Hogan Lovells International LLP supports venture capital funds, corporate venture capitalists and start-ups in financing, transactions and exits, where the team acts in cross-practice and cross-location cooperation; the team also advises on the internationalisation of companies, buy-and-build strategies as well as asset-based lending financing. Jörg Herwig leads the practice since July 2023 and has replaced transaction expert Matthias Jaletzke, who remains on the team. Herwig also coordinates the China desk and covers the interface between VC, PE and M&A. He is supported by Thiemo Woertge, who supports transactions and venture capital financing and handles matters at the IP interface.
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
'Thiemo Woertge always remains calm and acts very carefully and with a high level of commitment.'
- 'The team is characterized by close collaboration between corporate specialists (VC and PE), working seamlessly with commercial, intellectual property and regulatory specialists. The service has always been fantastic and seamless.'
- 'Nikolas Zirngibl is great at identifying and highlighting key issues and can be trusted to complete a transaction smoothly and without a lot of detail. Transactions are well organized from the start and schedules and fees are communicated clearly and effectively.'
'Efficient and competent collaboration.'
Key clients
- awork
- British American Tobacco Group
- CatalYm GmbH
- Charles
- DataCo GmbH
- Limehome
- Mercedes-Benz
- SPREAD
- The Exploration Company
Work highlights
- Advising the British American Tobacco Group on its investment in Sanity Group.
- Advising DataCo GmbH on the Series B financing round of €61 million.
- Advising the Berlin start-up SPREAD on the €15 million Series A financing round.