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Tobias Klass

Partner at Latham & Watkins

Lawyer

Hamburg

Deal Bio

Total Deals29

Valued Deals15

Total Value£ 18.84 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 1.26 B

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23 Aug 2019|Germany|Plastics

Target: CARTONPLAST GROUP GMBH

Bidder: DEUTSCHE BETEILIGUNGS AG

10 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 3 Vendor

37 Dealmakers

3 Target | 13 Bidder | 21 Vendor

£ 270 M

Value

15 Jan 2021|United States|Production Technology Equipment

Target: ENVISIONTEC

Bidder: DESKTOP METAL

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

33 Dealmakers

29 Target | 4 Bidder

£ 220 M

Value

18 Feb 2021|Germany|Household Appliance

Target: SCHOCK GMBH

Bidder: TRITON PARTNERS

11 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder | 6 Vendor

52 Dealmakers

4 Target | 29 Bidder | 19 Vendor

£ 259 M

Value

10 Mar 2021|Germany|E-commerce

Target: BRINGMEISTER

Bidder: ROCKAWAY CAPITAL SE

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

20 Dealmakers

1 Target | 18 Bidder | 1 Vendor

n/a

Value

19 Mar 2021|Germany|Software

Target: E-SPIRIT AG

Bidder: CROWNPEAK TECHNOLOGY INC

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 2 Vendor

12 Dealmakers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 10 Vendor

£ 21 M

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

12 Aug 2021|Germany|Consumer Services: Other

Target: SELLERX

Bidder: L CATTERTON

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 7 Bidder

21 Dealmakers

3 Target | 18 Bidder

£ 85 M

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

28 Jul 2022|France|Diversified Industrials

Target: IMERYS (TEMPERATURE SOLUTIONS BUSINESS)

Bidder: PLATINUM EQUITY LLC

12 Service Providers

6 Bidder | 6 Vendor

128 Dealmakers

95 Bidder | 33 Vendor

£ 781 M

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

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 Aug 2023|Germany|Electronic Components and Equipment

Target: KIEPE ELECTRIC

Bidder: HERAMBA

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

17 Dealmakers

1 Target | 13 Bidder | 3 Vendor

n/a

Value

29 Sep 2023|Germany|Transportation Services

Target: HERAMBA

Bidder: PROJECT ENERGY REIMAGINED ACQUISITION CORP

10 Service Providers

4 Target | 6 Bidder

46 Dealmakers

45 Target | 1 Bidder

£ 367 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

16 Oct 2023|Germany|Internet

Target: METROFIBRE

Bidder: CVC DIF

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

6 Dealmakers

2 Target | 4 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

07 Aug 2024|Germany|Renewable Energy Equipment

Target: CHARGEMAKER GMBH

Bidder: ISTA SE

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

15 Dealmakers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 11 Vendor

n/a

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

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 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

05 May 2025|Germany|Infrastructure Funds

Target: KLIMAVEST ELTIF

Bidder: COMMERZ REAL

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

20 Dealmakers

1 Target | 14 Bidder | 5 Vendor

n/a

Value

03 Jun 2025|United Kingdom|Online and Social Platforms

Target: ZAVA

Bidder: HIMS & HERS HEALTH

4 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder

30 Dealmakers

20 Target | 10 Bidder

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

14 Jul 2025|Ireland|Cosmetics

Target: PERRIGO COMPANY PLC (DERMACOSMETICS BRANDED BUSINESS)

Bidder: KKR & CO

11 Service Providers

8 Bidder | 3 Vendor

30 Dealmakers

15 Bidder | 15 Vendor

£ 241 M

Value