Florian provides expert guidance to companies on all aspects of national and international tax law.
His practice specialises in mergers and acquisitions (M&A), restructuring, tax planning, optimising the tax implications of cross-border investments, implementing tax-efficient structures and developing bespoke solutions to minimise tax risks.
He joined Osborne Clarke's Cologne office in January 2017 and was later that year also admitted as a tax advisor. Drawing on his experience and in-depth expertise, he assists companies in legally and economically structuring their tax practices and matters, always considering the individual needs of his clients and developing bespoke solutions for complex tax law issues. His team is based in Cologne and Munich.
Florian completed his law studies in Konstanz, Lausanne and Munich. He began his career in the financial services team of a Big Four accounting firm in 2012. In 2013, he transitioned to the M&A tax team, where he specialised in advising private equity firms on the tax implications of acquisitions, disposals, refinancing and restructurings.
Sdui
Osborne Clarke has advised Sdui GmbH, a leading European provider of cloud-based administrative software for educational institutions, on its successful Series B funding round. Read more.
Hashtag You GmbH
Osborne Clarke has advised the shareholders of Hashtag You GmbH, a rapidly growing D2C market leader for home fragrances and lifestyle products, on the sale of 100% of the shares in Hashtag You to Candles Scandinavia AB. Read more.
Ducker Carlisle
Osborne Clarke has advised Ducker Carlisle, a portfolio company of Boathouse Capital, on the merger with Munich Strategy GmbH & Co. KG. Read more.
eeden
Osborne Clarke Osborne Clarke has advised technology start-up eeden on a EUR 18 million Series A financing round. Read more.
Lucid Software
Osborne Clarke has advised the US company Lucid Software, Inc., leader in visual collaboration and work acceleration, on the acquisition of airfocus GmbH, the Hamburg-based specialist in smarter product management. Read more.
Ambient Digital
Osborne Clarke has advised the shareholders of the Cologne-based agency Ambient Digital on the merger with the Dutch digital service provider House of Clouds. Read more.
VOCANTO GmbH
Osborne Clarke advises VOCANTO shareholder on sale to Bertelsmann Investments. Read more here.
MAP Group
Osborne Clarke has advised MAP Group, a portfolio company of private equity firm Kester Capital, on the acquisition of SKC Beratungsgesellschaft mbH. Read more.
Likeminded
Osborne Clarke has advised the mental health start-up Likeminded on its merger with nilo.health. The merger creates the new market leader for corporate mental health applications in the DACH region. Read more.
PL BioScience
Osborne Clarke has advised PL BioScience GmbH in a EUR 7.8 million Series A financing. Read more.
Infosys
Osborne Clarke has advised Infosys, a leading global provider of digital services, on the acquisition of the in-tech Group, a technology company specialising in software development, testing and validation, read more.
Shareholders of natif.ai
Osborne Clarke has advised the shareholders of natif.ai, a provider of document automation, on the takeover by document management and workflow automation specialist DocuWare, read more.
VK Immobilien
Osborne Clarke has advised VK Immobilien Group on the sale of the Turmcenter in Laatzen, Lower Saxony, to Sparkasse Paderborn-Detmold-Höxter. Read more.
CODE University
Osborne Clarke has advised the start-up university CODE University of Applied Sciences on the establishment of the CODE Trust, read more.
naturalX Health Ventures
Osborne Clarke has advised naturalX Health Ventures, the venture capital arm of Schwabe Group, on its investment in a Series A funding round in nutritional supplement start-up mybacs, read more.
FUNKE Digital
Osborne Clarke advises FUNKE Digital on the acquisition of Truffls. Read more here.
erlich textil
Osborne Clarke advises management team of erlich textil on buy-out. Read more here.
gominga
Osborne Clarke has advised gominga, a provider of a software-as-a-service solution for managing product reviews and customer enquiries, on its sale to saas.group, 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.
Plantix
Osborne Clarke advises on sale of Plantix to Helm AG, read more.
