https://www.osborneclarke.com/ en Wed, 17 Jul 2024 18:39:58 +0100 Wed, 17 Jul 2024 10:15:57 +0100 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 https://www.osborneclarke.com/news/osborne-clarke-advises-flexa-gmbh-establishment-first-virtual-power-plant-household-customers Joint venture between Enpal and Entrix is to enable the construction of Europe's largest virtual power plant as a flagship project for the energy transition Wed, 12 Jun 2024 10:55:56 +0100 News and deals https://www.osborneclarke.com/news/further-development-legal-operations-osborne-clarke-establishes-central-unit-legal-project Not only legal excellence, but also efficient and effective client handling: To become even more effective, the international legal practice Osborne Clarke has brought a Head of Legal Project Management on board since 1 April. Dr Lisa Hamelmann is to set up a unit focused on this in the legal practice and is moving from Hausfeld to the newly created position. Fri, 31 May 2024 15:56:26 +0100 News and deals https://www.osborneclarke.com/news/osborne-clarke-advises-index-ventures-investment-unicorn-deepl Osborne Clarke has advised Index Ventures on its investment in the Language AI company DeepL as part of a USD 300 million financing round. The valuation of the unicorn increases to USD 2 billion. Wed, 29 May 2024 11:18:03 +0100 News and deals https://www.osborneclarke.com/news/osborne-clarke-advises-redstone-vr-ventures-investment-elon-musks-ai-start-xai Osborne Clarke has advised Redstone / VR Ventures on an investment in AI company xAI as part of a Series B financing round totalling USD 6 billion. In US law, Osborne Clarke worked with the law firm Lowenstein Sandler.xAI is working on building Artificial Intelligence (AI) to accelerate human scientific discovery. The company's stated mission is to advance our collective understanding of the universe. xAI is led by Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX.  Mon, 27 May 2024 13:52:32 +0100 News and deals https://www.osborneclarke.com/news/cologne-regional-court-decides-stellantis-may-not-restrict-access-vehicle-data-stream In the test case A.T.U / Carglass against Stellantis Europe S.p.A (formerly FCA Italy S.p.A), the Landgericht Köln (Regional Court, Cologne) now follows the plaintiffs represented by Osborne Clarke and prohibits Stellantis from making access to the vehicle data stream dependent on arbitrary conditions.  Tue, 21 May 2024 09:38:50 +0100 News and deals https://www.osborneclarke.com/news/osborne-clarke-advises-winrg-photovoltaic-project-germany Osborne Clarke has advised WiNRG GmbH on the sale of a German photovoltaic project to the Dutch company Novar.WiNRG GmbH, based in Hamburg, specialises in renewable energy projects worldwide with a strong focus on the project development of ground-mounted photovoltaic plants in Germany. In addition to its own project development, the company, which was founded in 2017, also provides the evaluation and coordination of acquisitions, construction supervision for wind and solar plants and long-term O&M services. Mon, 13 May 2024 13:23:21 +0100 News and deals https://www.osborneclarke.com/news/osborne-clarke-advised-brightlands-venture-partners-and-techvision-fonds-their-investment-0 Osborne Clarke has advised Brightlands Venture Partners and TechVision Fonds on their investment in the Organ Vitality Tech start-up Vivalyx GmbH as part of a seed financing round.  Fri, 10 May 2024 09:09:15 +0100 News and deals https://www.osborneclarke.com/news/osborne-clarke-advises-terra-one-seed-financing-round Osborne Clarke has advised Terra One Climate Solutions GmbH on its recently successfully completed seed financing round totalling USD 7.5 million. Thu, 25 Apr 2024 16:35:58 +0100 News and deals https://www.osborneclarke.com/news/osborne-clarke-advises-dal-project-financing-construction-two-solar-parks-spain Osborne Clarke is advising Deutsche Anlagen-Leasing (DAL) on the project financing for the construction of two solar parks in Spain by its client Blue Elephant Energy (BEE).  Wed, 24 Apr 2024 09:10:15 +0100 News and deals https://www.osborneclarke.com/news/osborne-clarke-advises-smart-reporting-series-c-financing-round Osborne Clarke has advised the MedTech start-up Smart Reporting on its EUR 23 million Series C financing round. Tue, 23 Apr 2024 15:42:39 +0100 News and deals https://www.osborneclarke.com/news/osborne-clarke-ranked-global-elite-legal-practice-data-work-and-highest-ranked-european Osborne Clarke has been ranked as the number one European-headquartered legal practice for data and related services in the 2024 edition of the GDR 100. It is ranked at number six in the overall global table of law firms.The GDR 100 is the only global ranking that captures the capabilities, track record, and market reputation of the leading firms advising on data. Wed, 17 Apr 2024 11:10:39 +0100 News and deals https://www.osborneclarke.com/news/osborne-clarke-advises-backbone-acquisition-imogent-gmbh Osborne Clarke has advised Backbone, producer of imagery for the real estate market, on the acquisition of property marketer IMOGENT GmbH.Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, Backbone offers its clients a market-leading solution for the production and management of all types of imagery for the real estate market. The offering ranges from photos and videos, drone footage and virtual tours to images and floor plans created using 3D computer graphics, all of which can be ordered and accessed by customers on a single platform. Tue, 16 Apr 2024 10:29:47 +0100 News and deals https://www.osborneclarke.com/news/osborne-clarke-advises-tech-vision-fonds-segulah-medical-acceleration-xgen-venture-and Osborne Clarke has advised the investors Tech Vision Fonds, Segulah Medical Acceleration, XGEN Venture and Gehrenberg on their (renewed) investment in the medtech start-up Protembis GmbH.Protembis GmbH from Aachen was founded in 2013 by Karl von Mangoldt and Conrad Rasmus and specialises in cardiovascular medical devices. Its ProtEmbo® Cerebral Protection System protects the brain from embolic material during transcatheter aortic valve implantation and is thus intended to reduce the patient's risk of stroke undergoing heart valve replacement.  Tue, 09 Apr 2024 11:00:28 +0100 News and deals