Robin Eyben, LL.M.
Partner, Germany
Robin Eyben is a venture capital and M&A lawyer. He advises technology-driven investors, founders and companies ranging from early-stage start-ups to large corporations on complex corporate transactions, venture capital financing rounds, convertible loans, venture debt, strategic acquisitions, joint ventures, mergers, and exits.
Having advised clients from the U.S., Asia and Europe in hundreds of transactions, Robin has gained deep experience in structuring, negotiating and executing complex matters. He has extensive knowledge of the latest venture capital and M&A deal terms and market trends as well as insight into the challenges that startups and growth companies often face during scaling and expansion.
Robin regularly shares his experience and knowledge as speaker on industry events, conferences and workshops. He has published various articles on M&A, venture capital and venture debt.
Before joining Osborne Clarke, Robin practiced law in other large international law firms in Munich, New York and Berlin. He studied law and economics in Berlin, Washington D.C., Rome, Aix-en-Provence and Ghent.
Robin was awarded as the best lawyer for venture capital in Berlin by Handelsblatt and Best Lawyers in 2022. In addition, Handelsblatt and Best Lawyers rank him as one of the best lawyers for M&A and corporate law in Germany. Robin is further recognised as often recommended for M&A and venture capital in the legal directories Legal500 and JUVE.
Robin Eyben always works at the highest level of quality, manages his excellent team in an extraordinarily time- and cost-efficient manner, and is also almost always personally available. He is a very strong negotiator and always has creative solutions to complex problems.
Helping you succeed in tomorrow's world
I execute corporate transactions and financings efficiently and successfully. I provide our clients with central and direct access to the full range of high-quality legal services of a leading international technology law firm. This includes an international network of innovative growth companies and investors which bridge Germany, notably Berlin, with other technology hubs including Silicon Valley.
Robin Eyben: very good availability and very conscientious work.
Work
RYDES
Osborne Clarke advises mobility budget platform RYDES on seed funding, read more
Taxfix
Osborne Clarke advises Taxfix on acquisition of start-up Steuerbot, read more
Smart Steel Technologies
Osborne Clarke advises AI start-up Smart Steel Technologies on the participation by Heraeus, read more
Gorillas
Osborne Clarke has advised the three former co-founders of Gorillas, Ronny Shibley, Jörg Kattner and Felix Chrobog, on the sale of their shares in Gorillas to Getir, read more
PwC
Osborne Clarke advises PwC on intended launch of AI certification provider “CertifAI” – a project by PwC, DEKRA and City of Hamburg’s Innovation Fund, read more
CloudFactory
Osborne Clarke advises CloudFactory on acquisition of machine learning platform Hasty, read more
Workist
Osborne Clarke advises AI start-up Workist in Series A funding round, read more
CitNOW Group
Osborne Clarke has advised Livingbridge and Tenzing backed portfolio company, CitNOW Group, on five bolt-on acquisitions, read more
VR Ventures
Osborne Clarke advises VR Ventures on the sale of Penta, read more
VR Ventures
Osborne Clarke advises VR Ventures on investment in Empion, read more
Taxfix
Osborne Clarke advises Taxfix on its USD 220 million Series D Funding Round, read more
Sylphar NV and KaroPharma AB
Osborne Clarke advises Sylphar NV and Karo Pharma AB on purchase of Satin Naturel, read more
OSF Digital
Osborne Clarke advises OSF Digital on the acquisition of netnomics, read more
Force Over Mass and VR Ventures
Osborne Clarke advises Force Over Mass and VR Ventures on Banxware funding round, read more
Warburg Pincus and Hollyport Capital
Osborne Clarke advises Warburg Pincus and Hollyport Capital on Series D financing round of McMakler, read more
coparion and VR Ventures
Osborne Clarke advises coparion and VR Ventures in Series A financing of Finanzguru, read more
DoorDash
Osborne Clarke has advised DoorDash on USD 750 million Series B financing round of rapid delivery firm Flink SE, read more
Sanity Group
Osborne Clarke advises Sanity Group on Snoop Dogg's Casa Verde investment, read more
VR Ventures
Osborne Clarke advises VR Ventures on financing round of CURE Finance, read more
Appian
Osborne Clarke advises Appian on the acquisition of Lana Labs, read more
RYDES
Osborne Clarke advises mobility service provider RYDES on its spin-off from Lufthansa Innovation Hub, read more
Emmy
Osborne Clarke advises Emmy on Series C financing round, read more
cargo.one
Osborne Clarke advises cargo.one on USD 42 million Series B financing round, read more
Sanity Group
Osborne Clarke advises Sanity Group on investments by various celebrities, read more
Warburg Pincus
Osborne Clarke advises Warburg Pincus in McMakler Series C2 financing round, read more
Com2uS
Osborne Clarke advises game developer Com2uS on acquisition of OOTP, read more
NUI Cosmetics
Osborne Clarke advises NUI Cosmetics on deal, read more
cargo.one
Osborne Clarke advises airfreight startup cargo.one on a Series A financing round, read more
Handelsbatt
Osborne Clarke named "Law Firm of the Year Germany 2020", read more
Cathay Innovation
Osborne Clarke advises Cathay Innovation on MEDWING’s 28 million financing round, read more
PEAT
Osborne Clarke advises PEAT on acquisition of SalesBee, read more
Alpha Foods
Osborne Clarke advises Alpha Foods on the sale to Vendis Capital backed Sylphar, read more
VR Ventures
Osborne Clarke advises VR Ventures on EUR 18.5 million financing round of Penta, read more
Lightspeed
Osborne Clarke advises on the sale of Gastrofix to Lightspeed, read more
Deutsche Telekom Capital Partners
Osborne Clarke advises DTCP on sale of CoreMedia AG, read more
Grover Group
Osborne Clarke advises Grover on EUR 41 million Pre-Series-B financing round, read more
Sanity Group
Osborne Clarke advises Sanity Group on financing round, read more
indurad
Osborne Clarke advises indurad on EUR 4 million investment, read more
CeleraOne
Osborne Clarke advises CeleraOne on sale to Axel Springer, read more
Playa Games
Osborne Clarke advises the founders of Playa Games on its sale to Stillfront Group, read more
cargo.one
Osborne Clarke advises cargo.one on $3.2M seed financing round, read more
Usercentrics
Osborne Clarke advises Usercentrics on multi-million Euro financing round, read more
