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YPOG advises KRONGAARD shareholders on the acquisition by Maxburg




Hamburg – A Team led by YPOG partner Jörn Wöbke provided comprehensive legal and tax advice to the shareholders of KRONGAARD AG, headquartered in Hamburg, in connection with the entry of the private equity investor Maxburg as majority shareholder as well as the reinvestment of the sellers.

Since 2008, KRONGAARD AG has been a partner for companies that want to respond quickly, flexibly and efficiently to daily and medium-term challenges in a knowledge-based, networked and digital economy. As a specialized service provider with a portfolio of 20,000 highly qualified experts, KRONGAARD brings together well-known companies from the DAX, the MDAX and the upper midmarket with independent consultants. Maxburg Capital Partners is a private equity fund focused on the German-speaking region. Maxburg concentrates on long-term investments in companies with the aim of permanent and sustainable value enhancement and manages several funds with a total fund volume of € 600 million.

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Team: 

Dr. Jörn Wöbke (Lead/M&A, Corporate), Partner
Dr. Malte Bergmann (Tax), Partner
Dr. Moritz Diekgräf (M&A, Corporate), Senior Associate
Dr. Benedikt Flöter (IP/IT), Senior Associate
Johannes Schmidt (M&A, Corporate), Associate


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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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