Corporate

Corporate

Managing director in a start-up? You should be aware of this!

The GmbH is the most frequently chosen legal form for start-ups in Germany. It is quick and easy to set up, well-established with investors and offers a wide range of legal structuring options.

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Corporate Law

M&A

We advise companies, shareholders, investors, managing directors, board members and supervisory board members comprehensively on all questions of national and international corporate law . This applies both to structuring advice (structuring, transformations, liability avoidance) and to disputes (shareholder disputes, court disputes, arbitration proceedings).

We are experienced in corporate transactions (including M&A, private equity, venture capital ), tax structuring and succession planning .

Together with our specialists in the fields of capital market law, intellectual property law, tax law and antitrust law, we represent your interests in a goal-oriented, assertive and long-term manner.

Christoph Schmitz-Schunken

Lawyer
Tax consultant
Specialist lawyer for commercial and company law
Specialist lawyer for tax law
cert. Consultant Criminal Tax Law (DAA)

Dirk Daniel

Lawyer
Specialist lawyer for commercial and corporate law

We advise on

  • Company formations

  • Shareholder agreements

  • Financing agreements

  • Capital measures (e.g. PE/VC financing, IPO)

  • Shareholders‘ meetings / general meetings

  • M&A procedures / transactions / due diligence

  • Reorganisations (mergers, demergers, contributions)

  • Shareholder disputes

  • Liability of executive bodies (managing directors, management board, supervisory board)

  • Compliance

We work for

  • Start-Ups

  • (Individual) entrepreneurs

  • Freelancers

  • Medium-sized companies

  • Listed companies

  • Managing directors, board members, supervisory board members

  • Foundations

Recent articles

Corporate
25.11.2024

Managing director in a start-up? You should be aware of this!

The GmbH is the most frequently chosen legal form for start-ups in Germany. It is quick and easy to set up, well-established with investors and offers a wide range of legal structuring options. However, the appointment as managing director not only brings prestige but also considerable legal and economic responsibilities.

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