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Cover Image Matthew Merkle

Matthew Merkle

Partner at Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison

Lawyer

London

Deal Bio

Total Deals23

Valued Deals19

Total Value£ 53.92 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 2.84 B

Market Context

Awards

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17 Apr 2018|Czechia|Pharmaceuticals

Target: ZENTIVA GROUP AS

Bidder: ADVENT INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

23 Service Providers

2 Target | 13 Bidder | 8 Vendor

88 Dealmakers

4 Target | 62 Bidder | 23 Vendor

£ 1.64 B

Value

23 Dec 2017|Italy|Paper

Target: FEDRIGONI GROUP

Bidder: BAIN CAPITAL LP

17 Service Providers

6 Target | 11 Bidder

12 Dealmakers

1 Target | 11 Bidder

n/a

Value

01 Oct 2018|Germany|Pharmaceuticals

Target: STADA ARZNEIMITTEL AG

Bidder: BAIN CAPITAL LP

10 Service Providers

2 Target | 8 Bidder

37 Dealmakers

3 Target | 61 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

65 Dealmakers

20 Target | 73 Bidder

£ 2.89 B

Value

31 May 2019|Croatia|Telecommunications Services: Other

Target: TELE2 AB (CROATIAN BUSINESS)

Bidder: UNITED GROUP BV

9 Service Providers

6 Bidder | 3 Vendor

32 Dealmakers

17 Bidder | 15 Vendor

£ 194 M

Value

28 Jun 2019|United Kingdom|Recreational Services

Target: MERLIN ENTERTAINMENTS

Bidder: CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD

31 Service Providers

8 Target | 23 Bidder

81 Dealmakers

27 Target | 54 Bidder

£ 4.77 B

Value

03 Jul 2019|Germany|Electronic Components and Equipment

Target: OSRAM LICHT AG

Bidder: AMS AG

29 Service Providers

8 Target | 10 Bidder

113 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

156 Dealmakers

2 Target | 92 Bidder | 60 Vendor

£ 13.01 B

Value

24 Sep 2020|Finland|Containers and Packaging

Target: AHLSTROM-MUNKSJO OYJ

Bidder: BAIN CAPITAL LP

22 Service Providers

4 Target | 18 Bidder

85 Dealmakers

24 Target | 61 Bidder

£ 1.92 B

Value

26 Feb 2021|Germany|Footwear

Target: BIRKENSTOCK GMBH & CO

Bidder: L CATTERTON

20 Service Providers

9 Target | 11 Bidder

76 Dealmakers

35 Target | 42 Bidder

£ 3.48 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

16 Aug 2021|United Kingdom|Defense

Target: ULTRA ELECTRONICS HOLDINGS PLC

Bidder: ADVENT INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

15 Service Providers

5 Target | 10 Bidder

69 Dealmakers

28 Target | 41 Bidder

£ 2.57 B

Value

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