Johannes Philipp Tapken

Munich Germany

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Johannes is member of the Practice Area Corporate/ M&A & Capital Markets. He advises national and international companies on all aspects of corporate law, including M&A, restructuring, private equity and venture capital.

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Since 2024 Associate, Taylor Wessing

2022 - 2023 Graduate research assistant, Taylor Wessing, Hamburg

2020 - 2021 Legal Services Manager (Legal Tech), Eagle LSP, Hamburg

Career

Since 2024 Associate, Taylor Wessing

2022 - 2023 Graduate research assistant, Taylor Wessing, Hamburg

2020 - 2021 Legal Services Manager (Legal Tech), Eagle LSP, Hamburg

Education

2024 Admitted to the Bar

2023 Second State Examination, Hanseatic Higher Regional Court Hamburg

2021 - 2023 Legal clerkship with internships in the venture capital sector and at Taylor Wessing, Hamburg

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Experience

Advising Regent on the acquisition of ContiTech's Original Equipment Solutions business unit

Taylor Wessing provided comprehensive legal advice to Regent on the acquisition of ContiTech's Original Equipment Solutions (“OESL Business Unit”) division. The transaction is still subject to antitrust and foreign trade approvals. The sale is part of the ContiTech Group's strategy to focus on industrial customers.

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Venture capital

Taylor Wessing advises co-lead investor East X Ventures on Proxima Fusion's € 411 million Series A-2 financing round

7 July 2026

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Real estate & construction

Taylor Wessing advises the LEO III Fund on the acquisition of H.K.O Isolier- und Textiltechnik GmbH from Saint-Gobain

9 June 2026

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Corporate/M&A & capital markets

Taylor Wessing advises Podimo ApS on the acquisition of arc.studio GmbH

24 March 2026

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