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Michael Brems

Counsel at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

Lawyer

Cologne

Deal Bio

Total Deals20

Valued Deals13

Total Value£ 16.90 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 1.30 B

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08 May 2018|United States|Semiconductors

Target: XCERRA CORPORATION

Bidder: COHU INC

2 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder

24 Dealmakers

2 Target | 22 Bidder

£ 587 M

Value

12 Aug 2017|Germany|Online and Social Platforms

Target: SOUNDCLOUD LTD

Bidder: TEMASEK HOLDINGS LIMITED

2 Service Providers

2 Bidder

59 Dealmakers

117 Bidder

n/a

Value

20 Sep 2018|Canada|Auto Parts

Target: MAGNA INTERNATIONAL FLUID PRESSURE & CONTROLS BUSINESS

Bidder: HANON SYSTEMS CORP

4 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

34 Dealmakers

31 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 935 M

Value

05 Jun 2019|United States|Electronic Equipment: Control and Filter

Target: 3M GAS AND FLAME DETECTION BUSINESS

Bidder: TELEDYNE TECHNOLOGIES INC

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

37 Dealmakers

1 Target | 7 Bidder | 29 Vendor

£ 181 M

Value

01 Nov 2019|United States|Consumer Electronics

Target: FITBIT INC

Bidder: GOOGLE LLC

8 Service Providers

5 Target | 3 Bidder

75 Dealmakers

33 Target | 42 Bidder

£ 1.62 B

Value

19 Dec 2019|Germany|Food Products

Target: HERTA

Bidder: CASA TARRADELLAS

7 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

34 Dealmakers

22 Bidder | 12 Vendor

£ 531 M

Value

03 Mar 2021|Germany|Radio and TV Broadcasters

Target: SUPER RTL

Bidder: BERTELSMANN SE & CO KGAA

3 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 2 Vendor

14 Dealmakers

1 Bidder | 13 Vendor

n/a

Value

27 Oct 2021|United States|Casinos and Gambling

Target: SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORPORATION (LOTTERY BUSINESS)

Bidder: BROOKFIELD BUSINESS PARTNERS

19 Service Providers

1 Target | 10 Bidder | 8 Vendor

97 Dealmakers

1 Target | 43 Bidder | 54 Vendor

£ 4.39 B

Value

24 Nov 2021|Netherlands|Paints and Coatings

Target: HEXION (GLOBAL EPOXY BUSINESS)

Bidder: WESTLAKE CHEMICAL

7 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

60 Dealmakers

45 Bidder | 15 Vendor

£ 893 M

Value

08 Nov 2022|Netherlands|Electrical Components

Target: CABLE CONNECTIVITY GROUP

Bidder: INFINITE ELECTRONICS INC

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

84 Dealmakers

16 Target | 64 Bidder | 4 Vendor

n/a

Value

20 Dec 2022|United States|Specialty Chemicals

Target: IFF (SAVORY SOLUTIONS GROUP)

Bidder: PAI PARTNERS

15 Service Providers

2 Target | 9 Bidder | 4 Vendor

76 Dealmakers

6 Target | 21 Bidder | 49 Vendor

£ 741 M

Value

16 Mar 2023|Germany|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: TOTALENERGIES (EUROPEAN RETAIL ASSETS)

Bidder: ALIMENTATION COUCHE-TARD INC

9 Service Providers

7 Bidder | 2 Vendor

58 Dealmakers

40 Bidder | 18 Vendor

£ 2.73 B

Value

19 Apr 2023|Germany|Digital Services

Target: ORDERLY

Bidder: ATLASSIAN CORPORATION PLC

3 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

14 Dealmakers

13 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

23 Aug 2023|Germany|Software

Target: PIKETEC

Bidder: SYNOPSYS INC

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

29 Dealmakers

1 Target | 28 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

28 Nov 2023|Canada|Digital Services

Target: OPENTEXT (APPLICATION MODERNIZATION AND CONNECTIVITY BUSINESS)

Bidder: ROCKET SOFTWARE INC

20 Service Providers

17 Bidder | 3 Vendor

73 Dealmakers

40 Bidder | 33 Vendor

£ 1.78 B

Value

06 May 2024|United States|Software

Target: SOFTWARE INTEGRITY GROUP

Bidder: CLEARLAKE CAPITAL GROUP LP

20 Service Providers

15 Bidder | 5 Vendor

134 Dealmakers

65 Bidder | 70 Vendor

£ 1.67 B

Value

26 Jun 2024|United States|IT Services: Other

Target: CDATA SOFTWARE

Bidder: WARBURG PINCUS LLC

10 Service Providers

4 Target | 6 Bidder

41 Dealmakers

1 Target | 40 Bidder

£ 275 M

Value

10 Sep 2024|Netherlands|Software

Target: REDWOOD SOFTWARE INC

Bidder: WARBURG PINCUS LLC

13 Service Providers

4 Target | 7 Bidder | 2 Vendor

61 Dealmakers

5 Target | 54 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

19 Sep 2024|United States|Software

Target: SYNOPSYS (OPTICAL SOLUTIONS GROUP)

Bidder: KEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES INC

4 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 3 Vendor

54 Dealmakers

2 Bidder | 52 Vendor

n/a

Value

07 Jan 2025|Ireland|Tires

Target: DUNLOP

Bidder: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES

6 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 5 Vendor

80 Dealmakers

43 Bidder | 37 Vendor

£ 559 M

Value