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Sven Nickel

Counsel at Latham & Watkins

Lawyer

Frankfurt

Deal Bio

Total Deals21

Valued Deals9

Total Value£ 10.32 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 1.15 B

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15 Dec 2017|Germany|Chemicals and Synthetic Fibres

Target: HDKS

Bidder: H+H INTERNATIONAL A/S

1 Service Providers

1 Bidder

11 Dealmakers

11 Bidder

£ 97 M

Value

02 Mar 2023|Germany|Real Estate Holding and Development

Target: WESTFALEN CENTER DORTMUND

Bidder: UNION INVESTMENT

6 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

6 Dealmakers

2 Bidder | 4 Vendor

n/a

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

17 May 2023|Germany|Specialty Retailers

Target: ISM HEINRICH KRAMER

Bidder: PROTECTIVE INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS INC (PIP)

6 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder

30 Dealmakers

6 Target | 25 Bidder

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 Jul 2023|Switzerland|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: CINERIUS FINANCIAL PARTNERS

Bidder: IK PARTNERS

9 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

51 Dealmakers

3 Target | 46 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

10 Jul 2023|Germany|Diversified Industrials

Target: SCIO AUTOMATION

Bidder: AEA INVESTORS LP

6 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

35 Dealmakers

3 Target | 13 Bidder | 19 Vendor

n/a

Value

31 Jul 2023|Austria|Containers and Packaging

Target: CONSTANTIA FLEXIBLES GMBH

Bidder: ONE ROCK CAPITAL PARTNERS

11 Service Providers

4 Target | 5 Bidder | 2 Vendor

51 Dealmakers

8 Target | 42 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 939 M

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

20 Nov 2023|Germany|Food Products

Target: HOFMANNS

Bidder: COMPASS GROUP PLC

5 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

33 Dealmakers

17 Bidder | 16 Vendor

n/a

Value

08 Nov 2023|Germany|Software

Target: BILLBEE GMBH

Bidder: BREGAL UNTERNEHMERKAPITAL GMBH

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

18 Dealmakers

1 Target | 17 Bidder

n/a

Value

11 Mar 2024|Germany|Telecommunications infrastructure

Target: ICG GROUP

Bidder: SPIE SA

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

31 Dealmakers

1 Target | 29 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

02 May 2024|Germany|Health Care Services

Target: FRESENIUS VAMED

Bidder: PAI PARTNERS

7 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

68 Dealmakers

39 Bidder | 29 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

30 Sep 2024|Germany|Third Party Logistics (3PL)

Target: SIMON HEGELE GROUP

Bidder: NIPPON EXPRESS USA

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

31 Dealmakers

15 Target | 13 Bidder | 3 Vendor

n/a

Value

08 Oct 2024|United States|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: GCP INTERNATIONAL

Bidder: ARES MANAGEMENT

16 Service Providers

7 Target | 7 Bidder | 2 Vendor

132 Dealmakers

13 Target | 116 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 2.83 B

Value

22 Nov 2024|United States|Capital Goods

Target: HONEYWELL (PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT BUSINESS)

Bidder: PROTECTIVE INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS INC (PIP)

10 Service Providers

1 Target | 7 Bidder | 2 Vendor

63 Dealmakers

1 Target | 41 Bidder | 22 Vendor

£ 1.06 B

Value

21 Oct 2024|Germany|Telecommunications Equipment

Target: INFRAFIBRE GERMANY

Bidder: UNSERE GRUNE GLASFASER

3 Service Providers

3 Bidder

24 Dealmakers

24 Bidder

n/a

Value

31 Mar 2025|Germany|Outsourced HR and Staffing

Target: P&I PERSONAL & INFORMATIK AG

Bidder: HG CAPITAL LLP

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

31 Dealmakers

1 Target | 23 Bidder | 7 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

41 Dealmakers

27 Bidder | 14 Vendor

n/a

Value

22 May 2025|Poland|Electrical Components

Target: JOHNSON MATTHEY BATTERY SYSTEMS

Bidder: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC

10 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 7 Vendor

77 Dealmakers

45 Bidder | 33 Vendor

£ 1.80 B

Value