Transactions under stock corporation law
Efficient stock corporation law expertise for complex M&A transactions you can be certain of
If the target is an AG, SE or KGaA or if the purchase price is to be paid in shares – our interdisciplinary M&A team can also advise you on the stock corporation and capital markets law aspects of your transaction and provide advice on all phases of the transaction. In doing so, we can help ensure that processes run smoothly, create legal certainty for all parties and safeguard your strategic transaction objectives.
"Transactions with stock corporations as the target or shares as the purchase price component require not only deal drive but in-depth stock corporation law expertise."
Anne-Marie Gerstner
Associate
Associate for stock corporation and capital markets law | CMS
Our range of advice for M&A transactions with AG, SE or KGaA
- Private M&A with AG, SE or KGaA as target: Providing share and capital markets law advice on the acquisition and sale of companies and shareholdings in all phases of the transaction, from the due diligence of the target company and contract negotiations to signing and closing
- Company acquisitions and share purchases with shares as a purchase price component (equity rollovers, share-for-share transactions)
Whether you have initial questions or a complex project – we will set aside time for you and assist you with all of your legal, interdisciplinary issues, whether these are of a national or international nature.
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Our main areas of expertise in stock corporation and capital markets law
General meetings
Corporate governance – Management board and supervisory board
Capital measures and share buyback programmes
Public M&A, defence, shareholder activism and short attacks
Capital markets law compliance
Remuneration of board members and employee incentive plans
Delisting & going private
Structural and integration measures, group law and corporate litigation
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Local market knowledge. Global outlook
We provide future-facing legal advice to help your organisation thrive. Combining local market knowledge and a global perspective, and with lawyers in locations worldwide, your organisation benefits from the expertise it needs, even across borders.
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