https://www.osborneclarke.com/ en Fri, 27 Sep 2024 18:01:59 +0100 Mon, 16 Sep 2024 11:16:38 +0100 https://www.osborneclarke.com/news/successful-night-osborne-clarke-firm-commended-financial-times-innovative-lawyers-awards-and International legal practice Osborne Clarke was commended at the FT Innovative Lawyers Awards on 12 September, whilst also taking home the trophy for Age Inclusion Initiative of the Year at the Legal Benchmarking Group Social Impact Awards.Financial Times Innovative LawyersOsborne Clarke Solutions was Commended in two categories, with case studies included in the full Innovative Lawyers report published by the FT: Mon, 16 Sep 2024 11:16:38 +0100 News and deals https://www.osborneclarke.com/news/osborne-clarke-advises-studitemps-gmbh-acquisition-youngcapital-germany Osborne Clarke has advised Studitemps GmbH, the parent company of the Cologne-based personnel service provider Jobvalley, on the acquisition of its competitor YoungCapital Germany.Studying and working simultaneously is more the norm than the exception today. According to studies, around 70% of the nearly 3 million students in Germany work alongside their studies; the jobs they take on must meet special requirements, particularly in terms of flexibility. Fri, 13 Sep 2024 10:50:09 +0100 News and deals https://www.osborneclarke.com/news/osborne-clarke-advises-redstone-vr-ventures-and-profounders-investment-carbonx Osborne Clarke has advised the two investors Redstone / VR Ventures and PROfounders on the recently completed financing round of the ClimateTech start-up CarbonX.Founded in 2014, CarbonX aims to assist companies on their path to climate neutrality by facilitating access to high-quality and permanent carbon dioxide removal (CDR) solutions.Their solution: a platform that connects companies with selected CDR initiatives. These projects use technologies such as Direct Air Capture, Biomass CDR, Enhanced Weathering, or Ocean CDR to permanently remove carbon from the atmosphere. Mon, 09 Sep 2024 09:16:29 +0100 News and deals https://www.osborneclarke.com/news/osborne-clarke-advises-reonic-series-financing-round-eur-13-million Osborne Clarke has advised the climate tech start-up Reonic on its Series A financing round of EUR 13 million. Fri, 06 Sep 2024 08:52:58 +0100 News and deals https://www.osborneclarke.com/news/osborne-clarke-advises-swisshealth-ventures-extension-deepcs-series-funding-round Osborne Clarke has advised SwissHealth Ventures on an investment as part of the extension of the Series A funding round, now totalling USD 30 million, in the MedTech start-up deepc. Thu, 05 Sep 2024 16:50:13 +0100 News and deals https://www.osborneclarke.com/news/osborne-clarke-advises-demoup-cliplister-sale-bregal-unternehmerkapital Osborne Clarke has advised the sellers of the Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform DemoUp Cliplister on its sale to the E-Commerce Software Group of Bregal Unternehmerkapital. Tue, 27 Aug 2024 14:42:08 +0100 News and deals https://www.osborneclarke.com/news/osborne-clarke-advises-enjoyventure-and-salica-investments-saiz-seed-financing Osborne Clarke has advised the two investors EnjoyVenture and Salica Investments on the seed financing round for the RetailTech startup SAIZ.The Berlin-based startup SAIZ, founded in November 2021, aims to improve clothing size advice in online retail using artificial intelligence (AI). The concept: Customers enter their data when shopping, and the AI then calculates which size fits best for which product. This is intended to improve the accuracy of online orders, leading to greater customer satisfaction, fewer returns, and thus more sustainability. Mon, 26 Aug 2024 10:47:17 +0100 News and deals https://www.osborneclarke.com/news/osborne-clarke-advises-eco2grow-their-seed-financing-round-over-eur-4-million Osborne Clarke has advised the Bonn-based GreenTech start-up ECO2GROW on their successful seed financing round totalling EUR 4 million. Thu, 22 Aug 2024 09:35:30 +0100 News and deals https://www.osborneclarke.com/news/osborne-clarke-advises-cannabis-producer-demecan-successful-funding-round Osborne Clarke has advised Demecan, a producer of medicinal cannabis, on their recently completed funding round. Fri, 09 Aug 2024 11:17:07 +0100 News and deals https://www.osborneclarke.com/news/osborne-clarke-advises-infosys-acquisition-tech Osborne Clarke has advised Infosys, a leading global provider of digital services, on the acquisition of the in-tech Group, a technology company specialising in software development, testing and validation.  Wed, 31 Jul 2024 08:37:00 +0100 News and deals https://www.osborneclarke.com/news/osborne-clarke-advises-dtcf-nordicninja-and-segenia-capital-series-b-financing-round-liveeo Osborne Clarke has advised the new investors NordicNinja and DTCF (DeepTech & Climate Fund) as well as the existing investor Segenia Capital on the Series B financing round of the earth observation start-up LiveEO, totalling EUR 25 million.  Thu, 25 Jul 2024 08:40:02 +0100 News and deals https://www.osborneclarke.com/news/osborne-clarke-advises-sdui-acquisition-foxeducation-and-financing-round-eur-21-million Osborne Clarke has advised the Koblenz-based education start-up Sdui on the purchase of the school and daycare messenger provider Fox Education Services GmbH as well as on another financing round of EUR 21 million. Wed, 24 Jul 2024 15:38:59 +0100 News and deals https://www.osborneclarke.com/news/osborne-clarke-advises-grover-bridge-financing-eur-50-million Osborne Clarke has advised rental electronics start-up Grover on the completion of a bridge financing, raising a total of EUR 50 million. Fri, 19 Jul 2024 08:20:24 +0100 News and deals https://www.osborneclarke.com/news/osborne-clarke-advises-shareholders-natifai-takeover-docuware Osborne Clarke has advised the shareholders of natif.ai, a provider of document automation, on the takeover by document management and workflow automation specialist DocuWare.  Wed, 17 Jul 2024 10:15:57 +0100 News and deals https://www.osborneclarke.com/news/osborne-clarke-advises-redalpine-series-funding-round-legaltech-start-legalfly Osborne Clarke has advised the European investor Redalpine on its investment in the Series A funding round totalling EUR 15 million in the Belgian LegalTech start-up LegalFly. Tue, 16 Jul 2024 08:32:40 +0100 News and deals https://www.osborneclarke.com/news/osborne-clarke-advises-expedition-growth-capital-their-investment-epilot Osborne Clarke has advised the British investment company Expedition Growth Capital on their first ever investment in Germany in the amount of EUR 10 million into IT company epilot.  Mon, 15 Jul 2024 09:51:54 +0100 News and deals https://www.osborneclarke.com/news/osborne-clarke-secures-full-sbti-validation-its-international-near-and-long-term-commitments International legal practice Osborne Clarke* has now received full Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) validation for its international near- and long-term commitments. Approval was received within four months of submission, and it builds on the SBTi's approval of the firm's UK commitments in November 2023. Thu, 11 Jul 2024 09:36:37 +0100 News and deals https://www.osborneclarke.com/news/osborne-clarke-advises-vk-immobilien-sale-turmcenter-laatzen-sparkasse-paderborn-detmold Osborne Clarke has advised VK Immobilien Group on the sale of the Turmcenter in Laatzen, Lower Saxony, to Sparkasse Paderborn-Detmold-Höxter.After the Turmcenter in the “Hildesheimer Strasse” had been owned by VK Immobilien Group for around 20 years, Sparkasse Paderborn-Detmold-Höxter has now acquired it for its portfolio. The property will be included in the Neo Real Estate Fund. Sparkasse Paderborn-Detmold-Höxter holds three other properties and 16 target funds in this umbrella fund. The master fund is managed by HIH Invest Real Estate (HIH Invest). Fri, 05 Jul 2024 13:44:22 +0100 News and deals https://www.osborneclarke.com/news/osborne-clarke-advises-taxfix-acquisition-taxscouts-and-expansion-uk Osborne Clarke has advised Taxfix Group, one of the leading financial platforms for digital tax returns in Europe, on the acquisition of TaxScouts.With over 5 million tax returns filed in Germany, Italy and Spain, the Taxfix Group is one of the leading financial platforms for digital tax returns in Europe. With its brands Taxfix, Steuerbot and now also TaxScouts (active in the UK and Spain), the platform offers a wide range of innovative tax return solutions that are tailored to the different needs and preferences of its users. Wed, 03 Jul 2024 10:02:52 +0100 News and deals https://www.osborneclarke.com/news/osborne-clarke-advises-octane-group-acquisition-tetec-aesculap Osborne Clarke has advised the Canadian Octane Group on the acquisition of Aesculap AG's stake in Reutlingen-based TETEC Tissue Engineering Technologies AG on an interdisciplinary basis. The parties have agreed not to disclose the transaction volume. Mon, 01 Jul 2024 08:27:32 +0100 News and deals https://www.osborneclarke.com/news/osborne-clarke-advises-bling-usd-12-million-series-financing-round Osborne Clarke has advised family super app Bling on its successful USD 12 million Series A financing round. Thu, 27 Jun 2024 11:15:22 +0100 News and deals https://www.osborneclarke.com/news/osborne-clarke-advises-shareholders-lykon-sale-lifesum Osborne Clarke has advised the shareholders of LYKON, provider of home biomarker tests, on the sale to the nutrition app Lifesum. The digital health company LYKON, founded in Berlin in 2018, aims to empower people to take their health into their own hands. To this end, the company is active in the field of personalised nutrition and personalised medicine and offers a wide range of DNA and blood tests for home use. A few drops of blood or saliva are enough to provide users with customised nutrition and action recommendations to help them achieve their health goals. Fri, 21 Jun 2024 08:47:16 +0100 News and deals https://www.osborneclarke.com/news/osborne-clarke-advises-wonderway-its-sale-bts Osborne Clarke has advised Wonderway GmbH, manufacturer of AI-powered sales performance SaaS products, on its acquisition by the global strategy implementation firm BTS.  Thu, 20 Jun 2024 08:25:06 +0100 News and deals https://www.osborneclarke.com/news/oc-advises-wildstone-acquisition-iconic-berlin-videowall-berlins-kurfurstendamm The 104 m², 3D-capable, digital advertising space is located on the historic Kurfürstendamm and is the largest video wall in the centre of Berlin.OC and Wildstone have a strong client relationship and so OC also advised the leading owner of outdoor media infrastructure in the UK and Europe on the acquisition of one of Germany's best-known OOH advertising locations. Wed, 19 Jun 2024 10:32:50 +0100 News and deals https://www.osborneclarke.com/news/osborne-clarke-advises-dtcp-its-investment-ai-start-cognigy Osborne Clarke has advised DTCP on its investment in the AI customer service start-up Cognigy as part of a Series C financing round totalling USD 100 million.  Tue, 18 Jun 2024 15:48:41 +0100 News and deals