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Practitioners’ Guide for M&A in Europe

A guide written by practitioners for international investors with quick answers and overviews on the most important topics in cross-border transactions for the relevant economies in continental Europe.

The guide, written by experienced act legal M&A lawyers, offers short and practical answers to legal, tax and financial issues that investors face connected to cross-border and domestic investments. In this comprehensive handbook we do not quote legal norms but briefly and comprehensively summarize the different aspects to be considered in a M&A transaction:

Most important non-legal soft triggers for a successful acquisition
Players in M&A transactions and transaction cost triggers
Main transaction documents
Purchase price
Key employment issues and influence of employees and trade unions in a transaction
Relevant types of legal entities
Tax aspects
Formal requirements for a transaction
Share deal vs. asset deal
Other special types of transactions
Obligations / liabilities due to negotiations
Disclosure obligations in connection with a transaction
Legal restrictions on acquisitions
Distressed transactions and acquisitions out of insolvency