Dr Jens Wrede
Counsel, Tax consultant, Tax economist, Germany
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.
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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.
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
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
Taxfix
Osborne Clarke advises Taxfix on acquisition of start-up Steuerbot, read more
Redstone
Osborne Clarke advises Redstone on its investment in Careloop, read more
Smart Steel Technologies
Osborne Clarke advises AI start-up Smart Steel Technologies on the participation by Heraeus, read more
Allcargo Logistics
Osborne Clarke advises Allcargo Logistics on the acquisition of shares in Fair Trade GmbH, read more
CloudFactory
Osborne Clarke advises CloudFactory on acquisition of machine learning platform Hasty, read more
LivEye
Osborne Clarke advises video surveillance specialist LivEye on owner buy-out by NORD Holding Small Cap, read more
VR Ventures
Osborne Clarke advises VR Ventures on the sale of Penta, read more
Founders of ecotrek
Osborne Clarke advises founders of ecotrek on sale to EcoVadis.
VR Ventures
Osborne Clarke advises VR Ventures on investment in Empion, read more
Shareholders of Raidboxes
Osborne Clarke advises shareholders on sale of Raidboxes to team.blue, read more
akquinet enterprise solutions GmbH
Osborne Clarke advises shareholders of akquinet enterprise solutions GmbH on the sale to Vertica Capital Partners, read more
Taxfix
Osborne Clarke advises Taxfix on its USD 220 million Series D Funding Round, read more
Grover
Osborne Clarke advises Grover in USD 330 million Series C financing round.
Infosys
Osborne Clarke advises Indian IT group Infosys on acquisition of digital agency Oddity, read more
akquinet AG
Osborne Clarke advises AKQUINET AG on sale of shares and business interests to Deutsche Beteiligungs AG (DBAG), read more
erlich textil
Osborne Clarke advises erlich textil on sale to CALIDA GROUP
Force Over Mass and VR Ventures
Osborne Clarke advises Force Over Mass and VR Ventures on Banxware funding round, read more
coparion and VR Ventures
Osborne Clarke advises coparion and VR Ventures in Series A financing of Finanzguru, read more
Weinert Industries AG
Osborne Clarke advises Weinert Industries AG on the acquisition of three Leoni subsidiaries
LevlUp
Osborne Clarke advises shareholders of LevlUp on the sale to Glanbia, read more
Ankerkraut
Osborne Clarke advises founders and investors of "Höhle der Löwen" company Ankerkraut on exit
Grover
Osborne Clarke advised Grover on EUR 45 million financing round.
Bluu Biosciences
Osborne Clarke advises Bluu Biosciences in EUR 7 Mio financing round, read more
build a rocket
Osborne Clarke advises build a rocket on its sale to SPORTFIVE, read more
Hepster
Osborne Clarke advises Hepster on USD 10 Million Series A funding round, read more
Headup
Osborne Clarke advises Headup on sale to Thunderful Group, read more
RYDES
Osborne Clarke advises mobility service provider RYDES on its spin-off from Lufthansa Innovation Hub, read more
VR Ventures and Force Over Mass
Osborne Clarke advised VR Ventures and Force Over Mass in EUR 4 Million Banxware seed round, read more
Warburg Pincus
Osborne Clarke advises Warburg Pincus in McMakler Series C2 financing round, read more
NUI Cosmetics
Osborne Clarke advises NUI Cosmetics on deal, read more
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