

Dr Gesine von der Groeben
Lawyer
Partner
- T +49 69 756095-408
- F +49 69 756095-512
- Frankfurt/Main
Competences
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Dr Gesine von der Groeben
Career
Dr Gesine von der Groeben is Partner at BEITEN BURKHARDT's Frankfurt a. M. office and member of the Corporate / M&A practice group. Her area of expertise comprises mergers and acquisitions, corporate and transformation law as well as venture capital. She particularly advises her national and international clients on transaction law issues, transformation law measures in the framework of management and supervisory board issues, shareholder disputes and corporate law measures, as well as on the drafting of contracts. She also advises start-ups, founders, venture capital and other investors.
Dr Gesine von der Groeben studied law at the University of Passau, Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona (Spain), Ruprecht-Karls-University Heidelberg and Columbia University New York (USA). She was admitted to the German Bar in 2006. Prior to joining BEITEN BURKHARDT in 2010, Dr Gesine von der Groeben has been working as lawyer at Aderhold Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH and at Sibeth Partnerschaft. Since 2012 she has been a Partner at BEITEN BURKHARDT and Head of the Spanish Desk.
Dr Gesine von der Groeben is awarded "TOP Lawyer 2020" in the field of mergers & acquisitions
(WirtschaftsWoche 2020)
Dr Gesine von der Groeben is recommended by Wirtschaftswoche as "top lawyer for mergers & acquisitions".
(Wirtschafts Woche 2018)
Awards
Memberships
- German Bar Association
- Frankfurt Bar Association
- German-Spanish Lawyers' Association
- Heidelberg Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law
Publications / Lectures
Publications:
Financial support for start-ups in times of the Corona crisis
(IWW Institute; October 19, 2020)
MAC Clauses Before US Courts; In Focus: Effects on German M&A Transactions?
(together with Oliver Köster; DeutscherAnwaltSpiegel; 18 March 2020)
Milestone for M&A Preparation of Contracts: U.S. court has upheld use of MAC clause for the first time (LTO, 10 December 2018);
How to buy a Games-Company? (together with Dr Andreas Lober, Gameswirtschaft.de, 03 December 2018);
BREXIT – "Limiteds" Are Being Backed (PLATOW Brief, 120/2018; p. 7);
Communication is key (together with Christian Kalusa, RKW Magazin, 1/2018, p. 44 et seq.);
Virtual Stock Options: 5 Facts Regarding Employee Participation in Start-ups (gründerküche.de);
Evidence counts (Immobilienmanager, 6/7 2015, pp. 62);
Targeted Sanctions by the Security Council of the United Nations and Effective Legal Protection (Doctoral Thesis, Peter Lang Verlag, 2009);
Carrot and Stick - Targeted Sanctions by the UN Security Council as Effective Measures to Fight Terrorism? (Online Publication of the Duesseldorf Institute for Foreign and Security Policy (DIAS), 2006);
How the Implementation of the EU Directive on Financial Collateral Arrangements Influences the German Insolvency Law (Informaciones - Magazine for Spanish-German Legal Relations, I/2004, p. 24).
Lectures/Online Seminar:
Online Seminar for Start-ups, "Support - Key Features of the Corona Matching Facility for VC Funds", 18 May 2020
Online Seminar for Start-ups – Vol. 2 – "Financial Support for Start-ups in Times of the Corona Crisis", 8 April 2020, together with Christian Kalusa and Dr Mario Weichel
„Leadership in Large Law Firms" at EBS Law School in Wiesbaden,
Mentor and lectures on VC participation agreements at Accelerator Frankfurt;
Mentor at Goethe-Unibator Frankfurt;
Frequent lectures on legal particularities in the foundation of start-ups at Social Impact Lab Frankfurt;
Guest lectures at the Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences;
Guest lectures at the Goethe University Frankfurt am Main.
Blog articles
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NEWS
BEITEN BURKHARDT Establishes Cooperation with The Growth Stage |
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BEITEN BURKHARDT Advises Frankfurt-Based Start-up Meet5 on Financing Round |
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BEITEN BURKHARDT Advises Mérieux NutriSciences on Acquisition of Institut |
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BEITEN BURKHARDT Advises Frankfurt-Based Fintech CAPTIQ on Financing Round |
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BEITEN BURKHARDT Advises the Fintech awamo on Execution of a Seven-Digit Financing Round |
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BEITEN BURKHARDT Advises Breed Reply on the Acquisition of a Holding in ubirch GmbH |
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BEITEN BURKHARDT Advises exploqii GmbH on Sale of All Shares to KnowBe4 |
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BEITEN BURKHARDT Advises Frankfurt-Based Start-up Go Crush on Financing Round |
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BEITEN BURKHARDT Advises awamo GmbH on Second Seed Financing Round With a Volume of EUR 1.5 Million |
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BEITEN BURKHARDT Advised ACCELERATOR FRANKFURT GMBH on the launch of its first acceleration program |
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