Rose & Partner LLP

German law firm for M&A

Corporate transactions and transformations in Germany

Corporate transactions as well as tax structuring are part of the focus of our work. We assist investors, shareholders and management at all stages of M&A processes in Germany - in domestic and cross-border transactions. For comprehensive advice and support, we draw on the expertise of our entire team of certified specialists and tax advisors.

For a non-binding inquiry, please contact one of our exdperts directly by phone or e-mail or use the contact form at the bottom of this page.

Lawyers and certified specialists for german corporate law

M&A, company acquisitions, private equity, venture capital in Germany

Our transaction lawyers and tax advisors advise on private equity deals and support you in company and investment acquisitions in Germany. We assist you in risk analysis in due diligence procedures, in contract negotiations and ensure contract execution.

We engage for company founders and investors in start-up projects during financing rounds and support them in special participation issues in Germany, such as virtual employee stock ownership (ESOP, VSO).

• Acquisition of companies, acquisition of shareholdings
• Company sale
• Company sale & taxes
• Company purchase agreement
• Due diligence
• Company Financing
• Company valuation
• Purchase price determination, reconciliation of enterprise value to equity value
• Letter of Intent
• Private Equity
• Venture Capital, VC investment contract in Germany
• Management participation, employee participation, virtual participation
• Exit strategies

German Real Estate Law Firm

Specialised Lawyers and Tax Consultants in Berlin, Frankfurt, Hamburg and Munich

We advise both companies and wealthy private individuals in the core areas of real estate law. Our expertise ranges from the drafting of contracts, to the assistance in financing, to lease and brokerage law matters. As a business law and tax consulting firm, we offer our clients one-stop legal and tax advice in all real estate matters.

• Drafting of contractual documentation and management of real estate transactions (residential and commercial properties) by way of asset or share deals
• Real estate Due Diligence
• Real estate based corporate law (e.g., joint ventures, family holdings)
• Tax efficient inbound structures for real estate investments in Germany
• Advice on real estate transfer tax (RETT)
• Legal advice to real estate buyers in matters of transaction financing (equity capital and loan capital)
• Legal advice to project developers on financing matters
• Expert advice on individual property law matters (e.g., easements, preliminary purchase rights in rem, usufructs)
• Asset management agreements
• Legal opinions on matters of German real estate law
• Advice on commercial leasing law
• Advice on real estate brokerage law, in particular the securing of commission for real estate brokers

For detailed information about real estate law and real estate investment in Germany click here: Real Estate Investment in Germany.

For a summary concerning private property purchases in Germany please  click here: Buying property in Germany

Employment

Employees essentially determine the success and failure of a company. We provide the labor and employment law structure by advising and representing employers, managing directors and executives. In addition to individual employment law, we also advise and represent clients on all matters involving work councils and collective bargaining law, as well as in restructuring the transfer of business.

• Drafting and reviewing of employment agreements and managing director agreements
• Social security law reviews
• Reviewing and drafting of covenants not to compete and compensation for non-competition
• Representation in labor and employment law disputes in and out of court
• Occupational mediation and extrajudicial conflict management
• Labor law advice regarding business restructurings
• Assistance in the transfer of business within the framework of restorations, job placement companies, and tariff changes
• Structuring of management and key employee participations and employee-owner programs (ESOP, phantom stocks, virtual shares)

German family law

Certified legal specialists in Hamburg, Berlin and Munich

Family law is a key area of competence at ROSE & PARTNER. Beside more common matters such as divorce, prenuptial agreements, child custody, etc., our services as a corporate law firm especially cater to entrepreneurs, executives and shareholders with significant business assets (i.e. a company, a business, shares) as well as larger real estate assets. Our international setup allows us to handle issues spanning across various boarders.

Our main areas of expertise pertaining to family law Our team of attorneys, legal specialists and tax advisors offer legal counsel in family law as well as legal and tax matters in adjacent legal fields. Our main areas of expertise include:

1. Marriage, Marriage Contract
2. Divorce, divorce settlement and agreement
3. Real estate management (marriage and divorce)
4. Custody and visitation rights
5. Alimony (marriage and divorce)
6. Child support, parental support
7. Statutory pension rights adjustment
8. Statutory capital gains adjustment
9. Matrimonial property regime
10. Descent, paternity, adoption, personal name rights
11. International family law
12. Inheritance law (marriage and divorce)
13. Palimony agreements

How your company or business is effected in case of marriage and divorce

Even the more “common” areas within family law are rather complex even to specialized legal advisors. Interdisciplinary expertise is an absolute must, when entrepreneurs are to get married or face divorce proceedings and business assets (such as a company or a business) become part of the estate. Certain precautionary measures, such as reaching a prenuptial agreement, are well advised. Divorce cases require a significant corporate legal expertise in order to effectively protect the clients interest, such as the proper value assessment of the business in order to determine the statutory capital gains adjustment. Such cases equally require attorneys specialized in family law and corporate law or even tax law.

1. Impact of marriage and matrimonial restraint of disposables on entrepreneurs, business executives and proprietors
2. Prenuptial agreements for entrepreneurs and proprietors
3. Divorce settlements for entrepreneurs and proprietors
4. Entrepreneurs facing divorce, the business in case of divorce
5. Proprietor disputes in case of divorce and tax assessment
6. Alimony capacity of proprietors
7. Undisclosed inter-spousal arrangement

Furthermore, family law extends to cover matters pertaining minors.

1. A minor as proprietor or shareholder
2. Testamentary gifts, donation inter vivos as well as the transfer of assets to minors.

As such, our team of attorneys and family- and corporate law have great experience and expertise advising not only entrepreneurs, executives, proprietors, shareholders, executive committees and board of directors but also their respective spouses.

Certified legal specialists in the field of family law - what really matters

Family law is truly a legal field requiring specialized expertise. The ideal constitution of a prenuptial agreement or the protection of interests in case of a divorce requires great theoretical insight as well as extensive practical experience, which is hardly obtainable by an attorney only occasionally handling such matters. In family law, a good attorney is labelled by obtaining a specialized legal practice certificate as well as academic work and research and through practice within this specific legal field.

Aside from the sheer legal skills, family law requires a certain aptitude. A good practicing attorney in the field of family law should also be well acquainted with corporate- and tax legislation, while also being capable of assessing the family-, social- and emotional aspects of a given conflict.

As a corporate law firm, we here at ROSE & PARTNER provide the relevant know-how even beyond the field of family law and are capable of deploying alternative conflict management as well as further methods of mediation.