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Markus Appel

Partner at Linklaters

Lawyer

Berlin

Deal Bio

Total Deals19

Valued Deals11

Total Value£ 21.27 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 1.93 B

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25 May 2018|Germany|Property Services

Target: TECHEM GMBH

Bidder: CAISSE DE DEPOT ET PLACEMENT DU QUEBEC (CDPQ)

31 Service Providers

2 Target | 21 Bidder | 8 Vendor

122 Dealmakers

4 Target | 48 Bidder | 70 Vendor

£ 4.03 B

Value

27 Sep 2018|Germany|Gas Distribution

Target: WINTERSHALL DEA

Bidder: WINTERSHALL

11 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 7 Vendor

87 Dealmakers

4 Target | 7 Bidder | 78 Vendor

n/a

Value

21 Dec 2019|Germany|Chemicals: Diversified

Target: MBCC GROUP

Bidder: LONE STAR FUNDS

13 Service Providers

10 Bidder | 3 Vendor

80 Dealmakers

38 Bidder | 42 Vendor

£ 2.68 B

Value

04 Sep 2020|South Korea|Diversified Industrials

Target: DOOSAN SOLUS CO

Bidder: SKYLAKE INVESTMENT CO

5 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

24 Dealmakers

23 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 401 M

Value

01 Oct 2020|Germany|Environmental Consulting

Target: HARZ-METALL (ZINC RECYCLING BUSINESS)

Bidder: ZINC NATIONAL

7 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 2 Vendor

26 Dealmakers

26 Bidder

n/a

Value

06 May 2021|Germany|Energy / Utility Services

Target: ELG HANIEL

Bidder: APERAM

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

162 Dealmakers

3 Target | 61 Bidder | 99 Vendor

£ 309 M

Value

07 Jul 2021|Belgium|Health Care Services

Target: MCKESSON CORPORATION (EUROPEAN BUSINESS)

Bidder: PHOENIX GROUP

5 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 4 Vendor

175 Dealmakers

1 Bidder | 174 Vendor

n/a

Value

22 Sep 2021|Germany|Storage Terminals

Target: HHLA CONTAINER TERMINAL

Bidder: COSCO SHIPPING PORTS LTD

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 1 Bidder | 2 Vendor

35 Dealmakers

31 Target | 1 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 55 M

Value

25 Jul 2022|Sweden|Electronic Components and Equipment

Target: EWELLIX

Bidder: SCHAEFFLER

10 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

64 Dealmakers

2 Target | 60 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

25 Apr 2023|Germany|Facilities Technology

Target: VIESSMANN CLIMATE SOLUTIONS

Bidder: CARRIER GLOBAL CORP

15 Service Providers

10 Bidder | 5 Vendor

139 Dealmakers

87 Bidder | 52 Vendor

£ 10.61 B

Value

07 Jul 2023|Germany|Machinery: Specialty

Target: KÖRBER GROUP (BUSINESS AREA TISSUE)

Bidder: VALMET OYJ

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

110 Dealmakers

1 Target | 40 Bidder | 69 Vendor

£ 324 M

Value

17 Oct 2023|Germany|Renewable Energy Equipment

Target: GODE WIND 3 OFFSHORE WIND FARM

Bidder: GLENNMONT PARTNERS

4 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

53 Dealmakers

24 Bidder | 29 Vendor

£ 409 M

Value

14 Nov 2023|Germany|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: PROGAS

Bidder: DCC PLC

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

38 Dealmakers

33 Target | 5 Bidder

£ 140 M

Value

20 Jun 2023|Germany|Ports

Target: CONTAINER TERMINAL TOLLERORT

Bidder: COSCO SHIPPING PORTS LTD

3 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

31 Dealmakers

30 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

24 Jul 2024|Germany|Plastics

Target: WEENER PLASTIK GMBH

Bidder: SILGAN HOLDINGS INC

10 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

81 Dealmakers

13 Target | 61 Bidder | 7 Vendor

£ 705 M

Value

10 Mar 2025|Germany|Food Products

Target: LEIBER GMBH

Bidder: ASAHI GROUP FOODS LTD

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

89 Dealmakers

20 Target | 69 Bidder

n/a

Value

04 Aug 2025|Germany|Energy / Utility Services

Target: UNIPER WÄRME GMBH

Bidder: STEAG IQONY GROUP

11 Service Providers

1 Target | 7 Bidder | 3 Vendor

75 Dealmakers

2 Target | 48 Bidder | 25 Vendor

n/a

Value

19 Sep 2025|Germany|Coal

Target: UNIPER (DATTELN 4 COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT)

Bidder: RESINVEST GROUP

4 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 3 Vendor

31 Dealmakers

1 Bidder | 31 Vendor

n/a

Value

20 Oct 2025|Germany|Building Materials: Other

Target: XELLA INTERNATIONAL GMBH

Bidder: HOLCIM GROUP

8 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

60 Dealmakers

1 Target | 47 Bidder | 12 Vendor

£ 1.60 B

Value