Dr Knut Sauer
Partner
Frankfurt am Main

Dr Knut Sauer
Partner
Frankfurt am Main
Contact Details
Dr Knut Sauer, LL.M. (University of Chicago), admitted as attorney at law in the State of New York, heads our German Equity Capital Markets practice.
Office
Frankfurt am Main
Allen & Overy LLP
Bockenheimer Landstraße 2
60306 Frankfurt am Main
Qualifications
Professional
Admitted to the bar, State of New York, USA, 2004
Admitted as German Rechtsanwalt, 2003
Assessor, Germany, 2000
Referendar, Germany, 1997
Academic
Dr iur, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Germany, 2004
LL.M., University of Chicago Law School, USA
First German Law Degree
Experience highlights
Private Equity investor, The Riverside Company, on the IPO of Bike24, a leading e-commerce platform which is all about cycling. Volume: EUR332m
TUI AG in connection with a capital increase to improve the balance sheet structure. The fully subscribed capital increase with subscription rights is expected to generate gross proceeds of around EUR1.1bn.
Gerry Weber on its renewed IPO (re-IPO) in the regulated market of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange as well as on a capital increase and the issue of a convertible bond as part of the company's financial restructuring.
Related articles

News: 14 April 2022
Allen & Overy advises MAX Automation on capital increase in the amount of approx. EUR 50m
Allen & Overy has advised MAX Automation SE (MAX Automation) on the successful placement of its rights issue from authorised capital against cash contributions and a contribution in kind resolved on…
News: 11 February 2022

Office
Frankfurt am Main
Allen & Overy LLP
Bockenheimer Landstraße 2
60306 Frankfurt am Main
Qualifications
Professional
Admitted to the bar, State of New York, USA, 2004
Admitted as German Rechtsanwalt, 2003
Assessor, Germany, 2000
Referendar, Germany, 1997
Academic
Dr iur, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Germany, 2004
LL.M., University of Chicago Law School, USA
First German Law Degree
Recognition
Highly regarded
IFLR1000, 2019
Highly recommended
JUVE, 2018/2019
Awards
Equity Team of the Year
IFLR Europe Awards, 2016