PARTNER | LAWYER | CERTIFIED SPECIALIST LAWYER FOR COMMERCIAL AND CORPORATE LAW

Dr. Bernhard
Noreisch

LL.M.

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Dr Bernhard Noreisch specialises in M&A, venture capital, commercial and corporate law. His clients are mainly medium-sized companies, national and international investors, family offices and young companies, which he regularly assists in M&A transactions and financing rounds.

Besides, Dr Bernhard Noreisch is characterised by his high level of personal commitment, his negotiating skills, his experience, and his solution-oriented advice. Even in highly complex projects, he convinces with competence and his sympathetic and calm manner.

  • Venture capital / private equity
  • Acquisition and sale of companies / M&A
  • Corporate law
  • Commercial and contract law
  • Legal 500 Germany (& EMEA) 2016 – 2025 continuously: Recommended lawyer
  • JUVE Handbook continuously since 2016 | 2017: Leading advisor for venture capital
  • JUVE Handbook continuously since 2013 | 2014: Often recommended lawyer
  • Handelsblatt & Best Lawyers: One of the best lawyers for corporate law (2021-2025), venture capital (2021-2025) and private equity (2020–2025) in Germany
  • Certified specialist lawyer for commercial and corporate law since 2007
  • Lawyer at LUTZ | ABEL since 2003
  • Admission to the bar, 2003
  • Master's degree at the University of Edinburgh
  • Doctorate (Dr. jur.) and additional training in economics in Bayreuth
  • Law studies in Passau and Bayreuth
  • Neura Robotics on EUR 50 m financing round
  • Bayern Kapital GmbH with its ScaleUp Fonds Bayern on EUR 155 m financing round of Isar Aerospace
  • Majority shareholder of Locoia on sale of locoia GmbH to Aareon Group
  • APK AG in EUR 130 m financing round
  • MIG-Fonds on EUR 128 m series A2 financing round of IQM Finland OY
  • Samsung Catalyst Fund on USD 90 m series B financing round in Ada Health GmbH, 2021
  • MIG-Fonds on USD 20 m series A investment in German Bionic Systems, 2020
  • AMSilk on EUR 29 m series C financing round, 2021
  • Dosimetrics on trade sale to Mirion Technologies, 2020
  • Wachstumsfonds Bayern 2 and Bayern Kapital Innovationsfonds II on EUR 50 m financing round in CatalYm, 2020
  • MIG-Fonds on EUR 39 m financing round in IQM, 2020
  • SHS on investment in Blazejewski MEDI-TECH, 2019

Clever, experienced, has a good sense of proportion.

Competitor, JUVE Handbook 2025 | 2026

Competent, experienced and good.

Client, JUVE Handbook 2025 | 2026

Maximum solution-orientation, perfect communication, professionally outstanding, appreciated by the other side and by other lawyers, strong negotiator, extremely experienced. Unreserved recommendation/top lawyer for venture capital in DACH.

Legal 500 Germany 2025

His input is described by all sides of a transaction as enormously valuable, especially in very difficult negotiation situations. We also greatly appreciate his pragmatic and fact-orientated approach. He advises us on everything from small-cap to large-cap transactions.

Legal 500 Germany 2025

Professionally and personally top and an outstanding negotiator.

Legal 500 Germany 2020

outstanding lawyer and always deep in the topics

Competitor, JUVE Handbook 2024 | 2025

smart, experienced and professionally excellent

Competitor, JUVE Handbook 2024 | 2025

excellent in every respect, one of the most outstanding lawyers in the German VC landscape

Competitor, JUVE Handbook 2024 | 2025

One of the leading names in venture capital in Germany.

JUVE Handbook since 2016 | 2017

One of the best lawyers for corporate law, venture capital and private equity.

Handelsblatt & Best Lawyers 2025

Highly committed, very friendly, very competent and reliable, fast response times.

Legal 500 Germany 2022

Bernhard Noreisch is a full professional and practitioner, absolutely solution orientated, deep VC and PE know-how, besides legal knowledge also understanding of the economic context or VC/PE logics, recognised and excellent reputation in the broad VC scene.

Legal 500 Germany 2022

Solution-oriented, determined and pleasant.

Competitor, JUVE Handbook 2022 | 2023

Bernhard Noreisch is solution-oriented and competent.

Legal 500 Germany 2023

Professionally excellent.

Competitor, JUVE Handbook 2023 | 2024

Solution-oriented and determined.

Competitor, JUVE Handbook 2023 | 2024

Very competent, experienced with a pleasant, calm and professional manner.

Client, JUVE Handbook 2023 | 2024