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 is managing partner of the Firm’s Munich office.
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
- Advised the shareholders of Mast Kunststoffe GmbH & Co. KG in the sale of the company to Precision Motors Deutsche Minebea GmbH (PMDM)
- Advised German Mittelstand investor Halder on the acquisition of Anker Kassensysteme GmbH in a management buy-out
- Advice to a US private equity investor on the refinancing and restructuring of its German portfolio entities
- Advised a US private equity investor on the acquisition of a German technology company
- Advised the owners on the sale of their medium-sized cosmetics company to an Indian group
- Advised the owners in the sale of their medium-sized plant engineering company in an auction process to a Japanese group
- Advised the owners in the sale of their medium-sized company in the healthcare sector in the course of an auction process and a complex post-closing dispute
- Advised INTERGLOBAL Industrieholding GmbH on the sale of its shares in Ovalo GmbH to a Japanese group
- Advised INTERGLOBAL Industrieholding GmbH on the sale of its majority stake in Harmonic Drive AG to a Japanese group
- Advising a US private equity investor on the purchase of all shares of the founder and main shareholder of a medium-sized German manufacturer of water analysis equipment and subsequent acquisition of all shares of the minority shareholders as well as ongoing advice
- Advising the sole shareholder and managing director in the sale of the Binderer Group, one of the most important wine brand suppliers and one of the largest commercial wineries in Germany, to Les Grands Chais de France, one of the largest trading and production companies for wines and spirits in France
- Advising the sole shareholder and managing director in the sale of all shares in MBN GmbH, a medium-sized developer, manufacturer and worldwide distributor of high-quality LED lights, to Perusa GmbH, an internationally active private equity company specialising in the acquisition and development of companies in the German-speaking and Scandinavian regions, including his re-investment
- Advising the founders and sole shareholders on the sale of their shares in the medium-sized company AAT Alber Antriebstechnik GmbH to Swedish REAC AB, a portfolio company of listed Investment AB Latour, including their new employment contracts
- Advised Munich-based AURELIUS Group in its sale of its portfolio entities fidelis HR Group to SD Worx, headquartered in Antwerp, Belgium. fidelis HR is a leading comprehensive services provider in business process outsourcing (BPO) as well as own software solutions for human resource departments with a focus on payroll services. SD Worx is a leading provider of human resource services in Europe
- Advised ERNST & CIE Die Unternehmer AG on the MÖLLE group, headquartered in Kastellaun, Germany. MÖLLE designs and manufactures packaging partitions and separators for the beverage industry
- Advised a private equity fund and a strategic buyer in the joint acquisition of an international real estate portfolio
- Represented the sole founders and shareholders in the sale of all shares in Lichtbasis Meissner – Spahn GmbH, a leading company in the lighting sector, to Finatem, a private equity firm located in Frankfurt investing in midsized companies in Germany, Austria and Switzerland
- Advised founders and their families, as well as the private equity fund BO4, on the sale of the majority of shares in proALPHA Group, a leading international provider of enterprise resource planning (ERP)-software solutions and additional services for medium-sized companies, to Bregal Capital, LLP
- Advised Colliers International with regard to the German legal aspects of the acquisition of a majority share in the AOS Group, a leading real estate consulting firm
- Advised a private equity house in the acquisition of a health care group that operate in a complex regulatory environment
- Provide ongoing advice to a bank consortium regarding an acquisition finance loan to a private equity house
- Advised numerous managers and management teams with respect to management participation programs
Recognitions
- Handelsblatt/Best Lawyers™ 2020 Germany: Leading Lawyer for Corporate Law
- JUVE 2018/2019, frequently recommended for M&A, and praised as “… very competent and entrepreneurial”
- The Legal 500 EMEA 2019
- The Legal 500 EMEA 2015, Carsten Böhm, recommended and praised as a someone who “combines legal experience and entrepreneurial thinking”
- The Legal 500 Deutschland 2015, recommended
