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Leif U. Schrader

Partner at Latham & Watkins

Lawyer

Frankfurt

Deal Bio

Total Deals38

Valued Deals11

Total Value£ 11.17 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 1.02 B

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20 Jun 2017|Germany|Property Services

Target: NRW BUILDING TECHNOLOGY HOLDING GMBH

Bidder: BREGAL CAPITAL

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

2 Dealmakers

2 Bidder

n/a

Value

08 Aug 2017|Poland|Chemicals: Diversified

Target: SGL CARBON SE

Bidder: TRITON PARTNERS

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

1 Dealmakers

1 Bidder

n/a

Value

23 Oct 2017|United States|Machinery: Industrial

Target: ROH HOLDINGS INC

Bidder: TRITON PARTNERS

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

3 Dealmakers

3 Bidder

n/a

Value

27 Mar 2018|United States|Diversified Engineering Procurement Construction (EPC)

Target: MEGA FLUID SYSTEMS INC

Bidder: KINETICS SOLUTIONS GROUP INC

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

1 Dealmakers

1 Bidder

n/a

Value

09 Jul 2018|Austria|Biotechnology

Target: HYGIENICUM INSTITUT FUR MIKROBIOLOGIE & HYGIENE-CONSULTING GMBH

Bidder: QUADRIGA CAPITAL

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

1 Dealmakers

1 Bidder

n/a

Value

16 Jul 2018|United States|Chemicals: Diversified

Target: MG INDUSTRIES

Bidder: CVC CAPITAL PARTNERS

3 Service Providers

3 Bidder

9 Dealmakers

9 Bidder

n/a

Value

19 Oct 2018|Germany|Digital Services

Target: INOBAS

Bidder: STP HOLDING

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

3 Dealmakers

3 Bidder

n/a

Value

30 Nov 2018|Germany|Clothing and Accessories

Target: JACK WOLFSKIN

Bidder: CALLAWAY GOLF CO

7 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

9 Dealmakers

3 Target | 6 Bidder

n/a

Value

30 Nov 2018|Germany|Machinery: Industrial

Target: SCHILLER AUTOMATISIERUNGTECHNIK GMBH

Bidder: QUADRIGA CAPITAL

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

3 Dealmakers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

n/a

Value

29 Jan 2019|Germany|Software

Target: TRANSPOREON GROUP

Bidder: HG CAPITAL LLP

10 Service Providers

2 Target | 5 Bidder | 3 Vendor

14 Dealmakers

2 Target | 9 Bidder | 3 Vendor

n/a

Value

25 Feb 2019|Germany|Containers and Packaging

Target: IFCO

Bidder: TRITON PARTNERS

21 Service Providers

2 Target | 13 Bidder | 6 Vendor

161 Dealmakers

7 Target | 36 Bidder | 118 Vendor

£ 1.91 B

Value

25 Feb 2019|United States|Containers and Packaging

Target: MULTI-COLOR CORPORATION

Bidder: PLATINUM EQUITY LLC

16 Service Providers

7 Target | 6 Bidder | 3 Vendor

85 Dealmakers

48 Target | 32 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 1.91 B

Value

16 May 2019|Germany|Travel and Tourism

Target: GETYOURGUIDE DEUTSCHLAND GMBH

Bidder: TEMASEK HOLDINGS LIMITED

12 Service Providers

4 Target | 8 Bidder

30 Dealmakers

10 Target | 20 Bidder

£ 379 M

Value

19 Aug 2019|Germany|Containers and Packaging

Target: ALL4LABELS GROUP

Bidder: TRITON PARTNERS

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

22 Dealmakers

13 Target | 8 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 640 M

Value

12 Sep 2019|Germany|Diversified Industrials

Target: ARNO FRIEDRICHS HARTMETALL

Bidder: KKR & CO

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder

4 Dealmakers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

n/a

Value

03 Oct 2019|Israel|Software

Target: IRONSOURCE

Bidder: CVC CAPITAL PARTNERS

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

18 Dealmakers

6 Target | 12 Bidder

£ 324 M

Value

13 Dec 2019|South Korea|E-commerce

Target: WOOWA BROTHERS CORP

Bidder: DELIVERY HERO SE

20 Service Providers

8 Target | 7 Bidder | 5 Vendor

55 Dealmakers

16 Target | 34 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 3.04 B

Value

16 Nov 2020|Germany|Software

Target: MFI GMBH

Bidder: SCIO AUTOMATION

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder

8 Dealmakers

1 Target | 7 Bidder

n/a

Value

25 Feb 2021|Germany|Biotechnology

Target: GBA LABORATORY GROUP

Bidder: ARDIAN

14 Service Providers

2 Target | 7 Bidder | 5 Vendor

46 Dealmakers

6 Target | 29 Bidder | 11 Vendor

£ 1.20 B

Value

11 Jun 2021|Germany|Software

Target: BUSINESS KEEPER GMBH

Bidder: EQS GROUP

7 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

11 Dealmakers

5 Target | 2 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 83 M

Value

08 Jul 2021|Switzerland|Software

Target: SWISS IT SECURITY GROUP

Bidder: TRITON PARTNERS

13 Service Providers

2 Target | 5 Bidder | 6 Vendor

70 Dealmakers

12 Target | 33 Bidder | 35 Vendor

£ 387 M

Value

24 Nov 2021|Spain|Third Party Logistics (3PL)

Target: MODUMAQ

Bidder: SCIO AUTOMATION

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

10 Dealmakers

6 Target | 4 Bidder

n/a

Value

19 Apr 2022|United States|E-commerce

Target: SELLICS GMBH

Bidder: ASCENTIAL PLC

6 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder

17 Dealmakers

10 Target | 7 Bidder

n/a

Value

30 May 2023|United States|Chemicals: Diversified

Target: MESSER INDUSTRIES USA

Bidder: MESSER GROUP

11 Service Providers

8 Bidder | 3 Vendor

40 Dealmakers

31 Bidder | 9 Vendor

n/a

Value

10 Jul 2023|Germany|Diversified Industrials

Target: SCIO AUTOMATION

Bidder: AEA INVESTORS LP

6 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

35 Dealmakers

3 Target | 13 Bidder | 19 Vendor

n/a

Value

19 Jul 2023|Germany|Internet

Target: SDT.NET

Bidder: INTERMEDIATE CAPITAL GROUP (ICG)

5 Service Providers

5 Bidder

19 Dealmakers

19 Bidder

n/a

Value

09 Oct 2023|Spain|Energy / Utility Services

Target: BAYARD

Bidder: AVK HOLDING

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

10 Dealmakers

5 Target | 2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

n/a

Value

16 Oct 2023|Germany|Internet

Target: METROFIBRE

Bidder: CVC DIF

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

6 Dealmakers

2 Target | 4 Bidder

n/a

Value

09 Jan 2024|Germany|Telecommunications infrastructure

Target: VX FIBER GMBH (PASSIVE FIBER NETWORK)

Bidder: NORTHERN FIBER HOLDING

3 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

7 Dealmakers

6 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

08 Jan 2024|Germany|Recreational Products

Target: TENNIS-POINT GMBH

Bidder: HAGEDORN MANAGEMENT

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

21 Dealmakers

11 Target | 5 Bidder | 5 Vendor

n/a

Value

16 Apr 2024|Germany|Construction Services

Target: KINETICS GROUP

Bidder: QUADRIGA CAPITAL

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

6 Dealmakers

1 Target | 5 Bidder

n/a

Value

17 Apr 2024|Germany|Software

Target: SOLVARES GROUP

Bidder: FIVE ARROWS PRINCIPAL INVESTMENTS

10 Service Providers

2 Target | 6 Bidder | 2 Vendor

30 Dealmakers

1 Target | 26 Bidder | 3 Vendor

n/a

Value

15 Aug 2024|United States|Machinery: Industrial

Target: CEC CONTROLS COMPANY INC

Bidder: SCIO AUTOMATION

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

5 Dealmakers

1 Target | 4 Bidder

£ 23 M

Value

05 Nov 2024|Germany|Production Technology Equipment

Target: PELZER FORDERTECHNIK

Bidder: LINDE AG

3 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 2 Vendor

5 Dealmakers

2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

n/a

Value

09 Dec 2024|Germany|Internet

Target: NORTHERN ACCESS GMBH

Bidder: ICON INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS LLP

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

2 Dealmakers

2 Bidder

n/a

Value

05 May 2025|Germany|Infrastructure Funds

Target: KLIMAVEST ELTIF

Bidder: COMMERZ REAL

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

16 Dealmakers

1 Target | 14 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

14 May 2025|Germany|Electronic Components and Equipment

Target: FLÄKTGROUP

Bidder: SAMSUNG GROUP

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

7 Dealmakers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 1.26 B

Value

10 Apr 2025|Germany|Clothing and Accessories

Target: JACK WOLFSKIN

Bidder: ANTA SPORTS PRODUCTS LIMITED

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 4 Vendor

27 Dealmakers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 24 Vendor

n/a

Value