Mandate free-for-all
Steel giant Krupp-Hoesch’s abortive hostile takeover bid this spring came as a shock to Thyssen, the intended victim. It also humbled German corporate financiers. As international investment banks rushed in to carve up the pie on both sides, the Germans were left to pick up the crumbs.
The day after the plan was leaked was probably the most frantic in the history of German corporate finance. The morning plane from London to Düsseldorf was booked out by investment bankers travelling to Thyssen’s headquarters to offer their services as M&A advisers.
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