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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Work

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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