Berlin – While working at SMP, members of the YPOG team advised Hamburg based fintech company Exporo on its Series C extension financing round. The financing round with a volume of EUR 16 million was raised from existing investors Partech, e.ventures, Heartcore and HV Holtzbrinck Ventures. Exporo intends to invest the fresh capital into its digital trading platform and the launch of an additional digital real estate service in early Q2 of 2021. Partner Stephan Bank and associate Jonas Huth provided comprehensive legal advice on all matters related to the financing round. Exporo has already relied on Stephan Bank's team in all previous financing rounds. In addition, the firm also advised Exporo on its cooperation with the online platform Zinsland.
Exporo
The Hamburg-based fintech company Exporo is Germany's leading platform for digital real estate investments. The company enables private individuals to invest in real estate projects with small amounts and to build up an individual real estate portfolio without a major entry barrier. Experienced real estate experts acquire and analyze over hundreds of properties and project every year. Since its founding in November 2014, more than EUR 700 million (as of 31.12.2020) have been digitally transferred. Exporo also has more than EUR 250 million in assets under management in its own real estate portfolio.
Advisors Exporo:
Dr. Stephan Bank (Lead/Corporate) Partner
Jonas Huth (Corporate), Associate
About us
YPOG stands for You + Partners of Gamechangers – forward-thinking legal and tax advice. Supporting companies that are focused on emerging technologies, YPOG embraces change as an opportunity to develop cutting-edge solutions. The YPOG team offers comprehensive expertise in the areas of Funds, Tax, Transactions, Corporate, Banking, Regulatory + Finance, IP/IT/Data Protection, Litigation, and Corporate Crime + Compliance + Investigations. YPOG is one of the leading law firms in Germany for venture capital, private equity, fund structuring, and the implementation of distributed ledger technology (DLT) in financial services. Both the firm and its partners are regularly recognized by renowned national and international publications such as JUVE, Best Lawyers, Chambers and Partners, Leaders League, and Legal 500. YPOG is home to more than 150 experienced attorneys, tax advisors and tax specialists as well as a notary, working across offices in Berlin, Hamburg, Cologne, and Munich.
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