Cornelius + Krage Rechtsanwalte PartG

What Cornelius + Krage Rechtsanwalte PartG does

Cornelius + Krage Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB is a mid-sized German commercial law firm and insolvency administration practice headquartered in Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein. Founded in 1992, the firm operates across six offices in northern Germany (Kiel, Hamburg, Hannover, Lübeck/Groß Grönau, Bielefeld, and Rostock) with a team of approximately 50+ professionals including lawyers, notaries, insolvency administrators, and support staff. The firm is structured as a PartG mbB (Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mit beschränkter Berufshaftung) with six authorized partners, no external investors, and a wholly-owned insolvency administration subsidiary (Cornelius + Krage Insolvenzverwaltung GbR).

The firm operates three integrated service lines: (1) comprehensive legal advisory covering 14 practice areas including corporate law, M&A, labor law, tax law, real estate, construction and architecture law, intellectual property, agricultural law, renewable energy law, and administrative law; (2) notary services for real estate, corporate, inheritance, and family law matters; and (3) restructuring and insolvency administration, which has managed over 1,000 insolvency proceedings in the past decade — ranging from small mass procedures to listed stock corporations. The insolvency administration division operates under an ISO 9001:2015-certified quality management system and is court-appointed at multiple jurisdictions across northern Germany. The firm has cultivated particular expertise in renewable energy law, tied to Schleswig-Holstein's position as the historic cradle of the German wind industry, and serves Scandinavian clients establishing businesses in Germany.

The business model is professional services fee-based, with revenues governed by the German Law on the Remuneration of Lawyers (RVG) and the Court and Notary Costs Act (GNotKG) for statutory matters, supplemented by negotiated fees for complex advisory and transaction work. The go-to-market is direct advisory and referral-based, with no disclosed marketing budget beyond a professional website and organic social media presence (LinkedIn, Facebook, Xing). Pricing is not publicly disclosed. Customer segments span medium and large enterprises, entrepreneurs, executives, public-sector institutions, and individuals requiring notary services. Revenue is not publicly disclosed, consistent with the partnership structure.

Name

Cornelius + Krage Rechtsanwalte PartG

Legal name

Cornelius + Krage Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB

Website

https://cornelius-krage.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Cornelius + Krage is a mid-sized German commercial law firm founded in 1992, headquartered in Kiel, with six offices in northern Germany. It provides integrated legal advisory, notary services, and one of the leading insolvency administration practices in northern Germany, with specialized expertise in renewable energy law.

Ownership category

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Headquarters

HQ city

Kiel

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Legal Advisory Services: Professional legal fees for advising entrepreneurs, executives, companies, and public institutions in commercial law matters including corporate law, labor law, insolvency law, real estate law, construction law, renewable energy law, and more.
2. Notary Services: Notary fees for comprehensive notarization and advisory services in real estate, corporate, inheritance, and family law matters.
3. Insolvency Administration: Insolvency administration fees through Cornelius + Krage Insolvenzverwaltung GbR. The firm manages insolvency proceedings of varying sizes, from small mass procedures to listed stock corporations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Cornelius + Krage is a commercial law firm and notary practice that advises entrepreneurs, executives, companies, and public institutions across all areas of business law (corporate, M&A, labor, real estate, construction, tax, IP, renewable energy, administrative). It also provides notary services (real estate, corporate, inheritance, family) and, through its subsidiary Cornelius + Krage Insolvenzverwaltung GbR, one of the leading insolvency administration and restructuring practices in northern Germany.

Product overview

Cornelius + Krage Rechtsanwalte PartG is a mid-sized commercial law firm offering three integrated core service lines: (1) Rechtsberatung (legal advisory services) covering 14 practice areas including corporate/M&A, labor law, tax law, real estate, construction, intellectual property, renewable energy, and administrative law; (2) Notarielle Tätigkeit (notary services) providing certified documentation in real estate, corporate, inheritance, family, and succession matters; and (3) Restrukturierung & Insolvenzverwaltung (restructuring and insolvency administration), one of northern Germany's leading insolvency practices having managed over 1,000 proceedings. The firm also offers supplementary digital services through online notary intake forms. The practice is particularly noted for renewable energy law expertise and Scandinavian client specialization.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Rechtsberatung (Legal Advisory Services)

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 1,000 insolvency proceedings conducted in the last 10 years
• +1 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Noerr LLP: Major international German-headquartered law firm with full-service corporate, restructuring and insolvency practices across multiple offices in Germany and Europe. Larger and more diversified than Cornelius + Krage, but competes for the same mid-market insolvency and corporate mandates in northern Germany.
• White & Case LLP: Global law firm with a strong Frankfurt-based German practice covering M&A, restructuring and insolvency. Competes for higher-end mandates and serves as a talent source from which Cornelius + Krage has hired lateral partners.
• Eversheds Sutherland: International law firm with German offices covering corporate, employment and dispute resolution. Competes for mid-market German mandates and has supplied lateral talent to Cornelius + Krage.
• Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer: Global elite law firm with a substantial German practice in corporate/M&A and dispute resolution. Competes for premium mandates and is a known training ground for Cornelius + Krage lateral hires.

Direct peers

• Andresen + Partner Rechtsanwälte: Northern German insolvency administration firm with court appointments across multiple jurisdictions, focused primarily on restructuring and insolvency work. Directly comparable as a regional insolvency administrator.
• Möhrle Happ Luther: Hamburg-based commercial law firm and tax advisory with a similar full-service business law offering including M&A, insolvency and notary services. Comparable in size, regional footprint and integrated legal/tax/notary model.
• BRL BOEKE RECHTSANWÄLTE: Northern German commercial law firm headquartered in Hamburg with offices in Bremen, Rostock and other cities, offering corporate, restructuring, insolvency and notary services. Strong regional overlap and similar mid-market positioning.
• Graf von Westphalen Rechtsanwälte: Mid-sized German commercial law firm with multiple offices including northern Germany (Hamburg, Kiel area), offering full-service business law advisory, notary and restructuring services. Directly comparable in scale, service mix and regional focus to Cornelius + Krage.
• Schlütter Rechtsanwälte: Bremen-based insolvency and restructuring boutique with court appointments in northern Germany. Comparable specialization in insolvency administration and distressed advisory work.
• ROXIN Rechtsanwälte: German law firm specializing in insolvency administration and restructuring with multiple court appointments across northern Germany. Directly comparable on the insolvency administration core of Cornelius + Krage's practice.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/CorneliusKrage/?locale=de_DE
• LinkedInde.linkedin.com/company/cornelius-krage-rae-partg-mbb

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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