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Cologne, May 2024 YPOG provided Armira Growth with comprehensive legal and tax advice on the structuring and fundraising of its first growth fund with a final closing volume at the hard cap of €200 million.

The YPOG team co-led by Sebastian Schödel, Lennart Lorenz and Helder Schnittker included Andreas Bergthaller, Sylwia Luszczek, Julian Albrecht, Jens Kretzschmann, Niklas Ulrich, Antonia von Treuenfeld and Dana Ritter. In addition to entrepreneurs and entrepreneurial families from Armira's unique investor base, the closing also included public investors. With its fund, Armira Growth intends to invest in particular in European companies in the growth sector with a focus on the DACH region.

Team

Dr. Sebastian Schödel (Co-Lead) (Structuring/Corporate), Partner, Köln 
Lennart Lorenz (Co-Lead) (Regulatory), Partner, Hamburg
Dr. Helder Schnittker (Co-Lead) (Structuring/Tax), Partner, Berlin
Dr. Andreas Bergthaller (Structuring/Corporate), Senior Associate, Köln
Sylwia Luszczek (Legal Operations/Investor Onboarding), Senior Legal Project Manager, Berlin
Dr. Julian Albrecht (Structuring/Tax), Partner, Hamburg
Jens Kretzschmann (Structuring/Tax), Partner, Berlin
Dr. Niklas Ulrich (Regulatory), Associated Parter, Hamburg
Antonia von Treuenfeld (Regulatory), Senior Associate, Berlin
Dana Ritter (Structuring/Corporate), Associate, Köln 

About Armira Growth

Armira Growth is a Munich-based venture capital and private equity investor that provides capital to fast-growing European tech companies with proven business models.

 

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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. 

Further information: www.ypog.law/en/ and www.linkedin.com/company/ypog