Dr. Armin Bartsch

Armin is a Salary Partner and has extensive experience in advising companies and investors in the areas of venture capital and complex national and international M&A transactions.

Armin has a particular focus on financing rounds, exits/buy-outs as well as the establishment and expansion of digital business models through company builders and consulting firms, especially in the areas of digitalization of services, DeepTech, AI, FinTech, Banking, Prop-Tech and e-commerce. In addition, he has proven expertise in complex M&A transactions and Joint Ventures.

Armin is also particularly familiar with the establishment and expansion of consulting firms and their business activities (incl. complex shareholders’ agreements, international roll-out, etc.). He also frequently advises on the interface between Start-Ups and Corporates.

Taylor Wessing was 2024 once again recognised by Legal500 as a Tier 1 law firm for both venture capital and M&A transactions (deal volumes up to EUR 100 million) and Armin Bartsch has been recommended as a key lawyer and "venture capital and M&A specialist" for both areas.

CV

Since 2022 Salary Partner, Taylor Wessing

2013 - 2022 as of 2013 Associate, as of 2019 Associated Partner, Noerr

2009 - 2013 Research assistant, Noerr

Career

Since 2022 Salary Partner, Taylor Wessing

2013 - 2022 as of 2013 Associate, as of 2019 Associated Partner, Noerr

2009 - 2013 Research assistant, Noerr

Education

2013 Second state examination, Regensburg, established as a lawyer

2009 - 2013 Doctoral thesis on Russian Energy and Investment law

2002 - 2008 Studies of law at the University of Regensburg including 2 years of studies at Lomonosov Moscow State University

Publications

Restrictions of foreign investment in the Russian Federation in the field of utilization of oil and gas deposits on subsoil plots of federal significance, LIT Verlag 2015 (doctoral thesis)

Additional languages

Awards

Legal 500 2025

Featured

Legal 500 Germany 2024

Experience

General Catalyst

Advising General Catalyst, one of the worldwide leading growth capital investors with excess of USD 30 billion in assets under management, as lead investor on its investment in Helsing in a EUR 450 million Series C Financing Round (2024)

Dr. Armin Bartsch

Legal 500 2025

Expertise

Services and Groups

Sectors

CV

Career

Education

Publications

Additional languages

Awards

Legal 500 2025

Legal 500 Germany 2024

Legal 500 Germany 2024

Legal 500 Germany 2024

Experience

General Catalyst

Leitmotif

Ontario Teachers‘ Pension Plan (OTPP)

General Catalyst

Simon-Kucher

BlackFin Capital Partners

Bridgemaker

thyssenkrupp

Common Living

Carmeuse

Balderton Capital

OnePeak

Financing Round of McMakler

etventure group*

Eleven major German insurance companies*

Jumia Technologies (former Africa Internet Group)*

Rocket Internet*

Armin's news & insights

‘Deal of the Year’: Taylor Wessing was honoured with the M&A Award 2025 by the German Mergers & Acquisitions Association (BM&A)

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