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SMP advised early-stage investor 42CAP on its investment in the Viennese Biotech startup Allcyte. As lead investor of an international investor consortium, 42CAP invested alongside with Air Street Capital (UK), Amino Collective (Germany), VP Venture Partners (Switzerland) and PUSH Ventures (Austria) in the course of the growth financing.
SMP advises SellerX on extended financing round with a volume of EUR 26 million
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SMP again advised startup SellerX in the course of a capital increase. The total volume of the extended financing round amounts to approximately EUR 26 million and was raised from lead investor 83North as well as existing investors Felix Capital, Cherry Ventures and other well-known business angels.
SMP Briefing: "Check-the-box" in German tax law at last? Draft Law on an Option Model for the Taxation of Partnerships as Corporations
Briefing
With the government draft of a "Law on the Modernization of Corporate Income Tax Law" published on the 21st of March 2021, the insertion of a "major tax policy project" into the legislative process is imminent. The declared aim of the proposed legislation is to improve the tax environment, particularly for medium-sized partnerships and family businesses. Nevertheless, the planned regulation has implications for all corporate tax law and may in certain cases become relevant in the broader context of venture capital (VC) and private equity (PE) funds.
SMP advises the shareholders of sofatutor on the sale to Emeram Partners
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SMP advised the shareholders of online learning platform sofatutor on the sale of their shares to a consortium of investors led by Emeram Capital Partners. Stephan Bayer and his team are thus changing the ownership structure in order to allow for strategic development of the sofatutor service with the new partners and further advancement of the ambitious growth plans.
SMP advises Sarbacane on the acquisition of rapidmail
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SMP advised Sarbacane, a French key player in solutions dedicated to digital communication for businesses, on the acquisition of the German email marketing and newsletter creation specialist rapidmail. That way Sarbacane continues its international growth strategy, aiming to build a European leader in marketing and digital communication.
SMP advises Rhein Invest on the acquisition of Spiegel Institut
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SMP advised a fund managed by Dutch Rhein Management B.V. (Rhein Invest) on the acquisition of Spiegel Institut Holding GmbH & Co. KG, Spiegel Institut Mannheim GmbH & Co. KG, Spiegel Institut Ingolstadt GmbH and Spiegel Institut Shanghai Co. Ltd. (together Spiegel Institut) in the course of a management buy-in.
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