Specialised

Transformation and Restructuring

We review the existing corporate structure, outline alternatives and develop the transaction structure together with our clients, their tax advisors and the specialists in our law firm for employment and co-determination law issues. We adopt an interdisciplinary approach – we rapidly develop with our various practice groups efficient and precise solutions for our clients.

Further key areas of the expertise "M&A"

Purchase & Sale of Companies

Advising our clients on the sale of companies or parts of companies and the accession of investors are among our core specialties.

Post-M&A Disputes

Post-M&A disputes following a transaction whether before state courts or arbitration tribunals form an important part of our corporate litigation practice.

Buy-and-Build-Strategies

We provide long-standing clients with ongoing advice on strategic acquisitions – from the initial contact with potential targets, legal Due Diligence, appropriately structuring the individual transaction to the actual acquisition and the operational and corporate law integration (e.g., cash pooling, intercompany agreements or mergers).

Distressed M&A

With our expertise both in M&A and imminent insolvency situations, we advise both investors on the acquisition and trustees and insolvency administrators on the sale of distressed assets and on insolvency plans.

Manager Participation Models

We advise companies which wish to retain the loyalty of their managers by granting them shares and outside managing directors and leading executives to whom shares or virtual interests in “their” company are intended to be granted for the duration of their appointments as corporate organs. Together with our client’s tax advisors, we develop solutions for the best possible protection of their interests.

Advice for investment companies

In the course of long-term advice to Family Offices and investment companies, we focus not only on the individual transaction but also ensure that the investment portfolio is kept clear and manageable for our clients due to its consistent design.