Jan-Phillip Kunz, LL.M.
Expertise
- Corporate Law
- Venture Capital / Private Equity
- Mergers & Acquisitions
Reputation
- Handelsblatt & Best Lawyers 2021: "Ones to Watch 2021" in the field of Corporate Law in Germany
Career
- Studied law in Marburg, Salzburg and Bonn
- 2010 – 2012 legal clerkship at OLG Celle; meanwhile he worked in one of the Leading German MDP-office
- 2012 – 2013 Legal Counsel at a Holding of an international consumer goods manufacturer in Hamburg; afterwards he worked at Gleiss Lutz in Stuttgart
- Master programme (LL.M.) at the Trinity College Dublin
- Admitted to the bar in 2014
- 2014 – 2017 lawyer at a Corporate Law & Transaction specialized Boutique in Hamburg
- 2017 – 2018 Co-Founder and CEO of a LegalTech Startup
- Joined LUTZ | ABEL in 2018
recent transactions
- Samsung Catalyst Fund on USD 90 m series B financing round in Ada Health GmbH
- BayBG on investment in Building Radar
- Round2 Capital on EUR 8.5 m investment in fintech CrowdDesk
- AMSilk on EUR 29 m series C financing round
- BayBG on EUR 4 m financing round in happybrush
- BayBG on EUR 10 m financing round in Rebike Mobility
- MIG-Fonds on USD 80 m financing round in KONUX
- MIG-Fonds on EUR 15 m growth financing at Creative Balloons
- Hirschvogel Ventures on EUR 16 million series-A financing round in Belgian start-up Magnax
- MIG-Fonds on USD 20 m series A investment in German Bionic Systems
- Dosimetrics on trade sale to Mirion Technologies
- Wachstumsfonds Bayern 2 and Bayern Kapital Innovationsfonds II on EUR 50 m financing round in CatalYm
- MIG-Fonds on EUR 39 m financing round in IQM
- Round2 Capital on double-digit investment in Myra Security
- Wachstumsfonds Bayern 2 and Bayern Kapital Innovationsfonds EFRE on extended series A investment in EVUM Motors
- SHS on investment in Blazejewski MEDI-TECH
"Ones to Watch" in the field of Corporate Law in Germany.
Handelsblatt & Best Lawyers 2021
News
LUTZ | ABEL advises Hirschvogel Ventures on series-A financing round in Belgian start-up Magnax
Belgian start-up Magnax secures EUR 16 million in a series A financing round.LUTZ | ABEL - in cooperation with Loyens & Loeff - advised Hirschvogel Ventures on a series A investment in the Belgian start-up Magnax. The young company specialises in the development and production of electric motors. The advisory team of Hirschvogel Ventures consisted of Jan-Phillip Kunz, LL.M. (LUTZ | ABEL Rechtsanwalts PartG mbB, VC/M&A, Munich) and Loyens & Loeff N.V., Brussels.
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LUTZ | ABEL advises in EUR 17 Million Series B round of financing for Temedica
The healthcare start-up Temedica GmbH from Germany announced to have completed a € 17 million Series B financing round.The financing round was led by different MIG-Fonds, Santo Venture Capital, G+J Digital Ventures, Salvia and Bernd Wendeln as investors. LUTZ | ABEL advised on the transaction.
The German healthcare start-up Temedica GmbH, which is based in Munich and was founded by Gloria Seibert and Clemens Kofler, closed a € 17 million Series B financing round. MIG-Fonds, Santo Venture Capital and Salvia lead the round – existing shareholders like G+J Digital Ventures and Bernd Wendeln were additional investors.
Founded in 2016, the start-up develops digital companions (such as apps) to support patients in their healing process and to improve their medical care. Until today Temedica came up with the products pelvina (to strengthen the pelvic base), Mineo (to strengthen the back) as well as Waya (for a healthy nutrition and motion sequence). Further product developments are in the process of planning.
The LUTZ | ABEL team included the following attorneys: The partners Dr. Bernhard Noreisch (Munich) and Dr. Lorenz Jellinghaus (Hamburg) led the transaction. The team further consisted of Claudia Knuth (Employment Law, Hamburg), Andreas Kössel (Employment Law, Munich), Jan-Phillip Kunz (VC, Munich), Nina Sophie Osten (VC, Hamburg), Dr. Cornelius Renner (IT, Data Protection Law, Berlin), Ute Schenn (Commercial, Stuttgart), Dr. André Schmidt (IT, Data Protection Law, Hamburg).
The investors Santo Venture Capital and Salvia were represented by honert + partner (Sven Fritsche, Munich).
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LUTZ | ABEL advises Price f(x) in EUR 23 Mio extension of series B-financing round
The start-up Price f(x) managed to score EUR 23 million within the extension of the series B-financing. Leading investors are Digital + Partners and Bain & Company, while Talis Capital increased their investment. LUTZ | ABEL again acted as company counsel of Price f(x) in this transaction.Founded in 2011, the Munich-based start-up provides a modular SaaS solution for price optimisation management (PO&M) and configure-price-quote (CPQ) for enterprises of any size. The extended investment was let by Digital + Partners, a European B2B technology growth investor and the management consulting firm Bain & Company. Talis Capital, the initial series A investor, followed with a raise, while it brings the series B-financing as a whole to EUR 48 million.
The new funding allows Price f(x) to further expand their platform capabilities, add new functionality, introduce several new products to the market and place a special focus on sales and marketing in 2020. The start-up expects continued global expansion through organic and partner-enabled growth as well as strategic developments. According to the company, Price f(x) could triple their valuation within the last 12 months.
LUTZ | ABEL VC experts assisted Price f(x) again in this financing round. Dr. Bernhard Noreisch and Jan-Phillip Kunz provided comprehensive legal advice.Consulting lawyers Price f(x) AG
LUTZ | ABEL Rechtsanwalts PartG mbB (Corporate Law, Venture Capital / M&A)
Dr. Bernhard Noreisch, LL.M. (Partner)
Jan-Phillip Kunz, LL.M.
