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.
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
Advising Private Equity investor, The Riverside Company, on the IPO of Bike24, a leading e-commerce platform which is all about cycling. Volume: EUR332m
Advising a leisure, travel and tourism company 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: 09 February 2024
Allen & Overy advises Sartorius group on EUR1.4bn equity raising
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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
Other noteworthy experience
Advising:
- alstria Office REIT AG on its EUR193m capital increase.
- A majority shareholder on the EUR132m IPO of Westwing Group AG on the regulated Market (Prime Standard) of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
- A group of financial institutions as joint bookrunners on the EUR400m debut issuance of convertible bonds by Symrise AG.
- A global financial institution on the capital increase of Shop Apotheke Europe B.V.
- Commerzbank on the EUR16.5m IPO of creditshelf AG on the regulated market (Prime Standard) of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
- A group of financial institutions on the placement of convertible bonds issued by TAG Immobilien AG with an aggregate principal amount of EUR262m.
- A group of financial institutions on the spin-off IPO on the regulated market (Prime Standard) of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange of Uniper SE.
- An investment fund on the D-Share IPO of Qingdao Haier on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, the first ever D-Share IPO of a Chinese Company in Germany.
- Triton on the EUR227.3m IPO of its portfolio company Stabilus S.A. on the regulated market (Prime Standard) of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
- The underwriters on the IPO of Shop Apotheke Europe NV on the regulated market (Prime Standard) of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
Recognition
Highly regarded
IFLR1000, 2019
Highly recommended
JUVE, 2018/2019
Awards
Equity Team of the Year
IFLR Europe Awards, 2016
