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Otto-Philipp von Gruben

Partner at Latham & Watkins

Lawyer

Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany

Deal Bio

Total Deals32

Valued Deals14

Total Value£ 22.88 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 1.63 B

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07 Dec 2016|Germany|Casinos and Gambling

Target: RACEBETS GMBH

Bidder: BETSSON AB

1 Service Providers

1 Vendor

1 Dealmakers

1 Vendor

n/a

Value

13 May 2020|Switzerland|Data Centers and Hosting

Target: SWISSBIT

Bidder: ARDIAN

16 Service Providers

4 Target | 12 Bidder

59 Dealmakers

19 Target | 40 Bidder

n/a

Value

09 Nov 2020|Switzerland|Food Products

Target: FINDUS SWITZERLAND

Bidder: NOMAD FOODS LTD

9 Service Providers

6 Bidder | 3 Vendor

27 Dealmakers

19 Bidder | 8 Vendor

£ 99 M

Value

09 Dec 2020|United States|Electronic Components and Equipment

Target: MTS SYSTEMS CORPORATION

Bidder: AMPHENOL CORPORATION

9 Service Providers

5 Target | 4 Bidder

58 Dealmakers

25 Target | 33 Bidder

£ 1.27 B

Value

10 Dec 2020|United States|Digital Services

Target: CLARIO (ERT)

Bidder: CINVEN LTD

13 Service Providers

7 Target | 6 Bidder

97 Dealmakers

74 Target | 23 Bidder

n/a

Value

19 Jan 2021|United States|Electrical Components

Target: AMPHENOL (MTS TEST & SIMULATION BUSINESS)

Bidder: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC

5 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

8 Dealmakers

3 Bidder | 6 Vendor

£ 566 M

Value

12 Feb 2021|Germany|Specialty Retailers

Target: CELEBRATE COMPANY GMBH

Bidder: EMZ PARTNERS

11 Service Providers

3 Target | 8 Bidder

50 Dealmakers

14 Target | 37 Bidder

n/a

Value

31 Mar 2021|Germany|Integrated Oil and Gas

Target: FERNGAS GROUP

Bidder: VERSICHERUNGSKAMMER BAYERN

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

68 Dealmakers

1 Target | 37 Bidder | 30 Vendor

£ 614 M

Value

26 Mar 2021|Germany|Software

Target: ACTICO

Bidder: BREGAL UNTERNEHMERKAPITAL GMBH

7 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

27 Dealmakers

13 Target | 14 Bidder

n/a

Value

16 Jun 2021|Germany|Education Services

Target: KMK KINDERZIMMER GMBH

Bidder: FRANZ HANIEL & CIE

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder

29 Dealmakers

18 Target | 11 Bidder

n/a

Value

28 Jul 2021|Germany|Biotechnology

Target: INFRAREAL

Bidder: SWISS LIFE ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED

6 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder

36 Dealmakers

8 Target | 28 Bidder

n/a

Value

23 Nov 2021|Germany|Health Care Services

Target: RADIOONKOLOGIENETZWERK

Bidder: DWS GROUP

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

33 Dealmakers

2 Target | 23 Bidder | 8 Vendor

n/a

Value

10 Aug 2022|Germany|Environmental / Waste Management

Target: DER GRÜNE PUNKT

Bidder: CIRCULAR RESOURCES

10 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 4 Vendor

30 Dealmakers

1 Target | 22 Bidder | 7 Vendor

n/a

Value

22 Sep 2022|Germany|Data Centers and Hosting

Target: DIGITAL REALTY (GERMAN AND US DATACENTERS)

Bidder: DIGITAL CORE REIT

8 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 3 Vendor

8 Dealmakers

4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 600 M

Value

27 Jul 2022|Germany|Software

Target: NORDSYS

Bidder: KEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES INC

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

4 Dealmakers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

n/a

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

26 Apr 2023|Germany|Real Estate Holding and Development

Target: VONOVIA (SÜDEWO PORTFOLIO)

Bidder: APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC

6 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

54 Dealmakers

40 Bidder | 14 Vendor

£ 885 M

Value

04 May 2023|Germany|Electronic Components and Equipment

Target: LIFTKET

Bidder: ARDIAN

12 Service Providers

2 Target | 9 Bidder | 1 Vendor

41 Dealmakers

1 Target | 40 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

29 Jun 2023|Spain|Test Inspection and Certification (TIC)

Target: APPLUS+ SERVICES

Bidder: I SQUARED CAPITAL LLC

29 Service Providers

3 Target | 18 Bidder

119 Dealmakers

3 Target | 91 Bidder

£ 1.58 B

Value

03 Nov 2023|Germany|Real Estate Holding and Development

Target: VONOVIA (NORTHERN GERMANY)

Bidder: APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC

7 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

54 Dealmakers

25 Bidder | 29 Vendor

£ 870 M

Value

12 Jun 2024|Germany|Data Centers and Hosting

Target: MAINOVA WEBHOUSE

Bidder: BLACKROCK

7 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

62 Dealmakers

1 Target | 54 Bidder | 9 Vendor

n/a

Value

23 Jan 2024|Spain|Test Inspection and Certification (TIC)

Target: APPLUS+ SERVICES

Bidder: APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC

12 Service Providers

3 Target | 9 Bidder

36 Dealmakers

10 Target | 26 Bidder

£ 256 M

Value

13 May 2024|Germany|Other Specialty REITs

Target: MAINOVA WEBHOUSE / TISHMAN JOINT VENTURE

Bidder: MAINOVA WEBHOUSE

5 Service Providers

5 Bidder

8 Dealmakers

8 Bidder

n/a

Value

06 Aug 2024|United States|Software

Target: MERCURYGATE INTERNATIONAL INC

Bidder: KÖRBER GROUP

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder

11 Dealmakers

1 Target | 10 Bidder

n/a

Value

12 Jul 2024|United Kingdom|Real Estate Holding and Development

Target: DWK HOLDING

Bidder: BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGEMENT

3 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

3 Dealmakers

2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

02 Oct 2024|Germany|Commercial REITs

Target: DEUTSCHE WOHNEN AG

Bidder: APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC

7 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 2 Vendor

38 Dealmakers

36 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 833 M

Value

23 Dec 2024|Germany|Real Estate Holding and Development

Target: ADLER GROUP (NORTH RHINE-WESTPHALIA-BASED PORTFOLIO)

Bidder: ORANGE CAPITAL PARTNERS

3 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 2 Vendor

13 Dealmakers

4 Bidder | 9 Vendor

£ 350 M

Value

23 Jan 2025|Germany|Medical Equipment

Target: OHRWERK GROUP

Bidder: DEMANT (EX WILLIAM DEMANT HOLDING A/S)

2 Service Providers

1 Bidder | 1 Vendor

15 Dealmakers

14 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

16 Apr 2025|Germany|Data Centers and Hosting

Target: COLT TECHNOLOGY SERVICES (EIGHT DATA CENTRES IN EUROPE)

Bidder: NORTHC

6 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

42 Dealmakers

27 Bidder | 16 Vendor

n/a

Value

29 Apr 2025|United States|Data Centers and Hosting

Target: STACK INFRASTRUCTURE (COLOCATION DATA CENTER BUSINESS)

Bidder: APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC

7 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 3 Vendor

42 Dealmakers

27 Bidder | 15 Vendor

n/a

Value

11 Jun 2025|Germany|Health Care Services

Target: KIND GMBH & CO KG

Bidder: DEMANT (EX WILLIAM DEMANT HOLDING A/S)

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

33 Dealmakers

1 Target | 32 Bidder

£ 591 M

Value

08 Sep 2025|Germany|Alternative Fuels

Target: RWE / APOLLO JV

Bidder: APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

34 Dealmakers

34 Bidder

£ 2.78 B

Value