Florian J. Späth

Key M&A and Corporate Transactions

Since 2015 and at S&C, Dr. Späth has advised on numerous high-profile M&A and corporate transactions, including:

• Recent transactions involving private equity investors, such as (i) Flix, the global travel company backed by multiple financial sponsors, in connection with EQT Future’s and Kühne Holding’s acquisition of a 35% stake; (ii) OHB’s intended public-to-private transaction with KKR for an enterprise value in excess of EUR 1 billion (pending); (iii) Deutsche Boerse’s strategic partnership with General Atlantic in the multi-billion EUR combination of Qontigo and ISS; and (iv) Pelion’s combination of its controlling stake in Tion in a joint venture company controlled by EQT Active Core Infrastructure
• Alibaba Group Holding Limited (China) in its $1 billion acquisition of a controlling stake in Lazada Group S.A. (Singapore) and Alibaba’s subsequent acquisition, through a put/call mechanism, of most of the remaining interests in Lazada

• Bayer on Elanco Animal Health’s $7.6 billion acquisition of Bayer’s Animal Health business
• Cevian in connection with the €17.2 billion sale of ThyssenKrupp’s elevator business
• Delivery Hero on the €930 million sale of its German food delivery businesses to Takeaway.com
• Deutsche Boerse on the announced all-cash takeover offer for SimCorp A/S for app. €3.9 billion and the creation of a new investment management solutions segment
• Drillisch (now: 1&1 AG) on its €8 billion business combination with United Internet
• Incyte’s acquisition of MorphoSys’ tafasitamab, a humanized Fc-modified CD19-targeting immunotherapy marketed in the U.S. as Monjuvi® and outside of the U.S. as Minjuvi®, in connection with Novartis’s USD 2.9 bn takeover offer for MorphoSys
• K+S on the (subsequently withdrawn) unsolicited proposed $8.8 billion takeover by Potash 
• Rocket Internet on its public self-tender delisting offer for all of its outstanding shares, valuing the company at some €2.5 billion 
• TLG IMMOBILIEN on its €1.5 billion acquisition of a 15.0% stake in Aroundtown and the subsequent business combination affecting €25 billion in assets
• Uniper in connection with Fortum’s €8 billion tender offer for all of its shares