Vendor

73 Dealmakers

1 Target | 22 Bidder | 50 Vendor

£ 2.95 B

Value

26 Jan 2022|Italy|Online and Social Platforms

Target: BRUMBRUM

Bidder: CAZOO

9 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder | 1 Vendor

40 Dealmakers

7 Target | 31 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 66 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

22 Jul 2022|Germany|FinTech

Target: PENTA

Bidder: QONTO

5 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder

48 Dealmakers

26 Target | 22 Bidder

n/a

Value

14 Jul 2022|Germany|Pharmaceuticals

Target: BAYER (NEBIDO PRODUCT)

Bidder: GRUNENTHAL

6 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

37 Dealmakers

35 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 422 M

Value

12 Sep 2022|Germany|Pharmaceuticals

Target: PHARMALEX GMBH

Bidder: CENCORA INC (EX-AMERISOURCEBERGEN CORPORATION)

11 Service Providers

4 Target | 6 Bidder | 1 Vendor

46 Dealmakers

16 Target | 29 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 1.11 B

Value

09 Dec 2022|Germany|E-commerce

Target: GORILLAS

Bidder: GETIR

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder

57 Dealmakers

31 Target | 26 Bidder

£ 978 M

Value

24 Nov 2022|United Kingdom|Pharmaceuticals

Target: KYOWA KIRIN / GRUNENTHAL JOINT VENTURE

Bidder: GRUNENTHAL

4 Service Providers

4 Bidder

33 Dealmakers

33 Bidder

n/a

Value

12 Jan 2023|Spain|Biotechnology

Target: IVI-RMA GLOBAL

Bidder: KKR & CO

11 Service Providers

5 Target | 6 Bidder

32 Dealmakers

18 Target | 14 Bidder

£ 2.65 B

Value

02 Jan 2023|Germany|E-commerce

Target: RAZOR GROUP

Bidder: PRESIGHT CAPITAL

3 Service Providers

2 Target | 1 Bidder

20 Dealmakers

15 Target | 5 Bidder

£ 61 M

Value

19 Apr 2023|Belgium|Information / Data Services

Target: BISC GLOBAL

Bidder: EXCELRA

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

21 Dealmakers

1 Target | 20 Bidder

n/a

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

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

08 Nov 2023|Spain|Medical Services

Target: EUGIN GROUP

Bidder: KKR & CO

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 3 Vendor

46 Dealmakers

2 Target | 6 Bidder | 38 Vendor

£ 434 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

05 Mar 2024|United States|Software

Target: PERCH

Bidder: RAZOR GROUP

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

29 Dealmakers

1 Target | 28 Bidder

£ 331 M

Value

13 May 2024|Taiwan|Consumer Services: Other

Target: DELIVERY HERO (FOODPANDA DELIVERY BUSINESS IN TAIWAN)

Bidder: UBER TECHNOLOGIES INC

6 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

51 Dealmakers

26 Bidder | 25 Vendor

£ 757 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

17 Dec 2024|Netherlands|Biotechnology

Target: HUB ORGANOIDS

Bidder: MERCK KGAA

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

29 Dealmakers

1 Target | 28 Bidder

n/a

Value

27 Feb 2025|Germany|Medical Equipment

Target: BIOTRONIK SE (VASCULAR INTERVENTION BUSINESS)

Bidder: TELEFLEX INC

8 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

77 Dealmakers

32 Bidder | 45 Vendor

£ 629 M

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

n/a

Value

17 Jun 2025|France|Software

Target: NABLA

Bidder: HV CAPITAL

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

16 Dealmakers

1 Target | 15 Bidder

£ 51 M

Value

28 Jul 2025|Germany|Software

Target: COGNIGY

Bidder: NICE SYSTEMS

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

65 Dealmakers

28 Target | 38 Bidder

£ 710 M

Value

29 Aug 2025|Canada|Health Care Facilities

Target: CALEA LIMITED

Bidder: CAPITAL HEALTH PARTNERS INC

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 2 Vendor

18 Dealmakers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 16 Vendor

n/a

Value

15 Oct 2025|United States|Medical Equipment

Target: JSR LIFE SCIENCES (CHROMATOGRAPHY BUSINESS)

Bidder: MERCK KGAA

4 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

28 Dealmakers

27 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

06 Oct 2025|Germany|Online and Social Platforms

Target: SCOUTBEE

Bidder: COUPA SOFTWARE

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

18 Dealmakers

1 Target | 17 Bidder

n/a

Value

17 Dec 2025|Germany|FinTech

Target: TRADE REPUBLIC BANK GMBH

Bidder: WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT

14 Service Providers

1 Target | 13 Bidder

30 Dealmakers

2 Target | 28 Bidder

£ 1.05 B

Value