Private Equity & Venture Capital
From selecting the most effective company form to developing the right general terms and conditions and providing advice on protecting intellectual property: as a full-service law firm, we put our entire know-how at the disposal of start-ups and entrepreneurs from the very beginning. We also advise founders as well as investors at each stage of the business and during every financing phase, from foundation to exit.
Legal advice for founders and start-ups
- Company foundations (choice of legal form) and financing issues
- Ongoing advice on company law matters, cooperation agreements and joint ventures
- Preparation of industry-specific agreements (supply contracts and purchase agreements), in particular the drafting and designing of suitable general terms and conditions
- Employment law advice and employee share option programs
- IP/IT, software and licensing agreements, data protection and privacy agreements
- E-Commerce and distance selling
- Investment agreements, exits and share sales
Legal advice for investors
- Legal due diligence
- Company purchase and financing agreements
- Joint ventures and cooperation agreements
- Restructurings and refinancings
- IP/IT, software and licensing agreements, and technology transfers
- Acquisition and sale of interests, exit agreements (secondaries, IPO)