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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 is a law firm specialized in tax and business law, active in the core fields of Funds, Tax, Banking + Finance, and Transactions. The team at YPOG represents a broad client base, which ranges from emerging technology companies and family-run SMEs to large corporations, as well as private equity, and venture capital funds. YPOG is one of the leading advisors for venture capital, private equity, and fund structuring in Germany. The firm and its partners have been recognized nationally and internationally by JUVE, Best Lawyers, Legal 500, Focus, Chambers and Partners as well as Leaders League. Today, YPOG has more than 120 experienced lawyers and tax specialists and a notary, in three offices, located in Berlin, Hamburg, and Cologne.

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