Corporate, M&A

Our Services at a Glance:

• Support in company formation and corporate structuring
• Advice on investor participation and all forms of equity investments
• Corporate finance and acquisition financing
• Advice and support in corporate reorganisations, including transformations
• Advice before, during and after M&A transactions, including due diligence, share deals, asset deals, post-merger integration and post-merger disputes
• Business succession planning
• Preparation and conduct of shareholders’ meetings and general meetings
• Advice and representation in shareholder disputes, including actions challenging shareholder resolutions
• Arbitration proceedings, including disputes under DIS Rules
• Advice to corporate bodies and committees, including management boards and supervisory boards
• Compliance matters
• Advice and representation in director and officer liability matters
• National and international commercial law
• Advice on the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG)

We advise companies, their corporate bodies and committees — including management boards, managing directors and supervisory or advisory boards — across the full spectrum of corporate and commercial law, as well as service and management contract matters. We act both domestically and in cross-border matters. Our clients primarily include mid-sized and family-owned businesses.

Shareholder disputes and conflicts involving management and supervisory bodies are a core element of our practice. We advise and represent clients in director and officer liability matters, including related D&O insurance issues.

We advise on all forms of corporate transactions (M&A), including share deals, asset deals, management buy-outs (MBOs) and related post-merger disputes, supporting our clients throughout the transaction lifecycle and beyond.