Benjamin advises companies and investors on M&A and venture capital transactions as well as on further matters of corporate law and the law on the change of legal form, related measures and structuring options.
Education and Career
Benjamin completed an interdisciplinary bachelor's degree in economics, political science and law in Dresden and Exeter (UK). He continued his studies with a degree in law in Berlin. At the same time, he worked at the German Bundestag and later on at the European Central Bank. During his practical legal training at the Higher Regional Court in Berlin, he worked for a major international law firm, the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, and the World Bank.
Experience
Benjamin’s recent work highlights include advising:
- Sunfire on its €215 million Series E financing round with LGT Bank, GIC, Lightrock and Planet First Partners
- Great Hill Partners on the merger of Echobot and Leadfeeder including an €180 million investment
- 15 Degree on its joint venture with Matter Real Estate to invest €250 million in building a sustainable apartment portfolio
- Next Generation Group on its acquisition of a majority stake in HydroDyn
- Vesalius as lead investor on HepaRegeniX's Series C financing round
- Azowo on its €10 million Series A financing round
- Dealfront on the acquisition of WiredMinds
- BSI on the acquisition of inSign
- Project A on the PE co-investment in Konges Sløjd
- FaradaIC Sensors on its €4.5 million seed financing round
Qualifications
- German qualified attorney (Rechtsanwalt)
- LL.B. in Law in Context (TU Dresden)
Languages
- German
- English
