Biography
Barbara Jagersberger is a partner in the Corporate Department of the Munich office. Her practice concentrates on cross-border private equity and M&A transactions for financial sponsors and strategic investors, restructuring and corporate law. She advises private equity investors, their portfolio companies and major corporates on the full range of transaction types including cross-border and domestic buyouts, carve-outs and reorganizations, minority investments, joint ventures, divestments and other exit scenarios. She has extensive experience in a variety of sectors including healthcare, technology, automotive, manufacturing and e-commerce.
Barbara has been recognized by JUVE as Frequently Recommended Lawyer for Private Equity and M&A, by Best Lawyers in Germany in the category M&A, and by IFLR1000 as Highly Regarded Practitioner.
- Advent International on the sale of Aareon group (together with Aareal Bank AG) to TPG Capital and CDPQ
- Advent International and Bain Capital Private Equity on the acquisition of Concardis GmbH, a leading payment service provider from a group of German banks
- Ardian-backed Santé Cie group on the acquisition of a majority stake in APOSAN group, a leading German pharmaceutical homecare provider, from IK Investment Partners
- Founder and CEO on the sale of a majority stake in SCHWIND eye-tech solutions, one of the world's leading specialists in laser systems which treat refractive errors and corneal diseases, to Ardian as well as on the subsequent sale of SCHWIND by Ardian to Adagia Partners
- Dstny, a portfolio company of Apax Partners (now: Seven2), on the acquisition of easybell from listed ecotel communications AG and Consultist GmbH
- Astorg on the acquisition of Hamilton Thorne and concurrent acquisition of Cook Medical Reproductive Health
- Aterian Investment Partners on the acquisition of Allentown, LLC, a provider of lab solutions
- Bregal Capital LLP on the acquisition of Novem group, a globally active manufacturer of high-quality decorative components and functional elements for vehicle interiors
- Centerbridge Partners on the sale of A.T.U group to French Mobivia Groupe SA
- Centerbridge Partners on the acquisition of Senvion group and the subsequent listing of Senvion on the regulated market (Prime Standard) of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange
- Charterhouse Capital Partners on the acquisition of Armacell group, a manufacturer of engineered foams and the world leader in the market for flexible technical insulation materials, from Investcorp SA
- General Atlantic on its exit from Axel Springer Digital Classifieds GmbH, a strategic partnership with Axel Springer SE, in which the online classified ads business of Axel Springer is bundled
- Upfield, a KKR portfolio company, on the acquisition of Arivia, a leading developer of plant-based cheese and other dairy(-free) products and owner of the brand VIOLIFE
- KKR on the acquisition of a majority stake in online payment service provider heidelpay (now Unzer) from AnaCap Financial Partners and on subsequent add-on acquisitions
- TTL Group / KKR on the sale of GEG Group to DIC Asset AG (now Branicks Group AG)
- Lone Star Funds on the acquisition of the XSYS division, specializing in the development and supply of printing plates, sleeves and adapters, and pre-press equipment to the packaging industry, from Flint group
- Boston Logic Inc., a portfolio company of Providence Equity, on the acquisition of Propertybase GmbH, a Munich-based software-as-a-service provider of CRM and marketing solutions for the real estate sector
- Summit Partners on the acquisition of a majority stake in Frankfurt-based 360 Treasury Systems AG, a leading independent global provider of a multi-bank, multi-asset trading platform
- TPG Capital and DLJ Merchant Banking Funds on their €3.06bn sale of an 87.5% stake in Grohe group, a Germany-based manufacturer of premium brand sanitary fittings, to LIXIL Group Corporation
- NWS Holdings Limited and Unitas Capital Pte. on the sale of Hyva to Jost Werke SE
- UK based PE Fund on its voluntary takeover offer for Tallinn-based listed Olympic Entertainment Group AS and subsequent transactions
- C&A Group on negotiations with the insolvency administrator for the sale of insolvent NETRADA group, a provider of e-commerce solutions for the fashion and lifestyle industry, as well as on the future contractual relationship between C&A and arvato AG as new owner of NETRADA Group
- ČEZ Group on the contemplated acquisition of Vattenfall's lignite mining business
- ChargePoint Holdings Inc. on the acquisition of has.to.be GmbH, a full-service software provider for EV charging stations
- Digital Realty, the largest global provider of cloud- and carrier-neutral data center, colocation and interconnection solutions, on the successful resolution of the relationship with Cyxtera
- eBay / mobile.de on the acquisition of Motor-Talk GmbH, Europe's largest online platform concerning motor vehicles, from Axel Springer Digital Ventures, Global Founders Capital as well as the founder and management of Motor-Talk GmbH
- Elementis on the acquisition of special chemicals company SummitReheis from One Rock Capital Partners LLC and Mitsubishi Corp. and on subsequent divestments
- Elevate Brands Holdco, Inc. on its acquisition by SellerX, a leading European e‑commerce aggregator
- Halozyme Therapeutics on the contemplated public takeover offer for evotec
- Opera Media Works on the acquisition of mobile advertising provider apprupt GmbH
- Pernod Ricard on its strategic investment in Jumia, the leading e-commerce platform on the African continent, and in connection with the subsequent listing of Jumia on the NYSE
- Sanofi on the sale of Zentiva, Sanofi's European generics business, to Advent International
- Schlumberger Limited in connection with its manufacturing joint venture with Bauer Group
- Shareholders of Tipico, an international provider of sports betting, on the sale of a 60% stake to CVC Capital Partners
Barbara studied law at the Universities of Regensburg, Lausanne (Switzerland) and Oxford (UK). She was admitted to practice in Germany in 2004.
Barbara is fluent in German and English.