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Olaf Thiessen

Principal Counsel at CMS Legal

Lawyer

Hamburg, Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, Germany

Deal Bio

Total Deals26

Valued Deals4

Total Value£ 5.31 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 1.33 B

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13 Feb 2019|Germany|Alternative Electricity

Target: VEJA MITE

Bidder: KGAL

13 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 6 Vendor

70 Dealmakers

1 Target | 28 Bidder | 41 Vendor

£ 2.02 B

Value

05 Dec 2019|Germany|Hedge Funds

Target: AQUILA CAPITAL

Bidder: DAIWA ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE

8 Service Providers

6 Target | 2 Bidder

70 Dealmakers

40 Target | 31 Bidder

n/a

Value

23 Dec 2019|Germany|Banks

Target: NORD/LB

Bidder: STATE OF SAXONY-ANHALT

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder

36 Dealmakers

2 Target | 34 Bidder

£ 3.06 B

Value

07 Sep 2021|Germany|Hotels and Motels

Target: DR HOSPITALITY GMBH

Bidder: DER TOURISTIK

2 Service Providers

2 Bidder

7 Dealmakers

7 Bidder

n/a

Value

06 Jan 2022|Germany|Coal

Target: NORTHLAND POWER / RWE RENEWABLES JOINT VENTURE

Bidder: RWE RENEWABLES AG

3 Service Providers

3 Bidder

20 Dealmakers

20 Bidder

n/a

Value

10 Mar 2022|Switzerland|Health Care Services

Target: MEDGATE

Bidder: OTTO GROUP

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

20 Dealmakers

3 Target | 17 Bidder

n/a

Value

12 Jan 2022|Netherlands|Renewable Energy Equipment

Target: VAN OORD (DUTCH OFFSHORE WIND FARM)

Bidder: LUXCARA

5 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

9 Dealmakers

7 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

10 Mar 2022|South Africa|Marine Transportation

Target: DAL (CONTAINER LINER BUSINESS)

Bidder: HAPAG-LLOYD CRUISES GMBH

4 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

34 Dealmakers

22 Bidder | 12 Vendor

n/a

Value

18 May 2022|Germany|Electronic Components and Equipment

Target: J-FIBER GMBH

Bidder: HENGTONG

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

20 Dealmakers

1 Target | 18 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

03 Nov 2022|Germany|Mortgage Finance

Target: M.M.WARBURG & CO HYPOTHEKENBANK

Bidder: MUNCHENER HYPOTHEKENBANK

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

42 Dealmakers

22 Target | 18 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

12 Jan 2023|Germany|Private Equity

Target: WARBURG INVEST HOLDING

Bidder: BANTLEON

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

17 Dealmakers

13 Target | 4 Bidder

n/a

Value

30 Aug 2023|Germany|Machinery: Industrial

Target: LORCH SCHWEISSTECHNIK

Bidder: DAIHEN CORPORATION

2 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder

13 Dealmakers

11 Target | 2 Bidder

n/a

Value

17 Mar 2023|Australia|Alternative Fuels

Target: TREE ENERGY SOLUTIONS/ FORTESCUE FUTURE INDUSTRIES JOINT VENTURE

Bidder: FORTESCUE FUTURE INDUSTRIES (FFI)

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

16 Dealmakers

16 Bidder

n/a

Value

08 Aug 2023|United Kingdom|Renewable Energy Equipment

Target: PAN-EUROPEAN PORTFOLIO OF SOLAR AND ONSHORE WIND ASSETS

Bidder: CUBE GREEN ENERGY

8 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 5 Vendor

28 Dealmakers

25 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 88 M

Value

26 Mar 2024|Germany|Gas Distribution

Target: WIGA

Bidder: SEFE SECURING ENERGY FOR EUROPE

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

53 Dealmakers

1 Target | 48 Bidder | 4 Vendor

n/a

Value

09 Apr 2024|Germany|Software

Target: HYDRO SYSTEMS

Bidder: RHINESTAHL CORPORATION

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

42 Dealmakers

28 Target | 14 Bidder

n/a

Value

05 Sep 2024|Germany|Engineering Consulting

Target: TTP GROUP

Bidder: EXYTE

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 1 Vendor

64 Dealmakers

1 Target | 57 Bidder | 6 Vendor

£ 143 M

Value

30 Sep 2024|Germany|Software

Target: SEP AG

Bidder: BIP CAPITAL PARTNERS

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

32 Dealmakers

1 Target | 31 Bidder

n/a

Value

13 Dec 2024|Finland|Machinery: Specialty

Target: WARTSILA (AUTOMATION, NAVIGATION AND CONTROL SYSTEM BUSINESS)

Bidder: SOLIX GROUP

4 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 3 Vendor

42 Dealmakers

3 Bidder | 39 Vendor

n/a

Value

19 Mar 2025|Sweden|Renewable Energy Equipment

Target: SUSI PARTNERS (LYNGSÅSA WIND PARK)

Bidder: EQUINOR ASA

5 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

40 Dealmakers

35 Bidder | 5 Vendor

n/a

Value

09 Jan 2025|Germany|Metal Fabricating

Target: ZSB ZWICKAUER SONDERSTAHLBAU GMBH

Bidder: VORSPRUNG

2 Service Providers

2 Bidder

16 Dealmakers

16 Bidder

n/a

Value

20 May 2025|Germany|Coal

Target: ENBW KRAFTWERK LIPPENDORF GMBH (BLOCK S)

Bidder: EP ENERGY TRANSITION

3 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 2 Vendor

11 Dealmakers

1 Bidder | 10 Vendor

n/a

Value

26 Jun 2025|Germany|Renewable Energy Equipment

Target: 520MW BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM

Bidder: LUXCARA

4 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

17 Dealmakers

12 Bidder | 5 Vendor

n/a

Value

06 Oct 2025|Germany|Real Estate Services

Target: DHX CAPITAL SOLUTIONS GMBH

Bidder: TAUNUS INCUBATOR

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

16 Dealmakers

1 Target | 15 Bidder

n/a

Value

05 Nov 2025|Germany|Medical Equipment

Target: SCHINDLER ORTHOPADIE

Bidder: EQWAL GROUP

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

26 Dealmakers

1 Target | 25 Bidder

n/a

Value

03 Dec 2025|Germany|Public Private Partnerships

Target: WBS POWER (PROJECT JUPITER)

Bidder: PRIME CAPITAL AG

6 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 4 Vendor

28 Dealmakers

2 Bidder | 26 Vendor

n/a

Value