Moritz von Nathusius

General Counsel

2022

Cherry Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm led by a team of entrepreneurs with experience building fast-scaling companies such as Zalando and Spotify. The firm backs Europe's boldest founders, usually as their first institutional investor, and supports them in everything from their go-to-market strategy and the scaling of their businesses. Cherry Ventures has previously invested in the seed stage of over 70 companies across Europe, including FlixBus, Auto1 Group, Flaschenpost, Infarm, Rows, Forto, SellerX, Juni, and Flink. Cherry Ventures is based in Berlin and invests across Europe with operations in London and Stockholm.

Legal Counsel

2020 - 2022

Lakestar operates in early and growth-stage ventures by partnering with outstanding entrepreneurs worldwide, focusing on internet and technology companies that can quickly achieve global scale. Founded by Klaus Hommels, one of Europe’s leading venture capitalists, Lakestar has invested in many of the companies that define today’s digital economy, including Facebook, Spotify and Skype, and more recently Opendoor, Omio, Glovo and Revolut. Lakestar has a presence in Zurich, Berlin, London, New York and Hong Kong.

Associate – Private Equity/M&A

2017 - 2019

Advised financial and strategic investors on the corporate law aspects of M&A transactions: – Legal contracts: negotiated investment agreements, term sheets & corporate governance – Presentations: created slide decks and summary materials for decisions on board-level – Stakeholder management: increased deal efficiency through cross-functional teamwork

Investment Team

2016 - 2016

Internship in deal team of leading private equity investor: – Transaction work: successful buyout of portfolio company's key competitor – Data analysis: assessed financial KPIs, business cases and strategic concepts of targets – Deal preparation: created industry reports, benchmarks and investment pitch decks

Visiting Associate – Funds Team

2015 - 2015

Trainee Lawyer – Corporate/M&A

2015 - 2015

Trainee

2014 - 2014

Research Associate – Investment Funds Team

2013 - 2014

Freelancer

2013 - 2013

Intern - Family Business

2010 - 2010