Walberg & Cie. advises Wizard Ventures on the sale of the BaseTemplates start-up platform to Round Ventures

Munich — The Berlin-based venture studio Wizard Ventures GmbH (hereinafter”Wizard Ventures”) has the portfolio company BaseTemplates (hereinafter”BaseTemplates”) to the US Internet holding Round Ventures (hereinafter”Round Ventures”) sold. The fast-growing founder platform BaseTemplates (basetemplates.com) is a leading online platform for startup founders and offers a wide range of products, services and resources such as pitch deck templates, financial models or pitch deck design. All products are designed for ease of use and are based on the tactics of the most successful founders. BaseTemplates is used by 25,000 founders worldwide and is widely known for its content.

The Walberg team, consisting of founders Manuel Brühl, Dr. Arno Malcher and Dr. Simon Sabel, provided legal and tax advice to Wizard Ventures on the sale of BaseTemplates to Round Ventures. In particular, Walberg & Cie.'s distinctive interface expertise in the areas of tax, IT law and transactions was fully used when advising Wizard Ventures. In addition to the tax aspects and the corporate law structure of a cross-border transaction, IP-related issues were central to this deal.”Wizard Ventures has built impressive digital companies in a short period of time. Wizard Ventures with founders Maximilian Fleitmann and Sina Sadegh are a wonderful example of how business cases work in the digital age — we are delighted to support both entrepreneurs in their ventures”, say the founders of Walberg & Cie.

The venture studio Wizard Ventures, based in Berlin, builds, buys and develops online business models. Understand, all portfolio companies are purely digitally organized platforms. In addition to founders and start-ups, Wizard Ventures is also increasingly focusing on mature companies: the still young portfolio company Magic Design (en.magicdesign.io), for example, offers companies high-quality, reliable and fast design solutions.

Round Ventures, based in the USA, is an Internet holding company that helps young business models raise capital faster and more efficiently, primarily through software, templates and teamwork. Round Ventures connects with a growing network of investors and offers strategic advice to prepare young companies for financing measures.

Wizard Ventures/ BaseTemplates Advisor

Walberg Law Tax Strategy GmbH & Cie. KG

StB Manuel Brühl, taxes
Dr. Arno Malcher, Law of the Digital World
Dr. Simon Sabel, transactions

About Walberg & Cie.
Walberg Law Tax Strategy GmbH & Cie. KG is a specialized legal and tax consultancy based in Munich. The founders combine their enthusiasm for legal and tax advice with a strong technological and digital DNA. Walberg & Cie. focuses on corporate law, tax law and the law of the digital world with a focus on digitization, transactions and international aspects. Walberg & Cie.'s expertise is regularly required for complex projects, particularly transactions, financing rounds, restructurings and transformation processes.