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Mark Aschenbrenner

Partner at Clifford Chance

Lawyer

Munich

Deal Bio

Total Deals25

Valued Deals11

Total Value£ 27.36 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 2.49 B

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01 Oct 2018|Germany|Pharmaceuticals

Target: STADA ARZNEIMITTEL AG

Bidder: BAIN CAPITAL LP

10 Service Providers

2 Target | 8 Bidder

39 Dealmakers

3 Target | 62 Bidder

£ 1.56 B

Value

10 Aug 2017|Germany|Pharmaceuticals

Target: STADA ARZNEIMITTEL AG

Bidder: BAIN CAPITAL LP

30 Service Providers

6 Target | 24 Bidder

66 Dealmakers

20 Target | 74 Bidder

£ 2.89 B

Value

03 Jul 2019|Germany|Electronic Components and Equipment

Target: OSRAM LICHT AG

Bidder: AMS AG

29 Service Providers

8 Target | 10 Bidder

115 Dealmakers

32 Target | 36 Bidder

£ 4.12 B

Value

28 Jan 2020|Germany|Machinery: Industrial

Target: THYSSENKRUPP (ELEVATOR TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS)

Bidder: CINVEN LTD

51 Service Providers

1 Target | 28 Bidder | 14 Vendor

158 Dealmakers

2 Target | 93 Bidder | 60 Vendor

£ 13.01 B

Value

29 Apr 2016|Germany|Food Products

Target: KALLE GROUP

Bidder: CLAYTON DUBILIER & RICE LLC

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

28 Dealmakers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 21 Vendor

n/a

Value

10 Mar 2022|Germany|Pharmaceuticals

Target: BAYER AG (PEST CONTROL UNIT)

Bidder: CINVEN LTD

14 Service Providers

1 Target | 9 Bidder | 4 Vendor

79 Dealmakers

1 Target | 49 Bidder | 31 Vendor

£ 1.98 B

Value

03 May 2022|Germany|Real Estate Holding and Development

Target: REDOS GROUP

Bidder: REDEVCO

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

22 Dealmakers

1 Target | 21 Bidder

n/a

Value

14 Sep 2022|Italy|Auto Technology

Target: INTERCABLE AUTOMOTIVE SOLUTIONS

Bidder: APTIV PLC

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

27 Dealmakers

3 Target | 24 Bidder

£ 504 M

Value

14 Sep 2022|Germany|Banks

Target: DEGUSSA BANK AG

Bidder: OLDENBURGISCHE LANDESBANK AG

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

36 Dealmakers

2 Target | 34 Bidder

£ 190 M

Value

26 Oct 2022|Germany|Diversified Industrials

Target: INPROTEC

Bidder: INTERNATIONAL CHEMICAL INVESTORS GROUP

13 Service Providers

6 Bidder | 7 Vendor

54 Dealmakers

25 Bidder | 29 Vendor

n/a

Value

10 Jan 2023|Germany|Renewable Energy Equipment

Target: ENPAL

Bidder: THE WESTLY GROUP

11 Service Providers

2 Target | 9 Bidder

49 Dealmakers

27 Target | 23 Bidder

£ 176 M

Value

07 Feb 2023|Austria|Banks

Target: KOMMUNALKREDIT AUSTRIA

Bidder: ALTOR EQUITY PARTNERS

10 Service Providers

5 Target | 5 Bidder

52 Dealmakers

19 Target | 33 Bidder

n/a

Value

14 Jun 2023|Germany|Chemicals: Diversified

Target: HCS GROUP

Bidder: INTERNATIONAL CHEMICAL INVESTORS GROUP

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

54 Dealmakers

2 Target | 24 Bidder | 28 Vendor

n/a

Value

08 Aug 2023|Germany|Education Services

Target: WEKA GROUP (EDUCATION DIVISION)

Bidder: EMZ PARTNERS

5 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

35 Dealmakers

28 Bidder | 8 Vendor

n/a

Value

29 Jul 2023|Czechia|Transportation Services

Target: NET4GAS

Bidder: ČEPS

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

15 Dealmakers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 12 Vendor

n/a

Value

31 Oct 2023|Germany|IT Services: Other

Target: HQ EQUITA (FIVE GERMAN TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES)

Bidder: VERDANE CAPITAL ADVISORS AS

6 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

13 Dealmakers

1 Bidder | 12 Vendor

n/a

Value

07 Nov 2023|Germany|Medical Equipment

Target: PRIMED GROUP

Bidder: PARAGON PARTNERS GMBH

3 Service Providers

3 Bidder

20 Dealmakers

20 Bidder

n/a

Value

04 Mar 2024|Germany|Specialty Chemicals

Target: EVONIK (SUPERABSORBENTS BUSINESS)

Bidder: INTERNATIONAL CHEMICAL INVESTORS GROUP

4 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

23 Dealmakers

21 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

08 Aug 2024|Switzerland|Construction Services

Target: CONDECTA

Bidder: SWISS LIFE ASSET MANAGERS

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 5 Vendor

48 Dealmakers

2 Target | 18 Bidder | 29 Vendor

n/a

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

02 Jan 2025|Germany|Publishing

Target: WEKA FACHMEDIEN

Bidder: NURNBERGMESSE

2 Service Providers

2 Vendor

8 Dealmakers

8 Vendor

n/a

Value

22 Jan 2025|United States|Electronic Components and Equipment

Target: APTIV (ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS BUSINESS)

Bidder: INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS

5 Service Providers

5 Vendor

28 Dealmakers

28 Vendor

n/a

Value

19 Mar 2025|Germany|Banks

Target: OLDENBURGISCHE LANDESBANK AG

Bidder: TARGOBANK AG & CO KGAA

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder

84 Dealmakers

37 Target | 47 Bidder

£ 1.46 B

Value

04 Mar 2025|Germany|FinTech

Target: FINCITE

Bidder: HARVEST SAS

2 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 1 Vendor

4 Dealmakers

1 Bidder | 3 Vendor

n/a

Value

17 Jul 2025|Singapore|Data Centers and Hosting

Target: PRINCETON DIGITAL GROUP (PDG)

Bidder: STONEPEAK

9 Service Providers

5 Target | 4 Bidder

12 Dealmakers

4 Target | 8 Bidder

£ 969 M

Value