Every significant business decision rests on legal relationships that determine who exercises control, who assumes obligations and who bears the consequences.
Incorporating a company, bringing in an investor, changing the ownership structure or entering into a significant contract involves more than legal questions. Each decision affects the use of capital, investment value, allocation of risk and future business operations.
Legal analysis connects the business objective with the participants’ rights and obligations, the financial consequences and the conditions for implementation.
Advice and representation
Company formation and restructuring
Constitutional documents, registration procedures, arrangements between company members and the legal preparation of corporate reorganisations and their effects on the company’s assets, capital and liabilities.
Corporate governance and member and shareholder relations
Voting rights, powers of management and other corporate bodies, corporate decision-making, protection of member and shareholder rights, and arrangements between majority and minority owners.
Transfers of equity interests and shares
Legal review and preparation of transfers of equity interests and shares, agreement on price and payment terms, necessary approvals, restrictions on disposal and the parties’ liability.
Investments, acquisitions and business transactions
Legal structuring of investments and acquisitions of companies and business assets, preparation and negotiation of transaction documents, and arrangements governing investor rights, closing conditions and exit.
Management liability and corporate decisions
Management powers and duties, conflicts of interest, the legal validity of corporate decisions and assessment of liability arising from company management and dealings with its assets.
Commercial contracts and business relationships
Drafting and negotiating business cooperation, supply, distribution and service agreements, with particular attention to payment, security for performance, liability, termination and the consequences of non-performance.
Legal due diligence of businesses and transactions
Analysis of corporate, property and contractual documentation to identify legal risks, obligations and restrictions relevant to an investment, financing or another business decision.
Legal conditions. Economic consequences.
A person’s legal position in a company is not determined solely by their ownership percentage. Voting rights, management powers, the ability to dispose of an interest, entitlement to profits and exit conditions may be decisive.
In business transactions, price is only one part of the decision. Payment arrangements, agreed security, assumed obligations and liability for risks that may emerge after closing are equally important.
Contractual relationships affect liquidity, capital availability and the company’s financial exposure. Legal analysis therefore also addresses the economic consequences of the obligations assumed, the cost of performance and the ability to enforce contractual rights.
From analysis to implementation
We start with the client’s legal position, business objective and the documentation on which the decision is based.
We analyse rights, obligations and available options, assessing legal risks, financial consequences and implementation requirements. We pay particular attention to matters that need to be resolved before an obligation is assumed and to safeguards if the contractual relationship is not performed.
The aim is a legally sound decision whose consequences are understood and whose implementation is clearly defined.