Berlin, November 3, 2025 – YPOG has advised Munich-based private equity firm Armira, focused on partnering with entrepreneur-led and family-owned hidden champions, on the structuring and formation of its latest fundraising program, which closed above its hard cap, with total capital available for deployment, including co-investments, of EUR 1 billion. With this closing, Armira’s platform now manages c. EUR 5 billion of capital. The raise was significantly oversubscribed, underscoring strong investor demand for Armira distinctive entrepreneurial model.
Armira provides flexible capital ranging from EUR 10 million to EUR 1 billion, investing in both minority and majority positions to support companies at key inflection points – from acceleration and internationalisation to succession and transformational M&A activity. The project marks another milestone in YPOG’s long-standing collaboration with Armira, providing integrated legal, regulatory and tax advice across its investment platform.
“Closing a billion-Euro fund in today’s market is a strong endorsement of Armira’s entrepreneurial model and the seamless collaboration between our teams,” commented Dr. Stephan Bank, Partner at YPOG. “Armira’s latest fundraising represents an important step in its platform growth and we are proud to have helped shape a fund structure that supports Armira’s next phase of growth,” added Dr. Helder Schnittker, Partner at YPOG.
About Armira
Armira is a European investment holding specialising in partnerships with entrepreneur-led and family-owned hidden champions. Backed by an exclusive network of entrepreneurs and long-term family investors – and now complemented by global families and long-term oriented institutions – Armira provides full-lifecycle capital, from minority growth to majority investments, and applies a consistent value-creation framework focused on Performance, People and Acquisitions.
Team
Dr. Stephan Bank (Co-Lead, Corporate/Structuring), Partner, Berlin
Dr. Helder Schnittker (Co-Lead, Tax/Structuring) , Partner, Berlin
Lennart Lorenz (Co-Lead, Regulatory), Partner, Hamburg
Jens Kretzschmann (Funds), Partner, Berlin
Dr. Michael Filipowicz (Funds), Associated Partner, Berlin
Dr. Niklas Ulrich (Funds), Associated Partner, Hamburg
Dr. Dajo Sanning (Funds), Senior Associate, Hamburg
Dr. Wolfram Dickersbach (Funds) Senior Associate, Hamburg
Axel Zirn (Funds), Senior Associate, Berlin
Falk Bothe (Funds), Associate, Berlin
Benjamin von Mangoldt (Funds), Associate, Berlin
Nicolas Fischer (Funds), Associate, Berlin
Robert Schramm (Funds), Senior Associate, Berlin
Sylwia Luszczek (Funds), Senior Project Lawyer, Berlin
Marthe Oestreicher (Legal Operations), Senior Project Lawyer, Berlin
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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 180 experienced attorneys, tax advisors and tax specialists as well as a notary, working across offices in Berlin, Cologne, Hamburg, Munich, Cambridge and London.
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