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Noerr

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Germany • Capital markets

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Equity capital markets

Noerr‘s focus in the equity capital markets lies in the midcap domain, with the firm assisting clients with initial listings, capital raises, in addition to also handling already-listed companies’ switches to other indexes. Leading the practice is a duo consisting of Julian Schulze De la Cruz and Holger Alfes, with De la Cruz focusing on the spectrum of equity transactions, including IPOs and the restructuring of listed companies, while Alfes offers combined expertise in capital markets and M&A transactions.
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Testimonials

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  • ‘Noerr stands out with its full‑service, pan‑European footprint, seamlessly merging deep industry knowledge, digital‑forward innovation and rapid, pragmatic responses.’
  • ‘Julian Schulze De la Cruz is without a doubt the most exceptional partner I have worked with; attentive, extremely knowledgeable, available, and personable. A superstar. We will use him for every deal we can.’
  • ‘Very pragmatic and straight forward. Solution-oriented - keeping things lean wherever possible. Very good response behaviour. True team player.’
  • ‘Julian Schulze De la Cruz is a great sparring partner for creating or developing ideas and solutions. He is a good listener, understands issues fast and then translates into legal context. He is very pragmatic and straightforward. He is solution oriented, keeping things lean wherever possible. A true team player.’
  • ‘Philip Schmoll is always available and solves problems directly and immediately. If he is mandated, the transaction runs smoothly and successfully. He is my preferred choice for every transaction.’

Key clients

  • BayernLB/UniCredit/Erste Bank/NORD/LB
  • Cantor Fitzgerald/Hauck Aufhäuser Lampe/Stifel
  • Formycon AG
  • Global Founders Capital GmbH
  • Greenforce Future Food AG
  • Jumia Technologies AG
  • MGG Investment Group
  • Mutares SE & Co. KGaA
  • ODDO BHF
  • HWA AG
  • UI Investissement

Work highlights

Advised Jumia Technologies AG in connection with a capital increase and the at-the-market placement of a total of 20,227,736 American Depository Shares, sold pursuant to a prospectus supplement filed with the SEC.
Advised Formycon AG on its uplisting to the Regulated Market (Prime Standard) of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
Advised on the IPO of Steyr Motors AG on the open market (Scale Segment) of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange as transaction counsel for the company, its shareholder Mutares and Hauck Aufhäuser as accompanying bank.
Practice head

Julian Schulze De la Cruz; Holger Alfes

Other key lawyers

Philip Schmoll