Berlin / Vienna — Berlin-based fintech with a branch office in Vienna Bambus.io has closed another finan­cing deal with a total volume in the mid-six-figure range. The round was led by Calm/Storm Ventures, a new fund initia­ted by Lucas Polag­noli (pictu­red right) and Michael Ströck (pictu­red left). In addi­tion to the lead inves­tor, busi­ness angels and exis­ting inves­tors inves­ted in the fintech company specia­li­zing in real estate lending. Bambus.io was compre­hen­si­vely advi­sed on corpo­rate and regu­la­tory law by a team led by SMP part­ners Benja­min Ullrich and Lenn­art Lorenz.

“Bambus.io helps real estate owners to increase their liqui­dity and informs them about the diffe­rent capi­tal raising alter­na­ti­ves as well as the asso­cia­ted condi­ti­ons of more than 400 banks,” explains SMP part­ner Benja­min Ullrich. “We are plea­sed that we were able to advise FinTech on both corpo­rate and regu­la­tory matters — the tran­sac­tion is not only exem­plary for our close rela­ti­onship with Austria, but also demons­tra­tes the success of our inte­gra­ted approach of corpo­rate and regu­la­tory advice.”

Bamboo.io
Bambus.io is a fintech with offices in Berlin and Vienna. The company, which specia­li­zes in real estate lending, was foun­ded in 2019 by Patrick Woll­ner and Franz Hoerhager.

Consul­tant Bambus.io: SMP
Dr. Benja­min Ullrich (Lead Part­ner, Tran­sac­tions), Partner
Dr. Adrian Haase (Tran­sac­tions), Senior Associate
Lenn­art Lorenz (Regu­la­tory Law), Partner
Niklas Ulrich (Regu­la­tory Law), Senior Associate

Advi­sor Bambus.io: Brandl & Talos (Austrian law)
MMag. Roman Rericha (Tran­sac­tions), Partner

About Calm/Storm
Calm/Storm is an exclu­sive foun­der network and boutique venture capi­tal firm.

About SMP
SMP is a specia­list tax and commer­cial law firm opera­ting in the core areas of corpo­rate, funds, liti­ga­tion, tax and tran­sac­tions. SMP attor­neys and tax advi­sors repre­sent a wide variety of clients. These include emer­ging tech­no­logy compa­nies and family-run medium-sized enter­pri­ses as well as corpo­ra­ti­ons and private equity/venture capi­tal funds. Since its foun­da­tion in 2017, SMP has become one of the leading addres­ses for venture capi­tal, private equity and fund struc­tu­ring in Germany. The firm and its part­ners have been reco­gni­zed natio­nally and inter­na­tio­nally by JUVE, Best Lawy­ers, Legal 500, Focus, and Cham­bers and Part­ners. Today, SMP employs over 50 expe­ri­en­ced lawy­ers and tax advi­sors in three offices in Berlin, Hamburg and Cologne.