The following information provides a simple overview of what happens to your personal data when you visit our website. Personal data means data which allow for your personal identification. For detailed information on the topic of data protection, please read our data privacy policy in this text.
Who is the controller responsible for the collection of data on this website?
The data processing on this website is performed by the website operator. You can find their contact details in the legal notice on this website.
How do we collect your data?
One way of collecting your data is that you communicate it to us. This may be data you enter in a contact form.
Other data is collected automatically or after your consent by our IT systems when you visit our website. This mostly consists of technical data (for example, web browser, operating system or time of access to a page). This data is collected automatically as soon as you enter this website.
How do we use your data?
Some of the data is collected to ensure the smooth running of the website. Other data may be used to analyze your user behavior.
What are your rights regarding your data?
You have the right to obtain access to information about the source, recipient and purpose of your personal data stored by us at any time free of charge. You also have the right to request the rectification, blocking or erasure of this data. If you have provided us with your consent to the processing of your data, you may withdraw this consent at any time for the future. You also have the right to request, under certain circumstances, the processing of your personal data to be restricted. Apart from that, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.
For this purpose or if you have any other questions regarding the topic of data protection, you can contact us at the address specified in the legal notice at any time.
When you visit this website, your surfing behavior may be analyzed statistically. This is usually done by means of analytics programs.
Detailed information on these analytics programs is provided in the following privacy policy.
This website is hosted by an external service provider (host). The personal data collected on this website is stored on the servers of the host. This may include, but is not limited to, IP addresses, contact requests, meta and communication data, contract data, contact data, names, website accesses and other data generated by a website.
The use of the host is for the purpose of fulfilling the contract with our potential and existing customers (point (b) of Art. 6(1) GDPR) and in the interests of a secure, fast and efficient provision of our online offer by a professional provider (point (f) of Art. 6(1) GDPR).
Our host will only process your data to the extent necessary to fulfil its performance obligations and will follow our instructions with regard to this data.
Conclusion of a contract for commissioned processing
To ensure processing in compliance with data protection, we have concluded a contract for data processing with our host.
The operators of this site take the protection of your personal data very seriously. We handle your personal data confidentially and in accordance with the statutory provisions on data protection as well as this privacy policy.
When you use this website, various forms of personal data are collected. Personal data means any data by which you can be identified personally. This privacy policy explains what data we collect and what we use it for. It also explains how and for what purpose this takes place.
We would also like to point out that security gaps may exist when transmitting data on the internet (with communication by email, for example). The absolute protection of the data against access by third parties is not possible.
The controller responsible for the data processing on this website is:
Ypsilon GmbH
tax consultancy firm
Beethovenstr. 5-13
50674 Cologne
Tel.: +49 221 292796-0
E-Mail: info@millennium-partners.de
The controller is the natural or legal person who, alone or jointly with others, determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data (for example, names, email addresses and the like).
You can contact our Data Protection Officer as follows:
MILLENNIUM PARTNERS GmbH Tax Consultancy Firm
Beethovenstr. 5-13
50674 Cologne
Attn. Data Protection Officer
EMail: dsb@ypsilon.group
If no more specific storage period has been specified within this privacy policy, your personal data will remain with us until the purpose for data processing no longer applies. If you make a legitimate request for erasure of withdraw your consent to the data processing, your data will be erased unless we have other legally permissible reasons for retaining your personal data (for example, retention periods under tax or commercial law); in the latter case, the erasure will take place after these reasons no longer exist.
Many data processing operations are only possible with your explicit consent. You can withdraw any consent already given at any time. The withdrawal of consent shall not affect the lawfulness of the data processing based on consent before its withdrawal.
IF DATA IS PROCESSED ON THE BASIS OF ART. 6 ABS. POINT (E) OR (F) OF ART. 6(1) GDPR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR DATA AT ANY TIME ON GROUNDS RELATING TO YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION; THIS SHALL ALSO APPLY TO ANY PROFILING THAT IS BASED UPON THESE PROVISIONS. THE RESPECTIVE LEGAL BASIS ON WHICH PROCESSING IS BASED CAN BE FOUND IN THIS PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU FILE AN OBJECTION, WE WILL NO LONGER PROCESS YOUR AFFECTED PERSONAL DATA, UNLESS WE ARE ABLE TO DEMONSTRATE COMPELLING LEGITIMATE GROUNDS FOR THE PROCESSING WHICH OVERRIDE YOUR INTERESTS, RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS OR FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT, EXERCISE OR DEFENSE OF LEGAL CLAIMS (OBJECTION ACCORDING TO ART. 21(1) GDPR).
IF YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS PROCESSED FOR THE PURPOSES OF DIRECT ADVERTISING, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBJECT TO THE PROCESSING OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS MARKETING AT ANY TIME, INCLUDING PROFILING IN CONNECTION WITH SUCH DIRECT MARKETING. IF YOU OBJECT, YOUR PERSONAL DATA WILL SUBSEQUENTLY NO LONGER BE USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DIRECT ADVERTISING (OBJECTION ACCORDING TO ART. 21(2) GDPR).
In the case of infringements of the GDPR, data subjects have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority, in particular in the member state of their habitual residence, place of work or the place of the suspected infringement. The right to lodge a complaint is without prejudice to any other administrative or legal remedies.
You have the right to have the data that we process automatically on the basis of your consent or for the fulfilment of a contract provided to you or to a third party in a commonly used, machine-readable format. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will only be take place insofar as it is technically feasible.
For security reasons and in the interests of protecting confidential content such as any orders or enquires you may send to us as the website operator, this website uses SSL and/or TLS encryption. You can recognize an encrypted connection by the fact that the address bar in your browser changes from “http://” to “https://” and by the lock symbol in the browser bar.
If the SSL and/or TLS encryption is enabled, the data you send to us cannot be accessed by third parties.
Under applicable legal provisions, you have the right, at any time and free of charge, of access to your personal data stored by us, to information about its origin and recipients and the purposes of the data processing and, where appropriate, the right to the rectification or erasure of such data. For this purpose or if you have any other questions regarding the topic of personal data, you can contact us at the address specified in the legal notice at any time.
You have the right to request the restriction of processing of your personal data. To do so, you can contact us at any time at the address in the legal notice. The right to restriction of processing exists in the following cases:
We hereby object to the use of our contact details, as published under the obligation to provide a legal notice, for sending us advertising or information materials that are not expressly requested by us. The operator of the web pages expressly reserves the right to take all legal steps in the case of the unsolicited sending of advertisement information, for example spam emails.
Our website uses what are referred to as “cookies.” Cookies are small text files and do not harm your device. They are either temporarily stored on your device for the duration of a session (session cookies) or permanently (permanent cookies). Session cookies are automatically deleted at the end of your visit. Permanent cookies remain stored on your device until you delete them yourself or until they are automatically deleted by your web browser.
In some cases, third-party cookies can also be placed on your terminal device when you enter our site. These enable us or you to use certain services of the third-party company (for example, cookies for processing payment services).
Cookies have various functions. Numerous cookies are technically necessary because certain website functions would not work without them (for example, shopping cart function or displaying videos). Other cookies are used to analyze user behavior or to display advertisements.
Cookies that are required to carry out the electronic communication process (necessary cookies) or to provide certain functions that you have requested (functional cookies, for example, for the shopping cart function) or to optimize the website (e.g. cookies to measure the web audience) are placed and stored on the basis of point (f) of Art. 6 (1) GDPR, unless another legal basis is given. The website operator has a legitimate interest in the use of cookies for the technically error-free and optimized provision of its services. If consent to the storage of cookies was requested, the storage of the cookies in question is based exclusively on this consent (point (a) of Art. 6(1) GDPR); consent may be withdrawn at any time.
You can configure your browser so that it will notify you when cookies are placed and to only allow cookies on a case-by-case basis, to refuse cookies in certain cases or in general, and to activate the automatic deletion of cookies when you close the browser. If cookies are deactivated, the functionality of this website may be limited.
If third-party cookies or cookies for analysis purposes are used, we will inform you about this separately within the scope of this privacy policy and will request your consent if necessary.
Our website uses Borlabs Cookie’s Consent technology to obtain your consent to the placement and storage of certain cookies in your browser and to document such consent in accordance with the data protection requirements. The provider of this technology is Borlabs – Benjamin A. Bornschein, Georg-Wilhelm-Str. 17, 21107 Hamburg (hereinafter Borlabs).
When you visit our website, a Borlabs cookie is saved in your browser, in which the consent you have given or the withdrawal of such consent is stored This data will not be passed on to the provider of Borlabs Cookie.
The data collected will be stored until you ask us to delete it or until you delete the Borlabs cookie yourself or until the purpose for storing the data no longer applies. Mandatory legal retention periods shall remain unaffected. For details on the data processing by Corlabs Cookie, please visit borlabs.io/kb/what-information-does-borlabs-cookie-store
Borlabs Cookie’s Consent technology is used to obtain the legally-required consent for the use of cookies. The legal basis in this case is point (c) of Art. 6 (1) GDPR.
The provider of the website automatically collects and stores information in server log files which are transmitted to us automatically by your browser. This information includes:
This data is collected on the basis of point (f) of Art. 6 (1) GDPR. The website operator has a legitimate interest in technically error-free display and optimization of its website – this requires the collection of data in server log files.
If you send us enquiries using the contact form, we will store your data from the contact form, including the contact data entered there by you, for the processing of the inquiry and if follow-up questions arise. We will not pass this data on to others without your consent.
If your request is related to the fulfilment of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures, the processing of this data is based on point (b) of Art. 6 (1) GDPR. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of the queries addressed to us (point (f) of Art. 6(1) GDPR) or on your consent (point (a) of Art. 6(1) GDPR), provided that such consent was requested.
We will store the data entered by you in the contact form until you ask us to erase it, withdraw your consent to its storage or the purpose for the data storage ceases to exist (for example, your inquiry has been resolved). Mandatory legal provisions – particularly retention periods – shall remain unaffected.
If you contact us by email, telephone or fax, your query, including all associated personal data (name, query), will be stored and processed by us for the purposes of processing your query. We will not pass this data on to others without your consent.
If your request is related to the fulfilment of a contract or is necessary for the implementation of pre-contractual measures, the processing of this data is based on point (b) of Art. 6 (1) GDPR. In all other cases, the processing is based on our legitimate interest in the effective processing of the queries addressed to us (point (f) of Art. 6(1) GDPR) or on your consent (point (a) of Art. 6(1) GDPR), provided that such consent was requested.
We will store the data sent to us by you via contact requests until you request its erasure, withdraw your consent to its storage, or the purpose for which the data were stored no longer applies (for example, your query has been resolved). Mandatory legal provisions – particularly statutory retention periods – shall remain unaffected.
This website uses functions of the web analytics service Google Analytics. The provider is Google Ireland Limited (“Google”), Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Google Analytics enables the operator of the website to analyze the behavior of the visitors to the website. The operator of the website receives various types of usage data, such as page views, length of stay, operating systems used and the origin of the user. This information is assigned to the respective end device of the user. No assignment to a user ID takes place. No assignment to a user ID takes place.
We can also use Google Analytics to record your mouse and scrolling movements and clicks, among other things. Google Analytics also uses various modeling approaches to complement the data records it collects and uses machine learning technologies in the data analysis.
Google Analytics uses technologies that enable the recognition of the user for the purpose of analyzing user behavior (for example, cookies or device fingerprinting). The information collected by Google concerning the use of this website is usually transmitted to a Google server in the US and is stored there.
The use of this service is based on your consent according to point (a) of Art. 6 (1) GDPR and Section 25(1) of the German Telecommunications-Telemedia Data Protection Act (TTDSG). The consent can be withdrawn at any time.
The transfer of data to the US is based on the standard contractual clauses of the European Commission. Details are available here: privacy.google.com/businesses/controllerterms/mccs.
Browser plug-in
You can prevent the collection and processing of your data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plug-in available at the following link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en.
Please refer to the privacy policy of Google for further information about the handling of user data at Google Analytics: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=en.
Commissioned processing
We have concluded an agreement for contract data processing with Google and fully implement the strict regulations of German data protection authorities when using Google Analytics.
Saskia Winkmann is a tax consultant focusing on the international taxation of corporations and investment funds. After studying international business administration at the University of Saarbrücken where she majored in international accounting and finance, she spent several years in Luxembourg, where she worked for both large accounting and tax consultancy firms and a leading investment fund administrator. She then worked for VISTRA Germany as a tax consultant.
Andreas Krüger is a senior manager and is responsible for financial statements and tax compliance at Millennium Partners GmbH WpG / StBG. After graduating with a business degree from the University of Siegen, he worked for several tax consulting firms, most recently as a senior manager at the accounting and auditing company Vistra GmbH & Co. KG.
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Peter Lenz ist Partner von Millennium und Wirtschaftsprüfer mit der klaren Spezialisierung im Bereich Financial Services. Nach seiner Ausbildung zum Bankkaufmann und abgeschlossenem Studium der Wirtschaftswissenschaften an der Bergischen Universität Wuppertal, arbeitete er langjährig bei zwei Big-Four Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaften. Zuletzt war er bei einer international geprägten Kanzlei Partner.
Bei Millennium konzentriert er und sein Team sich vorwiegend auf die Bereiche Private Equity und Corporate.
Christina Pickhardt works as a tax consultant in the role of director at MILLENNIUM. She previously worked as an external consultant for the Sal. Oppenheim Group for several years and then for Deutsche Bank.
At MILLENNIUM, she mainly focuses on the creation of domestic and international income tax declarations for corporations including year-end financial statements as well as the taxation of investment companies.
Marion Tholen is Director of the Financial Statement, Tax Compliance department at Millennium Partners GmbH WpG / StBG. After studying business administration at RWTH Aachen, she worked for medium-sized tax consulting and auditing firms for 15 years before moving to the accounting department of an international retail company. In 2020, she returned to consulting and headed the Financial Statements, Tax Compliance team at the auditing and accounting firm Vistra GmbH & Co. KG.
Mirko Gössing is a Certified Public Accountant and tax consultant. As a Partner at Millennium with more than 10 years of professional experience, he supports corporate clients in the fields of GAAP andTax Compliance, year-end audits and consulting.
His interdisciplinary work a public accountant and tax consultant means he is responsible for organizing the compliance requirements of his clients to ensure their consistent growth.
Peter Reinold is a tax consultant and managing director at MILLENNIUM GmbH and focuses on the international taxation of corporations and investment funds, as well as the structuring of corporate groups. After studying at RWTH Aachen University, where he majored in business tax theory, and successfully passing his tax consulting exams, he worked at several law firms. He was most recently a managing partner at optegra Cologne and VISTRA Germany.
Peter Lenz is a partner in Millennium and Certified Public Accountant with a clear specialization in financial services. After completing an apprenticeship as a bank clerk and graduating in economics at the University of Wuppertal, he worked for two of the “big-four” accounting firms for several years. Most recently, he was a partner at an international law firm.
At Millennium, he and his team mainly focus on the areas of private equity and corporate.
Maximillian Kerndl is a Founding Partner of Millennium and a lawyer who specializes in the field of taxation. After studying law at the University of Augsburg and completing the practical part of his training to become a lawyer at the Munich Higher Regional Court, Maximilian worked for medium-sized international law firms, including Vistra.