Submit Deal

Matthias Cloppenburg

Counsel at Hengeler Mueller

Lawyer

Dusseldorf

Deal Bio

Total Deals19

Valued Deals15

Total Value£ 112.64 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 7.51 B

Market Context

Sort

01 Jun 2017|Germany|Chemicals: Diversified

Target: LINDE AG

Bidder: PRAXAIR INC

26 Service Providers

15 Target | 11 Bidder

121 Dealmakers

99 Target | 25 Bidder

£ 56.94 B

Value

07 Nov 2017|Germany|Energy / Utility Services

Target: UNIPER SE

Bidder: FORTUM CORPORATION

16 Service Providers

6 Target | 6 Bidder | 4 Vendor

44 Dealmakers

13 Target | 25 Bidder | 7 Vendor

£ 3.33 B

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

08 Oct 2019|Germany|Energy / Utility Services

Target: UNIPER SE

Bidder: FORTUM CORPORATION

14 Service Providers

6 Target | 6 Bidder | 2 Vendor

23 Dealmakers

4 Target | 17 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 3.48 B

Value

30 Oct 2019|Germany|Banks

Target: COMDIRECT BANK AG

Bidder: COMMERZBANK AG

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

11 Dealmakers

1 Target | 9 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 258 M

Value

03 Mar 2020|Netherlands|Medical Equipment

Target: QIAGEN NV

Bidder: THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC

22 Service Providers

9 Target | 13 Bidder

138 Dealmakers

82 Target | 58 Bidder

£ 9.70 B

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

27 Jul 2021|Germany|Software

Target: MYHAMMER HOLDING

Bidder: HOMEADVISOR

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

12 Dealmakers

2 Target | 10 Bidder

n/a

Value

23 May 2022|Germany|Real Estate Services

Target: DEUTSCHE EUROSHOP

Bidder: OAKTREE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP

13 Service Providers

4 Target | 9 Bidder

77 Dealmakers

11 Target | 66 Bidder

£ 2.45 B

Value

01 Jul 2022|Germany|IT Services: Other

Target: GFK SE

Bidder: KKR & CO

26 Service Providers

3 Target | 23 Bidder

106 Dealmakers

10 Target | 96 Bidder

£ 2.07 B

Value

23 Nov 2021|Germany|Machinery: Industrial

Target: KUKA AG

Bidder: MIDEA GROUP CO LTD

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

8 Dealmakers

1 Target | 7 Bidder

n/a

Value

21 Sep 2022|Germany|Energy / Utility Services

Target: UNIPER SE

Bidder: FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY

11 Service Providers

6 Target | 2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

82 Dealmakers

34 Target | 41 Bidder | 7 Vendor

£ 7.45 B

Value

22 Jul 2022|Germany|Energy / Utility Services

Target: UNIPER SE

Bidder: FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 1 Bidder | 3 Vendor

35 Dealmakers

9 Target | 1 Bidder | 25 Vendor

£ 6.79 B

Value

09 Nov 2022|Germany|Telecommunications infrastructure

Target: VANTAGE TOWERS

Bidder: GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS

18 Service Providers

3 Target | 10 Bidder | 5 Vendor

76 Dealmakers

11 Target | 54 Bidder | 11 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

14 Service Providers

7 Bidder | 7 Vendor

95 Dealmakers

42 Bidder | 53 Vendor

£ 1.83 B

Value

14 Mar 2024|Germany|Renewable Energy Equipment

Target: ENCAVIS ASSET MANAGEMENT AG

Bidder: KKR & CO

16 Service Providers

7 Target | 8 Bidder | 1 Vendor

85 Dealmakers

21 Target | 63 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 3.91 B

Value

15 Apr 2025|Germany|IT Services: Other

Target: DATAGROUP SE

Bidder: KKR & CO

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

40 Dealmakers

10 Target | 36 Bidder

£ 385 M

Value