diff --git a/bpdm-common/src/main/kotlin/org/eclipse/tractusx/bpdm/common/dto/response/PoolLegalEntityResponse.kt b/bpdm-common/src/main/kotlin/org/eclipse/tractusx/bpdm/common/dto/response/PoolLegalEntityResponse.kt
index b5c6db780..e03651b1f 100644
--- a/bpdm-common/src/main/kotlin/org/eclipse/tractusx/bpdm/common/dto/response/PoolLegalEntityResponse.kt
+++ b/bpdm-common/src/main/kotlin/org/eclipse/tractusx/bpdm/common/dto/response/PoolLegalEntityResponse.kt
@@ -19,14 +19,18 @@
 
 package org.eclipse.tractusx.bpdm.common.dto.response
 
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonUnwrapped
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.annotation.JsonDeserialize
 import io.swagger.v3.oas.annotations.media.Schema
+import org.eclipse.tractusx.bpdm.common.service.DataClassUnwrappedJsonDeserializer
 
+@JsonDeserialize(using = DataClassUnwrappedJsonDeserializer::class)
 @Schema(name = "PoolLegalEntityResponse", description = "Legal entity record")
 data class PoolLegalEntityResponse(
 
     @get:Schema(description = "Legal name the partner goes by")
     val legalName: String,
 
-    @Schema(description = "Legal Entity")
+    @field:JsonUnwrapped
     val legalEntity: LegalEntityResponse,
 )
diff --git a/bpdm-gate-api/src/main/kotlin/org/eclipse/tractusx/bpdm/gate/api/model/LegalEntityGateOutput.kt b/bpdm-gate-api/src/main/kotlin/org/eclipse/tractusx/bpdm/gate/api/model/LegalEntityGateOutput.kt
index 6cdbcf9ed..c3392a82d 100644
--- a/bpdm-gate-api/src/main/kotlin/org/eclipse/tractusx/bpdm/gate/api/model/LegalEntityGateOutput.kt
+++ b/bpdm-gate-api/src/main/kotlin/org/eclipse/tractusx/bpdm/gate/api/model/LegalEntityGateOutput.kt
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 package org.eclipse.tractusx.bpdm.gate.api.model
 
 
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonUnwrapped
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.annotation.JsonDeserialize
 import io.swagger.v3.oas.annotations.media.Schema
 import org.eclipse.tractusx.bpdm.common.dto.response.LegalEntityResponse
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ data class LegalEntityGateOutput(
 
     val legalNameParts: Array<String> = emptyArray(),
 
-    @Schema(description = "Legal Entity")
+    @field:JsonUnwrapped
     val legalEntity: LegalEntityResponse,
 
     @Schema(description = "ID the record has in the external system where the record originates from")
diff --git a/bpdm-gate/src/main/kotlin/org/eclipse/tractusx/bpdm/gate/service/LegalEntityService.kt b/bpdm-gate/src/main/kotlin/org/eclipse/tractusx/bpdm/gate/service/LegalEntityService.kt
index cfe6772a8..aacd35b76 100644
--- a/bpdm-gate/src/main/kotlin/org/eclipse/tractusx/bpdm/gate/service/LegalEntityService.kt
+++ b/bpdm-gate/src/main/kotlin/org/eclipse/tractusx/bpdm/gate/service/LegalEntityService.kt
@@ -22,11 +22,8 @@ package org.eclipse.tractusx.bpdm.gate.service
 import mu.KotlinLogging
 import org.eclipse.tractusx.bpdm.common.dto.response.LegalEntityResponse
 import org.eclipse.tractusx.bpdm.common.dto.response.LogisticAddressResponse
-import org.eclipse.tractusx.bpdm.common.dto.response.PoolLegalEntityResponse
-import org.eclipse.tractusx.bpdm.common.dto.saas.BusinessPartnerSaas
-import org.eclipse.tractusx.bpdm.common.dto.saas.FetchResponse
-import org.eclipse.tractusx.bpdm.common.exception.BpdmMappingException
 import org.eclipse.tractusx.bpdm.common.dto.response.PageResponse
+import org.eclipse.tractusx.bpdm.common.dto.response.PoolLegalEntityResponse
 import org.eclipse.tractusx.bpdm.common.exception.BpdmNotFoundException
 import org.eclipse.tractusx.bpdm.gate.api.model.LegalEntityGateInputRequest
 import org.eclipse.tractusx.bpdm.gate.api.model.LegalEntityGateInputResponse
diff --git a/bpdm-gate/src/test/kotlin/org/eclipse/tractusx/bpdm/gate/controller/LegalEntityControllerInputIT.kt b/bpdm-gate/src/test/kotlin/org/eclipse/tractusx/bpdm/gate/controller/LegalEntityControllerInputIT.kt
index 25a657205..96d70fa97 100644
--- a/bpdm-gate/src/test/kotlin/org/eclipse/tractusx/bpdm/gate/controller/LegalEntityControllerInputIT.kt
+++ b/bpdm-gate/src/test/kotlin/org/eclipse/tractusx/bpdm/gate/controller/LegalEntityControllerInputIT.kt
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ internal class LegalEntityControllerInputIT @Autowired constructor(
     private val objectMapper: ObjectMapper,
     val gateClient: GateClient,
     private val legalEntityRepository: LegalEntityRepository,
-    private val testHelpers: DbTestHelpers
 ) {
     companion object {
         @RegisterExtension
diff --git a/bpdm-pool-api/src/main/kotlin/org/eclipse/tractusx/bpdm/pool/api/model/response/BusinessPartnerResponse.kt b/bpdm-pool-api/src/main/kotlin/org/eclipse/tractusx/bpdm/pool/api/model/response/BusinessPartnerResponse.kt
index ee5abed1f..4d9884f7b 100644
--- a/bpdm-pool-api/src/main/kotlin/org/eclipse/tractusx/bpdm/pool/api/model/response/BusinessPartnerResponse.kt
+++ b/bpdm-pool-api/src/main/kotlin/org/eclipse/tractusx/bpdm/pool/api/model/response/BusinessPartnerResponse.kt
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 package org.eclipse.tractusx.bpdm.pool.api.model.response
 
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonUnwrapped
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.annotation.JsonDeserialize
 import io.swagger.v3.oas.annotations.media.Schema
 import org.eclipse.tractusx.bpdm.common.dto.response.LegalEntityResponse
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ data class BusinessPartnerResponse(
     @get:Schema(description = "Legal name the partner goes by")
     val legalName: String,
 
-    @Schema(description = "Legal Entity")
+    @field:JsonUnwrapped
     val legalEntity: LegalEntityResponse,
 
     val addresses: Collection<LogisticAddressResponse>,
diff --git a/bpdm-pool-api/src/main/kotlin/org/eclipse/tractusx/bpdm/pool/api/model/response/LegalEntityMatchResponse.kt b/bpdm-pool-api/src/main/kotlin/org/eclipse/tractusx/bpdm/pool/api/model/response/LegalEntityMatchResponse.kt
index e1dd9a46c..d67302d8d 100644
--- a/bpdm-pool-api/src/main/kotlin/org/eclipse/tractusx/bpdm/pool/api/model/response/LegalEntityMatchResponse.kt
+++ b/bpdm-pool-api/src/main/kotlin/org/eclipse/tractusx/bpdm/pool/api/model/response/LegalEntityMatchResponse.kt
@@ -19,9 +19,13 @@
 
 package org.eclipse.tractusx.bpdm.pool.api.model.response
 
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonUnwrapped
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.annotation.JsonDeserialize
 import io.swagger.v3.oas.annotations.media.Schema
 import org.eclipse.tractusx.bpdm.common.dto.response.LegalEntityResponse
+import org.eclipse.tractusx.bpdm.common.service.DataClassUnwrappedJsonDeserializer
 
+@JsonDeserialize(using = DataClassUnwrappedJsonDeserializer::class)
 @Schema(name = "LegalEntityMatchResponse", description = "Match with score for a business partner record of type legal entity")
 data class LegalEntityMatchResponse(
     @Schema(description = "Relative quality score of the match. The higher the better")
@@ -30,6 +34,6 @@ data class LegalEntityMatchResponse(
     @get:Schema(description = "Legal name the partner goes by")
     val legalName: String,
 
-    @Schema(description = "Legal Entity")
+    @field:JsonUnwrapped
     val legalEntity: LegalEntityResponse
 )
diff --git a/bpdm-pool-api/src/main/kotlin/org/eclipse/tractusx/bpdm/pool/api/model/response/LegalEntityPartnerCreateResponse.kt b/bpdm-pool-api/src/main/kotlin/org/eclipse/tractusx/bpdm/pool/api/model/response/LegalEntityPartnerCreateResponse.kt
index f473ba586..ce71a92ac 100644
--- a/bpdm-pool-api/src/main/kotlin/org/eclipse/tractusx/bpdm/pool/api/model/response/LegalEntityPartnerCreateResponse.kt
+++ b/bpdm-pool-api/src/main/kotlin/org/eclipse/tractusx/bpdm/pool/api/model/response/LegalEntityPartnerCreateResponse.kt
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 package org.eclipse.tractusx.bpdm.pool.api.model.response
 
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonUnwrapped
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.annotation.JsonDeserialize
 import io.swagger.v3.oas.annotations.media.Schema
 import org.eclipse.tractusx.bpdm.common.dto.response.LegalEntityResponse
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ data class LegalEntityPartnerCreateResponse(
     @get:Schema(description = "Legal name the partner goes by")
     val legalName: String,
 
-    @Schema(description = "Legal Entity")
+    @field:JsonUnwrapped
     val legalEntity: LegalEntityResponse,
 
     @Schema(description = "User defined index to conveniently match this entry to the corresponding entry from the request")
diff --git a/bpdm-pool/src/main/kotlin/org/eclipse/tractusx/bpdm/pool/service/BusinessPartnerFetchService.kt b/bpdm-pool/src/main/kotlin/org/eclipse/tractusx/bpdm/pool/service/BusinessPartnerFetchService.kt
index d79ce5502..2bad56676 100644
--- a/bpdm-pool/src/main/kotlin/org/eclipse/tractusx/bpdm/pool/service/BusinessPartnerFetchService.kt
+++ b/bpdm-pool/src/main/kotlin/org/eclipse/tractusx/bpdm/pool/service/BusinessPartnerFetchService.kt
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@ package org.eclipse.tractusx.bpdm.pool.service
 
 import org.eclipse.tractusx.bpdm.common.dto.IdentifierLsaType
 import org.eclipse.tractusx.bpdm.common.dto.response.PoolLegalEntityResponse
-import org.eclipse.tractusx.bpdm.common.dto.response.LegalEntityResponse
-import org.eclipse.tractusx.bpdm.common.dto.response.PoolLegalEntityResponse
 import org.eclipse.tractusx.bpdm.common.exception.BpdmNotFoundException
 import org.eclipse.tractusx.bpdm.pool.api.model.response.BpnIdentifierMappingResponse
 import org.eclipse.tractusx.bpdm.pool.api.model.response.BusinessPartnerResponse