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The special edition "Locations, Regions & Technologies 2024" of VentureCapital Magazine is here, providing an overview of the most exciting startup locations in Germany and international hotspots.

This week, a special highlight took place in Düsseldorf: NRW Global Business celebrated the 20th NRW Global Business AWARD ceremony at K21 - it was a wonderful event with impressive awardees, who were honored by Mona Neubaur, Minister of Economic Affairs, Industry, Climate Protection, and Energy of the State of NRW, and Felix Neugart, CEO of NRW.Global Business, for their exceptional entrepreneurial achievements in NRW: Fujifilm Europe, Coding Giants, Rivian, and Flender. Representing TIGGES at the festive evening were Dr. Dominik Wagner, LL.M., EMBA, Tomasz Baron, LL.M., and Bahar Beyaz.

Our special congratulations go to Coding Giants, a Polish startup in the EdTech sector, which offers an innovative e-learning platform and coding school that enables young talents aged seven to 19 to learn programming of computer games, mobile applications, websites, and even 3D graphics in a playful manner. The goal: to inspire young talents early for new technologies and secure skilled professionals in the long term. Coding Giants is now active in over 120 locations - since 2023, also in NRW. From Düsseldorf, our awardee coordinates its strategic direction in Germany and Western Europe with up to 40 employees and is already collaborating with a school in Mönchengladbach. We are very pleased to support the founding and further development of the company in Germany.

We congratulate all awardees and wish them continued success! A heartfelt thank you to all those involved in the award ceremony - it was a wonderful anniversary!

The Handelsblatt, in collaboration with Best Lawyers®, has once again published the annual ranking "Germany's Best Lawyers 2024" and also honored colleagues from TIGGES.

Last Friday, the summer evening event of AHK Polska took place in Warsaw, and we had the pleasure of welcoming over 450 guests to celebrate the start of summer together.

Our tax consulting firm, TIGGES Tax, has recently strengthened its team with a new tax advisor. Tax advisor and attorney Maike Drumm, along with three experienced tax clerks from her own practice, has joined TIGGES.

TIGGES advised the European developer and operator of logistics and commercial real estate VGP Group on the conclusion of a contract with Isar Aerospace for the development and construction of the new company headquarters in the Vaterstetten-Parsdorf III industrial estate.

Sweat equity is much more than just a buzzword. It describes the priceless value that founders and employees bring to a startup through their hard work and dedication. Instead of investing financially, they contribute their time, skills and passion - and in return receive shares in the startup.

In our new TransporTrends series in cooperation with Kompetenznetzwerk Logistik.NRW / LOG-IT Club e.V. we regularly report on current topics, decisions & trends in transport and logistics law - this time on the ever-relevant topic of damage caused by storms in freight transport.

Profit participation rights are a popular form of investment in companies, particularly in the area of venture capital/start-ups. They allow investors to participate in promising start-ups or companies and benefit from their success without directly influencing the management of the company. However, the seemingly relaxed concept of profit participation rights conceals a number of legal aspects that need to be considered.