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Martin Ulbrich

Partner at Hengeler Mueller

Lawyer

Dusseldorf

Deal Bio

Total Deals24

Valued Deals16

Total Value£ 50.37 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 3.15 B

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09 May 2018|Romania|Cable Television

Target: LIBERTY GLOBAL (GERMAN, CZECH, HUNGARIAN & ROMANIAN BUSINESS)

Bidder: VODAFONE GROUP PLC

18 Service Providers

10 Bidder | 8 Vendor

108 Dealmakers

53 Bidder | 55 Vendor

£ 16.10 B

Value

27 Mar 2019|Germany|Health Care Facilities

Target: ZENTRUM GESUNDHEIT

Bidder: NORD HOLDING

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 1 Vendor

13 Dealmakers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 11 Vendor

n/a

Value

18 Jul 2019|Germany|Transportation Services

Target: FLIX SE

Bidder: SILVER LAKE PARTNERS LP

16 Service Providers

3 Target | 13 Bidder

52 Dealmakers

12 Target | 40 Bidder

£ 452 M

Value

21 Aug 2019|Slovakia|Electricity Distribution

Target: VSEH

Bidder: RWE RENEWABLES AG

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

14 Dealmakers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 12 Vendor

n/a

Value

12 Jun 2020|Austria|Biotechnology

Target: ERBER GROUP

Bidder: ROYAL DSM

13 Service Providers

2 Target | 8 Bidder | 3 Vendor

53 Dealmakers

11 Target | 39 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 880 M

Value

11 Jul 2020|Czechia|Alternative Electricity

Target: INNOGY CESKA REPUBLIKA AS

Bidder: MVM GROUP

9 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

27 Dealmakers

2 Target | 3 Bidder | 22 Vendor

n/a

Value

02 Nov 2020|Germany|Digital Services

Target: FLASCHENPOST

Bidder: DR. AUGUST OETKER KG

12 Service Providers

7 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

69 Dealmakers

35 Target | 27 Bidder | 7 Vendor

£ 898 M

Value

16 Feb 2021|United States|Machinery: Industrial

Target: REGAL BELOIT CORPORATION

Bidder: REGAL REXNORD

17 Service Providers

9 Target | 8 Bidder

83 Dealmakers

68 Target | 14 Bidder

£ 2.65 B

Value

19 Apr 2021|United States|Software

Target: ARAS

Bidder: GI PARTNERS LLC

9 Service Providers

5 Target | 4 Bidder

24 Dealmakers

10 Target | 14 Bidder

n/a

Value

24 Apr 2021|Germany|Electronic Equipment: Other

Target: HENSOLDT

Bidder: LEONARDO SPA

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

39 Dealmakers

4 Target | 16 Bidder | 18 Vendor

£ 527 M

Value

30 Jun 2021|France|Software

Target: ARIADNEXT

Bidder: IDNOW

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder

18 Dealmakers

1 Target | 17 Bidder

n/a

Value

12 Aug 2021|United States|Footwear

Target: REEBOK

Bidder: AUTHENTIC BRANDS GROUP LLC

14 Service Providers

1 Target | 9 Bidder | 4 Vendor

53 Dealmakers

1 Target | 23 Bidder | 29 Vendor

£ 1.78 B

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

31 May 2022|Netherlands|Production Technology Equipment

Target: ROYAL DSM (ENGINEERING MATERIALS BUSINESS)

Bidder: LANXESS AG

15 Service Providers

10 Bidder | 5 Vendor

89 Dealmakers

52 Bidder | 37 Vendor

£ 3.15 B

Value

08 Jun 2022|Germany|Data Centers and Hosting

Target: CONTABO

Bidder: KKR & CO

12 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder | 3 Vendor

39 Dealmakers

15 Target | 20 Bidder | 6 Vendor

£ 59 M

Value

01 Oct 2022|United States|Renewable Energy Equipment

Target: CON EDISON CLEAN ENERGY BUSINESSES INC

Bidder: RWE RENEWABLES AG

10 Service Providers

7 Bidder | 3 Vendor

42 Dealmakers

36 Bidder | 6 Vendor

£ 6.09 B

Value

09 Nov 2022|Germany|Telecommunications infrastructure

Target: VANTAGE TOWERS

Bidder: GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS

18 Service Providers

3 Target | 10 Bidder | 5 Vendor

74 Dealmakers

11 Target | 54 Bidder | 9 Vendor

£ 11.57 B

Value

22 Apr 2023|Germany|Software

Target: SOFTWARE AG

Bidder: SILVER LAKE PARTNERS LP

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder

64 Dealmakers

21 Target | 43 Bidder

£ 1.95 B

Value

07 Aug 2023|Germany|Aerospace

Target: OHB SE

Bidder: KKR & CO

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder

67 Dealmakers

23 Target | 45 Bidder

n/a

Value

18 Dec 2023|United States|Software

Target: STREAMSETS

Bidder: IBM CORPORATION

13 Service Providers

6 Bidder | 7 Vendor

89 Dealmakers

36 Bidder | 53 Vendor

£ 1.83 B

Value

24 Jul 2024|Germany|Software

Target: RAYTION

Bidder: SERVICENOW

3 Service Providers

2 Target | 1 Bidder

6 Dealmakers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

n/a

Value

03 Oct 2024|Germany|Plastics

Target: LANXESS (URETHANE SYSTEMS BUSINESS)

Bidder: UBE INDUSTRIES

4 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 3 Vendor

25 Dealmakers

25 Vendor

£ 383 M

Value

16 Oct 2024|Germany|Pharmaceuticals

Target: APONTIS PHARMA

Bidder: ZENTIVA GROUP AS

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

32 Dealmakers

6 Target | 23 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 70 M

Value

17 Dec 2024|Germany|Media Agencies

Target: UNICEPTA

Bidder: STAGWELL

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 1 Bidder | 1 Vendor

12 Dealmakers

2 Target | 4 Bidder | 6 Vendor

n/a

Value