Dr Jens Wrede advises clients on all aspects of German and international tax law, with a focus on tax implications of M&A transactions, reorganizations and venture capital investments. Beside his focus on transaction-related tax issues, Jens has expertise on real estate tax law and VAT law. Moreover, he regularly represents clients in complex tax matters in tax courts throughout Germany.

Jens has advised many clients on national and cross-border transactions. These include a German automotive supplier on the purchase of a manufacturer of machines for the construction of electric motors, and a Japanese chemical company on the acquisition of the graphite electrode business of a German group of companies.

Among his clients are both domestic and foreign companies in the automotive, energy and retail sectors.

After completing an apprenticeship with the tax authorities of the Federal State of Bremen and earning a diploma in Tax Law (Dipl.-Finanzwirt (FH)) from the University of Applied Sciences for Public Administration in Bremen, Jens studied law at the Universities of Freiburg im Breisgau and Münster (awarded Doctorate in Law in 2013). During his legal traineeship, he worked, inter alia, for KPMG’s German Tax Center of Excellence in New York. Jens was admitted to the Bar in Germany in 2010 and was appointed as Tax Advisor in 2014. Prior to joining Osborne Clarke in 2020, Jens worked in the Hamburg offices of the law firms Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer (2010 – 2012) and Gleiss Lutz (2012 – 2019).

Jens is co-author of a compendium on real estate tax law and a member of the German Tax Law Society and the German-Chinese Lawyers Association.

Helping you succeed in tomorrow's world

I help our clients to achieve their respective digitalisations goals in the most tax-efficient way.

komoot

Osborne Clarke has advised the founders of the German hiking app komoot on its acquisition by the Italian technology company Bending Spoons. Read more.

paretos

Osborne Clarke has advised the Heidelberg-based AI start-up paretos on its successful Series A funding round of EUR 8.5 million. Read more.

Haselhorst Associates

Osborne Clarke has advised the sellers of the strategy consultancy Haselhorst Associates on the sale and re-investment to the H&Z Group, a portfolio company of emz partners. Read more.

HESA Solutions (MySchleppApp)

Osborne Clarke has advised HESA Solutions (MySchleppApp) on the sale to hlpy S.p.A., an Italian company in the field of digital roadside assistance, repair and maintenance of vehicles. Read more (in German).

DemoUp Cliplister

Osborne Clarke has advised the sellers of the Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform DemoUp Cliplister on its sale to the E-Commerce Software Group of Bregal Unternehmerkapital. Read more.

Taxfix

Osborne Clarke has advised Taxfix Group, one of the leading financial platforms for digital tax returns in Europe, on the acquisition of TaxScouts, read more. 

Wonderway

Osborne Clarke has advised Wonderway GmbH, manufacturer of AI-powered sales performance SaaS products, on its acquisition by the global strategy implementation firm BTS. Read more

WiNRG

Osborne Clarke has advised WiNRG GmbH on the sale of a German photovoltaic project to the Dutch company Novar. Read more.

Dieter Schoeller

Osborne Clarke advises Dieter Schoeller on head-up buyback from Thunderful. Read more here. 

Instagrid

Osborne Clarke has once again advised the battery system provider Instagrid on a successful financing round. The start-up raised a total of USD 95 million in its Series C, read more.

aifora

Osborne Clarke has advised SaaS start-up aifora on its sale to US-based Centric Software, read more.

Appmatics

Osborne Clarke has advised web and app testing provider Appmatics on Hannover Finanz's entry with a minority stake of 40 percent, read more.

gridscale

Osborne Clarke has advised German cloud provider gridscale on its acquisition by OVHcloud, read more.

G2 Venture Partners

Osborne Clarke has advised investor G2 Venture Partners on its investment in energy start-up 1KOMMA5°. Read more here. 

neoteq ventures

Osborne Clarke has advised VC fund neoteq ventures on its investment in Flixcheck. Read more here. 

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Homelike

Osborne Clarke has advised prop-tech company Homelike on its merger with Q Global Network (QGN), read more.

VR Ventures / Redstone

Osborne Clarke advises VR Ventures / Redstone on investment in SaaS start-up Kertos, read more

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Installion founders

Osborne Clarke advises Installion founders on sale to Lichtblick, read more

A & O Fischer

Osborne Clarke advises A & O Fischer on the acquisition of letterei.de Postdienste, read more

HomeRide

Osborne Clarke advises start-up HomeRide on funding round, read more

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