Rechtsanwälte München Berlin Heidelberg Hamburg Düsseldorf Finance Technology Transactions weitnauer.net Mergers & Acquisitions Our Services Legal services on which we focus include We advise national and international investors and companies on M&A transactions and joint ventures. Our experience also includes specific kinds of transactions such as the realization of spin-offs, management buy-outs, leveraged buyouts and the acquisition of insolvent companies. • Planning, organizing and structuring transactions • Support in the research and review of the company assessment in cooperation with M&A consultants • Preparation and performance of due diligence processes • Transaction management • Support in the assessment of the offer and structuring of the bidding process • Drafting and negotiation of contracts for the acquisition of a commercial entity • Preparation of signing and closing • Support in the post-merger integration We offer pragmatic and cost-effective legal and tax-law related advisory services regarding national and international transactions, based on our team members’ long experience in certain industries and our far-reaching M&A market network. We know and anticipate the challenges regularly faced by parties involved in M&A transactions. This enables us to offer a customized one-stop solution for the different scenarios, which might occur in the course of such transactions. Our clients benefit from the full range of legal expertise necessary to successfully handle the specific challenges of an M&A transaction, e.g. the handling of corporate responsibilities and potential conflicts of interest. In this respect, we closely cooperate with the management and the members of the concerned project teams. All of our activities are aimed to ensure transparency and efficiency. Particularly, we are aware that complex transactions with different stakeholders require the establishment of reliable communication channels based on mutual trust and confidence. This applies particularly to transactions involving parties from different cultural and legal backgrounds. Rechtsanwälte München Berlin Heidelberg Hamburg Düsseldorf Finance Technology Transactions weitnauer.net Mergers & Acquisitions • Advisory services to a seller concerning the acquisition of the biotech company by big pharma • Advisory services to EDG AG’s management with regard to the re-investment in an investment vehicle of the Carlyle Group subsequent to the successful public takeover offer to the shareholders of vwd Vereinigte Wirtschaftsdienste AG • Advisory services to EDG AG’s existing shareholders in connection with the sale of their shares to vwd Vereinigte Wirtschaftsdienste AG Our Track Record • Advisory services to Merz Pharma GmbH & Co. KGaA relating to the sale of Merz Dental GmbH to Shofu Inc. • Advisory services to investors relating to the sale of the entire stock of Signature Diagnostics AG to Roche Deutschland Holding GmbH • Advisory services to Boku, Inc. relating to the acquisition of mopay AG and the sale of Boku Network Services DE GmbH • Advisory services to the sellers relating to the sale of HolidayInsider to HRS • Advisory services to the seller relating to the sale of a fitness company • Provision of advisory services regarding the sale of FTAPI GmbH to QSC AG • Split-off relating to new formation of an international language school • Advisory services to High-Tech Gründerfonds relating to the sale of its shares in LEDeXCHANGE GmbH to a strategic investor • Advisory services to the sellers in connection with the transfer of a solar farm’s ownership • • Advisory services to the buyer on the acquisition of a German-French Joint Venture in the field of biocides Advisory services to financial investors in connection with the acquisition of Corlmumm by Johnson & Johnson • • Advisory services to the German buyer in the acquisition of the assets of a touch screen manufacturing department originally owned by a U.S. company Advisory services to a U.S. software group in connection with the acquisition of two British software providers • Advisory services to the buyer Dr. Kade Pharmazeutische Fabrik GmbH regarding the acquisition of the German OTC-business of Takeda GmbH Advisory services to a French buyer in connection with the acquisition of a Thuringian technology company • Advisory services to the shareholders of Dresdner Kühlanlagenbau GmbH (DKA) in connection with the sale of their shares in DKA to the Dussmann Group Advisory services to the seller of a company specialized in the area of sensor technology in connection with its acquisition by a U.S. company • Advisory services to Basic AG with respect to restructuring • Advisory services to the purchaser relating to the acquisition of Steigenberger Hotel-Gruppe • • Rechtsanwälte München Berlin Heidelberg Hamburg Düsseldorf Finance Technology Transactions weitnauer.net Mergers & Acquisitions Publications Team Publications • Munich 1 Dr. Wolfgang Weitnauer, M.C.L. 1 Dr. Henning Mennenöh, LL.M. 1 Annette Kespohl 1,4 Dr. Carsten Dunkmann 1 Dr. Tobias Schönhaar Alix Winterhalder Verena Grob Management Buy-Out, Handbuch für Recht und Praxis, Weitnauer, 2nd ed., 2013 Articles 1 2 • Verfahrensabläufe bei Unternehmenskaufverträgen im Mittelstand, Schönhaar, GWR 2014, S. 273 • Unternehmenskaufverträge im Pharmabereich, Mennenöh, Arzneimittel & Recht, 2/2014, S.3 • Der Verlust von Verlustvorträgen nach § 8 c KStG beim Gesellschafterwechsel, Weitnauer, GWR 2009, S. 29 • M&A im Rahmen einer Finanzierungsrunde im Life Science-Bereich, Mennenöh, VC-Magazin, 3/2008, S. 34 Hamburg 1 Tilman Mueller-Stöfen, LL.M. • Neue M&A-Transaktionsstrukturen: Perspektiven der Biotech-Industrie, Mennenöh, Pharm. Ind. 69, Nr. 9/2007, S. 1024 Dusseldorf 1 Renate Kriese • Reverse Mergers between German and US biotech companies, Mennenöh/Kohl/Kircher, Bio-Science Law Review, 2005/2006, Nr. 8, S. 131 • Insolvente, attraktive Biotechs – Übernahmen von Biotech-Assets sind kompliziert, Mennenöh, Finance, 10/2005, S. 28 • Die Akquisitionsfinanzierung auf dem Prüfstand der Kapitalerhaltungsregeln, Weitnauer, ZIP 18/2005, S. 790 • Acquisition of an insolvent life sciences business in Germany, Mennenöh, Financier Worldwide, 6/2005, S. 49 Partner Attorney-at-Law (New York) Berlin 1,2 Prof. Dr. Hans-Eric Rasmussen-Bonne, LL.M. 1,3 Dr. Nikolaus Uhl, LL.M. Contact Ohmstraße 22 80802 Munich T +49 89 38 39 95 – 0 F +49 89 38 39 95 - 99 E [email protected] 3 4 Certified specialist for commercial and corporate law Certified tax Counsel
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