Berlin – While working at SMP, members of the YPOG team advised a fund managed by Dutch Rhein Management B.V. (Rhein Invest) on the acquisition of Spiegel Institut Holding GmbH & Co. KG, Spiegel Institut Mannheim GmbH & Co. KG, Spiegel Institut Ingolstadt GmbH and Spiegel Institut Shanghai Co. Ltd. (together Spiegel Institut) in the course of a management buy-in. The former owners will remain shareholders of Spiegel Institut and continue to advise the management. Rhein Invest was advised by a team led by Jörn Wöbke and Moritz Diekgräf. The scope of advice on this transaction included corporate and tax advice on the acquisition and the future group structure as well as corporate and tax structuring in connection with the management participation and the sellers' participation via a „roll-over". The parties agreed not to disclose the purchase price and further details of the transaction.
Rhein Invest
Rhein Invest is a Dutch investment company focused on majority investments in profitable, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the Netherlands and Germany. The investment focus is on the sectors of industry, business services, software, agricultural technology and leisure activities, and on companies with a strong DNA, expandable market position and strong innovation.
Spiegel Institut
The Spiegel Institute is a globally operating research and consulting institute for consumer research and user experience consulting. Founded in 1950 by Prof. Dr. Bernt Spiegel as the first market psychology institute in Germany, today it has offices in Mannheim, Ingolstadt, Stuttgart, Hamburg, Munich and Shanghai serving its renowned customers worldwide. By considering the user and consumer perspective in the development process of products and services, the Spiegel Institute actively contributes to the success of its customers, which primarily include global players.
Advisors Rhein Invest: SMP
Dr. Jörn Wöbke (Lead/M&A/Corporate), Partner
Dr. Moritz Diekgräf (Co-Lead/M&A/Corporate), Associate
Dr. Malte Bergmann (Tax), Partner
Ann-Kristin Lochmann (Tax), Senior Associate
Moritz von Saß (M&A/Corporate), Research Assistant
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.
Further information: www.ypog.law/en/ and www.linkedin.com/company/ypog
