Ranked in 3 Practice Areas

Star Individuals

Capital Markets: Equity

Germany

16 Years Ranked

1

Band 1

4

Band 4

Private Equity: High End

Germany

1 Years Ranked

Ranked in Guides

About

Provided by Carsten Berrar

Germany

Practice Areas

Capital Markets; Mergers & Acquisitions; Corporate Governance; Private Equity; Venture Capital & Emerging Growth Companies

Career

Member of S&C's Management Committee, Managing partner of the Firm’s Frankfurt office and Co-head of the Global Capital Markets Group.

One of Germany’s leading lawyers for both capital markets and M&A matters. His capital markets experience on both the issuer’s and underwriters’ side includes many of the largest and most significant IPOs, rights offerings and listings in Germany over the past 25 years. At the same time, Dr. Berrar has advised on many landmark M&A transactions in Germany, thereby particularly shaping the German public M&A market.

He is also a seasoned corporate and corporate governance advisor, who counsels clients on a wide range of topics such as shareholder meetings, transformational transactions (e.g. spin-offs/subsidiary IPOs) and post-transaction corporate measures.

This combination of a multidisciplinary transactional practice and a leading advisory role make Dr. Berrar one of the key senior business law advisors in Germany.

Personal

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (Dr. jur., 2001)

Harvard Law School (LL.M., 2000)

State of Bavaria (2. State Exam, 1999)

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (1. State Exam, 1997)

Paris Panthéon-Assas (Licence en droit, 1994)

Chambers Review

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Chambers Germany

Capital Markets: Equity - Germany

Star Individuals
Individual Editorial

Star practitioner Carsten Berrar remains a towering figure in the ECM world, often advising on many of the most prominent IPOs in the German market and beyond. Clients also benefit from his excellence in SPAC transactions and private placements.

Indviduelles Editorial

Star-Praktiker Carsten Berrar ist nach wie vor eine herausragende Persönlichkeit in der ECM-Welt und berät häufig bei vielen der prominentesten Börsengänge im deutschen Markt und darüber hinaus. Mandanten profitieren auch von seiner Exzellenz bei SPAC-Transaktionen und Privatplatzierungen.


Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability - Germany

1
Band 1
Individual Editorial

Carsten Berrar is highly regarded for his strength in large public M&A transactions for high-profile German and US corporations, financial advisers and private equity firms. He regularly assists with public takeover offers connected with delistings. His M&A expertise is complemented by a leading ECM offering.

Indviduelles Editorial

Carsten Berrar wird für seine Stärke bei großen öffentlichen M&A-Transaktionen für namhafte deutsche und US-amerikanische Konzerne, Finanzberater und Private Equity-Gesellschaften geschätzt. Er begleitet regelmässig öffentliche Übernahmeangebote im Zusammenhang mit Delistings. Seine M&A-Expertise wird durch ein führendes ECM-Angebot ergänzt.


Private Equity: High End - Germany

4
Band 4
Individual Editorial

Carsten Berrar of Sullivan & Cromwell is a private equity lawyer who is well regarded by his clients. He routinely advises private equity firms on a wide range of domestic as well as cross-border transactions such as IPOs, pipe investments into SPACs and voluntary takeovers of listed organisations.

Indviduelles Editorial

Carsten Berrar von Sullivan & Cromwell ist ein Private-Equity-Anwalt, der von seinen Mandanten sehr geschätzt wird. Er berät regelmäßig Private-Equity-Gesellschaften bei einer Vielzahl von nationalen und grenzüberschreitenden Transaktionen wie Börsengängen, Pipe-Investments in SPACs und freiwilligen Übernahmen börsennotierter Organisationen.

Contributions

Latest contributions provided by Carsten Berrar

Global Practice Guide
Carsten Berrar
Florian Späth
Johanna Nagel
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Carsten Berrar, Florian Späth, Johanna Nagel
Article • Apr 2024
Global Practice Guide
Carsten Berrar
Authored by
Carsten Berrar
Article • Apr 2024
Global Practice Guide
Carsten Berrar
Peter Klormann
Authored by
Carsten Berrar, Peter Klormann
Article • Mar 2024

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