Hamburg – A YPOG team co-led by the partners Jörn Wöbke and Stefan Witte comprehensively advised Hamburg-based private equity investor BPE on the acquisition of the OPEN Group. The OPEN Group was acquired as an Owners Buy-out together with the founders and other managers of the Group.
The OPEN Group is a tech-focused digital agency with around 250 employees in Berlin, Cologne, Hamburg, Kassel and Frankfurt. Its focus is on supporting customers in optimizing and digitizing their sales through IT technology and digital agency services. As a full-service provider, OPEN specializes in web development, CRM, digital strategies, storytelling, communication and digital sales for clients such as Mercedes, HDI.global, Fraport, SAMSUNG, AUDI and RTL.
The YPOG team, whose expertise BPE already relied on in several other projects, most recently in particular on the acquisition of the MSM Group (Full-Service-Digital-Provider) completed at the beginning of this year, advised on all legal and material tax issues.
Advisors BPE:
Dr. Jörn Wöbke (Co-Lead, Corporate), Partner
Dr. Stefan Witte (Co-Lead, Corporate), Associated Partner
Johannes Schmidt (Corporate), Associate
Stefan Richter (Tax), Partner
Ann-Kristin Lochmann (Tax), Associated Partner
Matthias Kresser (Corporate), Associated Partner
Bilal Tirsi (Corporate), Associate
About BPE
The Hamburg-based company, existing for more than 20 years, is a specialist for succession solutions, ensuring the independence and innovative strength of German ”Mittelstand” companies. The management team of BPE has more than 80 years of combined experience in Private Equity in Germany. Additionally, the team members have many years of complementary experience in the areas of operational management/restructuring and mergers & acquisitions. The team members have partially been working together successfully for more than 20 years. They have an established network and many years of experience with German ”Mittelstand” companies.
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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.
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