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Felipe Villena

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Felipe Villena advises corporates, financial institutions, PE and VC funds on domestic and cross-border M&A and venture capital transactions with a focus on deals in the infrastructure sector. Felipe has many years of experience with assets in the transportation and logistics sector (in particular rolling stock, shipping and aviation) as well as in the renewable energy and clean tech sector.

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Banking & finance
Environmental, social & governance (ESG)
Joint ventures
Brazil group

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Energy & infrastructure
Technology, media & communications
Cross border energy & infrastructure finance/funds
Cross border energy & infrastructure M&A
Battery Storage
Energy infrastructure/networks
Power plants
Renewable energy & cleantech
Tech infrastructure (data centres, fibre, broadband)
Energy storage/Power-to-X

Venture Capital in CleanTech and Renewables

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CV

Since 2023 Salary Partner, Taylor Wessing
2021 - 2023 Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing
2017 – 2021 Associate, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
2015 – 2017 Graduate research assistant, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
2018 Admitted to the bar
2017 Second state examination, OLG Koblenz
2014 First state examination Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
2012 Bachelor of science economic science (Finance & Accounting)

Career

Since 2023 Salary Partner, Taylor Wessing
2021 - 2023 Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing
2017 – 2021 Associate, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
2015 – 2017 Graduate research assistant, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Education

2018 Admitted to the bar
2017 Second state examination, OLG Koblenz
2014 First state examination Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
2012 Bachelor of science economic science (Finance & Accounting)

Additional languages

English Spanish

Experience

Protembis GmbH on financing by the European Investment Bank

Advised Protembis GmbH, the Aachen-based medical technology start-up, on financing by the European Investment Bank who granted the company a venture debt facility totalling EUR 20 million.

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Dr. Niclas von Woedtke, MBA (Kellogg/ WHU)
Felipe Villena
Dr. Jens Wiesner, LL.M. (Chicago)
Dennis Hoppermann

Taylor Wessing advises Staycity on acquisition of Felix Group's aparthotels

Taylor Wessing has advised Irish company Staycity Group on the acquisition of a 74.9% majority stake in Felix Group from denkmalneu GmbH (DMN).

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Dr. Alexander Peinze
Felipe Villena
Sarah Katharina Sylvester
Diana Groß
Dr. Kris Breudel, LL.M. (Aberdeen)
Dr. Jan Kern
Dr. Thorsten Troge
Franziska Ley, LL.M. (Stellenbosch)

Protembis GmbH on EUR 20,000,000 venture debt financing

Comprehensive legal advice to the medical technology start-up Protembis on raising a EUR 20,000,000 venture debt financing from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to finalise clinical trials and enable the market entry of the ‘ProtEmbo’ filter system. The financing is part of the InvestEU programme.

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Dr. Niclas von Woedtke, MBA (Kellogg/ WHU)
Felipe Villena
Dr. Jens Wiesner, LL.M. (Chicago)
Dennis Hoppermann

Formycon

Under the leadership of the Frankfurt-based Taylor-Wessing partners Lars-Gerrit Lüßmann and Michael Sinhart, Formycon AG and ATHOS KG are merging their development activities in the field of so-called biosimilars, the follow-up products of biological medicines (biologics), in a long-term strategic partnership. The centrepiece of this agreement is Formycon AG’s participation in the rights of two biosimilars. The volume of the legally complex transaction (aggregate counter-performance) adds up to approximately 650 million euros.

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Dr. Sebastian Beyer, LL.M. (Auckland)
Tobias Kraut
Felipe Villena
Clemens Niedner
Prof. Dr. Michael Johannes Pils
Marcus Hartmann

Felipe's news & insights

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Current Regulatory Insights on Sustainable Aviation Fuels

2 December 2024

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Taylor Wessing advises Staycity on acquisition of Felix Group aparthotels

29 November 2024

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20 million Euros in venture debt: Taylor Wessing advises Protembis GmbH on financing by the European Investment Bank

2 August 2024

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