Corporate
Our range of advisory services
For further information about our Corporate practice Dr. Andreas Merkner is at your disposal at any time.
Mergers & Acquisitions
We offer our clients expert advice on the structuring as well as the negotiation and drafting of contracts in national and international M&A transactions and joint ventures.
We provide comprehensive support for transactions ranging from the acquisition of shareholdings in Germany to complex cross-border structures and advise on all corporate and antitrust issues as well as on the control of foreign direct investments (FDI). With our "best-in-class" network, we also cover all other legal areas relevant for a transaction, both nationally and internationally.
In the area of public takeover law, we assist our clients in voluntary takeovers, mandatory offers or in obtaining exemptions from offers. Supervisory boards and management boards consult us when their company becomes the target of a takeover or in order to avoid such a situation.
For the establishment of joint ventures, we develop and negotiate structures for our clients that are designed to facilitate constructive cooperation.
Selected matters on which we advised
- Haniel subsidiary ROVEMA on the acquisition of Hassia India
- Franz Haniel & Cie. GmbH on the acquisition of share in CWS held by Rentokil Initial
- Franz Haniel & Cie. GmbH on the sale of METRO shares to EP Global Commerce
- Franz Haniel & Cie. GmbH on the foundation of a joint venture between CWS-boco and Rentokil Initial
- Fujian Grand Chip Investment Fund LP on its voluntary public takeover offer for AIXTRON SE
- Advice gas transmission system operator Open Grid Europe GmbH on the acquisition by Consortium of Macquarie
- Maurice and Marcel Oosenbrugh on the acquisition of digital service provider HgCapital
- Provinzial Rheinland Holding on the merger of the insurance companies Provinzial Rheinland and Provinzial NordWest
- Spirax-Sarco Engineering plc on the sale of Hygromatik GmbH
- ZF Friedrichshafen AG on the acquisition of the large gear and wind gear business of Bosch Rexroth AG
- ZF Friedrichshafen AG on the sale of its 50% stake in ZF Lenksysteme GmbH to Robert Bosch GmbH
Restructuring & Carve-outs
We render advice to companies, their corporate boards and stakeholders on all issues relating to corporate restructurings. This includes complex restructurings of companies and groups of companies as well as the support of carve-outs, for example in preparation of M&A transactions.
Selected matters on which we advised
- Crown Westfalen Bank AG: Sale of the non-performing loan portfolio
- IVG Immobilien AG: Advice in connection with its caverns business
- OMIRA GmbH: Advising on a reorganisation cooperation with a large Southern German milk producer
- RUWEL GmbH: Insolvency sale of its business operations to various British/Asian and German investors
- South German plant constructor: Advice on and implementation of corporate restructuring within the framework of insolvency plan proceedings
Corporate Litigation
Our advisory services in the Corporate area also extend to the enforcement of our clients' claims or their defence. In addition to general corporate litigation, this also includes capital market litigation (including ESG litigation e.g. due to ESG activism or "greenwashing") and commercial litigation.
For further details, please refer to the Litigation section.
Compliance
Our activities in the field of corporate law also extend to compliance matters. Among other things, we provide advice on setting up and supporting a comprehensive compliance management system. In addition, we will also act on your behalf when the need arises, e.g. following the detection of compliance violations.
For further details, please refer to the Compliance section.