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Michael Josenhans

Partner at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Lawyer

Frankfurt

Deal Bio

Total Deals26

Valued Deals18

Total Value£ 61.66 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 3.43 B

Market Context

Awards

2024 Top Financing Lawyers in EMEA

2019 Top Financing Lawyers in EMEA

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18 Oct 2017|Spain|Toll Roads

Target: ABERTIS INFRAESTRUCTURAS SA

Bidder: HOCHTIEF AG

53 Service Providers

13 Target | 39 Bidder | 1 Vendor

171 Dealmakers

31 Target | 140 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 33.74 B

Value

15 Feb 2019|Germany|E-commerce

Target: SCOUT24 AG

Bidder: BLACKSTONE GROUP INC

25 Service Providers

7 Target | 16 Bidder

108 Dealmakers

43 Target | 110 Bidder

£ 5.02 B

Value

04 Mar 2019|Germany|Chemicals and Synthetic Fibres

Target: EVONIK (METHACRYLATES PLASTICS UNIT)

Bidder: ADVENT INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

24 Service Providers

1 Target | 17 Bidder | 6 Vendor

135 Dealmakers

5 Target | 55 Bidder | 75 Vendor

£ 2.58 B

Value

25 Sep 2019|Germany|Pharmaceuticals

Target: DFE PHARMA

Bidder: CVC CAPITAL PARTNERS

19 Service Providers

4 Target | 7 Bidder | 8 Vendor

98 Dealmakers

15 Target | 71 Bidder | 12 Vendor

£ 320 M

Value

17 Dec 2019|Germany|E-commerce

Target: AUTOSCOUT24

Bidder: HELLMAN & FRIEDMAN LLC

22 Service Providers

1 Target | 12 Bidder | 9 Vendor

79 Dealmakers

1 Target | 42 Bidder | 37 Vendor

£ 2.45 B

Value

23 Dec 2019|Germany|Outsourced HR and Staffing

Target: P&I PERSONAL & INFORMATIK AG

Bidder: HG CAPITAL LLP

17 Service Providers

2 Target | 9 Bidder | 6 Vendor

61 Dealmakers

4 Target | 41 Bidder | 17 Vendor

n/a

Value

07 Apr 2020|Germany|Medical Equipment

Target: SCHUELKE & MAYR GMBH

Bidder: EQT PARTNERS AB

15 Service Providers

2 Target | 9 Bidder | 4 Vendor

56 Dealmakers

4 Target | 49 Bidder | 3 Vendor

n/a

Value

24 Mar 2020|Germany|Computer Hardware

Target: MCL COMPUTER & ZUBEHOER

Bidder: ONE EQUITY PARTNERS

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

21 Dealmakers

10 Target | 8 Bidder | 3 Vendor

n/a

Value

06 Sep 2016|Turkey|Containers and Packaging

Target: FARMAMAK

Bidder: KLOCKNER PENTAPLAST

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

31 Dealmakers

1 Target | 22 Bidder | 8 Vendor

£ 35 M

Value

12 Feb 2021|Germany|FinTech

Target: FFG FINANZCHECK FINANZPORTALE GMBH

Bidder: SMAVA

20 Service Providers

4 Target | 12 Bidder | 4 Vendor

47 Dealmakers

8 Target | 15 Bidder | 24 Vendor

£ 175 M

Value

09 Mar 2021|Cyprus|Real Estate Holding and Development

Target: OIKOS GROUP

Bidder: GOLDMAN SACHS INC

25 Service Providers

3 Target | 14 Bidder | 8 Vendor

72 Dealmakers

4 Target | 37 Bidder | 31 Vendor

n/a

Value

15 May 2021|Austria|Containers and Packaging

Target: SCHUR FLEXIBLES GROUP

Bidder: B&C GROUP

15 Service Providers

1 Target | 7 Bidder | 7 Vendor

67 Dealmakers

2 Target | 41 Bidder | 24 Vendor

£ 620 M

Value

23 Aug 2021|United States|Specialty Chemicals

Target: INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC (MICROBIAL CONTROL BUSINESS UNIT)

Bidder: LANXESS AG

8 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 3 Vendor

53 Dealmakers

50 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 953 M

Value

06 May 2022|Germany|Renewable Energy Equipment

Target: WPD OFFSHORE GMBH

Bidder: GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS

3 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

50 Dealmakers

46 Bidder | 4 Vendor

n/a

Value

14 Jul 2022|Germany|Pharmaceuticals

Target: BAYER (NEBIDO PRODUCT)

Bidder: GRUNENTHAL

6 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

37 Dealmakers

35 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 422 M

Value

02 Jan 2023|Germany|E-commerce

Target: RAZOR GROUP

Bidder: PRESIGHT CAPITAL

3 Service Providers

2 Target | 1 Bidder

20 Dealmakers

15 Target | 5 Bidder

£ 61 M

Value

14 Jun 2023|Germany|Chemicals: Diversified

Target: HCS GROUP

Bidder: INTERNATIONAL CHEMICAL INVESTORS GROUP

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

54 Dealmakers

2 Target | 24 Bidder | 28 Vendor

n/a

Value

18 Sep 2023|Belgium|Household Appliance

Target: IDEAL STANDARD

Bidder: VILLEROY & BOCH AG

6 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder

56 Dealmakers

22 Target | 34 Bidder

£ 516 M

Value

23 Oct 2023|Finland|Containers and Packaging

Target: WALKI GROUP OY

Bidder: OJI HOLDINGS CORPORATION

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 4 Vendor

33 Dealmakers

2 Target | 1 Bidder | 30 Vendor

n/a

Value

13 Mar 2024|Germany|Medical Services

Target: OTTOBOCK

Bidder: NÄDER HOLDING

18 Service Providers

7 Target | 5 Bidder | 6 Vendor

77 Dealmakers

9 Target | 38 Bidder | 31 Vendor

n/a

Value

29 Jan 2024|Finland|Digital Services

Target: EFECTE PLC

Bidder: MATRIX42 AG

9 Service Providers

3 Target | 6 Bidder

18 Dealmakers

2 Target | 16 Bidder

£ 85 M

Value

09 Apr 2024|Germany|Food Retailers and Wholesalers

Target: MOTEL ONE

Bidder: ONE HOTELS & RESORTS

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 3 Vendor

21 Dealmakers

2 Target | 10 Bidder | 9 Vendor

£ 1.07 B

Value

05 Mar 2024|United States|Software

Target: PERCH

Bidder: RAZOR GROUP

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

29 Dealmakers

1 Target | 28 Bidder

£ 331 M

Value

22 Jul 2024|Austria|Security Equipment

Target: SKIDATA GMBH

Bidder: ASSA ABLOY

8 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 6 Vendor

55 Dealmakers

27 Bidder | 28 Vendor

£ 286 M

Value

24 Jun 2024|Germany|Diversified Materials

Target: COVESTRO

Bidder: ABU DHABI NATIONAL OIL COMPANY (ADNOC)

14 Service Providers

9 Target | 5 Bidder

145 Dealmakers

118 Target | 29 Bidder

£ 12.43 B

Value

10 Dec 2024|United Kingdom|Software

Target: 1E

Bidder: TEAMVIEWER

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 1 Vendor

19 Dealmakers

1 Target | 17 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 564 M

Value