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HEUKING provided comprehensive legal advice to Frankfurt-based FinTech start-up Donnerstag.ai during its seed financing round. The company secured financing of EUR 4.3 million. The main investor in the round is Speedinvest, with QED Investors, Crestone VC as well as experienced business angels. Donnerstag.ai intends to use the funds from the seed financing to drive forward the further development of its platform, accelerate growth and strengthen its equity base. Donnerstag
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HEUKING legally advised STINAG Stuttgart Invest AG on the planned delisting of its shares and the announced public takeover bid by Brasserie Holding SA. The mandate was handled by a team led by Partners Jens-Hendrik Janzen and Dr. Thorsten Kuthe. STINAG Stuttgart Invest AG has resolved to apply to revoke the inclusion of its shares in trading
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HEUKING legally advised get.de Partners GmbH comprehensively in its role as lead investor in the seed funding of Düsseldorf-based software start-up maesn GmbH. maesn develops and markets software for integrating and automating data and processes and also provides consulting services in software-enabled process automation. As part of the financing round, existing convertible loans were converted into equity. In addition, get
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In its most recent issue, WirtschaftsWoche named HEUKING one of the top law firms in foreign trade law. Anna Coenen, Salaried Partner at HEUKING’s Düsseldorf office, is highlighted as a top lawyer. Handelsblatt Research Institute surveyed 1,600 lawyers at 180 law firms about their most renowned peers in foreign trade law for the ranking, which was then finalized by a jury of experts
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HOERBIGER has sold its reed valve business to Dutch industrial holding company Nimbus. The contract was signed on November 11, 2025; the transaction remains subject to customary regulatory approvals, including antitrust clearance. The parties agreed not to disclose the purchase price. A multi-office HEUKING team led by Partners Prof. Dr. Georg Streit, Dr. Ulrich Jork, and Dr. Marc Scheunemann legally advised HOERBIGER on the transaction. In-house at HOERBIGER, Group General Counsel Dr
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On November 12, 2025, Erfurt Labor Court prohibited trade union ver.di from striking at Sophien- und Hufeland-Klinikum gGmbH also in the main proceedings. ver.di demands that Sophien- und Hufeland-Klinikum gGmbH (Weimar) enter into a collective bargaining agreement. To enforce this, ver.di had called on the hospital’s employees to participate in several warning strikes in 2024
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Following a broader leadership transition at ProSiebenSat.1, HEUKING legally advised former Chief Financial Officer Martin Mildner on employment law matters. In October, the media group’s Supervisory Board resolved to appoint an entirely new Executive Board. Mildner, who had served as CFO since May 2023, sought advice from Dr. Andreas Walle, Partner in the employment law practice, and Jonas Trompeter, Senior Associate, both from HEUKING’s Hamburg office, regarding his departure
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A HEUKING team led by Charlotte Schmitt advised the shareholders of Performtec on legal and tax matters in connection with their successful exit. HEUKING had previously advised the shareholders on their 2018 investment in Performtec, led by Dr. Rainer Herschlein. Performtec GmbH, headquartered in Kirchheim unter Teck, has specialized in the development and production of professional wheel and rim washing systems since 2002
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HEUKING legally advised Aachen-based AI start-up OSPHIM on its financing round. OSPHIM GmbH is developing an innovative assistance platform for production systems with a particular focus on plastics manufacturing. Its goal is to advance the industry sustainably through data-driven technologies and validated AI methods, delivering tangible value for customers
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HEUKING legally advised DEAG Deutsche Entertainment AG on the issuance of its new 2025/2029 corporate bond. The EUR 75 million bond was fully placed and significantly oversubscribed. The new notes (ISIN NO0013639112) carry a fixed annual coupon of 7.75%. Strong demand from institutional and retail investors underscores capital-market confidence in DEAG’s growth strategy
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HEUKING has entered into an exclusive partnership with the newly established DefenseTech Incubator.NRW, becoming its official Legal Partner. Through this cooperation, HEUKING will provide comprehensive legal and strategic support to emerging technology companies and start-ups in the defense and securitysector — guiding them in their development, financing, and market entry. The DefenseTech Incubator.NRW supports founders whose innovations strengthen national and European security architectures
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HEUKING is advising Dutch operator VIA Outlets on the scheduled expansion of its factory outlet center (FOC) in Zweibrücken, Rhineland-Palatinate. The project will add about 9,000 square meters of retail space to the existing approximately 20,000 square meters, which already make the FOC Germany’s largest master-planned outlet center
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The Berlin-based start-up reverse.fashion GmbH has successfully completed a pre-seed financing round. The young company develops AI-based technologies for the automated sorting of used textiles, thereby making an important contribution to the sustainable transformation of the fashion and textile industry. HEUKING provided legal advice on the six-figure financing. KISORA was the lead investor, with H&M Group among the other investors. reverse.fashion was founded by Mario Osterwalder, Dr
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A multi-office team led by HEUKING Partner Dr. Rainer Herschlein and Salaried Partner Benedikt Raisch advised VR Equitypartner (VREP) on legal and tax matters in the sale of software developer Evolit Consulting GmbH to Berlin-based FLEX Capital. VREP has supported the company’s establishment and expansion as majority shareholder since 2019, also advised by Dr. Rainer Herschlein and Benedikt Raisch
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cleverly edu GmbH, a Berlin-based EdTech start-up, has acquired Complori (codary GmbH). cleverly is the leading platform for individual online tutoring, personal development and soft skills for children and young people. Complori complements this with playful group courses on digital skills for the future, such as programming and financial literacy
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Equistone Partners Europe sold GALA Group to its long-standing supplier TREND GLASS Sp. z o.o. (Trend Group). The transaction was financed by funds managed by CVI, a leading private-debt provider in Central Europe, and the Polish Development Fund (PFR). Trend Group was advised on legal and tax matters by a multi-office HEUKING team led by Dr
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HEUKING is expanding its international advisory services with a Spain & LatAm Desk. The new desk serves as a central contact for legal advice on cross-border projects involving Germany, Spain, and Latin America. Germany is one of Europe’s most attractive markets for companies and investors from Spain and Latin America. At the same time, these regions are gaining importance as target markets for German businesses
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A team led by HEUKING Partner Dr. Mirko Sickinger and Senior Counsel Dr. Andreas Meyer advised ICF BANK AG Wertpapierhandelsbank, Frankfurt am Main, on a capital increase by UmweltBank Aktiengesellschaft, Nuremberg. The transaction comprised a rights issue for cash, utilizing authorized capital. The offering was based on a so-called “Annex IX document” replacing a prospectus under Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 and was supplemented by a private placement of unsubscribed shares (“rump placement”)
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Aichelin group is acquiring the NTS (Nitrex Turnkey Systems) and UPC (United Process Controls) business units from Nitrex in a cross-border carve-out. A HEUKING team led by Benedikt Raisch and Dr. Emanuel Teichmann advised Aichelin on all German legal aspects of the transaction, which is the company’s largest deal to date. The parties agreed not to disclose the purchase price or other contractual terms. The transaction is expected to close in Q3/2025
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Factor2 Energy GmbH, a green energy start-up and spin-off from Siemens Energy, has successfully completed a seed financing round raising over EUR 5 million. Founded in Q2 2025 and headquartered in Duisburg, Factor2 Energy develops and manages intellectual property rights in the field of CO2-based geothermal energy. The company licenses these rights to project developers and also carries out its own power plant development projects
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A Cologne-based team led by Dr. Pär Johansson legally advised GIATA, a portfolio company of ODEWALD KMU, on the acquisition of AI company SMARTSEER GmbH. GIATA is a leading travel technology provider specializing in the normalization, management, and distribution of travel offers and hotel content
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With a Cologne-based team led by Dr. Pär Johansson, HEUKING legally advised Social Recruiting Beteiligungs GmbH, a portfolio company of a fund advised by Odewald KMU, on the acquisition of High Office IT GmbH. High Office IT GmbH specializes in digital recruiting and acts as an outsourced recruiting department for employers. The company designs tailored recruiting campaigns, produces employer-branding videos and recruiting films, and uses innovative application processes
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A Cologne-based team led by HEUKING Partners Dr. Alexander Jüngst and Dr. Thorsten Kuthe legally advised Vectron Systems AG on the sale of all shares in acardo group AG to Verve Group. The transaction was performed via a structured bidding process and is consistent with Vectron’s strategic realignment following the majority acquisition by US-based Shift4
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A HEUKING team led by Dr. Rainer Herschlein and Dr. Emanuel Teichmann legally advised long-established dairy Rücker comprehensively on its intended acquisition by MEGGLE Holding SE. Founded over 130 years ago, Rücker operates sites in Aurich and Wismar and is one of northern Germany’s leading private dairies. In fiscal 2024, the company generated about EUR 500 million in revenue and employed some 615 people