

FGvW advises e-learning provider GOING PUBLIC! on investment by Reducate
The shareholders of Berlin-based GOING PUBLIC! Akademie für Finanzberatung AG & Co. KG were advised by an interdisciplinary team of our firm on the acquisition of a majority interest by the Reducate EdTech Group .
GOING PUBLIC! is a leading German e-learning provider with over 30 years of experience in the field of online education. The academy specializes in training in the finance, insurance and real estate sectors. It provides training to over 40,000 professionals annually and conducted over 1.1 million (online) training sessions in 2023 alone.
The Utrecht-based Reducate EdTech Group is one of the market leaders in the European professional development market, providing continuous professional development (e-CPE) solutions to over 200,000 professionals in more than 40 industries.
GOING PUBLIC!'s accession to the Reducate Group enables the Berlin-based company to benefit from Reducate's Europe-wide structures. Reducate thus secures a significant share of the training market in Germany.
The shareholders of GOING PUBLIC! received comprehensive legal advice from an interdisciplinary team specializing in international M&A transactions under the joint leadership of our Berlin partners Oliver C. Ehrmann and Alexander Hartmann. The team was able to contribute to the success of the project due to its extensive experience in providing legal and tax advice on cross-border small- and mid-cap M&A transactions and their seamless collaboration.
Advisors GOING PUBLIC! Akademie für Finanzberatung AG & Co. KG (shareholders):
Oliver C. Ehrmann, Partner (Co-Lead, Taxation, Berlin)
Alexander Hartmann, Partner (Co-Lead, Corporate, M&A, Berlin)
Annette Rölz, Local Partner (Labor Law, Frankfurt)
Florian Keller, Associate (Taxation, Berlin)
Christian Koehler LL.M., Associate (Corporate, M&A, Berlin)
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20th January 2025