Michael Ströbel, LL.M. (University of Auckland)
Areas of practice
Michael Ströbel specialises in venture capital and private equity investments as well as M&A transactions. He advises national and international investors and companies on the sale and acquisition of targets, strategic and financial investments as well as on other (pre-acquisition or post-acquisition) structuring considerations.
Michael Ströbel has a keen interest and special expertise in the areas of IT and high-tech ventures and start-ups, where he supports founders in particular in structuring their corporate structure, implementing their corporate governance (articles of association, shareholders' agreements, etc.) and (employee and founder) incentive schemes as well as advising venture capital investors in the context of investment rounds and the corresponding shareholder/investment agreements.
Vita
Michael studied law in Bayreuth (Germany) and then undertook a course of study at the University of Auckland (New Zealand), which he successfully completed with a Master of Laws (LL.M.) degree. Michael Ströbel completed his legal training at the Higher Regional Court of Hamburg (Germany), focusing on commercial law.
Michael Ströbel is active in various initiatives and networks in the venture capital scene (especially in Stuttgart) and supports local accelerators as a lecturer on legal topics.
Honors and distinctions
- The Legal 500 Germany 2024: Mention in "City Focus - Stuttgart"
- Best Lawyers 2025: Recommended under "Ones to Watch" in "Corporate Law" (first recommendation in 2022) and "Mergers and Acquisition Law"
Clients
- VR Equitypartner and AG Capital: Advice on the acquisition of shares in the smart card provider IDENTA Ausweissysteme GmbH
- AG Capital: Advice on the acquisition of a stake in Layenberger Nutrition Group GmbH
- Autoneum: Advice on the purchase of the Borgers Group’s worldwide activities
- thomas beteiligungen: Advice on the purchase of OPTERRA Zement GmbH and of OPTERRA Beton GmbH from CRH Corp.
- I.G. Bauerhin Group: Advice on its sale to Lear Corp.
- Matthews International Corp.: Advice on the acquisition of Olbrich GmbH and R+S Automotive GmbH, as well as on the sale of a stake; ongoing advice
- Seedcamp: Advice on investments in German-based start-ups
- Xplorer Capital Fund: Advice on an investment round in Wingcopter GmbH
- Capnamic: Advice on investments in German-based start-ups
- Organifarms: Advice in connection with the acquisition of a stake by EBZ SE
- Staffbase: Advice on Series D and Series E financing; ongoing advice
- Mapify: Advice on the exit to HomeToGo
Publications
Dr Zacharias-Alexis Schneider, LL.B., LL.M.
Partner
Hanover
Dr SHEN Yuan / 沈媛 博士 LL.M. (CUPL/Köln)
Counsel
Cologne
Yann Spiegelhalter
Counsel
Luxembourg
Wolfgang Liebau
Counsel
Dusseldorf
Volkan Top
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Vivien Insa Seifert
Associate
Hanover
Dr Valerie Blettenberg
Associate
Munich
Dr Ulrich Philippi
Partner
Stuttgart
Timo Reckert
Associate
Hanover
Tillmann Kamp
Associate
Cologne
Tiffany Lessing, LL.M.
Associate
Singapore
Dr Thorsten Becker
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Thomas Weidlich, LL.M. (Hull)
Partner
Cologne
Dr Thomas Halberkamp
Partner
Hanover
Dr Thomas Hufnagel
Partner
Singapore
Thomas Köhler
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Thomas Kuhnle
Partner
Stuttgart, London
Thiri May Thu
Associate
Yangon
Thi Thuy Trang Phan, LL.M.
Partner
Singapore, Ho Chi Minh City
Thi Ha
Associate
Yangon
Dr Sven C. Stumm MJur (Oxon)
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Stephan Gittermann
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Stephan Rippert LL.M.
Partner
Munich
Stefan Hubertus Tolksdorf, LL.M. (King's College London)
Senior Associate
Hanover
Dr Stefan Galla
Partner
Essen
Sophia Meyer, Maître en Droit
Associate
Berlin
Dr Sonja Daniela Kellermann
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Simone Lersch
Counsel
Cologne
Simon Wickel
Associate
Dusseldorf
Silke Gottschalk, LL.M. (London)
Senior Associate
Cologne
Shi Yin Khoo, M.A. (Cantab)
Senior Associate
Kuala Lumpur
Dr Sebastian Felix Janka, LL.M. (Stellenbosch)
Partner
Munich
Sebastian Fedder
Partner
Hamburg
Saw Thaw Tu Htoo
Associate
Yangon
Samantha Oehlke
Associate
Singapore
Sabrina Rosbroj
Associate
Singapore
Ruth-Maria Thomsen
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Rolf Corsten
Of Counsel
Dusseldorf
Robert Goerend
Partner
Luxembourg
Robert Schindler
Counsel
Essen
Dr Richard Happ
Partner
Hamburg
Rares Holonec
Senior Associate
Stuttgart
Raffaela Hauenstein
Associate
Munich
Dr Pia Rademaker, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Munich
Philipp Dietz, LL.M. (Edinburgh)
Partner
Cologne
Philipp Glock
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Philipp Kersting
Partner
Jakarta
Dr Philip Dohse
Partner
Hamburg
Peter Holan
Associate
Hamburg
Paul Jakob Kurz
Associate
Leipzig
Pascal Brinkmann, LL.B. (London), LL.M. (Stellenbosch)
Partner
Kuala Lumpur
Dr Oliver Kairies
Partner
Hanover
Oliver Krall, LL.M. (Wellington)
Of Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Nadine Schreiber, M.A.
Senior Associate
Cologne
Dr Moritz Mentzel
Counsel
Berlin
Mike Hillers
Associate
Hanover
Michael Ströbel, LL.M. (University of Auckland)
Partner
Stuttgart
Dr Michael Bormann
Partner
Dusseldorf
Dr Michael Ebert
Counsel
Stuttgart
Michael Pfeiffer
Associate
Hamburg
Mee Foo Moh
Of Counsel
Singapore
Dr Maximilian Kressner, M.Jur. (Oxford)
Partner
Singapore
Maximilian Issels, LL.M. (Stellenbosch)
Associate
Munich
Maung Maung Min Khaung
Associate
Yangon
Matthias Wagner
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Mathieu Laurent
Partner
Luxembourg
Marx Dauth, LL.M.
Partner
Cologne
Martina Steude, LL.M. (Cape Town)
Senior Associate
Hanover, Hamburg
Martin Zackor, LL.M. (UCD)
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Marilen Hilbert
Counsel
Stuttgart
Marie Pauline Fay
Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Marie Hoster, LL.B.
Associate
Essen, Dusseldorf
Dr Marcus Backes
Partner
Hamburg
Marco Dauner
Associate
Stuttgart
Dr Marc Peters, LL.M. oec.
Counsel
Cologne
Marc Urlichs
Counsel
Dusseldorf
Marc Theiner
Associate
Singapore
Lukas Kirchhof, LL.M. (Hong Kong)
Senior Associate
Kuala Lumpur
Lukas Baumgärtner, Mag. Iur, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Bangkok
Lida Karra
Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Leon C. Schmitter, LL.M.
Associate
Cologne
Lena-Annika Kauer
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Leif Dustin Schneider
Counsel
Ho Chi Minh City
Lara Zölck
Associate
Berlin
Dr Konrad Adenauer
Partner
Cologne
Dr Knut Unger
Partner
Singapore
Dr Klaus Schaffner
Partner
Leipzig
Katja Neumüller
Counsel
Cologne
Karsten Köhler
Partner
Leipzig
Dr Karl-Christian Stopp
Of Counsel
Leipzig
Dr Karina Wojtowicz
Senior Associate
Hanover
Dr Jürgen Bremer
Partner
Dusseldorf
Julian Monden
Senior Associate
Hanover
Julia Walther
Associate
Leipzig
Dr Jörgen Tielmann, LL.M.
Partner
Hamburg
Prof. Dr Jörg Rodewald
Partner
Berlin
Johannes Klausch, LL.M. (London)
Partner
Berlin
Dr Johannes Becker
Counsel
Cologne
Johannes Pieper, LL.M.
Counsel
Singapore
Dr Joachim Heinemann
Partner
Hamburg
Jens Bock
Partner
Berlin
Jenny Tsynn
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Jan-Patrik Welter
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Dr Jan-David Jäger
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Jan-Christian Schmid
Senior Associate
Leipzig, Hamburg
Jan Zimmer
Senior Associate
Singapore
Jacqueline Dutz
Associate
Leipzig
Isabel Hoyer
Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Imke Glücks
Partner
Essen
Huguette Ashley Ntsangha
Senior Associate
Luxembourg
Hla Yadanar Win
Associate
Yangon
Dr Hendrik Bernd Sehy
Counsel
Hanover
Prof. Dr Hans-Georg Hahn
Of Counsel
Hanover
Hajar Assebbane
Senior Associate
Luxembourg
Guido Wenzel
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Gregor Wecker
Partner
Cologne
Gerd Stuhlmacher
Partner
Munich
Georg Scherpf
Partner
Hamburg
Frank Gutsche
Partner
Stuttgart
Frances Wolf
Senior Associate
Hamburg, Hanover
Prof Dr Florian Schulz M.B.A. (Nimbas)
Partner
Hamburg
Florian Plambeck
Associate
Hamburg
Felix Imelmann
Associate
Leipzig
Falco Rohrberg, LL.M. (Uppsala)
Senior Associate
Cologne
Fabienne Scharfe, LL.M. (Tulane, New Orleans)
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Fabian Lorenz, M.A.
Partner
Bangkok
Euryale Didillon
Counsel
Luxembourg
Estelle Bichon Sun, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Singapore
Elisabeth Lepique
Managing Partner
Cologne
Elena Recklin
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Eckart Petzold
Partner
Dusseldorf
Dr Eberhard Vetter
Partner
Cologne
Dragana Mendes-Bozic
Luxembourg
Doreen König
Partner
Berlin
Dominique Kurtz
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Denis Ullrich
Partner
Leipzig
Dr Denis Schütz
Senior Associate
Essen
Dr David von Saucken, MJur (Oxon)
Partner
Berlin, London
Dr Daniel Schubmann
Counsel
Hanover
Daniel Naumann
Partner
Leipzig
Daniel Hilmer
Associate
Hamburg
Cornelia Yzer
Of Counsel
Berlin
Constance Xue Yao Valsemey, LL.M.
Associate
Singapore
Clemens Leitner, LL.M. (UCL)
Partner
Singapore
Dr Claus Trenner, LL.M.
Partner
Singapore, Delhi-Gurugram
Clara von Wolffersdorff
Associate
Leipzig
Dr Christoph von Burgsdorff, LL.M. (Essex)
Partner
Hamburg
Christian Kuß, LL.M.
Partner
Cologne
Dr Christian Horn, LL.M. (Tulane)
Partner
Berlin
Christian Brauns
Counsel
Stuttgart
Prof. Dr Christian Burholt, LL.M.
Partner
Berlin
Charlotte Buck
Associate
Hanover
Charlotte Riese
Senior Associate
Berlin
Céline S. H. Breitenmoser, M.A. HSG
Associate
Singapore
Dr Cédric Müller, LL.M. (Bristol)
Partner
Essen
Dr Carsten E. Beisheim
Partner
Dusseldorf
Dr Björn Simon
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Birgitta von Dresky
Partner
Singapore
Dr Bernd Götze
Of Counsel
Singapore
Dr Benjamin Hub
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Benjamin Effler
Associate
Berlin
Dr Barbara Schmidt
Partner
Leipzig
Dr Axel Mühl
Partner
Stuttgart
Aurélien Latouche
Partner
Luxembourg
Artur Winkler
Counsel
Hamburg
Dr Arndt Begemann
Of Counsel
Essen
Dr Arnd Becker
Partner
Essen
Anton Spinty
Senior Associate
Berlin
Anneleen Hofkens
Counsel
Luxembourg
Anne-Sophie Fischer
Associate
Munich
Anne Biebler
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Ann-Kristin Freiheit
Senior Associate
Dusseldorf
Andy Schaal, LL.M.
Counsel
Berlin
Dr Andreas Blunk, MLE
Partner
Hanover
Andreas Tüxen, LL.M. (American University / WCL)
Partner
Berlin
Dr Andreas Kloyer
Partner
Frankfurt a.M., London
Dr Andreas Vath
Partner
Munich
Dr Andreas Meyer-Landrut
Of Counsel
Dusseldorf
Alina Kühn
Associate
Essen
Alexander F. Liebing, LL.M.
Counsel
Leipzig
Dr Alexander Mönnig, LL.M. (Manchester), E.M.L.E.
Counsel
Hamburg
Alexander Masson, LL.B.
Senior Associate
Essen
Alexander Bohusch
Partner
Yangon, Singapore
Ahmed Zoughbi
Associate
Dusseldorf