Jan advises banks, debt funds and other lenders, start-ups, scale-ups and other corporate clients, private equity and VC funds, and other investors on all sorts of debt financings (lender and borrower side) with a focus on venture & growth debt, acquisition financings and fund finance. Additionally, he advises on transaction and corporate law in connection with investments in FinTechs and DLT projects.
Education and Career
Jan studied law in Heidelberg and in Vilnius, Lithuania. He completed an LL.M. degree at the University of Texas at Austin, USA. Before joining YPOG, Jan has worked as a research assistant for several major international law firms. During his legal clerkship, he furthermore worked in a department of the German Federal Chancellery and at the German-Colombian Chamber of Commerce in Bogotá.
Experience
Jan's recent work highlights include:
- Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) on the conclusion of various venture debt and acquisition financings, including for Veda group
- Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) on the conclusion of a venture debt financing
- Banco Santander on the German law aspects of various venture debt financings
- Dealfront on the conclusion of a EUR 30 million debt financing
- mirelo.ai and other start-ups on the conclusion of venture debt financings
- shareholders of Advastore and other start-ups in connection with their venture debt financings
- a Venture Capital Funds on the conclusion of capital call facilties
- LI.FI and other web3 start-ups on various transaction and corporate law matter
Qualifications
- German qualified attorney (Rechtsanwalt)
- LL.M. (University of Texas at Austin)
Languages
- German
- English
- Spanish
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