Corporate, M&A

Only a company with a sound corporate law basis is built on solid ground. When it comes to the foundation of your business success, it is therefore wise to avoid any unnecessary risks. We provide comprehensive advice on corporate law issues, ranging from the choice of the appropriate legal form and the creation of internal rules for your company to complex reorganization processes. 

If you want to invest in, buy or sell a company, we stand by your side as a strong partner with many years of M&A expertise. Through our buy- and sell-side due diligence, we bring structure to your transaction right from the start. We identify problems and potential deal breakers regarding the target company at an early stage of the process. We advise you on a wide range of legal issues within the scope of asset deals or share deals and focus on efficient and pragmatic solutions. Therefore, we conduct our negotiations for you in accordance with our principle: “In the end, it is the result that counts.” 

In the field of corporate law, we provide the following services in particular: 

• Comprehensive advice on the choice of legal form
  
• Preparation of all documents and execution of formation processes
  
• General company register matters (e.g., appointment and recall of managing directors and authorized signatories etc.)
  
• Preparation of internal rules of procedure and codes of conduct
  
• Advice and representation in disputes (especially conflicts with shareholders and managing directors)
  
• Capital increases, reorganizations and liquidations

In the M&A area, we provide the following services in particular: 

• Comprehensive transaction management
• LOI (letter of intent) preparation and negotiation
• Preparation and creation of data rooms for legal due diligence 
• Buy-side/sell-side legal due diligence
• Merger notifications
• Preparation and negotiation of SPA/business purchase agreements
• Monitoring compliance with closing conditions
• All post-closing activities required to complete the transaction