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Ulrich Sittard

Partner at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Lawyer

Düsseldorf

Deal Bio

Total Deals21

Valued Deals14

Total Value£ 14.96 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 1.07 B

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16 May 2018|Germany|Medical Equipment

Target: SIVANTOS PTE LTD

Bidder: WIDEX HOLDING A/S

23 Service Providers

5 Target | 13 Bidder | 5 Vendor

36 Dealmakers

3 Target | 11 Bidder | 22 Vendor

£ 1.68 B

Value

12 Nov 2018|United States|Electronic Components and Equipment

Target: KODAK (FLEXOGRAPHIC PACKAGING DIVISION)

Bidder: MONTAGU PRIVATE EQUITY LLP

12 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 5 Vendor

129 Dealmakers

1 Target | 49 Bidder | 79 Vendor

£ 300 M

Value

01 Mar 2019|Germany|Asset Managers and Custodians

Target: DVB BANK (AVIATION FINANCE DIVISION)

Bidder: MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP

10 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder | 4 Vendor

53 Dealmakers

2 Target | 4 Bidder | 48 Vendor

£ 4.80 B

Value

20 May 2019|Germany|Construction Services

Target: SAINT GOBAIN BUILDING DISTRIBUTION DEUTSCHLAND GMBH

Bidder: STARK GROUP

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

41 Dealmakers

2 Target | 19 Bidder | 21 Vendor

£ 293 M

Value

23 Aug 2021|United States|Specialty Chemicals

Target: INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC (MICROBIAL CONTROL BUSINESS UNIT)

Bidder: LANXESS AG

8 Service Providers

5 Bidder | 3 Vendor

53 Dealmakers

50 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 953 M

Value

11 Jan 2022|Spain|Building Materials: Other

Target: URSA

Bidder: ETEX

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

24 Dealmakers

1 Target | 21 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 607 M

Value

14 Jul 2022|Germany|Pharmaceuticals

Target: BAYER (NEBIDO PRODUCT)

Bidder: GRUNENTHAL

6 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

37 Dealmakers

35 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 422 M

Value

07 Dec 2022|Saudi Arabia|Specialty Chemicals

Target: SAUDI BASIC INDUSTRIES CORP (SABIC) (FUNCTIONAL FORMS BUSINESS)

Bidder: ADVENT INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

8 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 5 Vendor

73 Dealmakers

59 Bidder | 14 Vendor

n/a

Value

24 Nov 2022|United Kingdom|Pharmaceuticals

Target: KYOWA KIRIN / GRUNENTHAL JOINT VENTURE

Bidder: GRUNENTHAL

4 Service Providers

4 Bidder

33 Dealmakers

33 Bidder

n/a

Value

08 Feb 2023|Germany|Telecommunications Services: Other

Target: BTV MULTIMEDIA GROUP

Bidder: CINVEN LTD

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

36 Dealmakers

1 Target | 33 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

29 Apr 2023|Germany|Auto Services

Target: COMPLEO CHARGING SOLUTIONS AG

Bidder: KOSTAL

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

15 Dealmakers

2 Target | 13 Bidder

n/a

Value

21 Jun 2023|Germany|Payroll

Target: LUFTHANSA AIRPLUS SERVICEKARTEN GMBH

Bidder: SEB AB

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 6 Bidder | 2 Vendor

52 Dealmakers

2 Target | 47 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 384 M

Value

07 Aug 2023|Germany|Medical Equipment

Target: SCHUELKE & MAYR GMBH

Bidder: ATHOS

8 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 6 Vendor

45 Dealmakers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 43 Vendor

n/a

Value

25 Mar 2024|Germany|Digital Services

Target: INFODAS

Bidder: AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

35 Dealmakers

3 Target | 33 Bidder

n/a

Value

04 Jul 2024|Germany|Specialty Retailers

Target: FRESSNAPF HOLDING

Bidder: CINVEN LTD

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

18 Dealmakers

1 Target | 17 Bidder

n/a

Value

09 Oct 2024|Germany|Containers and Packaging

Target: SCHUMACHER PACKAGING (WESTERN EUROPE PACKAGING ASSETS)

Bidder: MONDI GROUP

5 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

44 Dealmakers

42 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 531 M

Value

29 Oct 2024|Germany|Full Line Insurance

Target: FRIDAY VERSICHERUNGEN (INSURANCE PORTFOLIO IN GERMANY AND FRANCE)

Bidder: ALLIANZ DIRECT VERSICHERUNG

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

41 Dealmakers

1 Target | 28 Bidder | 12 Vendor

£ 44 M

Value

19 Mar 2025|Germany|Full Line Insurance

Target: VIRIDIUM GROUP (VIRIDIUM GRUPPE)

Bidder: BLACKROCK

29 Service Providers

3 Target | 13 Bidder | 13 Vendor

180 Dealmakers

16 Target | 129 Bidder | 35 Vendor

£ 2.94 B

Value

27 Jun 2025|Germany|Entertainment

Target: SKY DEUTSCHLAND

Bidder: RTL GROUP SA

8 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

61 Dealmakers

5 Target | 55 Bidder | 1 Vendor

£ 449 M

Value

10 Dec 2024|Germany|Waste and Disposal Services

Target: WTE WASSERTECHNIK GMBH

Bidder: STRABAG

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

68 Dealmakers

1 Target | 42 Bidder | 25 Vendor

£ 86 M

Value

30 Jul 2025|Italy|Defense

Target: IVECO DEFENCE

Bidder: LEONARDO SPA

5 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

32 Dealmakers

1 Bidder | 31 Vendor

£ 1.47 B

Value