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.
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Testimonials
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- ‘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.’
- ‘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.’
- '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
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