Hassan Sohbi

Hassan is a specialist for transactions in the areas of M&A, venture capital and growth capital/tech private equity with an industry focus on technology companies. His clients include international companies, well-known venture capital and tech private equity investors, tech companies and family offices, a significant number of which are based in the Middle East and South Asia.

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Since 2025 Associated Partner, Taylor Wessing

2003 Partner, Taylor Wessing

2008 Lecturer for Venture Capital, Frankfurt School of Finance and Management

Career

Since 2025 Associated Partner, Taylor Wessing

2003 Partner, Taylor Wessing

2008 Lecturer for Venture Capital, Frankfurt School of Finance and Management

Education

1995 Admitted as a lawyer, Frankfurt am Main

1994 Second state examination, Frankfurt am Main

1991 First state examination, Johann Wolfgang Goethe Universität Frankfurt am Main

Publications

Info-Film: Welche rechtlichen Spielregeln gelten für Fintechs?, 03/2018

Strukturelle und rechtliche Aspekte bei arabisch-deutschen M&A Transaktionen, in: Arabisch-deutsche Geschäftspartnerschaften, Commerzbank AG, Corporates & Markets, Frankfurt am Main

Kommentator des WpÜG im NomosKommentar Aktienrecht und Kapitalmarktrecht (seit 1. Aufl. 2011): §§ 1-2, 10-18, 20-25, 29-31, 35-39, 40-47

Kommentator der §§ 783 ff. BGB in Dauner-Lieb / Heidel / Ring, Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch Schuldrecht, 2. Aufl. 2012 / 3. Aufl. 2015

Venture Capital Transaktionen, in: Schalast/Raetttig, Grundlagen des M&A Geschäfts (2011)

Eigenkapitalanforderungen für das Wertpapiergeschäft, in: Die Aktiengesellschaft 1994, p. 23 ff.

AIM Congress Dubai: Investment Partnerships and New Forms of FDI, Strategic Alliances and Greenfield Investment versus M&A (2014)

GHORFA - Arab German Chamber of Commerce Jahrestagung Berlin 2013: Arab German Business Partnerships - a Model for the Future

Al Dana Ferguson Family Office Conference Bahrain 2013, Keynote Speech: Crisis, what Crisis? Why Europe will continue to play an important global role

Strukturelle und rechtliche Aspekte bei arabisch-deutschen M&A Transaktionen, in: Arabisch-deutsche Geschäftspartnerschaften, Commerzbank AG, Corporates & Markets, Frankfurt am Main

Memberships & Associations

American Bar Association, Associate Member
Business Angels Frankfurt Rhein Main eV., Vorstand

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Awards

The Best Lawyers™ in Germany 2026

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Experience

Advising Hims & Hers, USA on the acquisition of European telemedicine provider Zava

Advising and coordinating a comprehensive transaction team across five jurisdictions relating to the acquisition of the Zava Group including complex legal issues

Press release

Hassan Sohbi

Stephan Doom, Solicitor (England & Wales)|LL.M. (Nottingham)

Rudi Hasenberg

Karolina Lange-Kulmann, LL.M. (Medizinrecht)

Nicolas De Witt

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Corporate/M&A & capital markets

Taylor Wessing advises Accel and other existing shareholders on Trade Republic's €1.2 billion secondary round

22 December 2025

by multiple authors

Corporate/M&A & capital markets

Taylor Wessing Advises Strangeworks on the Acquisition of Quantagonia

1 September 2025

by multiple authors

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Corporate/M&A & capital markets

Taylor Wessing advises Partech Impact on €60 million Series B Financing of Makersite

12 August 2025

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