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Private Equity: Venture Capital

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YPOG's Private Equity and Venture Capital Practice has become one of the leading addresses in the entire DACH region in recent years. According to a number of rankings, YPOG has been the most active firm in the entire DACH region in terms of the number of transactions in 2020 and 2021 (YTD). However, the firm has also clearly established itself in the upper segment in terms of quality and regularly advises major national and international top investors such as AllianzX, Atomico, DTCP, Headline, Hillhouse, Lightspeed Ventures or Siemens/Next47. The strategy of expanding the PE practice is coming to fruition: in addition to regular clients such as BPE and Project A Ventures - the latter of which the firm regularly advises on co-investments with private equity investors - the firm has recently acted as advisor for funds such as Rhein Invest and KKA Partners, and regularly supports management teams in transactions.

Chambers Review

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Private Equity: Venture Capital - Germany

2
Band 2

What the Team is Known For

YPOG rises in the rankings based on exemplary market feedback and an impressive list of notable mandates. This boutique law firm has a strong reputation in the venture capital and fund world. The team is highly skilled in a wide range of matters, spanning large financing rounds, capital increases and growth investments as well as exit and M&A transactions. The firm regularly advises startups and unicorns from the e-commerce, technology and IT sectors on financing rounds as well as on investments into other venture capital players. Management buyouts and fund structuring also belong to YPOG's offering. The firm complements its services with additional expertise in regulatory and tax aspects of financing rounds.

Work Highlights

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  • YPOG advised venture capital investor Atomico on the financing round of DeepL.

Strengths

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"They are at the real frontier in their areas of expertise, with a fresh mindset and great techniques. The people we work with are truly presentable in the boardroom."

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"They always have a practical solution at hand."

Private Equity: Venture Capital respondent
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"YPOG show the ability to work across different practice areas and distil complicated issues into actionable advice, all within the constraints of a tight timeline."

Private Equity: Venture Capital respondent
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"Commercial awareness is one of the main reasons I would recommend YPOG. They don't get lost in legal details without considering the commercial impact and they know the market very well."

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Notable Practitioners

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3
Benjamin Ullrich
3
Band 3

Benjamin Ullrich is highly active advising startups on medium-sized early and later-stage financing rounds, with particular experience in the fintech area. He additionally assists venture capital funds and corporate venture investors.

"Benjamin Ullrich is a very fast thinker and really creative."

"He is highly respected and has a lot of experience."

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Stephan Bank
3
Band 3

Stephan Bank regularly advises US hedge funds and private equity firms as well as German corporate venture funds on investments and financing rounds for startups. He has additional expertise in fund formation.

"He understands the dynamics of a growth company."

"He is a very fast thinker, to the point and can be tough in negotiation when needed."

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Private Equity: Venture Capital
3
Benjamin Ullrich
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Stephan Bank
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Members

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Adrian Haase

Alexander Sekunde

Andreas Kortendick

Andreas Lange

Ansgar Frank

Barbara Hasse

Benedikt Flöter

Benjamin Ullrich

Bilal Tirsi

Christiane Schnitzler

Daniel Resas

Emma Peters

Florian Wilbrink

Frederik Gärtner

Johannes Janning

Johannes Schmidt

Jonas Huth

Julian Albrecht

Jörn Wöbke

Karen Frehmel-Kück

Konstantin Häfner

Leonie Hartz

Lukas Schmitt

Malte Bergmann

Martin Schaper

Martyna Sabat

Matthias Kresser

Moritz Diekgräf

Peter Schäfer

Pia Meven

Stefan Witte

Stefanie Heinemann

Stephan Bank

Tim Schlösser