Dana Alpar
Venture Capital and M&A expert
Sharp, deal-tested Legal counsel for venture capital, M&A and high-growth transactions.
Select Transactions
Hashtag You GmbH
Exit
Redstone
Series B Round
Grover
Advised on sale to Candles Scandinavia AB.
Advised the lead investor on its investment in InsurTech start-up Orus within a EUR 25m round.
Bridge Financing
Advised the company on a EUR 50m financing led by Cool Japan Fund.
Cathay Innovation & Notion Capital
Series B Round
Warburg Pincus & Hollyport Capital
Late-Stage Round
Scout24
Advised lead investors on their investment in FinTech start-up Nelly Solutions GmbH.
Advised lead investors on investment in real estate start-up McMakler GmbH.
Acquisition
Advised on the acquisition of Germany's leading real estate data provider bulwiengesa AG.
Select Publications
Unlocking Germany: From Incorporation to Starting your Business – 5 Steps to Master German Bureaucracy
German Corporate Venture Capital (CVC): Successfully Structuring CVC Vehicles and Implementing Corporate Governance
Interview: „In Deutschland gibt es viele kleine Hotspots“
M&A braucht mehr Frauen: 2 Stimmen, 1 Meinung
Unlocking Germany: The Incorporation Process for Foreign Start-ups
Germany's climate tech movement offers impressive returns in drive for sustainability
Profi-Tipps zu Steuern und Recht für Startups (Podcast)
ESG – Der Nachhaltigkeitstrend in Venture-Capital-Transaktionen
VC Talk - Venture Capital Magazin
Dana Alpar talks in VC Talk about the advantages of convertible loans and what she would advise founders to do when founding a company, raising funds and preparing an exit.
Select Talks
DEC 2025
How Israeli Start-ups attract German Investors
March 2025
Reverse Pitch for Start-ups at the Europe Days
MAR 2024
More Venture Capital for European Innovation
Expert panel for Israeli start-ups organized by Calcalist, the Israeli Trade Mission Office in Germany and Osborne Clarke
Reverse pitch for Israeli start-ups looking to expand to the DACH region
Expert panel for digital business models at the Humboldt University in Berlin
FEB 2025
Legal Aspects of Fundraising
July 2024
Founders' Workshop: Responsibilities and Liabilities
Workshop for founders at the HardTech accelerator Motion.Lab Berlin
Workshop for first-time founders at the accelerator REAKTOR Berlin
EXPERIENCE
EDUCATION
2020 — 2025
Senior Associate, Venture Capital and M&A at Osborne Clarke
2016 - 2017
International LL.M.
Advised national and international investors, funds, technology-driven companies, and start-ups from early-stage to exit on venture capital and M&A transactions as well as other corporate matters.
2017 - 2020
Legal Trainee / Second State Examination
2010 - 2016
First State Examination (JD equivalent)
Various traineeships at law firms, data protection authority, public prosecutor and regional court.
Heidelberg University. Focused on Corporate Law.
Tel Aviv University. Focus on Law and Technology.
Contact
dana_lpr@web.de
Specialization
Venture Capital
Mergers & Acquisitions