MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS

M&A-activities, in terms of expertise and emotions, are usually very complex issues, especially when family-owned businesses are participating in the deal. Due to this complexity and the risks lying therein, the external support of a consultant can be very helpful.

Our services in this field of interest include:

• Pre-deal strategic consulting in the areas of de-investing and acquisitions of companies as a whole or partially
• Analysis of the company for sale or the target company (SWOT of the company on sale from a seller or buyer point of view
• Analysis of potential candidates and (neutral) contact to potential buyers/sellers including analysis of key figures, financial implications and strategy
• Risk analysis, risk reduction strategy
• Planning of M&A activities with regard to strategic, financial, taxation*, legal*, risk-oriented and entrepreneurial aspects
• Participation in negotiation and mediation of interests
• Consulting in the area of “soft facts” and communication in the post-merger-integration phase and integration planning

* If not noted otherwise, legal and taxation consultancy is conducted with regard to §611ff BGB only and not RDG (all references towards German legal system).