Ranked in 3 Practice Areas

Star Individuals

Capital Markets: Equity

Germany

17 Years Ranked

1

Band 1

4

Band 4

Private Equity: High End

Germany

2 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

Der Star-Praktiker Carsten Berrar ist nach wie vor eine herausragende Persönlichkeit im Bereich ECM und berät regelmäßig bei vielen der bedeutendsten Börsengänge in Deutschland und darüber hinaus. Mandanten profitieren zudem von seiner Expertise bei Akquisitionszweckunternehmen-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 from a range of sectors including finance, retail and insurance. He regularly assists with public takeover offers connected with delistings and partnership items. His M&A expertise is complemented by a leading ECM offering.

Indviduelles Editorial

Carsten Berrar genießt hohes Ansehen für seine Expertise in großen öffentlichen M&A-Transaktionen für namhafte deutsche und US-amerikanische Unternehmen aus verschiedenen Branchen, darunter Finanzen, Einzelhandel und Versicherungen. Er berät regelmäßig bei öffentlichen Übernahmeangeboten im Zusammenhang mit Aufhebungen der Börsenzulassung und Partnerschaften. Seine M&A-Expertise wird durch ein führendes Angebot im Bereich ECM 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 von seinen Mandanten hoch angesehener Anwalt für Private Equity. Er berät regelmäßig Beteiligungsgesellschaften zu einer Vielzahl nationaler und grenzüberschreitender Transaktionen, wie beispielsweise Börsengänge, Beteiligungen an SPACs und freiwillige Übernahmen börsennotierter Unternehmen.

Contributions

Latest contributions provided by Carsten Berrar

Global Practice Guide
Carsten Berrar
Heiko Blaut
Florian Späth
Authored by
Carsten Berrar, Heiko Blaut, Florian Späth
Article • Apr 2025
Global Practice Guide
Carsten Berrar
Heiko Blaut
Florian Späth
Authored by
Carsten Berrar, Heiko Blaut, Florian Späth
Article • Apr 2025
Global Practice Guide
Carsten Berrar
Peter Klormann
Authored by
Carsten Berrar, Peter Klormann
Article • Mar 2025

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