Berlin, October 16, 2025 – A YPOG team led by Stephan Bank and Michael Filipowicz has advised Speedinvest, a leading European venture capital fund manager, on the structuring and launch of another continuation vehicle with a volume of €30 million. The anchor investor of the new vehicle is Ion Pacific..
This new vehicle follows directly on Speedinvest’s first continuation fund, which was successfully launched in September 2025 with support from YPOG. It enables the acquisition of additional selected investments from existing Speedinvest funds, providing liquidity for current investors and additional growth potential for selected portfolio companies.
Speedinvest once again relied on the established YPOG team led by Partner Stephan Bank, which has been advising the venture capital investor for many years on all aspects of fund structuring. “The launch of another continuation vehicle highlights Speedinvest’s innovative strength and the trust of its investors,” says Stephan Bank. “The parallel execution of two complex continuation vehicles with different investors and portfolios demonstrates how professionally and strategically the Speedinvest team operates,” adds Michael Filipowicz.
About Speedinvest
Speedinvest is a leading European venture capital firm with more than €1.2 billion in assets under management and investors based in Berlin, London, Munich, Paris, and Vienna.
Their dedicated sector-focused teams are the first to fund Europe's most innovative technology startups, and in-house operational experts are on hand to offer founders ongoing support with growth, HR, market expansion, and more. Bitpanda, GoStudent, Wayflyer, CoachHub, Moove, and Tide are among their portfolio of 400+ companies.
Team
Dr. Stephan Bank (Co-Lead, Funds/Transactions), Partner, Berlin
Dr. Michael Filipowicz (Co-Lead, Funds/Transactions), Associated Partner, Berlin
Dr. Niklas Ulrich (Funds), Associated Partner, Hamburg
Benjamin von Mangoldt (Funds/Transactions), Associate
Falk Bothe (Funds/Transactions), Associate
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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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