Carola Glasauer
Biography
Overview
Carola is a partner in our Global M&A practice and part of the German Private Equity group. She advises corporate clients as well as private equity investors in a wide variety of transactions. Clients benefit from her broad experience in connection with competitive auction processes, sell-side mandates, complex carve-out transactions and strategic joint ventures.
Carola's main focus are the technology and general industrials sectors. She is co-head of the Firm's global Auto Tech practice, a member of our Technology Industry Group and part of the German Women's Initiative leadership team.
Prior to joining White & Case in 2013, Carola worked five years for another renowned international law firm in Frankfurt, Düsseldorf and New York.
Experience
HDT, 2024
Advised Ardian-backed HDT Automotive Solutions on the acquisition of material parts of the business of German automotive supplier Veritas AG.
Tier, 2024
Advised Tier Mobility on the sale of bike-sharing provider nextbike to Star Capital.
Valmet, 2023
Advised Finnish-listed Valment Oyj on the acquisition of the business area tissue from Körber AG.
Regnology, 2023
Advised Regnology, a portfolio company of Nordic Capital, on the acquisition of Invoke, a French-based provider of financial, regulatory and tax reporting solutions.
ABB, 2022
Advised global technology company ABB on the acquisition of PowerTech Converter (PTC), a leading supplier of auxiliary power converters and aftermarket services for the railway industry.
Zalando, 2022
Advised Zalando SE on the acquisition of a majority stake in Highsnobiety, one of the world's most influential street style and new luxury culture media brands.
Nordic Capital, 2022
Advised Nordic Capital on the sale of the eye care clinics group Veonet to PAI Partners and Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan.
JENOPTIK, 2021
Advised JENOPTIK AG on the acquisition of the Medical Applications and SwissOptic business units from Berliner Glas GmbH, a subsidiary of ASML Holding N.V.
TIER, 2021
Advised TIER Mobility AG on the acquisition of bike sharing provider nextbike.
Symrise, 2021
Advised Symrise AG on its acquisition of the global fragrance and aroma chemicals activities of Sensient Technologies Corp.
Nordic Capital, 2020
Advised Nordic Capital on the acquisition of BearingPoint RegTech, a leading European provider of software solutions across the regulatory value chain.
DBAG, 2020
Advised Deutsche Beteiligungs AG on the acquisition of a majority stake in Multimon AG, a leading provider of fire protection systems
Tradegate, 2019
Advised stock exchange operator Tradegate Exchange GmbH and its shareholders, Deutsche Börse AG and Tradegate AG Wertpapierhandelsbank, on the acquisition of Börse Berlin AG.
Outbrain, 2019
Advised US-headquartered Outbrain Inc. on its acquisition of the native advertising provider Ligatus from Gruner & Jahr GmbH, a group company of Bertelsmann.
VI-grade, 2018
Advised the shareholders of VI-grade, active in the area of driving simulation, on the sale to UK-based technology company Spectris plc.
Recticel, 2018
Advised Euronext-listed Recticel NV on the German aspects of its acquisition of the remaining 49% in the joint venture Proseat from its Canadian partner Woodbridge Foam Corporation.
Conzzeta, 2017
Advised SIX Swiss Exchange-listed Conzzeta AG on its acquisition of the polyurethane business from Otto Bock.
Autonomos, 2017
Advised the founders of Autonomos GmbH, a Berlin-based startup specialized in self-driving car software and related technology, on the sale to TomTom.
SGL Technologies Composites, 2017
Advised SGL Technologies Composites Holding GmbH, a wholly owned subsidiary of SGL Carbon SE, on its acquisition of the 50% stake of BENTELER Carbon Composites Beteiligungs-GmbH in their joint venture BENTELER-SGL.
Aixtron, 2016
Advised TecDAX listed Aixtron SE on the approx. €670 million public takeover offer by the Chinese financial investor Fujian Grand Chip Investment (takeover finally failed).
Luxoft, 2016
Advised IT company Luxoft Holding, Inc. on its acquisitions of the automotive software suppliers Symtavision (Germany) and Pelagicore (Sweden).
ACP, Borealis, Infinity and MEAG, 2015
Advised a consortium comprising Allianz Capital Partners GmbH, Borealis Infrastructure Management Inc., Infinity Investments SA and Munich RE on their acquisition of the Tank & Rast Group.
Continental, 2015
Advised Continental AG, one of the leading automotive suppliers worldwide, on its €600 million acquisition of the automotive business of Nasdaq Helsinki-listed Elektrobit Corporation.
Nidec, 2014
Advised Japanese motor manufacturer Nidec Corporation on its acquisition of Geräte und Pumpenbau GmbH Dr. Eugen Schmidt (GPM).
Qatar Holding, 2013
Advised Qatar Holding LLC, the strategic and direct investment arm of the Qatar Investment Authority, on the sale of its 10% stake in the ordinary shares of Porsche Automobil Holding SE to the Porsche and Piëch families
Marketing Rules for Funds, Long Disclosure Rules and Short Disclosure Rules in Germany, HFM Compliance Database, 2014 (co-author with Andreas Wieland et al.)
Highly Recommend Lawyer: M&A, JUVE 2024/2025
Best Lawyer Germany in Corporate Law, Handelsblatt 2021-2024
