GreenGate Partners Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG was founded in 2022 and is well placed to advise on financing rounds for start-ups and growth companies. Its client base spans strategic investors, VC funds and business angels, as well as start-ups in the technology space. Tobias Schönhaar is an accomplished advisor on company formation, individual financing rounds, and exits; he co-leads the team with VC expert René Spitz and transactional lawyer Nikolaus Uhl.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
Testimonials
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- ‘I just love René Spitz, he's the perfect lawyer. Commercial, kind, patient and an unbelievable brain on him.’
- ‘GreenGate shows particular and outstanding expertise in VC funding transactions on investor and company-side.’
- ‘Most pragmatic lawyers I have worked with - very entrepreneurial thinking, often out of the box - very clear and direct, straightforward conversations that get to the point and gets deals signed quickly.’
- ‘Tobias Schönhaar stands out. Working with him is quick and efficient, briefings are at ease and results match 100% what was expected without a single paragraph written more than needed. That's the way of drafting and completing contracts that gets deals signed quickly. Tobias is a negotiator that you wish you have on your side.’
- 'René Spitz is a great corporate lawyer with deep expertise in VC fundings. He is commercially minded and provides exceptional advice.'
Key clients
- Heliad AG/Collective Ventures Senovo Capital Newion High-Tech Gründerfonds Stride VC LLP 20VC Innovationsstarter Fonds Hamburg GmbH Redalpine Venture Partners Elaia Partners Think.Health Ventures Rabot Charge GmbH Qdrant Solutions GmbH Vyoma GmbH BayWa Venture GmbH Lindis Blood Care GmbH Altitec Ltd./Altitec Wind GmbH 6Degrees Capital Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund HepaRegeniX GmbH deviceTRUST GmbH Ship2B Ventures
Work highlights
Advised Senovo Capital and Newion on Parloa GmbH's €62m Series B financing round.
Advised Heliad AG and Collective Ventures on a €50m Series B financing round.
Practice head
Tobias Schönhaar; René Spitz; Nikolaus Uhl
Other key lawyers
Leonie Singer; Carl von Sydow