Key Takeaways
- • Osborne Clarke is expanding its European footprint by establishing a new Frankfurt office, strengthening its capabilities in private capital and transaction advisory services across the region.
- • The firm maintains significant scale in private equity and venture capital work, advising on approximately 80 private equity transactions annually with teams spanning Europe and both U.S. coasts.
- • Frankfurt represents a strategic hub for German-based transaction activity, complementing Osborne Clarke's existing German presence through its Cologne office and broader European network.
- • The expansion reinforces the firm's positioning to advise on complex cross-border dealmaking, including venture capital financings, M&A transactions involving startups and scale-ups, and equity capital markets activities.
- • Till-Manuel Saur, a Venture Capital and M&A Partner based in Osborne Clarke's Berlin office, exemplifies the firm's specialized expertise in transactions involving emerging growth companies and technology-driven ventures.
Summary
Osborne Clarke is strengthening its presence in continental Europe with the establishment of a new Frankfurt office, a strategic move designed to enhance the firm's private capital and transaction advisory capabilities across the region. Frankfurt's position as a major financial and commercial hub in Germany makes it a logical expansion point for a firm that already maintains active practices across European markets.
The expansion builds on Osborne Clarke's established track record in European dealmaking and private equity advisory. The firm currently advises on approximately 80 private equity transactions annually and maintains integrated teams spanning Europe, the U.S. West Coast, and the U.S. East Coast. This geographic footprint enables the firm to manage complex, multi-jurisdictional transactions that characterize modern corporate M&A and venture capital activity.
Osborne Clarke's expertise in the German market is particularly deep. The firm maintains a dedicated venture capital and M&A practice focused on transactions involving startups, scale-ups, and emerging growth companies—sectors that have become increasingly important to institutional investors, family offices, and alternative investment managers. Till-Manuel Saur, a Venture Capital and M&A Partner based in the Berlin office, represents the caliber of specialist talent the firm brings to technology-driven transactions.
The firm's transaction capabilities extend across the full spectrum of private capital activity, including large financing rounds, cross-border expansion structuring, and equity capital markets work. Recent advisory mandates have included representations of leading European venture capital investors such as redalpine, a technology-focused growth investor. The Frankfurt office positioning allows Osborne Clarke to offer enhanced local market presence while leveraging its wider European network and international reach to serve institutional clients requiring sophisticated, coordinated legal advice across multiple jurisdictions.
The expansion builds on Osborne Clarke's established track record in European dealmaking and private equity advisory. The firm currently advises on approximately 80 private equity transactions annually and maintains integrated teams spanning Europe, the U.S. West Coast, and the U.S. East Coast. This geographic footprint enables the firm to manage complex, multi-jurisdictional transactions that characterize modern corporate M&A and venture capital activity.
Osborne Clarke's expertise in the German market is particularly deep. The firm maintains a dedicated venture capital and M&A practice focused on transactions involving startups, scale-ups, and emerging growth companies—sectors that have become increasingly important to institutional investors, family offices, and alternative investment managers. Till-Manuel Saur, a Venture Capital and M&A Partner based in the Berlin office, represents the caliber of specialist talent the firm brings to technology-driven transactions.
The firm's transaction capabilities extend across the full spectrum of private capital activity, including large financing rounds, cross-border expansion structuring, and equity capital markets work. Recent advisory mandates have included representations of leading European venture capital investors such as redalpine, a technology-focused growth investor. The Frankfurt office positioning allows Osborne Clarke to offer enhanced local market presence while leveraging its wider European network and international reach to serve institutional clients requiring sophisticated, coordinated legal advice across multiple jurisdictions.
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