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Taylor Wessing Offices

Taylor Wessing Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mbB
HANSEATIC TRADE CENTER, AM SANDTORKAI 41
20457 HAMBURG
Germany
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Carsten Bartholl
Work Department
Energy, M&A, Corporate
Position
Partner
Carsten Bartholl heads up Taylor Wessing’s international Energy & Infrastructure Group. He also leads the German Corporate / M&A Real Estate, Infrastructure & Energy Group. Based on his experience from over 100 national and international M&A transactions, Carsten is one of the leading experts in this area, particularly, for projects in the area of renewable energies and for investments in technologies to avoid and reduce CO2 emissions.
His practice also includes providing ongoing advise and developing the respective investment projects in an innovative way, thereby always keeping his client’s interests in mind. Carsten also focuses on advising clients in the areas of entertainment and sports, in which he has provided legal support with respect to M&A projects for many years.
He is held in high esteem for his determined yet experienced hands-on approach to advising his clients – regardless of whether they come from the energy industry or any other sector.
Career
- Since 2006 Partner, Taylor Wessing
Languages
German, English, French
Education
- 1996 Admitted as a lawyer
- 1994 – 1996 Legal clerkship, Hamburg
- 1993 – 1995 Academic research under Prof. Dr. Dres. h.c. Karsten Schmidt, University of Hamburg
- 1993 First state examination
- 1988 – 1993 Degree, law, University of Hamburg
Lawyer Rankings
Deutschland > Branchenfokus > Energie
Taylor Wessings Beratungsangebot ist auf den Bereich erneuerbare Energien ausgerichtet und beinhaltet neben Erfahrung in Solar- und Windenergie sowie grünem Wasserstoff einen Fokus auf Transaktionen und Finanzierungen. Diese stehen oftmals im Zusammenhang mit sektorspezifischen Projekten und beinhalten regelmäßig Anwendungsbereiche für die ebenfalls vorhandene regulatorische Expertise des Teams. An der Spitze der Abteilung stehen Carsten Bartholl, welcher neben M&A-Expertise über besondere Kompetenzen im Bereich von langfristigen Stromabnahmeverträgen verfügt, Tillmann Pfeifer (M&A und Gesellschaftsrecht) und Markus Böhme, der regulatorische Fragen im Rahmen von M&A-Transaktionen behandelt. Jasmin Schlee (Gesellschaftsrecht) verfügt über eine Spezialisierung im Onshore-Windbereich.
Germany > Industry focus > Energy
Taylor Wessing is well versed in renewable energies and, in addition to experience in solar and wind energy as well as green hydrogen, also focuses on transactions and financing; these frequently pertain to energy-related projects and regularly draw on the team’s regulatory expertise. The team is led by Carsten Bartholl, who, in addition to M&A expertise, also assists with long-term power purchase agreements, Tillmann Pfeifer (M&A and corporate law) and Markus Böhme, who advises on regulatory issues in the context of M&A transactions. Jasmin Schlee (corporate law) specialises in the onshore wind sector.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Information technology > Data protection
- Information technology > Information technology and digitalisation
- Real estate and construction > Project development
- Intellectual property > Trade marks
- Trade and distribution > Trade, distribution and logistics
- Private equity > Venture capital
Firm Rankings
- Insurance > Advice to insurers
- Industry focus > Artificial Intelligence
- Media > Entertainment
- Trade and distribution > Foreign trade law
- Industry focus > Healthcare and life sciences
- Intellectual property > Patent litigation: solicitors
- Private clients and non-profits
- Dispute resolution > Product liability
- Real estate and construction > Real estate
- Intellectual property > Unfair competition
- Transport > Advice to the transport sector
- Compliance > Compliance
- Real estate and construction > Construction (including construction litigation)
- Corporate and M&A > Corporate
- Employment
- Industry focus > Energy
- Information technology > IT transactions and outsourcing
- Public sector > Public procurement
- Banking and finance > Real estate finance
- Restructuring and insolvency > Restructuring
- Public sector > State aid
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation
- Capital markets > Equity capital markets
- Banking and finance > Fintech
- Insurance > Insurance litigation
- Banking and finance > Lending and borrowing
- Corporate and M&A > M&A
- Public sector > Planning and environment
- Dispute resolution > Arbitration (including international arbitration)
- Antitrust
- Private equity > Transactions