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York SchnorbusSullivan & Cromwell

York Schnorbus

Partner at Sullivan & Cromwell

Lawyer

Frankfurt

Deal Bio

Total Deals33
Valued Deals25
Total Value£ 73.90 B
Avg. Deal Size£ 2.96 B

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26 Sep 2017|Germany|Railroads
Siemens (mobility Business)
Alstom

Target: SIEMENS (MOBILITY BUSINESS)

Bidder: ALSTOM SA

10 Service Providers

4 Bidder | 6 Vendor

24 Dealmakers

15 Bidder | 9 Vendor

£ 6.60 B

Value

16 Jul 2018|Germany|Railroad Equipment
Vtg
Morgan Stanley Capital Partners

Target: VTG AG

Bidder: MORGAN STANLEY CAPITAL PARTNERS

10 Service Providers

3 Target | 6 Bidder | 1 Vendor

40 Dealmakers

15 Target | 23 Bidder | 2 Vendor

£ 1.55 B

Value

02 May 2018|Belgium|Aerospace
Asco Industries
Spirit Aerosystems Holdings

Target: ASCO INDUSTRIES

Bidder: SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS HOLDINGS INC

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 5 Bidder

12 Dealmakers

1 Target | 11 Bidder

£ 307 M

Value

09 Apr 2018|United States|Electronic Components and Equipment
Verifone Systems Inc.
Francisco Partners

Target: VERIFONE SYSTEMS INC.

Bidder: FRANCISCO PARTNERS

6 Service Providers

2 Target | 4 Bidder

10 Dealmakers

10 Target

£ 2.41 B

Value

20 Nov 2018|Czechia|Diversified Industrials
Tower International
Financiere Snop Dunois

Target: TOWER INTERNATIONAL INC

Bidder: FINANCIERE SNOP DUNOIS SA

6 Service Providers

5 Target | 1 Bidder

15 Dealmakers

3 Target | 12 Bidder

n/a

Value

28 Jan 2019|United States|Semiconductors
Versum Materials
Merck Kgaa

Target: VERSUM MATERIALS

Bidder: MERCK KGAA

22 Service Providers

9 Target | 9 Bidder

94 Dealmakers

60 Target | 13 Bidder

£ 4.98 B

Value

12 Jun 2019|Germany|Publishing
Axel Springer
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board

Target: AXEL SPRINGER SE

Bidder: CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD

18 Service Providers

7 Target | 11 Bidder

75 Dealmakers

33 Target | 43 Bidder

£ 3.91 B

Value

21 Jun 2019|Germany|Diversified Retailers
Metro
Ep Global Commerce

Target: METRO AG

Bidder: EP GLOBAL COMMERCE GMBH

20 Service Providers

9 Target | 9 Bidder | 2 Vendor

39 Dealmakers

25 Target | 10 Bidder | 4 Vendor

£ 7.32 B

Value

03 Jul 2019|Germany|Electronic Components and Equipment
Osram Licht
Ams

Target: OSRAM LICHT AG

Bidder: AMS AG

29 Service Providers

8 Target | 10 Bidder

114 Dealmakers

32 Target | 36 Bidder

£ 4.12 B

Value

10 Oct 2019|Germany|Renewable Energy Equipment
Pne
Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners

Target: PNE AG

Bidder: MORGAN STANLEY INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS

11 Service Providers

5 Target | 6 Bidder

32 Dealmakers

15 Target | 17 Bidder

£ 270 M

Value

13 Dec 2019|South Korea|E-commerce
Woowa Brothers Corp
Delivery Hero

Target: WOOWA BROTHERS CORP

Bidder: DELIVERY HERO SE

20 Service Providers

8 Target | 7 Bidder | 5 Vendor

55 Dealmakers

16 Target | 34 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 3.04 B

Value

20 Jan 2020|Germany|IT Services: Other
Diebold Nixdorf Portavis
Datagroup

Target: DIEBOLD NIXDORF PORTAVIS

Bidder: DATAGROUP SE

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder | 2 Vendor

33 Dealmakers

4 Target | 18 Bidder | 11 Vendor

n/a

Value

28 Jan 2020|Germany|Machinery: Industrial
Thyssenkrupp (elevator Technology Business)
Cinven

Target: THYSSENKRUPP (ELEVATOR TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS)

Bidder: CINVEN LTD

51 Service Providers

1 Target | 28 Bidder | 14 Vendor

158 Dealmakers

2 Target | 93 Bidder | 60 Vendor

£ 13.01 B

Value

13 Feb 2020|Germany|Commercial REITs
Godewind Immobilien
COVIVIO

Target: GODEWIND IMMOBILIEN

Bidder: COVIVIO

8 Service Providers

4 Target | 4 Bidder

33 Dealmakers

21 Target | 12 Bidder

£ 579 M

Value

21 Dec 2020|Germany|Telecommunications Equipment
Tele Columbus
Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners

Target: TELE COLUMBUS

Bidder: MORGAN STANLEY INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS

14 Service Providers

6 Target | 5 Bidder | 3 Vendor

46 Dealmakers

18 Target | 17 Bidder | 12 Vendor

£ 350 M

Value

17 May 2021|Sweden|Real Estate Services
ADAPTEO
Goldman Sachs Asset Management

Target: ADAPTEO

Bidder: GOLDMAN SACHS ASSET MANAGEMENT

18 Service Providers

6 Target | 10 Bidder | 2 Vendor

48 Dealmakers

15 Target | 28 Bidder | 5 Vendor

£ 688 M

Value

30 Jul 2021|Germany|Health Care Services
Amedes Holding
Omers Infrastructure

Target: AMEDES HOLDING AG

Bidder: OMERS INFRASTRUCTURE

17 Service Providers

2 Target | 11 Bidder | 4 Vendor

94 Dealmakers

4 Target | 66 Bidder | 24 Vendor

£ 1.28 B

Value

09 Feb 2022|Germany|Express Courier / Parcels
Siemens (global Mail And Parcel Business)
Korber

Target: SIEMENS AG (GLOBAL MAIL AND PARCEL BUSINESS)

Bidder: KORBER AG

10 Service Providers

6 Bidder | 4 Vendor

68 Dealmakers

48 Bidder | 20 Vendor

£ 964 M

Value

08 Jun 2022|United Kingdom|Electronic Equipment: Gauges and Meters
EUROTHERM
WATLOW

Target: EUROTHERM

Bidder: WATLOW

10 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 7 Vendor

66 Dealmakers

1 Target | 23 Bidder | 42 Vendor

n/a

Value

29 Jun 2022|Germany|Railroad Equipment
Vtg
Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (adia)

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

22 Jul 2022|Germany|Digital Services
LYNQTECH
Hanwha Q Cells Co

Target: LYNQTECH

Bidder: HANWHA Q CELLS CO LTD

5 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 2 Vendor

32 Dealmakers

1 Target | 21 Bidder | 10 Vendor

n/a

Value

07 Oct 2022|Germany|Glass
Gläser & Flaschen
TRICORBRAUN

Target: GLÄSER & FLASCHEN

Bidder: TRICORBRAUN

3 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder

12 Dealmakers

1 Target | 11 Bidder

n/a

Value

02 Jan 2023|Germany|Automobiles
Voltaira Group
Foxconn Interconnect Technology

Target: VOLTAIRA GROUP

Bidder: FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY

6 Service Providers

3 Target | 3 Bidder

29 Dealmakers

15 Target | 14 Bidder

£ 165 M

Value

08 May 2023|United States|Medical Supplies
Baxter (biopharma Solutions)
Warburg Pincus

Target: BAXTER (BIOPHARMA SOLUTIONS)

Bidder: WARBURG PINCUS LLC

12 Service Providers

9 Bidder | 3 Vendor

99 Dealmakers

91 Bidder | 8 Vendor

£ 3.36 B

Value

23 May 2023|Germany|Software
EPILOT
BADENOVA

Target: EPILOT

Bidder: BADENOVA

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 2 Vendor

7 Dealmakers

1 Target | 1 Bidder | 5 Vendor

n/a

Value

24 Jul 2023|Germany|Auto Parts
Zf Chassis Modules
Foxconn Technology

Target: ZF CHASSIS MODULES GMBH

Bidder: FOXCONN TECHNOLOGY

7 Service Providers

3 Bidder | 4 Vendor

46 Dealmakers

36 Bidder | 10 Vendor

£ 432 M

Value

16 May 2024|Germany|Machinery: Specialty
INNOMOTICS
Kps Capital Partners

Target: INNOMOTICS

Bidder: KPS CAPITAL PARTNERS

19 Service Providers

2 Target | 15 Bidder | 2 Vendor

115 Dealmakers

39 Target | 48 Bidder | 28 Vendor

£ 3.00 B

Value

27 Jun 2024|Germany|Pharmaceuticals
Idt Biologika
Sk Bioscience

Target: IDT BIOLOGIKA

Bidder: SK BIOSCIENCE

6 Service Providers

1 Target | 2 Bidder | 3 Vendor

37 Dealmakers

1 Target | 19 Bidder | 18 Vendor

£ 192 M

Value

11 Jul 2024|Germany|Auto Parts
Auto-kabel Group
Foxconn Interconnect Technology

Target: AUTO-KABEL GROUP

Bidder: FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY

4 Service Providers

1 Target | 3 Bidder

18 Dealmakers

1 Target | 18 Bidder

n/a

Value

30 Oct 2024|United States|IT Services: Other
Altair Engineering
Siemens

Target: ALTAIR ENGINEERING

Bidder: SIEMENS AG

11 Service Providers

6 Target | 5 Bidder

64 Dealmakers

29 Target | 36 Bidder

£ 8.16 B

Value

31 Oct 2024|Germany|Third Party Logistics (3PL)
Siemens Logistics
Vanderlande Industries

Target: SIEMENS LOGISTICS

Bidder: VANDERLANDE INDUSTRIES BV

9 Service Providers

1 Target | 4 Bidder | 4 Vendor

80 Dealmakers

1 Target | 66 Bidder | 14 Vendor

£ 250 M

Value

23 Dec 2024|Germany|Renewable Energy Equipment
Hanwha Q Cells (central Business Areas)
ENERCITY

Target: HANWHA Q CELLS GMBH (CENTRAL BUSINESS AREAS)

Bidder: ENERCITY

2 Service Providers

2 Bidder

8 Dealmakers

8 Bidder

n/a

Value

28 Apr 2025|United States|Biotechnology
Springworks Therapeutics
Merck Kgaa

Target: SPRINGWORKS THERAPEUTICS

Bidder: MERCK KGAA

8 Service Providers

5 Target | 3 Bidder

65 Dealmakers

39 Target | 26 Bidder

£ 2.55 B

Value

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