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Sebastian Häfele

Partner at Kirkland & Ellis

Lawyer

Munich

Deal Bio

Total Deals19

Valued Deals13

Total Value£ 31.79 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 2.45 B

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01 Oct 2018|Germany|Pharmaceuticals

Target: STADA ARZNEIMITTEL AG

Bidder: BAIN CAPITAL LP

10 Service Providers

2 Target | 8 Bidder

37 Dealmakers

3 Target | 61 Bidder

£ 1.56 B

Value

10 Aug 2017|Germany|Pharmaceuticals

Target: STADA ARZNEIMITTEL AG

Bidder: BAIN CAPITAL LP

30 Service Providers

6 Target | 24 Bidder

65 Dealmakers

20 Target | 73 Bidder

£ 2.89 B

Value

03 Jul 2019|Germany|Electronic Components and Equipment

Target: OSRAM LICHT AG

Bidder: AMS AG

29 Service Providers

8 Target | 10 Bidder

113 Dealmakers

32 Target | 36 Bidder

£ 4.12 B

Value

15 Aug 2019|Germany|Digital Services

Target: SEVEN MILES

Bidder: OAKLEY CAPITAL

10 Service Providers

3 Target | 7 Bidder

32 Dealmakers

18 Target | 14 Bidder

£ 169 M

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

10 Aug 2020|United Kingdom|Express Courier / Parcels

Target: HERMES GERMANY

Bidder: ADVENT INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

16 Service Providers

3 Target | 8 Bidder | 5 Vendor

82 Dealmakers

4 Target | 16 Bidder | 63 Vendor

£ 903 M

Value

11 Jun 2021|Germany|E-commerce

Target: SIGNA SPORTS UNITED GMBH

Bidder: YUCAIPA ACQUISITION CORPORATION

16 Service Providers

8 Target | 8 Bidder

71 Dealmakers

44 Target | 26 Bidder

£ 2.26 B

Value

20 Apr 2022|Switzerland|Medical Services

Target: SANOPTIS

Bidder: GROUPE BRUXELLES LAMBERT SA

19 Service Providers

2 Target | 8 Bidder | 9 Vendor

54 Dealmakers

4 Target | 29 Bidder | 23 Vendor

n/a

Value

26 Apr 2022|Germany|Software

Target: KINEXON

Bidder: TELEKOM INNOVATION POOL

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder

20 Dealmakers

3 Target | 17 Bidder

£ 101 M

Value

09 Aug 2022|United States|Specialty Chemicals

Target: HUNTSMAN (TEXTILE EFFECTS DIVISION)

Bidder: SK CAPITAL PARTNERS

13 Service Providers

1 Target | 8 Bidder | 4 Vendor

107 Dealmakers

1 Target | 68 Bidder | 38 Vendor

£ 593 M

Value

22 Mar 2022|Switzerland|Digital Services

Target: 1PLUSX

Bidder: TRIPLELIFT

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

24 Dealmakers

1 Target | 16 Bidder | 7 Vendor

n/a

Value

14 Feb 2023|Germany|Diversified Industrials

Target: GMC-INSTRUMENTS

Bidder: KLAR PARTNERS

5 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder

13 Dealmakers

10 Target | 3 Bidder

n/a

Value

30 May 2023|Germany|Chemicals: Diversified

Target: MESSER GROUP

Bidder: GIC PRIVATE LIMITED

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder

54 Dealmakers

28 Target | 27 Bidder

£ 1.74 B

Value

29 Sep 2023|Germany|Biotechnology

Target: SYNLAB AG

Bidder: CINVEN LTD

17 Service Providers

5 Target | 11 Bidder | 1 Vendor

23 Dealmakers

5 Target | 18 Bidder

£ 1.09 B

Value

24 Apr 2024|Germany|Pharmaceuticals

Target: AENOVA GROUP

Bidder: KUHNE HOLDING AG

13 Service Providers

3 Target | 5 Bidder | 5 Vendor

36 Dealmakers

6 Target | 21 Bidder | 9 Vendor

n/a

Value

24 Jun 2024|Germany|IT Services: Other

Target: AAREON AG

Bidder: TPG CAPITAL LP

21 Service Providers

1 Target | 7 Bidder | 13 Vendor

148 Dealmakers

1 Target | 34 Bidder | 113 Vendor

£ 3.30 B

Value

30 Oct 2024|Germany|Biotechnology

Target: SYNLAB AG

Bidder: CINVEN LTD

5 Service Providers

4 Target | 1 Bidder

7 Dealmakers

3 Target | 4 Bidder

n/a

Value

12 Dec 2024|Germany|Diversified Industrials

Target: BOSCH GROUP (SECURITY AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY PRODUCT BUSINESS)

Bidder: TRITON PARTNERS

5 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

47 Dealmakers

42 Bidder | 5 Vendor

n/a

Value

29 Oct 2024|Germany|Software

Target: BLACKLANE

Bidder: TASARU MOBILITY

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

12 Dealmakers

1 Target | 11 Bidder

£ 49 M

Value