Laura specialises in venture capital and M&A transactions. She assists investors and start-ups in financing rounds, employee participation programmes, exit transactions and provides support in all matters of day-to-day corporate law.
Education and Career
Laura completed her Master‘s degree programme in „German and European Economic Law“ at the University of Siegen with a focus on „Corporate Law“. During this time, she worked as a research assistant for the Chair of Civil Law, Family Law and the Chair of Civil Law, Commercial and Corporate Law and completed an internship in a major international law firm in Dubai, UAE.
Before joining YPOG, Laura worked at Oppenhoff focusing on corporate law as well as M&A.
Experience
Laura's recent work highlights include:
Corporate Venture Capital units, inter alia:
- REWE on various investments in portfolio companies, inter alia the $58 million financing round in Infinite Roots
- Lufthansa Innovation Hub on various investments in portfolio companies
- Katjesgreenfood on the investment in mymuesli
- OBI SQUARED on the financing round of clean tech 42Watt
Start-Ups, inter alia:
- MILES Mobility on acquisition of WeShare from Volkswagen
- Flixcheck, JUCR, Mondu and Clue on financing rounds
VC-Funds, inter alia:
- Ventech, Green Generation Fund, SET Ventures, IRIS Ventures and EIC Fund on their investments in portfolio companies
Qualifications
- LL.M. (University of Siegen)
- LL.B. (University of Siegen)
Languages
- German
- English
- Permissibility of the term „partners“ in the company name of a GmbH (German limited liability company),
in: Der Betrieb (DB) 2021, p. 1732 f. (together with Dr. Harald Gesell) [in German]
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