

PARTNER | LAWYER
Dr. Sebastian
Sumalvico
Europajurist (Univ. Würzburg)
Munich , Frankfurt am Main
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Dr Sebastian Sumalvico advises investors, startups and founders on financing rounds and M&A transactions. A special role in his consulting practice is the support of startups in raising venture debt and similar debt instruments.
Furthermore, he specialises in advising on management and employee participations as well as employee and management incentives of all kinds.
- Corporate law
- Venture capital / Venture Debt / M&A
- Management and employee shareholdings
- Handelsblatt & Best Lawyers: "Ones to Watch" for Venture Capital Law (2023-2026) and Mergers and Acquisitions (2025-2026) in Germany
- Legal 500 Germany (& EMEA) 2024-2025: Recommended lawyer
- Lawyer at LUTZ | ABEL since 2019
- Lawyer at a leading German transaction law firm, 2016 – 2018
- Admission to the bar, 2016
- Doctorate (Dr. jur.) in international tax law at the Julius-Maximilians-University of Würzburg, 2016
- Legal clerkship in Würzburg, 2014 – 2016
- Studies of law with accompanying studies in European law at the Julius-Maximilians-University of Würzburg and the National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, 2006 – 2012
- Singular on EUR 18 million series A financing of Peec AI
- Cognigy GmbH on EUR 818 million acquisition by Nice
- HV Capital on EUR 62.8 million series B financing of Marvel Fusion
- Singular on EUR 15 million series A financing of Heyflow
- Sunvigo in EUR 20 million growth financing
- vialytics on EUR 10 million series A financing round
- Adjacent and Union Square Ventures on EUR 9.3 million series A financing round of Ostrom
- Singular on EUR 6 million seed round of Climatiq
- Mosaic Ventures on EUR 5 million financing round of Ninetailed
- Singular on EUR 27 million series A financing round of Patronus Group
- Astanor Ventures on EUR 8.5 million series A financing round of MicroHarvest
- ELISE on EUR 14.5 million series A financing round
- Shareholders of automation pioneer Solvemate on USD 43 million dual acquisition by Dixa
- Holidu GmbH on EUR 100 million series E financing round

Ones to Watch for venture capital law and mergers and acquisitions in Germany.