Düsseldorf/Frankfurt—Global law firm Dentons has advised Triodos Food Transition Europe Fund, a private equity fund managed by Netherlands-based Triodos Investment Management, on its investment in Stadtsalat, a food start-up. The company intends to use the newly raised capital from the Series C financing round for further expansion in the German market as part of its growth strategy.

Triodos Investment Management (Triodos IM) is a globally active impact investor, which has built up in-depth knowledge throughout more than 25 years of impact investing in sectors such as energy and climate, financial inclusion, and sustainable food and agriculture. Triodos IM is a founding member of the Global Impact Investing Network and a wholly owned subsidiary of Netherlands-based Triodos Bank. The Triodos Food Transition Europe Fund provides long-term, mission-aligned private equity and venture capital to leading European companies in the transition towards sustainable food and agricultural systems.

Stadtsalat is a food company that delivers regional and seasonal food, with a special focus on sustainability. Founded in 2014 in Hamburg, initially as a delivery service, Stadtsalat now also operates grocery stores in Hamburg, Berlin, Frankfurt am Main, and Cologne.

A Dentons team led by partner Dr. Predrag Maksimovic advised Triodos Investment Management on all aspects of the equity financing.

Advisors to Triodos Investment Management

Dentons (Düsseldorf/Frankfurt): Dr. Predrag Maksimovic (Partner, lead), Dr. Tobias Bünten (Counsel), Tim Schinkel (Associate, all Corporate/M&A), Dr. Sascha Grosjean (Partner), Dr. Lukas Jäger (Associate), Dr. Josef Tahmaz (Associate, all Employment), Nico Winter (Senior Associate IP/IT, all Düsseldorf), Samira Bouzakri (Senior Associate, Real Estate, Frankfurt).