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. 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.
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