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Johannes Philipp Tapken

Johannes Philipp Tapken

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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
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

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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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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