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Raue elects dr. Peter roegele as equity partner and appoints three associate partners

Berlin, 15 January 2024 - Raue has elected Associate Partner Dr Peter Roegele (Energy and Climate Change) to Equity Partner with effect from 1 January 2024. Former Counsel Dr Stephanie Wiesner, Dr Jörg Adam (both Healthcare and Life Sciences) and Dr Arne Dittloff (Commercial Administrative Law, Real Estate Law) have been appointed Associate Partners.

22 March 2024

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Raue advises lichtblick on investment in eventus wind

Berlin, 23 June 2023 – Raue has advised green energy company LichtBlick on its successful investment in wind farm project developer Eventus Wind. LichtBlick has acquired 50 percent of the shares in the Münster-based company, marking another milestone on the way to expanding its own generation portfolio.

21 March 2024

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Raue advises sonic healthcare on the acquisition of diagnosticum laboratory group

Berlin, 4 April 2023 – Sonic Healthcare Germany has signed binding agreements to acquire the Diag-nosticum Group of laboratories. The Diagnosticum Group provides services in the fields of laboratory medicine, microbiology, pathology and human genetics at nine locations in south-eastern Germany.

21 March 2024

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Raue advises on the sale of the rainer maria rilke estate to the german literature archive marbach

Raue represented the three great-granddaughters and sole heirs of the estate of Rainer Maria Rilke (deceased 29 December 1926) in the sales negotiations with the German Literature Archive Marbach. Aim of the negotiations was to sell the entire Rilke archive, which is owned by the Rilke heirs and has been excellently processed, to the Literary Archives. The purchase price was raised from public funds (Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media, Baden-Württemberg and the Berthold Leibinger, Carl Friedrich von Siemens and Wüstenrot Foundations).

14 February 2023

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Raue advises allmyhomes on joint venture in austria

Raue advised Berlin-based allmyhomes GmbH, a platform for the data-based marketing of owner-occupied apartments, on a joint venture in Austria. allmyhomes holds a 75 percent stake in AMH AT GmbH (in future allmyhomes Austria GmbH), which was founded together with allmyhomes Venture Partner AT GmbH, an association of local real estate experts from Austria.

14 February 2023

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Götz valien sues the estate martin kippenberger for acknowledgement of co-authorship of the "paris bar" paintings

Berlin, 4 July 2022 – The law firm Raue has filed an action on behalf of the Berlin-based artist Götz Valien before the Copyright Chamber of the Regional Court of Munich against the Martin Kippenberger Estate, which manages the copyright estate of Martin Kippenberger and publishes the artist's catalog raisonné. The action is directed at prohibiting the estate from any exploitation of the so-called "Paris Bar" paintings without naming Götz Valien as co-author.

02 August 2022

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Götz valien verklagt mit raue den estate martin kippenberger auf anerkennung der miturheberschaft an den „paris bar“-bildern

Berlin, 4. Juli 2022 – Die Rechtsanwaltsozietät Raue hat für den in Berlin lebenden Künstler Götz Valien Klage vor der Urheberrechtskammer des Landgerichts München I gegen den Estate Martin Kippenberger eingereicht, der den urheberrechtlichen Nachlass von Martin Kippenberger verwaltet und das Werkverzeichnis des Künstles herausgibt. Die Klage ist darauf gerichtet, dem Estate unter Androhung eines Ordnungsgeldes von bis zu 250.000 € jedwede Verwertung der sogenannten „Paris Bar“-Bilder zu untersagen, ohne Götz Valien als Miturheber zu bezeichnen.

02 August 2022

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Raue advises values real estate on two real estate acquisitions

Raue advised VALUES Real Estate on the acquisition of an office building with the Hilden Job Centre as main tenant for its VALUES Public Sector fund. The seller of the property is Auric Investment. Raue also advised VALUES Real Estate on the acquisition of a kindergarten for the institutional daycare fund VALUES Daycare Invest.

28 June 2022

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Raue berät values real estate bei zwei immobilienankäufen

Raue hat VALUES Real Estate beim Erwerb eine Bürogebäudes mit dem Jobcenter Hilden als Hauptmieter für seinen Fonds VALUES Public Sector beraten. Verkäufer der Immobilie ist Auric Investment. Daneben beriet Raue VALUES Real Estate beim Ankauf einer Kindertagesstätte für den institutionellen Kita-Fonds VALUES Daycare Invest.

28 June 2022

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Raue advises hydrogen company hh2e ag on financing round

Raue comprehensively advised the Hamburg-based hydrogen company HH2E AG on an equity financing. With HydrogenOne and Foresight, two private equity investors are taking a stake in the green energy company HH2E. The HH2E founders and board members retain the majority of the shares.

28 June 2022

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Raue berät wasserstoff-unternehmen hh2e ag bei finanzierungsrunde

Raue hat das Hamburger Wasserstoffunternehmen HH2E AG umfassend bei einer Finanzierungsrunde beraten. Mit HydrogenOne und Foresight beteiligen sich zwei Private Equity-Investoren an dem grünen Energieunternehmen. Die HH2E-Gründer und Vorstandsmitglieder halten weiter die Mehrheit der Aktien.

28 June 2022

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Raue advises bvg on new digital call-bus service for berlin

Raue advises Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe AöR (BVG) on the tender and approval of the new digital call-bus sharing service for Berlin. BVG has now awarded the contract to the Via company for a service in eastern parts of the city.

19 April 2022

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Raue berät die bvg beim neuen digitalen rufbus-angebot für berlin

Raue berät die Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe AöR (BVG) bei der Ausschreibung und Genehmigung des neuen digitalen Rufbus-Sharing-Angebots für Berlin. Die BVG hat nun den Zuschlag für ein Angebot in östlichen Teilbereichen des Stadtgebiets an das Unternehmen Via erteilt.

19 April 2022

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Raue advises volocopter on series e funding round

Raue comprehensively advised German Urban Air Mobility (UAM) provider Volocopter on its Series E funding round with a volume of 153 million euros. Volocopter intends to use the new the money raised to assist with the certification of Volocopter’s electric passenger air taxi and to accelerate Volocopter’s commercial launch in first cities worldwide.

01 April 2022

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Raue berät volocopter bei series e-finanzierung

Raue hat das deutsche Flugtaxi-Unternehmen Volocopter umfassend bei einer Series E-Finanzierungsrunde im Volumen von 153 Millionen Euro beraten. Volocopter plant, mit dem neuen Kapital die Zertifizierung des elektrischen Passagierflugtaxis und die Markteinführung in ersten Städten zu beschleunigen.

01 April 2022

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Raue advises tomorrow’s education on financing round

Raue has advised the EdTech startup Tomorrow’s Education GmbH on its seed financing round. The round is led by Mediahuis Ventures, the venture capital firm of European media group Mediahuis. Other investors include the leading UK Education Fund Emerge Education and angel investors like Verena Pausder, Celine Flores Willers, and Kai Roemmelt.

10 March 2022

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Raue advises prima materia on its investment in helsing

Raue, together with Swedish partner law firm Cederquist, comprehensively advised Prima Materia on a 100 million euros investment in Munich-based AI start-up Helsing. The investment is still subject to investment approval by the relevant authorities.

15 February 2022

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Raue advises owners of labiotech on the sale to inova

Raue advised the shareholders of Labiotech UG (haftungsbeschränkt), which operates an independent news media covering European biotech innovation, on the sale to Inova, the leading biopharma partnering platform.

15 February 2022

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Raue advises on the future-oriented project de-velopment "das neue gartenfeld" in berlin-spandau

Raue has comprehensively advised the planning consortium "Das Neue Gartenfeld" on the legal planning for the model quarter of the future Das Neue Gartenfeld in Berlin-Spandau. For this purpose, ENGIE Deutschland and GASAG are forming a joint venture and investing a double-digit million sum in the development of sustainable solutions for energy, mobility and digitalisation. Both energy service providers have now signed the contract for the realisation of the new Gartenfeld district with the developers, Planungsgemeinschaft Das Neue Gartenfeld GmbH & Co.KG. The development plan is expected to be approved at the end of 2022.

19 January 2022

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Raue advises gp joule on solar ppa with air-bus

Raue advised energy system provider GP JOULE on the conclusion of a power purchase agreement (PPA) for regional solar power with Airbus Helicopters in Donauwörth. The PPA, as signed by both companies, will secure long-term low electricity prices for Airbus, thereby strengthening its Donauwörth plant and helping to reduce the company's CO2 emissions.

19 January 2022

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Raue advises tiko on its series a-financing round

Raue comprehensively advised proptech start-up Tiko Real Estate Technologies ("Tiko") on its US$65 million Series A financing round. The financing round was led by the digital tech fund and private investor network of btov Partners. Tiko's shareholder base includes other well-known venture capital investors such as Rocket Internet and business angels. The equity financing round was accompanied by a debt investor. Tiko's innovative tech platform allows any homeowner to sell their house in a few days. This is done using a data-driven valuation algorithm. The financing round ensures Tiko's continued rapid growth. The capital raised will be used to further strengthen Tiko's data-driven valuation algorithm and to continue the international expansion beyond its home market of Spain. Raue advised Tiko on all German law aspects of the financing round especially on all corporate issues. About Tiko Tiko is a Proptech company, launched in 2018 in Spain by its founder and CEO, Sina Afra, and co-founders Ana Villanueva, Can Günay and Paco Sahuquillo. Today, Tiko is present in Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Bilbao, Malaga and Seville. With an ambitious expansion plan in Europe, its model is based on applying technology to the real estate sector. The key to its rapid success is its technology platform, which only needs homeowners to fill out a short form to send them a purchase offer within 24 hours. Advisors to Tiko: Raue, Berlin (German Law): Prof. Dr. Andreas Nelle (Partner, Lead, Corporate/M&A, PE/VC), Dr. Michael Gläsner (Counsel, Corporate/M&A, PE/VC).

27 August 2021

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Raue advises tau on the extension of its series a-financing round

Raue advised Turin-based technology start-up Tau ACT GmbH („Tau“) on an extension of its Series A- financing round to raise a further 10.25 million euros. Investment company Finindus N.V., founded by the international steel group ArcelorMittal S.A. and the Flemish Region, joined Tau as a new investor. In addition, various existing shareholders, including the German specialty chemicals company ALTANA, took the opportunity for further investments. Raue had already comprehensively advised Tau in its Series A financing round in 2020 and in February 2021. Raue advised Tau on all corporate and tax issues related to the financing round. About Tau Focused on applications for automotive, energy and agriculture, Tau makes protective coatings for copper, aluminum and steel wire more durable, resistant and light. Tau’s proprietary DryCycle and LILIT technologies meet the demands of electrical automotive engineering for ever smaller, lighter and yet more powerful and reliable electric motors. DryCycle technology offers higher performance, greater sustainability and stronger reliability in wire enameling. By using only solvent-free polymers, DryCycle reduces the production of harmful VOC during the coating process and lowers carbon dioxide emissions. Tau has offices in Turin (Italy), Moscow (Russia) and Berlin (Germany). Advisor to Tau, Berlin Raue, Berlin: Prof. Dr. Andreas Nelle (Partner, Lead, Corporate/M&A, PE/VC), Dr. Friedhelm Unverdorben (Partner, Tax), Dr. Michael Gläsner (Counsel, Corporate/M&A, PE/VC), Susann Steinecke (Associate, Tax).

27 August 2021

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Federal court of justice obliges state of berlin to award gas concession to nbb

Raue, together with BGH attorney Dr. Peter Rädler, secured a historic victory for GASAG/NBB. On 9 March 2021, the Cartel Panel of the Federal Court of Justice (BGH) handed down its decision that the State of Berlin is bound to award the tendered concession for the operation of the gas supply network in Berlin to NBB Netzgesellschaft Berlin-Brandenburg GmbH & Co. KG, the network subsidiary of GASAG, the Berlin-based utility.

15 March 2021

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Raue wählt dr. Felix stang zum equity-partner

Mit Wirkung zum 1. Januar 2021 hat Raue Dr. Felix Stang in die Partnerschaft aufgenommen. Ebenfalls zum Jahreswechsel werden Anna von Bremen und Dr. Anna-Sophie Hollenders zu Associate Partnerinnen sowie vier Senior Associates zu Counseln ernannt. Zwei Associates werden zu Senior Associates befördert.

22 January 2021

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Geschäftsschließung aufgrund coronavirus - was bedeutet das für vermieter und mieter

Berlin, 25. März 2020 - Die Bundesregierung hat weitreichende Maßnahmen zur Eindämmung des Coronavirus erlassen. Ziel ist es, den Kontakt der Menschen untereinander auf ein Minimum zu begrenzen. Das öffentliche Leben soll zum Erliegen kommen. Umgesetzt werden diese Maßnahmen in den einzelnen Bundesländern durch Rechtsverordnungen. Rechtsgrundlage ist insoweit § 32 Abs. 1 des Infektionsschutzgesetzes vom 20. Juli 2000 (BGBl. I S. 1045, zuletzt geändert durch Artikel 1 des Gesetzes vom 10. Februar 2020, BGBl. I S. 148).

31 March 2020

EU & Competition

Court of justice sentence on subcontracting

With the sentence of the 26th of September 2019, cause C-63/18, the European Court of Justice has held the Italian legislation that limits, in a general and abstract manner, the portion of a contract that the tenderer is authorised to subcontract to third parties, as non-compatible with European law in subject of public contracts.

28 February 2020