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We assist our clients in mid to small cap mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, corporate restructuring and current corporate law in Germany, France and Poland. We advise our clients in the whole process of these transactions, working closely together with other advisors such as financial, M&A and tax advisors. COLIBER LEGAL also supports its clients in their international projects through our international cooperation partners and our network of lawyers in other jurisdictions.
COLIBER LEGAL is well recognized for its bi-cultural capacities in cross-border transactions, thanks to our in-depth knowledge of the respective cultures and legal systems and our dual training in the jurisdictions in which we offer legal advice.
Our clients are international groups, family-owned businesses, small and medium-sized companies but also start-ups and investment funds as well as their respective stakeholders.
We focus mainly on the following business sectors: advanced manufacturing, mechanical engineering, pharmaceutical, automotive, energy, environment, transport, food, telecommunications, IT, fashion, wholesale and retail.
Mergers & Acquisitions, Joint Ventures and business combinations
- Strategy, choice of form of transaction (asset deal, share deal, merger, etc.)
- Legal due diligence and risk analysis
- Drafting of the transaction-related documents (non-disclosure agreements, letters of intent, purchase agreements, shareholder agreements, transitional services agreements, etc.)
- Conduct of negotiations of the agreements
- Financing
- Company formalities in the context of the transaction (shareholder decisions, modification of by-laws, appointment/removal of directors and officers, etc.)
- Merger control, foreign investment control and other regulatory issues linked to the transaction
- Project managemen
Setting up subsidiaries, branches, agencies and new legal entities
- Advice on appropriate legal form
- Preparation of legal documents, company formalities
Coordination with tax advisors and accountants, banks
Corporate restructuring
- Capital measures, increases or decreases of share capital
- Mergers, spin or split offs, change of legal form, all kinds of reorganisations
- Liquidation and winding-up of companies
Management and corporate governance
- Advice on appropriate governance structure and choice of corporate bodies
- Appointment and dismissal of managing directors and officers
- Liability of officers and management bodies
Advice on compliance
- Advice on applicability of legal compliance obligations
Setting up compliance systems and programmes, governance
Current corporate work and corporate housekeeping
- Preparation of annual meetings, shareholder and corporate body resolutions and legal formalities
Advice on current corporate issues
Efficient and professional advice for your small and mid-cap investments – entrust us with your international M&A projects!
