Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP comprehensively advises various DAX 40 companies on all financing aspects, including exits, IPOs and cross-border transactions, which is complemented by the frequent cooperation with the international network, particularly with the locations in the US and UK; here, practice head Sven Greulich is a key contact. Another focus is advising start-ups and scale-ups, which, along with corporate investors, are among the client roster of financing and transaction expert Johannes Rüberg, who was appointed to partner in January 2024. Christoph Rödter moved to PwC Legal (PricewaterhouseCoopers Legal AG Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft) in February 2024.

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Testimonials

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  • 'The practice in the Munich office is very experienced and follows a pragmatic approach without compromising on the high legal standards. The PE team in particular always finds commercially tailored solutions. Response times are fast and the team works very efficiently.'

  • 'Experience in the US and Germany. Good cultural fit with start-ups. Smart. Responsive. Always ready to go.'

  • 'Sven Greulich is characterized by an incomparable level of responsiveness, flexibility and customer orientation, combined with structured, reliable, highly competent and fast, efficient advice for his customers. In addition, he maintains very good and trust-building communication during a project.'

  • 'Super fast response times and a lot of experience.'

  • 'Onur Öztürk is the perfect partner on the way through the US flip. He has the necessary legal experience coupled with the understanding to explain it in a non-legal way and to implement it pragmatically and quickly.'

  • 'Top staff - very knowledgeable and aware of the market standard. Collaboration works smoothly and is very goal-oriented.'

  • 'Very fast processing and top quality. Answers are on point. The problem is immediately identified and solutions suggested.'

Key clients

  • Accure Battery Intelligence
  • Alstin Capital
  • Atomico
  • auxmoney
  • BioThrust
  • Blocktorch
  • btov (b2venture)
  • Blossom Capital
  • BMW i Ventures
  • Camunda
  • Coatue Management
  • Contentful
  • Darsana Capital
  • Deel
  • Deutsche Börse
  • EIP Energy Impact Partners
  • Elevear
  • Eurazeo
  • Flower Labs
  • Floy
  • Gerresheimer
  • GIC (Singapore)
  • Goldman Sachs
  • Goodwater Capital
  • Greybird
  • Haniel
  • HBox Therapies
  • Headline
  • HPE Growth
  • Institutional Venture Partners
  • Korelya
  • Langdock
  • Lightrock
  • Macquarie
  • ModuleWorks
  • Oxx
  • PayPal Ventures
  • ProteinDistillery
  • Proxima Fusion
  • PowerUs
  • RSBG SE und RSI SICAV
  • Sanvivo
  • Service4Charger
  • Suena
  • TDK Ventures
  • UltiHash
  • United Manufacturing Hub
  • Vamo
  • Vivalyx
  • Voltfang

Work highlights

  • Advising Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC on its co-lead investments in H2 Green Steel’s €1.5 billion Series B-2 and Sunfire’s €215 million Series E.
  • Advising the US corporate VC TDK Ventures on their investment in the $129 million Series B of the German e-fuel start-up INERATEC.
  • Advising Munich-based fusion reactor start-up Proxima Fusion on its €20 million series seed.

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Sven Greulich
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

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Sven Greulich