VC fund investors and healthcare sector clients are among those to frequently instruct LUTZ | ABEL RECHTSANWALTS PARTG MBB for challenging transactions. The team is well equipped to advise on early financing rounds through to exits. Bernhard Noreisch leads the VC practice group and has a number of key investors as repeat clients, as well as assisting with exit transactions and M&A projects. Philipp Hoene acts for investors, start-ups and shareholders, and Marco Eickmann has established a strong reputation for advising on large-scale international financing rounds and multi-seller exit transactions. Financing rounds and mid-cap M&A are both regular features of Lorenz Jellinghaus's workload, with Björn Weidehaas being a key contact for family offices, angel investors, and start-ups. Frank Hahn and Jan-Phillip Kunz are additional contacts to note.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Amazing expertise and outstanding friendliness, it couldn’t be better.’
- ‘Philipp Hoene is probably the best lawyer in this field. We are very satisfied with his work.’
- ‘Lutz Abel has been a long-term partner to us. Throughout the past years, the team has supported us from growing into a well-known scale-up. Lutz Abel has supported us with M&A, fundraising and contracts. It knows exactly what we need and provides us with pragmatic solutions. The people go above and beyond and working with them is always a pleasure, and successful!’
- ‘We work a lot with Philipp Hoene who is an outstanding lawyer. Philipp takes a lot of time to explain us why we need to do things in a certain way but he also understands that we as a tech scale-up must need fast. Philipp's legal paperwork is always top-notch and we already had opposing lawyers congratulating us on the quality of certain legal documents made by Philipp and his team.’
- ‘Great knowledge and experience in the venture capital space. Strong communication and project management skills. Always polite, friendly and professional.’
- ‘Lorenz Jellinghaus is a fantastic lawyer with great understanding of his legal practice, while keeping a practical eye on what really matters for the business. Strong project management skills that help to efficiently guide us through the processes.’
Key clients
- Alphapet Ventures GmbH
- ambuflow GmbH
- AMSilk GmbH
- BayBG Bayerische Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH
- Bayern Kapital
- biddz GmbH
- BonVenture
- Caesar Ventures Fund I GmbH & Co. KG
- Cavalry Ventures III GmbH & Co. KG
- Circula GmbH
- Cognigy GmbH
- Compredict GmbH
Work highlights
Advised Cognigy GmbH on its €100m Series C Financing Round.
Advised Neura Robotics GmbH on its €120m Series B financing round.
Advised Bayern Kapital on more than 20 financing rounds and exits in 2024.
Lawyers
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Practice head
Bernhard Noreisch
Other key lawyers
Philipp Hoene; Marco Eickmann; Lorenz Jellinghaus; Björn Weidehaas; Frank Hahn; Jan-Phillip Kunz