We have extensive experience advising domestic and foreign institutional investors, family offices, business angels and corporate VCs in the context of financing rounds through all stages up to the exit. Whether in performing due diligence audits, the drafting of investment and shareholder agreements or post-entry restructuring - with us you can rely on highly specialized, interdisciplinary teams of lawyers and tax advisors who will advise you efficiently and pragmatically from a single source.
We regularly advise on seed and series financing rounds of all sizes and, as a "full service law firm", we are ideally positioned to accompany the entire process from due diligence, contract drafting and negotiation to notarization.
Legal due diligence audits require interdisciplinary cooperation between the most diverse legal fields. As a "full service law firm", we combine all relevant legal areas under one roof. Our advisors work together regularly as a well-rehearsed team and can, therefore, guarantee an efficient and pragmatic process that hits the mark.
Share deals, asset deals and IPOs are the daily business of our M&A lawyers. Our venture capital specialists understand the specific needs of venture capital investors and can advise on the design and implementation of any exit scenario.
Portfolio companies who want to take the leap across the pond and raise capital from US investors are still occasionally faced with a need to relocate headquarters and at least part of the management to the USA. In this context, corporate law and tax aspects must be given careful consideration. As a simple transformation is not possible under the German Transformation Act (UmwG), alternative structures must be chosen. Together with our US network partner firms, we are ideally positioned to implement the appropriate structures.
Whether granting shares, stock options, stock appreciation rights or virtual shares (phantom shares), we regularly advise on the legal and tax structuring and implementation of employee profit-sharing schemes.
Before making an investment, it is a good idea to take a detailed look at data protection compliance as part of the due diligence process. Therefore, the business model as such, but also the design of the processes, must be examined to determine whether they comply with the applicable data protection laws. Our experts advise national and international companies in the field of data protection and regularly carry out comprehensive data protection audits - this gives them the necessary expertise to provide you with the best possible support for your investment decision.
The rights to use the products, innovations or the business model of the start-up company are of particular importance. If these are not actually held by the start-up, this can have a decisive impact on the success of the company. Our specialized advisors in the field of intellectual property and copyright law have extensive experience and expertise which enables them to thoroughly examine IP rights.
