Berlin – While working at SMP, members of the YPOG team advised the shareholders of the German FinTech company TTMzero on the acquisition of a 25 percent stake by United Fintech. United Fintech intends to increase its shareholding to 80% over the next three years. The partnership is intended to leverage the full potential of both platforms. According to TTMzero, United Fintech's expertise in sales, marketing and distribution will be used to scale the company's business and global reach. Martin Schaper, Frederik Gärtner and Malte Bergmann together with Konstantin Häfner provided comprehensive legal and tax advice in connection with the acquisition of the stake by United Fintech and the subsequent partnership.
"The partnership with United Fintech marks another milestone for TTMzero. By entering the RegTech and Capital Markets Tech segment, United Fintech is consistently pursuing its goal of supporting major banks and financial institutions in the course of their digitalization by offering a comprehensive Fintech solution", says Frederik Gärtner. "We are pleased that we were able to assist in legal and tax matters in connection with the transaction and are looking forward to further observing the promising partnership between the two companies", adds Martin Schaper.
TTMzero
TTMzero is a technology and software company based in Berlin-Brandenburg with more than 25 employees. It operates in the area of RegTech and Capital Markets Tech for the finance industry. The product portfolio for financial institutions includes a variety of real-time data products and software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions that support institutional investors, banks and asset managers in the independent evaluation of financial instruments, the calculation of risk indicators and the automation of pre- and post-trade processes. Founded in 2013 as smarttra.de, the company has grown continuously in recent years. Today it counts financial institutions from Europe, the USA and Asia among its clients.
United Fintech
United Fintech acquires and scales capital markets software companies in order to digitize financial services. Headquartered in London, United Fintech has a global sales network and regional offices in Copenhagen, New York, Dubai and Singapore. Its management team consists of world-class experts in each aspect of building, growing and scaling capital markets businesses. United Fintech was founded in 2020 by fintech expert and CFH Group's founder, Christian Frahm, who previously also worked for Saxo Bank and Bloomberg. The company currently employs approximately 75 members of staff.
Advisors shareholders TTMzero:
Dr. Martin Schaper (Corporate(M&A), Partner
Dr. Frederik Gärtner (Corporate(M&A), Associated Partner
Dr. Malte Bergmann (Tax), Partner
Konstantin Häfner (Corporate/M&A), Associate
YPOG stands for You + Partners of Gamechangers. As a leading law and tax firm, YPOG supports founders, investors, companies and funds in Germany and internationally in bringing visionary ideas to life in the tech ecosystem and dynamic future markets.
YPOG advises on the structuring of venture capital and private equity funds, financing rounds and complex transactions, as well as on regulatory and tax matters relating to digital assets and financial innovation. As a strategic partner, YPOG develops practical solutions of the highest legal standard.
The firm combines legal and tax expertise with legal tech, digital workflows and AI-based systems to provide efficient and scalable advice.
YPOG and its professionals are regularly recognised by JUVE, Chambers and Partners, The Legal 500, Best Lawyers and Leaders League. More than 380 lawyers, tax advisers, tax specialists, one notary and business professionals work for YPOG across its offices in Berlin, Cologne, Hamburg and Munich.
Further information: www.ypog.law/en/ and www.linkedin.com/company/ypog
