About

Provided by POELLATH

POELLATH is a market leader in private equity/venture capital advice in Germany.

A team of specialists provides comprehensive advice in all areas related to private equity/venture capital, financing and transactions, including advice on management investments, restructuring, financing and competition law.

POELLATH represents private equity and venture capital firms and funds, institutional investors, business angels, emerging growth companies and strategic corporate investors.

In particular, the firm's experience includes financing rounds, exit transactions, tax planning and strategy,  from the seed phase up through a successful exit.


Chambers Review

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Private Equity - Germany
3
Band 3
What the team is known for

The German law firm POELLATH houses a renowned venture capital practice with excellent strength in investments, sales and large financing rounds. The team acts for prominent growth funds and international banks, as well as domestic family offices, and startups from the technology and finance sectors. The firm also enjoys a strong standing in the private equity world, often assisting international investors with small to medium-cap transactions. Strategic partnership agreements are also handled by the team. While often active for funds, POELLATH enjoys a particularly strong standing among management boards and is known for handling the participation programmes in larger private equity deals. Its expertise in ancillary areas of transactions, such as tax, further strengthens the firm's holistic offering.

Work Highlights

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  • POELLATH advised the management of MEDIFOX DAN on its sale to ResMed for approximately EUR950 million.

Notable Practitioners

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Christian Tönies
1
Christian Tönies
1
Band 1

Prominent private equity houses, startups and founders seek Christian Tönies's excellent advice on cross-border financing rounds, sales and investments as well as fund formation issues.

Benedikt Hohaus
3
Benedikt Hohaus
3
Band 3

Munich-based practitioner Benedikt Hohaus remains a trusted adviser for management boards and private equity houses for prominent transactions and incentive programmes.

Philipp von Braunschweig
5
Philipp von Braunschweig
5
Band 5

Philipp von Braunschweig advises private equity funds, investors and corporates on divestitures, add-on acquisitions and strategic partnership agreements across various sectors, including energy and manufacturing. He has a focus on mid-cap transactions, including those involving traditional German Mittelstand targets.

Ranked Lawyers at
POELLATH

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Germany

Private Equity

Benedikt Hohaus
3
Benedikt Hohaus
3
Band 3
Philipp von Braunschweig
5
Philipp von Braunschweig
5
Band 5
Private Equity: Venture Capital

Christian Tönies
1
Christian Tönies
1
Band 1

Members

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Barbara Koch-Schulte

Daniel Wiedmann

Eva Nase

Frank Thiäner

Georg Greitemann

Jens Hörmann

Jens Linde

Ralf Bergjan

Tim Kaufhold

Tobias Jäger