POELLATH advises Maxburg Capital Partners on investment in Motel a Miio GmbH

POELLATH comprehensively advised Maxburg on tax matters related to the investment. The transaction closed on April 16, 2021 and financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

Munich-based Motel a Miio GmbH, founded in 2017 by Anna von Hellberg and Laura Castien, is a manufacturer of hand-painted Portuguese ceramics. The product portfolio includes high-quality tableware, such as plates, cups, bowls and serving platters, as well as accessories such as vases, lamps and soap dishes. Motel a Miio operates its own online shop and currently has 15 retail stores in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. In addition, the company regularly hosts pop-up sale events in the DACH region and increasingly also internationally.

Maxburg is an investment company focused on German-speaking countries, which invests with a flexible mandate along the capital structure in both privately held and listed companies. The Maxburg investment companies have capital commitments totaling around EUR 600 million at their disposal.

A POELLATH team led by Munich partner Gerald Herrmann (lead partner, tax) provided comprehensive tax advice to Maxburg in the course of the transaction.