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Dr. Florian Plagemann, LL.M. (Cornell University)

Partner
Rechtsanwalt

CMS Hasche Sigle
Neue Mainzer Straße 2–4
60311 Frankfurt
Germany
Languages German, English, Russian

Florian Plagemann serves as corporate expert and advises on M&A transactions and start-up financing rounds. His clients include corporates, private equity and venture capital investors as well as start-up and scale-up companies. For internationally operating corporates as well as start-up and scale-up companies Florian acts as trusted advisor and coordinates all their legal matters.

Clients include several financial service providers and fintech companies which Florian advises, amongst others, on regulatory requirements (e.g., BAFIN application/notification procedures). Against this background, Florian led a multi-disciplinary CMS team which advised on a series A financing round by way of offering a tokenized digital convertible note making use of blockchain technology.

Florian is one of the coordinators of the firm’s start up-accelerator CMS equIP.

Florian joined CMS in 2015 and has been a partner since 2023.

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„sehr kompetent und guter Verhandler“, Wettbewerber

JUVE Handbuch, 2023/2024

„Oft empfohlen“ für Private Equity und Venture Capital

JUVE Handbuch, 2023/2024

Relevant experience

  • Advising growth PE fund Cadence Growth Capital on post series C secondary
  • Advising fintech Agora Innovation GmbH (iVE.ONE) on financing round
  • Advising fitness start-up STRAFFR on financing round
  • Advising digital start-up Qualifyze on several financing rounds
  • Advising PMG MittelstandsGruppe GmbH on its investment in GDS Präzisionszerspanungs GmbH
  • Advising fin-/greentech start-up right. based on science on financing round
  • Advising Coherent on the acquisition of ROFIN-SINAR
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Memberships & Roles

  • German Red Cross District Association Frankfurt am Main e.V. (Deutsches Rotes Kreuz Bezirksverband Frankfurt am Main e.V.) - Legal Counsel and Member of the Executive Board/Presidium
  • Business Angels Mittelhessen e.V. - Secretary and member of the Board of Directors
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Publications

  • Matthias Jacobs/Florian Plagemann/Martin Schafhausen/Ole Ziegler (Hg), Weiterdenken: Recht auf der Schnittstelle zur Medizin – Sozialrecht – Medizin – Medizinrecht, Festschrift für Prof. Dr. Hermann Plagemann, C.H.Beck Verlag, München 2020
  • Florian Plagemann/Charlotte Bergmann, MVZ sucht Kassenarztsitz – oder: Wie bringe ich Meine Zulassung in ein MVZ ein – Aktuelle Rechtsprechung und jüngste Entwicklungen zur ambulanten Leistungserbringung durch MVZ, DStR Heft 25/2017, 1392
  • Florian Plagemann/Ole Ziegler, Kommunale Trägerschaft von MVZ, DVBl, 22/2016, 1432
  • Das neue E-Health-Gesetz – Gesundheitskarte, Entlassbrief & Co., Management & Krankenhaus (M&K), 1-2/2016, p. 28
  • E-Health – Effizientere Behandlung durch elektronische Datenübertragung, Healthcare Marketing, 12/2015, p. 24
  • Das Medizinische Versorgungszentrum im Lichte des GKV-Versorgungsstärkungsgesetzes, Pflege- & Krankenhausrecht (PKR), 03/2015, p. 75
  • Vereinsvorstände – sozialversicherungspflichtig „beschäftigt“? – eine Orientierungshilfe auch unter Berücksichtigung des Ehrenamtsstärkungsgesetzes –, Neue Juristische Wochenschrift (NJW), 2015, p. 439 (Co-Autor mit Prof. Dr. Hermann Plagemann)
  • Russian stock corporation, description from the investors' point of view, Peter Lang Verlag, Frankfurt am Main, 2014
  • US-american health care reform – An overview, Gesundheit und Pflege (GuP), 2013, p. 18
  • Intellectual property in Russia, Part I and II, Wirtschaft und Recht in Osteuropa (WiRO), 2012, p. 353 und 2013, p. 8
  • (More) Competition in the health care sector?, Neue Juristische Wochenschrift (NJW), 2012, p. 2613 (Co-Author with Prof. Dr. Hermann Plagemann)
  • Commercial litigation in Russia, Part I-III, Wirtschaft und Recht in Osteuropa (WiRO), 2011, p. 262, p. 293, p. 334
  • Formal strictness of the articles in Russian corporate law, Wirtschaft und Recht in Osteuropa (WiRO), 2011, p. 231
  • Law on patients' rights – political options, Gesundheit und Pflege (GuP), 2011, p. 22
  • Socialsecurity of the entrepreneur in an German entrepreneurial company with limited liability, Deutsches Steuerrecht (DStR), 2009, p. 1809 (Co-Author with Prof. Dr. Hermann Plagemann)
  • Typography of supply contracts in German and Russian civil law, Wirtschaft und Recht in Osteuropa (WiRO), 2008, p. 33 (Co-Author with Dr. Max Gutbrod)
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Lectures list

  • Panel Diskussion zum aktuellen Marktklima – Kölner Startup Stammtisch, 12.12.2023, Köln
  • Know-how: Auswirkungen des geänderten Marktumfelds auf Finanzierungsrunden – Präsenz-Matching mit den Business Angels Mittelhessen, 02.11.2023, Frankfurt am Main
  • Start-up Finanzierung in Zeiten von Corona (CMF, Säule II etc.) – Virtual Gin&Talk Online Talkreihe, 18.05.2020, Online-Event
  • Kapitalisierung von Portfoliogesellschaften in der Corona Krise, Matching Fonds, Bridge Financing, Pay to Play - Business Angels Frankfurt Matching Serires A, 29.04.2020, Online-Event
  • Corporate: Haftung des GmbH Geschäftsführers – Legal Workshops für Start Ups Blackprint Booster, 11.09.2019, Frankfurt am Main
  • Das Term Sheet und die Finanzierungsrunde – Legal Workshops für Start Ups Blackprint Booster, 08.05.2019, Frankfurt am Main
  • CMS equIP – Damit aus einer Idee eine Erfolgsgeschichte wird – Kick-Off-Veranstaltung hessische Akzeleratoren & Inkubatoren, 02.04.2019, Frankfurt am Main
  • Ambulante Leistungserbringung durch Krankenhäuser – Herbsttagung der VKD-Landesgruppe Mitteldeutschland, 09.11.2018, Meißen
  • Ambulantisierung von Krankenhausleistungen - juristische Implikationen: Gründung, Trägerschaft und Betrieb von MVZ durch Krankenhäuser – 11. Rhein-Main Zukunftskongress, 22.02.2017, Offenbach
  • VC and Start-up Law, Goethe University Frankfurt – House of Finance: Garage – The Student Lab for your own Start-up, 30.01.2017, Frankfurt am Main
  • Die Stellung des Prokuristen in der GmbH, Gestaltungsmacht und Haftungsrisiken, Inhouse-Schulung, 05.09.2016, Offenbach am Main
  • "MVZ nach VSG - Trägerschaft und Kassenarztzulassung" 10. Rhein-Main Zukunftskongress, 25.02.2016, Offenbach
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Education

  • 2014: PhD, University of Gießen
  • 2014: Second state examination in law
  • 2012: LL.M., Cornell University (USA)
  • 2009: First state examination in law
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Feed

01/03/2024
CMS advises existing investors on exit from solar company Enviria
Frankfurt/Main – Enviria, one of Germany's leading providers of decentralised energy solutions, has entered into a definitive agreement on an equity investment from Blackrock, through its Global Renewable Power IV fund. As part of this transaction, the existing investors, Galileo Green Energy, BNP Paribas, Alter Equity and Redalpine, are selling their stake in Enviria.A CMS team headed by Dr Florian Plagemann advised the existing investors on all legal aspects of their exit. CMS regularly advises venture capital investors and start-ups and has already advised in connection with the previous financing round of Enviria. Enviria, based in Frankfurt/Main, offers innovative En­ergy-as-a-Ser­vice solutions for the B2B sector. The start-up takes on the financing, planning, installation and operation of solar systems, as well as the integration of charging stations and energy storage. CMS Germany Dr Florian Plagemann, Lead Partner Dr Friedrich von Spee, Counsel Carmen Hübner, Senior Associate Dr Maximilian Eitelbuß, Senior Associate, all VC/PE Birgit Wagner, Legal Manager Jule Marie Holz, Legal Specialist, both Smart OperationsPress Con­tact presse@cms-hs. com
11/01/2024
CMS advises Commerzbank on joint venture for digital payment solutions
Frankfurt am Main, Atlanta, - CMS, led by Dr. Tobias Grau and Dr. Florian Plagemann, has comprehensively advised Commerzbank on the formation of a joint venture with Global Payments, a leading global provider of financial technologies and software solutions (here). CMS regularly advises banks and payment service providers on M&A transactions and regulatory matters, including Commerzbank's repurchase of the installment loan business from BNP Paribas. CMS Germany Dr Tobias Grau, Partner, Co-Lead Dr Florian Plagemann, Partner, Co-Lead Birgit Schlemmer, Senior Associate Dr Kai Wallisch, Partner Dr Tobias Kilian, Of Counsel Dr Marcel Hagemann, Partner Dr Christian Zielonka, Principal Counsel Carmen Hübner, Senior Associate Dr Maximilian Stark, Senior Associate Dr Miriam Bach, As­so­ci­ate Kath­rin Dengel, Associate Gustav Isele, Associate, all Corporate/M&A Dr Markus M. Pfaff, Client Relationship Partner Moritz Gerstmayr, Coun­sel Char­lotte Salathé, Counsel  Marcel Moussaoui, Associate Mohal Jennifer Egzau, Associate, all Banking & Finance Philipp Lotze, Partner Dr Michael Kraus, Partner Dr Anna Lena Füllsack, Senior As­so­ci­ate Theresa Lenger, Senior Associate, all TMC Kai Neuhaus, Partner Dr Björn Herbers, Partner Moritz Pottek, Counsel, all Antitrust, Competition & Trade Jörg Schrade, Part­ner Chris­ti­an Linseisen, Senior Associate, both Tax Dr Oliver Simon, Partner Dr Michael Rein, Principal Counsel Dr Philipp Deuchler, Senior Associate, all Labor, Employment & Pensions Commerzbank AG (Legal) Dr Benedikt Leffers (Group Legal, Head of Corporate / Regulatory Law)  Lars Kauer (Group Legal, Senior Legal Counsel, Corporate / Regulatory Law)  Markus Vetter (Group Legal, General Counsel, Technology, Data & In­fra­struc­ture) Carina Erlenwein (Group Legal, Senior Legal Counsel, Sales, Account Management, Payment Trans­ac­tions) Press Con­tact presse@cms-hs. com
23/08/2023
CMS advises digital start-up Qualifyze on $12 million round of financing
Frankfurt/Main – Frankfurt-based digital startup Qualifyze, a data provider for supply chain compliance in the pharmaceutical sector, has raised $12 million of new capital in a round of financing. Investors...
27/06/2023
CMS advises cleantech start-up Greenlyte on further pre-seed financing...
Frankfurt/Main – Essen-based cleantech start-up Greenlyte Carbon Technologies (GCT) has raised EUR 4.5 million in a further pre-seed round of financing. This financing round follows on from the first...
02/05/2023
CMS advises on the sale of Solvians Group to Bowmark Capital
Stuttgart - An international team led by CMS partner Dr. Tobias Grau advised founder Thomas Schwanhäuser on the sale of all shares in Solvians Group to Bowmark Capital LLP, a London-based private equity...
15/03/2023
Successful pre-seed financing round: CMS advises femtech start-up theblood
Frankfurt/Main – Berlin-based start-up theblood has raised around EUR 1 million from a combination of VC investors in the healthtech sector and business angels. Lead investor in the pre-seed round of...
15/03/2023
CMS advises Berlin-based SaaS start-up liftOS on pre-seed financing round
Frankfurt/Main – Berlin-based start-up liftOS has raised USD 1 million in a pre-seed round of financing. The round was led by BackBone Ventures. The other investors include Pitchdrive and prominent...
10/03/2023
CMS advises cleantech start-up Greenlyte on seven-digit pre-seed financing...
Frankfurt am Main – Essen-based cleantech start-up Greenlyte Carbon Technologies GmbH has raised fresh capital in a seven-digit pre-seed round of financing to boost development of its technology. Investors...
07/12/2022
CMS Germany on track for further success with four new partners in 2023
Berlin – Commercial law firm CMS Germany has appointed four new partners with effect from the turn of 2022/2023. These appointments strengthen the partnership in the strategically important Employment...
29/09/2022
CMS advises AEW on investment in Mobility as a Service provider AZOWO
Stuttgart – Mobility as a Service provider AZOWO GmbH has raised growth capital in a Series A financing round led by AEW Energie AG (AEW).A CMS team headed by Dr Christoph Lächler and Dr Florian Plagemann...
05/09/2022
CMS advises Cadence Growth Capital (CGC) on investment in digital private...
Frankfurt/Main – Digital private health insurance company ottonova has raised EUR 34 million in growth capital in a series F funding. The round of financing was led by Cadence Growth Capital (CGC)...
05/09/2022
CMS advises Cadence Growth Capital (CGC) on fol­low-on-in­vest­ment in phone-as-a-ser­vice...
Frankfurt/Main – Phone-as-a-ser­vice provider everphone has raised over USD 32 million in growth capital in a series C-2 funding. The extension round of financing was led by Cadence Growth Capital (CGC)...