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🌈 Excited to announce our upcoming workshop: LGBTQ+ Entrepreneurship: Diversity drives Success Save the date! 📅 Date: February 19, 2025  🕒 Time: 6.00 pm  📍Location: YPOG Office, Willy-Brandt-Str. 59, 20457 Hamburg    Join us for an inspiring and empowering session where we will dive into the world of LGBTQ+ entrepreneurship and explore the ways in which diversity fuels innovation and success. Whether you’re an aspiring entrepreneur or a seasoned business owner, this workshop is sure to offer you valuable insights and meaningful connections.    Take advantage of this fantastic opportunity to celebrate diversity, to learn from each other’s experiences, and to inspire change within the entrepreneurial landscape.     Our cooperation partner identity.vc I Backing LGBTQ+ Entrepreneurs and we are excited to have you join us!  Jaren S., Til Klein 🏳️🌈 🇪🇺, Dr. Christoph Cordes, Timo Engel-Zühr 👇The link to the registration is in the comments below.    #diversity #inclusion #LGBTQ+ #PartnersofGamechangers

Next year, tax law is set to remain highly dynamic, with key topics in practice including employee participation, digitalization, and fund taxation.   YPOG's Andreas Kortendick has taken a bold look into the future in the latest issue of VentureCapital Magazin, sharing his tax outlook for 2025.   Check out the full article. Link in the comments below.   #Tax #Taxation #PartnersOfGamechangers #Growth #2025

Just as the end of the year is approaching, YPOG is delighted to announce the appointment of seven additional attorneys and tax consultants to the partnership in 2025.   Dr. Benedikt Flöter (Berlin) and Dr. Anika Patz (Berlin) will become Equity Partners, while Michael Blank (Berlin), Dr. Isabella Denninger (Munich), Tobias Lovett (Berlin), Sophia Merzapour (Cologne) and Pia Meven (Berlin) will make Associated Partner.   Dr. Carola Rathke, Co-Managing Partner, comments: “We welcome our new Partners and look forward to continuing our great cooperation with them. The expansion is an important step on our path to growth, as it enables us to continue to provide our clients with the best possible advice.” Benjamin Ullrich, Co-Managing Partner, adds: “YPOG is ever-evolving. With the skills of our new Partners and all our colleagues, we are ideally positioned for our continuous expansion. We look forward to growing together and meeting the changing requirements of the legal market and of our clients.”   Congratulations to our new Partners – here's to exciting times ahead!   ➡ Link to the press release in the comments below.   #PartnersOfGamechangers #GrowTogether

You + Partners of Gamechangers. That is what YPOG stands for. Now, we are looking for a new "Y" to take our PR department to the next level. As Partners of Gamechangers, we advise clients with visionary ideas, and you could play a key role in amplifying the visibility of our exciting work in legal and tax advisory. We are forward-thinking and eager to embrace your fresh ideas. Do you thrive in an innovative environment and value a company culture that emphasizes unity and respect? Sounds great! Our team, led by Sandra Meyer operates across several locations, so your home base could be any of our offices in Berlin, Cologne, Hamburg, or Munich. Interested? Check out the comments for more details. We can't wait to meet you! Sandra Meyer, Johanna Ricklefs, Kimberly Schäfer, Nataly Lipp, Yana Roberta Albertoni, and Louisa Schlüter #Career #Teamwork #PartnersofGamechangers

Fueling Innovation, Shaping the Future Private Equity and Venture Capital are key to turning bold visions into reality. We support the #DasNeueKapital initiative by BVK Bundesverband Beteiligungskapital, which highlights how these investments drive progress and foster innovation. #PrivateEquity #VentureCapital #PartnersofGamechangers

Exciting update: In its recent edition, WirtschaftsWoche has recognized YPOG as one of the most renowned law firms in litigation, highlighting our partner Matthias Schatz as a highly recommended lawyer.   We are grateful to Wirtschaftswoche, the YPOG team, and to our valued clients 🙏 Congratulations to all the top law firms and recommended lawyers in the field of litigation who were also honored.   #Litigation #WiWo #Ranking #PartnersOfGamechangers

Over the past few weeks, YPOG has advised on several transactions within the dynamic start-up ecosystem. Among others, we were able to work with the following investors and companies:   🔷 Haufe Group Ventures 🔷 SECJUR 🔷 Amadeus APEX Technology Fund, Atlantic Labs und NRW.BANK 🔷 Plato 🔷 Achmea Innovation Fund 🔷 LBO France 🔷 Acton Capital Partners 🔷 Passionfroot   Congratulations to all our clients and other parties involved!   ➡For the latest transactions check out our regular Deal Update linked below and stay tuned for further interesting news.

📢 It's that time again! The fourth and last episode of our Family Offices Talk series is now live!   The last episode of our insightful series features YPOG partners Dr. Lilly Fiedler, Florian Oppel and Sebastian Schwarz.   🤝 We will explore the typical legal structure of PE/VC funds, which is important for anyone looking to be a smart investor in this space. The conversation will also navigate the crucial topic of protection rights, ensuring Family Offices are well-equipped to safeguard their interests.   The link is in the comments below.   #YPOG #WealthManagement #FamilyOffice

We are delighted to announce that YPOG has provided extensive legal counsel to global tech investment firm Partech, facilitating its investment of over €25 million in QPLIX | Wealth Management Software, a leader in wealth management software for family offices and private banks.   This strategic investment, channeled through Partech’s Growth Fund, will support QPLIX's growth objectives and international expansion plans. Partech's investment alongside Deutsche Bank will further bolster QPLIX's expansion into key markets, including France, Switzerland, the UK, the Middle East, and the APAC region. QPLIX's commitment to delivering high-quality products and understanding client needs has earned it a strong reputation in the market. This investment will enable QPLIX to provide comprehensive asset management solutions to its clients, solidifying its position in the wealth management software sector.   YPOG is proud to have advised Partech in this significant investment, supporting QPLIX's international growth and the advancement of the Wealth Tech sector.   👏 We warmly congratulate our client, the exceptional team at Partech and all parties involved!   The YPOG team was led by Tim Schloesser and included Barbara Hasse, Cyra Dittberner, Dr. Benedikt Flöter, Dr. Christoph Cordes and Charlotte Petrasch, LL.M. (Dublin).   ➡️Find the link to the press release in the comments below.   #PartnersOfGamechangers #WealthTech #Growth

YPOG successfully advised the Frankfurt-based fintech company 21X on obtaining the first license for a trading and settlement system issued under the EU’s DLT Pilot Regime (DLTR).   21X is the first company in Europe to receive a license for a DLT-TSS (Trading and Settlement System). This enables the fintech to offer issuers of specific financial instruments that are issued on a DLT basis both trading on a multilateral trading facility (DLT-MTF) and settlement (DLT-SS) from a single source.   Congratulations to our client 21X on achieving this outstanding milestone! We are delighted to have supported you over the past two years, guiding you through every step from application preparation to the successful granting of your license.   The YPOG team was co-led by Dr. Carola Rathke and Dr. Anika Patz and included David John.   ➡️Learn more about this groundbreaking achievement by checking out the press release in the comments below. #PartnersOfGamechangers #Fintech #DLT