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Dr. Niclas von Woedtke, MBA (Kellogg/ WHU)
Dr. Niclas von Woedtke, MBA (Kellogg/ WHU)

Dr. Niclas von Woedtke, MBA (Kellogg/ WHU)

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Niclas specialises in M&A and venture capital transactions. His clients appreciate his commercial judgment and pragmatism to find solutions even for the most complex transactions.

Niclas advises international corporates and venture capital investors in relation to the whole life cycle of venture capital investments, M&A transactions, portfolio reorganisations and joint ventures. 

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CV

Since 2020 Salary Partner, Taylor Wessing
2019 – 2020 Senior M&A Manager, Otto Group, Hamburg
2018 – 2019 Senior Legal Counsel, Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund, Ingelheim
2011 – 2017 Managing Associate, Linklaters LLP, Munich
2018 MBA, General Management, Kellog School of Management / WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management, Evanston (USA) / Vallendar
2011 Second state examination, Higher Regional Court of Hamburg
2010 Ph.D., Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main
2006 First state examination, Higher Regional Court of Hamm

Career

Since 2020 Salary Partner, Taylor Wessing
2019 – 2020 Senior M&A Manager, Otto Group, Hamburg
2018 – 2019 Senior Legal Counsel, Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund, Ingelheim
2011 – 2017 Managing Associate, Linklaters LLP, Munich

Education

2018 MBA, General Management, Kellog School of Management / WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management, Evanston (USA) / Vallendar
2011 Second state examination, Higher Regional Court of Hamburg
2010 Ph.D., Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main
2006 First state examination, Higher Regional Court of Hamm

Publications

(Co-)Investments von Strategen und Finanzinvestoren in Tech-Unternehmen, in: Börsen-Zeitung, 09/2021
Die Haftung von Gesellschaftern für Verbindlichkeiten einer GmbH, in: BetriebsBerater 2012, S. 2255 f
Die Verjährung von Ansprüchen wegen existenzvernichtenden Eingriffes, in: Neue Zeitschrift für Gesellschaftsrecht 2012, S. 1297 ff.
Die GmbH-Geschäftsführerhaftung in der neueren Rechtsprechung, in: Neue Zeitschrift für Gesellschaftsrecht 2013, S. 484 ff.
Geschäftsführer-Haftung für Wettbewerbsverstöße der GmbH (KG v. 13.11.2012) mit Kommentar, in: GmbH-Rundschau 2013, S. 706 ff.
Geschäftsführer-Haftung für Wettbewerbsverstöße der GmbH (BGH v. 18.6.2014) mit Kommentar, in: GmbH-Rundschau 2014, S. 977 ff.
Die Behandlung von Gesellschafterdarlehen im Rahmen von M&A-Transaktionen, in: GmbH-Rundschau 2014, S. 1018 ff.
Zeitliche Begrenzung von Ansprüchen auf Sicherheitsleistung (BGH v. 7.10.2014) - Der GmbHR-Kommentar, in: GmbH-Rundschau 2015, S. 27
Aktuelle Rechtsprechung zur Haftung von GmbH-Geschäftsführern nach § 64 S. 1 GmbHG, in: GmbH-Rundschau 2016, S. 280 ff.
Augen auf beim GmbH-Verkauf – Vorvertragliche Aufklärungspflichten und Wissenszurechnung im Lichte aktueller Rechtsprechung, in: GmbH-Rundschau 2017, S. 505 ff.
Der Kaufgegenstand beim Unternehmenskauf, in: Holzapfel/Pöllath, Unternehmenskauf in Recht und Praxis, 15. Auflage 2017
Leveraging the Activities of a Corporate Venture Fund for the Corporation: Investments and Exits of Boehringer Ingelheim's Venture Fund between 2010-2017, Vallendar 2018

 

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WHU Alumni Netzwerk in praxi e.V. 

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Experience

Protembis GmbH on EUR 20,000,000 venture debt financing

Comprehensive legal advice to the medical technology start-up Protembis on raising a EUR 20,000,000 venture debt financing from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to finalise clinical trials and enable the market entry of the ‘ProtEmbo’ filter system. The financing is part of the InvestEU programme.

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Advising sennder on billion-dollar joint venture with Poste Italiane

Europe's market-leading digital freight carrier sennder Technologies GmbH and Italy's leading postal service provider, Poste Italiane S.p.a, are deepening their cooperation and a Taylor Wessing team led by Hamburg partner Dr Jens Wolf advised sennder on all legal aspects of the transaction.

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