Sebastian Gerstner

Sebastian Gerstner

Associate

Sebastian focuses on private equity.
His advice includes national and international transactions, including growth investments, co-investments, exits and management equity programs, as well as various corporate and commercial law aspects. Prior to joining the firm, Sebastian worked for a highly regarded US law firm in the area of M&A/Private Equity.

Expertise

Industries

Experience

Representative matters

  • palero on the acquisition of GTMB Metallteilfertigung GmbH and GTB Bahntechnik GmbH.
  • AUCTUS and PharmaLex Holding GmbH on the EUR 1.28 bn sale of PharmaLex Group, a leading provider of scientific, regulatory and strategic advisory services to pharmaceutical companies, to NYSE-listed Amerisource Bergen Corporate.*
  • VR Equitypartner on the acquisition of a significant minority stake in Midoco Holding GmbH.*
  • FTI Family Trust Investor on the sale of Hobe GmbH in an auction process to Indutrade.*
  • The shareholders of Lobster GmbH, a leading provider of no-code software on the sale of a majority stake to FSN Capital VI in the context of a structured auction process.*
  • Various investors (financial and strategic) on their investment in hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, medical care centers (MVZ) and companies active in the area of medical devices, biotech and telehealth.*
  • The shareholder of tsd Technik-Sprachendienst GmbH on the sale of the company to Spain’s SeproTec Multilingual Solutions.*

*relevant A&O and previous firm experience include advising.

Qualifications

Admissions

Rechtsanwalt, Germany, 2022

Academic

Second German Law Degree, Higher District Court of Munich, Germany 2021

First Germany Law Degree, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Germany, 2019

Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.