Corporate and M&A
Our Corporate and M&A specialists combine local knowledge with international expertise, creating practical solutions for the most complex issues and providing legal advice to clients on the full range of corporate transactions.
Our leading corporate law practice acts on a wide variety of national and cross-border matters, including mergers and acquisitions of listed and private companies, governance issues, divestments and corporate restructurings, leveraged buyouts, joint ventures, and venture capital transactions.
Services
M&A transactions - Our international reach, expertise and comprehensive service enable us to assist global corporations and financial institutions in their role as sellers, purchasers or lenders with the entire spectrum of sophisticated M&A transactions. As such, we act on headline public takeovers, mergers and acquisitions of private companies, joint ventures, buyouts, divestments, and auctions.
Public takeovers - We have unique public takeover/going private experience, guiding clients in their strategic choices and providing specialist expertise in governance and structuring issues.
Private equity / venture capital - Combining our expertise in mergers and acquisitions, finance and equity capital markets, we handle all private equity and venture capital investments, both domestic and cross-border.
We assist our clients in all phases of the investment process, from structuring and organising the fund and its management vehicle, to assisting and documenting the fund-raising process with private, institutional and fund-of-fund investors.
Corporate Governance - We have extensive experience advising listed companies on governance issues, such as drafting and reviewing corporate governance charters and statements, corporate governance codes, following up on intra-group transactions, internal regulations, one and two-tier board structures, and preparing general meetings of shareholders. Furthermore, we are frequently consulted on disputes and directors’ conflicts of interest.
ESG - Integrating ESG and sustainability goals in strategy, decision-making, operations and transactions can be a challenging task, as it impacts the core of organisations. Our dedicated ESG team is well-positioned to assist you with the identification, analysis and integration of your ESG ambitions.