01 / Core areas

Corporate law and M&A

Advice throughout a transaction, from the choice of structure and legal due diligence through negotiation of the transaction documents to completion and subsequent changes within the group. The tax implications of the chosen structure are considered alongside the corporate and contractual issues.

Focus

  • Share and asset acquisitions
  • Legal due diligence and transaction structuring
  • Share purchase agreements; warranties, indemnities, purchase price and adjustments
  • Investor entry, investment and shareholders’ agreements
  • Joint ventures
  • Mergers, demergers, contributions and other group reorganisations
  • Setting up and restructuring holding structures
  • Post-acquisition integration and group changes
  • Corporate housekeeping and decisions of company bodies

Approach

The choice of transaction structure reflects the client’s commercial objective and its legal and tax consequences.

Due diligence findings are reflected in the warranties, conditions precedent and price mechanisms.

In reorganisations and holding structures, the business rationale for the chosen arrangement is recorded in the documents from the outset.

Contact

For an initial assessment, a brief description of the situation by email or phone is enough.

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