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Michael Rosenthal

Partner at Sullivan & Cromwell

Lawyer

Brussels

Deal Bio

Total Deals63

Valued Deals54

Total Value£ 320.67 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 5.94 B

Market Context

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23 Jul 2018|United States|IT Services: Other

Target: SYNTEL INC

Bidder: ATOS SE

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

19 Dealmakers

8 Target | 11 Bidder

£ 2.77 B

Value

14 Oct 2018|United States|Defense

Target: L3 TECHNOLOGIES

Bidder: HARRIS CORPORATION

10 Service Providers

5 Target | 5 Bidder

87 Dealmakers

49 Target | 38 Bidder

£ 13.96 B

Value

09 Apr 2018|United States|Electronic Components and Equipment

Target: VERIFONE SYSTEMS INC.

Bidder: FRANCISCO PARTNERS

6 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder

10 Dealmakers

10 Target

£ 2.41 B

Value

21 Dec 2018|Germany|Express Courier / Parcels

Target: DELIVERY HERO SE (OPERATIONS IN GERMANY)

Bidder: TAKEAWAY.COM.NV

10 Service Providers

6 Bidder | 4 Vendor

36 Dealmakers

30 Bidder | 6 Vendor

£ 840 M

Value

17 Dec 2018|United States|Paints and Coatings

Target: FORMICA GROUP

Bidder: BROADVIEW HOLDING BV

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Vendor

16 Dealmakers

1 Target | 15 Vendor

£ 666 M

Value

04 Mar 2019|United States|IT Services: Other

Target: MIST SYSTEMS INC

Bidder: JUNIPER NETWORKS INC

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

21 Dealmakers

1 Target | 20 Bidder

£ 405 M

Value

06 Mar 2019|United Kingdom|Chemicals and Synthetic Fibres

Target: DS SMITH (PLASTICS DIVISION)

Bidder: OLYMPUS PARTNERS LP

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

29 Dealmakers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 23 Vendor

£ 444 M

Value

07 Mar 2019|United States|IT Services: Other

Target: CARESTREAM HEALTH (HEALTHCARE INFORMATION SYSTEMS)

Bidder: PHILIPS NV

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

24 Dealmakers

1 Target | 23 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

05 Apr 2019|United States|Defense

Target: HARRIS (NIGHT VISION BUSINESS)

Bidder: ELBIT SYSTEMS LTD

6 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

27 Dealmakers

2 Bidder | 25 Vendor

£ 266 M

Value

09 Apr 2019|United States|Software

Target: AXIOMA INC

Bidder: DEUTSCHE BOERSE AG

11 Service Providers

3 Target | 8 Bidder

73 Dealmakers

11 Target | 62 Bidder

£ 650 M

Value

26 Aug 2019|United States|Pharmaceuticals

Target: OTEZLA

Bidder: AMGEN INC

13 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 8 Vendor

46 Dealmakers

18 Bidder | 28 Vendor

£ 10.90 B

Value

01 Sep 2019|Germany|Real Estate Holding and Development

Target: TLG IMMOBILIEN AG

Bidder: AROUNDTOWN

12 Service Providers

5 Target | 7 Bidder

8 Dealmakers

5 Target | 3 Bidder

£ 4.51 B

Value

28 Oct 2019|United States|Luxury Items

Target: TIFFANY & CO

Bidder: LVMH

20 Service Providers

6 Target | 14 Bidder

75 Dealmakers

31 Target | 44 Bidder

£ 12.30 B

Value

30 Oct 2019|France|Automobiles

Target: FIAT CHRYSLER AUTOMOBILES NV

Bidder: PSA GROUP

38 Service Providers

18 Target | 19 Bidder | 1 Vendor

227 Dealmakers

99 Target | 131 Bidder

£ 22.89 B

Value

31 Oct 2019|United Kingdom|Aerospace

Target: BOMBARDIER (AEROSTRUCTURES BUSINESS)

Bidder: SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS HOLDINGS INC

6 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

20 Dealmakers

17 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 662 M

Value

24 Nov 2019|United States|Pharmaceuticals

Target: THE MEDICINES COMPANY

Bidder: NOVARTIS AG

8 Service Providers

5 Target | 3 Bidder

43 Dealmakers

21 Target | 22 Bidder

£ 7.55 B

Value

13 Dec 2019|South Korea|E-commerce

Target: WOOWA BROTHERS CORP

Bidder: DELIVERY HERO SE

20 Service Providers

8 Target | 7 Bidder | 5 Vendor

55 Dealmakers

16 Target | 34 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 3.04 B

Value

20 Jan 2020|Germany|IT Services: Other

Target: DIEBOLD NIXDORF PORTAVIS

Bidder: DATAGROUP SE

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

33 Dealmakers

4 Target | 18 Bidder | 11 Vendor

n/a

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

03 Mar 2020|Bermuda|Reinsurance

Target: PARTNERRE LTD

Bidder: COVEA MUTUAL INSURANCE GROUP COMPANY

14 Service Providers

1 Target | 9 Bidder | 4 Vendor

74 Dealmakers

3 Target | 58 Bidder | 12 Vendor

£ 7.04 B

Value

25 Mar 2020|Germany|Real Estate Holding and Development

Target: ISARIA WOHNBAU AG

Bidder: DEUTSCHE WOHNEN AG

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

19 Dealmakers

3 Target | 8 Bidder | 8 Vendor

£ 553 M

Value

05 Oct 2020|Germany|General Mining

Target: K+S (NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA SALT BUSINESS)

Bidder: STONE CANYON INDUSTRIES LLC

12 Service Providers

6 Bidder | 6 Vendor

105 Dealmakers

49 Bidder | 57 Vendor

£ 2.47 B

Value

25 Oct 2020|United States|Pharmaceuticals

Target: NATROL

Bidder: NEW MOUNTAIN CAPITAL LLC

7 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

43 Dealmakers

23 Bidder | 20 Vendor

£ 421 M

Value

19 Oct 2020|United States|Software

Target: 128 TECHNOLOGY

Bidder: JUNIPER NETWORKS INC

7 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

23 Dealmakers

1 Target | 20 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 349 M

Value

07 Dec 2020|United States|Data Centers and Hosting

Target: APSTRA

Bidder: JUNIPER NETWORKS INC

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

16 Dealmakers

1 Target | 15 Bidder

n/a

Value

18 Dec 2020|United States|Medical Equipment

Target: BIOTELEMETRY INC

Bidder: PHILIPS NV

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder

40 Dealmakers

16 Target | 24 Bidder

£ 2.06 B

Value

01 Mar 2021|United States|Defense

Target: L3HARRIS (MILITARY TRAINING BUSINESS)

Bidder: CAE INC

10 Service Providers

7 Bidder | 3 Vendor

31 Dealmakers

14 Bidder | 17 Vendor

£ 753 M

Value

26 Apr 2021|United States|Specialty Chemicals

Target: W. R. GRACE & CO

Bidder: STANDARD INDUSTRIES INC

19 Service Providers

7 Target | 12 Bidder

52 Dealmakers

26 Target | 26 Bidder

£ 5.04 B

Value

24 May 2021|Germany|Commercial REITs

Target: DEUTSCHE WOHNEN AG

Bidder: VONOVIA SE

22 Service Providers

10 Target | 12 Bidder

78 Dealmakers

32 Target | 46 Bidder

£ 22.74 B

Value

28 Jul 2021|Belgium|Engineering Consulting

Target: AKKA TECHNOLOGIES

Bidder: ADECCO SA

11 Service Providers

2 Target | 8 Bidder | 1 Vendor

74 Dealmakers

51 Target | 23 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 1.73 B

Value

07 Oct 2021|South Korea|Life Insurance

Target: CIGNA (PERSONAL ACCIDENT, SUPPLEMENTAL HEALTH AND LIFE INSURANCE BUSINESS)

Bidder: CHUBB CORPORATION

7 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

35 Dealmakers

20 Bidder | 15 Vendor

£ 4.23 B

Value

11 Oct 2021|Luxembourg|Commercial REITs

Target: ADLER GROUP (COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL UNITS)

Bidder: LEG IMMOBILIEN

4 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

36 Dealmakers

15 Bidder | 21 Vendor

£ 1.13 B

Value

26 Oct 2021|Germany|Commercial REITs

Target: DEUTSCHE INDUSTRIE REIT

Bidder: CTP NV

9 Service Providers

3 Target | 6 Bidder

28 Dealmakers

2 Target | 26 Bidder

£ 675 M

Value

28 Oct 2021|Bermuda|Reinsurance

Target: PARTNERRE LTD

Bidder: COVEA MUTUAL INSURANCE GROUP COMPANY

13 Service Providers

1 Target | 8 Bidder | 4 Vendor

60 Dealmakers

2 Target | 43 Bidder | 15 Vendor

£ 6.54 B

Value

23 Nov 2021|Germany|Real Estate Services

Target: AAREAL BANK

Bidder: CENTERBRIDGE PARTNERS LP

13 Service Providers

5 Target | 8 Bidder

40 Dealmakers

9 Target | 31 Bidder

£ 1.56 B

Value

01 Dec 2021|United States|Real Estate Holding and Development

Target: BRACK CAPITAL PROPERTIES

Bidder: LEG IMMOBILIEN

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

14 Dealmakers

2 Target | 12 Bidder

£ 218 M

Value

14 Mar 2022|United States|Luxury Items

Target: MAUI JIM

Bidder: KERING SA

9 Service Providers

4 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

34 Dealmakers

5 Target | 27 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 1.26 B

Value

05 Apr 2022|Germany|Real Estate Services

Target: AAREAL BANK

Bidder: CENTERBRIDGE PARTNERS LP

13 Service Providers

4 Target | 9 Bidder

74 Dealmakers

12 Target | 62 Bidder

£ 1.68 B

Value

26 May 2022|United States|Security Equipment

Target: VMWARE INC

Bidder: BROADCOM INC

25 Service Providers

9 Target | 14 Bidder | 2 Vendor

115 Dealmakers

46 Target | 50 Bidder | 19 Vendor

£ 55.02 B

Value

20 Jun 2022|Luxembourg|Business Process Outsourcing

Target: MAJOREL

Bidder: SITEL GROUP

11 Service Providers

6 Target | 5 Bidder

27 Dealmakers

22 Target | 5 Bidder

£ 379 M

Value

28 Jun 2022|United States|Auto Services

Target: ELECTRIFY AMERICA

Bidder: SIEMENS AG

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

21 Dealmakers

13 Target | 8 Bidder

£ 366 M

Value

05 Oct 2022|United States|Telecommunications Equipment

Target: PHOENIX TOWER INTERNATIONAL LLC

Bidder: WREN HOUSE INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

10 Dealmakers

1 Target | 8 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 439 M

Value

05 Oct 2022|Germany|Household Furnishings

Target: HOME24 SE

Bidder: XXXLUTZ KG

5 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder

14 Dealmakers

7 Target | 7 Bidder

£ 217 M

Value

01 Nov 2022|United States|Medical Equipment

Target: ABIOMED

Bidder: JOHNSON & JOHNSON

10 Service Providers

5 Target | 5 Bidder

53 Dealmakers

29 Target | 24 Bidder

£ 14.39 B

Value

02 Dec 2022|Germany|Education Services

Target: STUDIENKREIS

Bidder: GOSTUDENT

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

12 Dealmakers

1 Target | 10 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

12 Dec 2022|United States|Biotechnology

Target: HORIZON THERAPEUTICS

Bidder: AMGEN INC

15 Service Providers

8 Target | 7 Bidder

88 Dealmakers

24 Target | 64 Bidder

£ 22.86 B

Value

27 Jan 2023|Sweden|Machinery: Industrial

Target: HUSQVARNA GROUP

Bidder: BOSCH CORPORATION

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

12 Dealmakers

3 Target | 9 Bidder

n/a

Value

13 Mar 2023|United States|Biotechnology

Target: SEAGEN INC

Bidder: PFIZER INC

10 Service Providers

5 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

67 Dealmakers

25 Target | 38 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 35.70 B

Value

12 Apr 2023|United States|Transportation Services

Target: TRITON INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

Bidder: BROOKFIELD INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS

12 Service Providers

5 Target | 7 Bidder

52 Dealmakers

25 Target | 27 Bidder

£ 10.71 B

Value

26 Apr 2023|Luxembourg|Business Process Outsourcing

Target: MAJOREL

Bidder: TELEPERFORMANCE SE

18 Service Providers

2 Target | 14 Bidder | 2 Vendor

35 Dealmakers

3 Target | 32 Bidder

£ 2.65 B

Value

09 May 2023|Germany|Delivery Services

Target: MARLEY SPOON SE

Bidder: 468 SPAC II SE

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

20 Dealmakers

10 Target | 10 Bidder

n/a

Value

26 Jun 2023|France|Cosmetics

Target: CREED

Bidder: KERING SA

8 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

46 Dealmakers

2 Target | 28 Bidder | 16 Vendor

£ 3.00 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

11 Aug 2023|Spain|Entertainment

Target: BARCA MEDIA

Bidder: MOUNTAIN & CO. I ACQUISITION CORP

11 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 6 Vendor

74 Dealmakers

45 Bidder | 29 Vendor

£ 787 M

Value

09 Oct 2023|Germany|Auto Services

Target: VITESCO TECHNOLOGIES

Bidder: SCHAEFFLER

17 Service Providers

9 Target | 8 Bidder

43 Dealmakers

28 Target | 15 Bidder

£ 1.65 B

Value

04 Jul 2024|United States|Apparel Retailers

Target: NEIMAN MARCUS GROUP

Bidder: HUDSONS BAY COMPANY

29 Service Providers

6 Target | 20 Bidder | 3 Vendor

62 Dealmakers

23 Target | 35 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 2.08 B

Value

04 Jul 2024|Germany|Transportation Services

Target: FLIX SE

Bidder: EQT PARTNERS AB

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder

28 Dealmakers

16 Target | 12 Bidder

n/a

Value

23 Jul 2024|United States|Building Materials: Other

Target: JOHNSON CONTROLS (HVAC SOLUTIONS BUSINESS)

Bidder: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH

12 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 9 Vendor

119 Dealmakers

37 Bidder | 83 Vendor

£ 6.27 B

Value

29 Jul 2024|Canada|General Mining

Target: FILO CORP

Bidder: LUNDIN MINING CORPORATION

17 Service Providers

6 Target | 11 Bidder

88 Dealmakers

10 Target | 78 Bidder

£ 2.25 B

Value

13 Aug 2024|United States|Medical Services

Target: VANTIVE (BAXTER KIDNEY CARE SEGMENT)

Bidder: THE CARLYLE GROUP

13 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 6 Vendor

67 Dealmakers

1 Target | 44 Bidder | 22 Vendor

£ 2.98 B

Value

04 Nov 2024|United States|Real Estate Holding and Development

Target: BRACK CAPITAL PROPERTIES

Bidder: LEG IMMOBILIEN

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

26 Dealmakers

1 Target | 16 Bidder | 9 Vendor

£ 183 M

Value

11 Dec 2024|Germany|Apparel Retailers

Target: ABOUT YOU

Bidder: ZALANDO

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder

29 Dealmakers

3 Target | 27 Bidder

£ 988 M

Value

23 Dec 2024|Germany|Renewable Energy Equipment

Target: HANWHA Q CELLS GMBH (CENTRAL BUSINESS AREAS)

Bidder: ENERCITY

2 Service Providers

2 Bidder

8 Dealmakers

8 Bidder

n/a

Value