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Rick van AerssenFreshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Rick van Aerssen

Partner at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Lawyer

Dusseldorf

Deal Bio

Total Deals15
Valued Deals12
Total Value£88,245M
Avg. Deal Size£7,354M

Awards

2023 Top Private Equity Lawyers in EMEA
2023 Top M&A Lawyers in DACH
2021 Top M&A Lawyers in EMEA
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Germany
Alternative Electricity
AcquisitionMergerPublicCross Border
Innogy

target

Innogy

Eon

bidder

Eon

£38,184m

99 dealmakers

Germany
Gas Distribution
PrivateAcquisitionMajorityPrivate Equity
Wintershall Dea

target

Wintershall Dea

WINTERSHALL

bidder

WINTERSHALL

value n/a

87 dealmakers

Germany
Auto Parts
Cross BorderTender OfferAcquisitionMajorityPublic
AKASOL

target

AKASOL

Borgwarner

bidder

Borgwarner

£659m

48 dealmakers

Germany
Commercial REITs
MajorityDomesticPublicAcquisitionMerger
Deutsche Wohnen

target

Deutsche Wohnen

Vonovia

bidder

Vonovia

£25,956m

77 dealmakers

France
Rental Services: Consumer
AcquisitionTender OfferCross BorderMajorityPrivate EquityPublic
Europcar Mobility Group

target

Europcar Mobility Group

Volkswagen

bidder

Volkswagen

£2,448m

50 dealmakers

Germany
Pharmaceuticals
PrivateAcquisitionCross BorderMinority
Heidelberg Pharma

target

Heidelberg Pharma

Huadong Medicine Co

bidder

Huadong Medicine Co

£780m

20 dealmakers

United States
Renewable Energy Equipment
AcquisitionMajorityCross BorderPrivate
Con Edison Clean Energy Businesses

target

Con Edison Clean Energy Businesses

Rwe Renewables

bidder

Rwe Renewables

£6,092m

42 dealmakers

Germany
Real Estate Holding and Development
Cross BorderPrivatePrivate EquityAcquisitionMajority
Vonovia (südewo Portfolio)

target

Vonovia (südewo Portfolio)

Apollo Global Management

bidder

Apollo Global Management

£885m

54 dealmakers

United States
Alternative Fuels
DemergerSpin OffPrivate EquityPublicMajorityDomestic
PHINIA

target

PHINIA

Institutional Investors

bidder

Institutional Investors

value n/a

19 dealmakers

Germany
IT Services: Other
AcquisitionTender OfferCross BorderMajorityPrivatisationPublicPrivate Equity
Suse Linux

target

Suse Linux

Eqt Partners

bidder

Eqt Partners

£484m

24 dealmakers

Switzerland
Luxury Items
AcquisitionMajorityDomesticPrivate
Bucherer

target

Bucherer

ROLEX

bidder

ROLEX

value n/a

9 dealmakers

Germany
Real Estate Holding and Development
AcquisitionMinorityPrivatePrivate EquityCross BorderReal Estate
Vonovia (northern Germany)

target

Vonovia (northern Germany)

Apollo Global Management

bidder

Apollo Global Management

£870m

32 dealmakers

Germany
Integrated Oil and Gas
Cross BorderAcquisitionMajorityPrivate EquityPrivate
Wintershall Dea (e&p Business)

target

Wintershall Dea (e&p Business)

Harbour Energy

bidder

Harbour Energy

£8,816m

108 dealmakers

Germany
Biotechnology
AcquisitionCross BorderPublicMajority
Morphosys

target

Morphosys

Novartis

bidder

Novartis

£2,309m

100 dealmakers

Taiwan
Consumer Services: Other
AcquisitionCross BorderMajorityPrivate
Delivery Hero (foodpanda Delivery Business In Taiwan)

target

Delivery Hero (foodpanda Delivery Business In Taiwan)

Uber Technologies

bidder

Uber Technologies

£757m

51 dealmakers

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