Frederik advises corporates, financial investors and start-ups on M&A and venture capital transactions as well as all matters of corporate law. His practice focuses on transaction and corporate law advice to, or in connection with investments in, growth-oriented companies in the areas of FinTech, InsurTech, PropTech, Digital Health, mobility, software and other regulated industries.
Frederik has been recognized by Chambers and Partners' FinTech Legal Guide 2020 as a notable practitioner.
In this year's The Best Lawyers® in Germany edition the US publishing house in cooperation with business daily Handelsblatt® commend Frederik as one of Germany's best lawyers for mergers and acquisitions law.
Education and Career
Frederik studied law in Berlin and Kiel as well as law and management at the Executive School of Management, Technology and Law of the University of St. Gallen. Frederik began his legal career with Hengeler Mueller in Frankfurt and Düsseldorf. Before joining SMP, he was Counsel at the FinTech Raisin (weltsparen.de) and founded the LegalTech start-up LexFox (wenigermiete.de).
Experience
Frederik's recent work highlights include advising:
- Allianz X on investment in Heycar
- Trade Republic on various corporate law matters
- Shareholders of digidip on sale to Waterland/Yieldkit
- Pepper (e.g. mydealz) on the acquisition of Savings United
- FORMEL Skin on all financing rounds (most recently EUR 30m Series A with Singular)
- Project A Ventures on numerous VC investments (including Amazd, Anyline, Casavo, Heyflow, Knowunity, Laserhub, Trade Republic, Vay, Yababa) and exits (including Gabi, Eyeota)
- Everstox on all financing rounds (most recently EUR 30m Series A with Acton)
- Shareholders of Data Artisans on the sale to Alibaba
- PERI on investment in Cosuno
- APEX Ventures on various VC investments
- InsureQ on all financing rounds
- 42CAP on numerous VC investments and on the exit of Allcyte
- Shareholders of TTMzero on sale to United Fintech
- Gropyus in a combined share/asset deal
- Five Season Ventures on Series B financing rounds of Air-up and YFood (among others)
- Business angels on the sale of Cash Payment Solutions (barzahlen.de) to the Japanese Glory Group
- Homeday on the Series B financing round with Axel Springer
- CrossLend on its Series A and Series B financing round under participation of Santander
- Founders and investors of Testroom on the merger with Content Fleet (Ströer Group)
Qualifications
- German qualified attorney (Rechtsanwalt)
- Ph.D. in law (Dr. iur.) (Freie Universität Berlin)
- Executive Diploma in Law & Management (Universität St. Gallen)
Languages
- German
- English
- The involuntary loss of the shareholder position of departed managers and employees - A practical test for the dismissal jurispudence („Hinauskündigungsrechtsprechung")
Nomos, 2015
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