Overview
Dr. Carsten Böhm advises clients in international and national transactions in the fields of private equity, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), venture capital and all associated corporate law matters, including restructurings, limited partnership law and corporate governance, as well as with respect to general commercial law and near insolvency situations.
Carsten advises on all aspects relevant to a transaction, from the preparation and structuring of the transaction process to contractual negotiations, acquisition finance, management participation, closing of the transaction and post-closing restructurings. His clients include private equity houses, corporates and owners, as well as the management of corporates held by private equity houses and banks providing acquisition finance.
Results
Carsten advised:
- British listed discoverIE Group plc, a international designer and manufacturer of customised electronics to industry, on the acquisition of burster präzisionsmesstechnik gmbh & co kg, a German-based designer and manufacturer of specialist sensors
- The shareholders of Filtertechnik Jäger GmbH, a German specialist in filtration technology, on the sale of the company to Swedish industry holding Amplex AB
- The CEO of a manufacturer of frozen food, which is owned by a German private equity house, on his (significant) management participation as well as on financing topics and manager liabilities/duties; as well as the CFO of the group on the exit from the management participation program
- The shareholders of MPR China Certification GmbH, a certification expert for access to Asian markets, on the sale of the company to Certania, a portfolio company of Greenpeak Partners
- The CEO of a manufacturer of specialty packaging on the restructuring of the management participation program of an international private equity-owned company
- The founder and shareholder of MBN PROled GmbH on the sale of the company to private equity firm Perusa, on the significant reparticipation, on various add-on acquisitions in the course of their buy-and-built strategy as well as in the exit/sale of the Proled Group, now a larger player in the LED lighting industry in Germany, Belgium and Austria, to the French group Galaed, a portfolio company of the French private equity firm B&Capital
- The international Process Insights group, a portfolio company of the US private equity firm Industrial Growth Partners (IGP), regarding various restructurings, group and internal financing, changes in management, etc.
- The international Industrial Physics group, a portfolio company of the US private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR), regarding various restructurings, group and internal financing, changes in management, etc.
- A consortium of family offices and high net worth individuals on the acquisition of a participation in a bicycle shop group
- A consortium of family offices and high net worth individuals on the acquisition of a participation in a Health Care group, including their buy-and-built strategy and the setting up of a fund
- The shareholders of HI NEXT GmbH, an agency specializing in digital business innovation, on the sale of the company to iteratec GmbH
- The shareholder of NEXGEN Business Consultants GmbH, a consulting firm specializing in securities, regulatory affairs and machine learning, on the sale of the company to Cofinpro
- The shareholder of Lomadox GmbH, an online furniture retailer, on the sale of the company to PXL Holding, a portfolio company of private equity house Verdane, including a reparticipation
- The shareholders of Frankenraster GmbH on the merger with the rosenberger | data division of Rosenberger GmbH & Co. KG; the combined company now operates under the name DI.UNIT GmbH
- A German publicly traded company in the field of IT solutions for public transport in several (including attempted) acquisition
- The CEO of a clothes manufacturer group on the exit from the management participation program of an German private equity-owned company, including a near insolvency situation of the group
- The founders and shareholders of ENDEGS GmbH, an environmental services company, on the sale of the company to SIS GmbH, a portfolio company of ECM Equity Capital Management
- The Founders and shareholders of FotoFinder Systems GmbH on the sale of a majority stake in their company to EMZ Partners, including a significant reparticipation
- The shareholders of BeXema GmbH, a manufacturer of high-voltage test equipment, HV emulators and inverters for batteries and fuel cells, on the sale of the company to the Japanese Horiba Group
- The family office Ernst & Cie. on the acquisition of Spritzgussa Plastics, Spectrum, the mid-sized Schließmeyer Group and the mid-sized Mölle Group, including various acquisitions of the company’s real estate; further, on the sale of Mölle to SOLIDUS Solutions, a portfolio company of Centerbridge Partners
- The shareholders of ACTICO Group, a RegTech software provider offering intelligent decision automation, on the sale to Bregal Unternehmerkapital, including a significant re-investment
- The shareholders of FuelCon, a global supplier of test and diagnostic systems for fuel cells and batteries, on the sale of the company to the Japanese Horiba Group
Recognitions
- Handelsblatt/Best Lawyers™, Germany: Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law, 2013-2026
- JUVE Handbook of Commercial Law Firms, Recommended: M&A as well as Private Equity and Venture Capital: Private Equity Transactions, 2022-2025
- The Legal 500 EMEA, Recommended, Germany: Private Equity Transactions, Corporate and M&A, 2022-2024