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Taylor Wessing
Taylor Wessing Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mbB
HANSEATIC TRADE CENTER, AM SANDTORKAI 41
20457 HAMBURG
Germany
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Work Department

Mainstram Corporate; M&A/ Venture Capital; Private Equity; Technology, Media & Communications

Position

Partner 

Jens Wolf heads up the Venture-Capital Group of Taylor Wessing in Germany. He advises national and foreign companies on all matters relating to M&A, venture-capital, and private-equity transactions. In that respect, he focuses on advising private-equity funds, venture-capital investors, and technology-driven companies. He has been supporting start-ups and investors in more than 500 transactions, from business-angel investments to unicorn funding rounds with a volume of several hundred million euros. Together with his team, he routinely acts for his clients in the entire “investment life cycle” – from a company’s formation to its exit.

Jens teaches corporate finance and venture capital at the HAW Hamburg and at the Bucerius Law School Hamburg.

Career

  • Since 2006 Partner, Taylor Wessing
  • 2002 – 2006 Associate, Taylor Wessing
  • Since 2011 Lecturer, HAW Hamburg (Corporate Finance & Venture Capital)

Languages

German, English

Memberships

Deutsch-Amerikanische Juristen-Vereinigung e.V.

Education

  • 2002 Established as a lawyer, Hamburg
  • 2002 Doctoral degree, Universität Hamburg
  • 2002 Second state examination, Hamburg
  • 1997 First state examination, Hamburg
  • 1991 – 1997 Degree in law, Universität Hamburg and London School of Economics

Lawyer Rankings

Deutschland > Private Equity > Venture Capital

(Führende Partner)

Jens WolfTaylor Wessing

Taylor Wessing ist weiterhin für die Stärken bei der Beratung über den gesamten Investitionszyklus hinweg bekannt. Ein prominentes Tätigkeitsfeld des Teams im vergangenen Jahr war die Beratung bei Finanzierungsrunden von Unicorn Start-ups; vor allem hervorzuheben ist die Beratung von DeepL bei einer hochwertigen Finanzierungsrunde. Die Praxis unter der Leitung von Jens Wolf und Norman Röchert fokussiert sich darüber hinaus auf den Technologiesektor, einschließlich künstliche Intelligenz, Energie und ClimateTech, sowie auf die Bereiche Life Sciences und Healthcare. Wolf berät Start-ups und Investoren, vor allem technologieorientierte Unternehmen, bei Venture-Capital-Transaktionen, einschließlich Business-Angel-Investitionen und Finanzierungsrunden, während Röchert dazu noch bei Venture-Capital-Transaktionen im Medienbereich tätig ist. Im Januar 2024 wurde Philipp Hoegl, der vor allem in den Bereichen AgTech und FoodTech agiert, zum Partner ernannt.

Germany > Private equity > Venture capital

(Leading partners)

Jens WolfTaylor Wessing

Taylor Wessing impresses with expertise along the entire investment value chain and recently supported financing rounds of unicorn start-ups, most notably advising DeepL on a large-volume financing round. The practice, led by Jens Wolf and Norman Röchert, also focuses on the technology sector, including AI, energy and climatetech, as well as on the life sciences and healthcare sectors. Wolf advises start-ups and investors, primarily technology-oriented companies, on venture capital transactions, including business angel investments and financing rounds, while Röchert also advises on venture capital transactions across the media sector. Philipp Hoegl focuses on the agtech and foodtech industries and joined the partner roster in January 2024.