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Uwe Salaschek

Counsel at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Lawyer

Berlin

Deal Bio

Total Deals39

Valued Deals25

Total Value£ 50.18 B

Avg. Deal Size£ 2.01 B

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17 Apr 2018|Czechia|Pharmaceuticals

Target: ZENTIVA GROUP AS

Bidder: ADVENT INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

23 Service Providers

2 Target | 13 Bidder | 8 Vendor

88 Dealmakers

4 Target | 62 Bidder | 23 Vendor

£ 1.64 B

Value

04 Mar 2019|Germany|Chemicals and Synthetic Fibres

Target: EVONIK (METHACRYLATES PLASTICS UNIT)

Bidder: ADVENT INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

24 Service Providers

1 Target | 17 Bidder | 6 Vendor

135 Dealmakers

5 Target | 55 Bidder | 75 Vendor

£ 2.58 B

Value

12 Jun 2019|Germany|Publishing

Target: AXEL SPRINGER SE

Bidder: CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD (CPP INVESTMENTS)

18 Service Providers

7 Target | 11 Bidder

75 Dealmakers

33 Target | 43 Bidder

£ 3.91 B

Value

25 Sep 2019|Germany|Pharmaceuticals

Target: DFE PHARMA

Bidder: CVC CAPITAL PARTNERS

19 Service Providers

4 Target | 7 Bidder | 8 Vendor

98 Dealmakers

15 Target | 71 Bidder | 12 Vendor

£ 320 M

Value

21 Jan 2020|United Kingdom|Iron and Steel

Target: STEMCOR HOLDINGS LTD

Bidder: CEDAR HOLDINGS GROUP CO LTD

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

31 Dealmakers

3 Target | 26 Bidder | 2 Vendor

n/a

Value

14 Aug 2020|United Kingdom|Clothing and Accessories

Target: GYMSHARK LTD

Bidder: GENERAL ATLANTIC LLC

10 Service Providers

6 Target | 4 Bidder

70 Dealmakers

23 Target | 51 Bidder

£ 210 M

Value

20 Jan 2021|Germany|Computer Hardware

Target: NATIVE INSTRUMENTS HOLDING GMBH

Bidder: FRANCISCO PARTNERS

8 Service Providers

3 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

55 Dealmakers

19 Target | 35 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 886 M

Value

15 Feb 2021|Germany|Auto Parts

Target: AKASOL

Bidder: BORGWARNER INC

13 Service Providers

5 Target | 8 Bidder

48 Dealmakers

18 Target | 30 Bidder

£ 659 M

Value

12 Jan 2021|France|Specialty Chemicals

Target: THESEOS

Bidder: LANXESS AG

9 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 5 Vendor

56 Dealmakers

39 Bidder | 17 Vendor

£ 62 M

Value

05 Apr 2022|Germany|Real Estate Services

Target: AAREAL BANK

Bidder: CENTERBRIDGE PARTNERS LP

13 Service Providers

4 Target | 9 Bidder

74 Dealmakers

12 Target | 62 Bidder

£ 1.68 B

Value

16 Feb 2022|Germany|Copper

Target: AURUBIS (ROLLED PRODUCTS ASSETS)

Bidder: KME SE

5 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

39 Dealmakers

12 Bidder | 27 Vendor

n/a

Value

29 Jun 2022|Germany|Railroad Equipment

Target: VTG AG

Bidder: ABU DHABI INVESTMENT AUTHORITY (ADIA)

17 Service Providers

2 Target | 5 Bidder | 10 Vendor

165 Dealmakers

15 Target | 69 Bidder | 81 Vendor

£ 4.39 B

Value

15 Jun 2022|Germany|Electronic Components and Equipment

Target: OSRAM (DIGITAL SYSTEMS UNIT)

Bidder: INVENTRONICS

6 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 3 Vendor

46 Dealmakers

22 Bidder | 24 Vendor

£ 64 M

Value

06 May 2022|Germany|Renewable Energy Equipment

Target: WPD OFFSHORE GMBH

Bidder: GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS

3 Service Providers

2 Bidder | 1 Vendor

50 Dealmakers

46 Bidder | 4 Vendor

n/a

Value

28 Feb 2022|Germany|Pharmaceuticals

Target: HEIDELBERG PHARMA AG

Bidder: HUADONG MEDICINE CO LTD

5 Service Providers

2 Target | 3 Bidder

20 Dealmakers

4 Target | 16 Bidder

£ 780 M

Value

21 Sep 2022|United Kingdom|Software

Target: AVEVA GROUP

Bidder: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SE

13 Service Providers

8 Target | 4 Bidder | 1 Vendor

80 Dealmakers

49 Target | 27 Bidder | 3 Vendor

£ 4.03 B

Value

12 Dec 2022|United States|Software

Target: COUPA SOFTWARE

Bidder: THOMA BRAVO LLC

13 Service Providers

5 Target | 8 Bidder

74 Dealmakers

41 Target | 33 Bidder

£ 6.53 B

Value

02 Jan 2023|Germany|E-commerce

Target: RAZOR GROUP

Bidder: PRESIGHT CAPITAL

3 Service Providers

2 Target | 1 Bidder

20 Dealmakers

15 Target | 5 Bidder

£ 61 M

Value

01 Mar 2023|Germany|Software

Target: GK SOFTWARE

Bidder: FUJITSU LTD

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder

25 Dealmakers

20 Target | 5 Bidder

n/a

Value

22 May 2023|Germany|Real Estate Services

Target: AAREAL BANK

Bidder: ADVENT INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

11 Service Providers

2 Target | 9 Bidder

50 Dealmakers

12 Target | 38 Bidder

£ 1.55 B

Value

31 Jul 2023|Germany|Medical Equipment

Target: DIASYS DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEMS

Bidder: SHENZHEN MINDRAY BIO-MEDICAL ELECTRONICS

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

44 Dealmakers

2 Target | 42 Bidder

£ 98 M

Value

14 Sep 2023|Germany|Industrial Distribution

Target: HAMBURGER HAFEN UND LOGISTIK

Bidder: MSC MEDITERRANEAN SHIPPING COMPANY SA

9 Service Providers

5 Target | 4 Bidder

48 Dealmakers

21 Target | 27 Bidder

£ 1.08 B

Value

11 Aug 2023|China|Consumer Electronics

Target: AAC TECHNOLOGIES

Bidder: PREMIUM SOUND SOLUTIONS

5 Service Providers

3 Target | 1 Bidder | 1 Vendor

48 Dealmakers

44 Target | 1 Bidder | 3 Vendor

n/a

Value

22 Jan 2024|United Kingdom|Financial Data and Systems

Target: ARGUS MEDIA LTD

Bidder: GENERAL ATLANTIC LLC

12 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

65 Dealmakers

16 Target | 25 Bidder | 24 Vendor

n/a

Value

04 Mar 2024|Canada|Travel and Tourism

Target: PLUSGRADE LLC

Bidder: GENERAL ATLANTIC LLC

13 Service Providers

5 Target | 5 Bidder | 3 Vendor

23 Dealmakers

5 Target | 12 Bidder | 6 Vendor

n/a

Value

13 Mar 2024|Germany|Medical Services

Target: OTTOBOCK

Bidder: NÄDER HOLDING

18 Service Providers

7 Target | 5 Bidder | 6 Vendor

77 Dealmakers

9 Target | 38 Bidder | 31 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

10 Jan 2024|Germany|Property and Casualty Insurance

Target: ROCKET ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS GMBH

Bidder: VERISK ANALYTICS INC

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

28 Dealmakers

1 Target | 27 Bidder

n/a

Value

13 Sep 2024|Germany|Railroads

Target: DB SCHENKER

Bidder: DSV PANALPINA A/S

17 Service Providers

1 Target | 10 Bidder | 6 Vendor

103 Dealmakers

3 Target | 60 Bidder | 40 Vendor

£ 12.07 B

Value

25 Jul 2024|Germany|Specialty Chemicals

Target: MERCK (SURFACE SOLUTIONS BUSINESS)

Bidder: GLOBAL NEW MATERIAL INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS

6 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 2 Vendor

52 Dealmakers

12 Bidder | 40 Vendor

£ 558 M

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

20 Dec 2024|Germany|Auto Parts

Target: HUF HULSBECK & FURST GMBH

Bidder: SODECIA

4 Service Providers

3 Target | 1 Bidder

31 Dealmakers

30 Target | 1 Bidder

n/a

Value

23 Jun 2025|Luxembourg|Infrastructure Funds

Target: BBGI GLOBAL

Bidder: BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CORPORATION

16 Service Providers

6 Target | 10 Bidder

80 Dealmakers

20 Target | 60 Bidder

£ 1.06 B

Value

27 Feb 2025|Germany|Medical Equipment

Target: BIOTRONIK SE (VASCULAR INTERVENTION BUSINESS)

Bidder: TELEFLEX INCORPORATED

8 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

77 Dealmakers

32 Bidder | 45 Vendor

£ 629 M

Value

28 Jul 2025|Germany|Software

Target: COGNIGY

Bidder: NICE SYSTEMS

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

64 Dealmakers

27 Target | 38 Bidder

£ 710 M

Value

29 Aug 2025|Germany|Diversified Industrials

Target: BARTEC

Bidder: ONE EQUITY PARTNERS

6 Service Providers

2 Target | 2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

36 Dealmakers

25 Target | 3 Bidder | 8 Vendor

n/a

Value

10 Sep 2025|Germany|Management Consulting

Target: GRANT THORNTON GERMANY

Bidder: CINVEN LTD

12 Service Providers

5 Target | 7 Bidder

29 Dealmakers

8 Target | 21 Bidder

n/a

Value

08 Oct 2025|Switzerland|Electronic Components and Equipment

Target: ABB LTD (ROBOTICS BUSINESS)

Bidder: SOFTBANK GROUP CORP

8 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 5 Vendor

91 Dealmakers

27 Bidder | 64 Vendor

£ 4.00 B

Value

13 Oct 2025|Poland|Software

Target: PSI SOFTWARE SE

Bidder: WARBURG PINCUS LLC

10 Service Providers

5 Target | 5 Bidder

32 Dealmakers

6 Target | 26 Bidder

£ 613 M

Value