Expertise

A clear focus on corporate law and M&A, many years of experience in a leading international business law firm and cross-border expertise: These are the cornerstones of proficient advice in all areas of corporate law and successful legal counselling during all stages of corporate transactions. Christine Oppenhoff advises enterprises, owners, board members and investors in Germany and abroad on complex corporate law issues, M&A transactions or structural measures as well as on day-to-day corporate law matters. She has vast international experience.

Corporate Law

The scope of Christine Oppenhoff's advisory services in the area of corporate law covers, for example:

  • Formation of companies and partnerships of all types and drawing-up of constitutional documents
  • Rules of procedure for executive and supervisory bodies
  • Shareholders'/partners' agreements and consortium agreements
  • Capital measures and other amendments to articles of association or partnership agreements
  • Assisting with the planning and holding of shareholders'/partners' meetings and the passing of shareholders'/partners' resolutions
  • Contestation of resolutions
  • Joint ventures
  • Reorganisations (changes of corporate form, mergers, divisions) and other corporate restructurings (e.g., domination and profit transfer agreements)
  • Corporate governance and board members' liability issues
  • Compliance
  • Corporate housekeeping and other general corporate advice

Mergers & Acquisitions

The scope of Christine Oppenhoff's advisory services in the area of M&A covers, for example:

  • Pre-transactional advice, e.g. confidentiality agreements, letters of intent, planning and pre-transactional restructuring
  • Advice and guidance during all stages of the acquisition or the sale of companies, interests, businesses or business units
  • Legal structuring and implementation of joint ventures, mergers and other business combinations
  • Advice on post-closing integration measures
  • Private equity and venture capital
  • Leveraged buy-outs and management participations
  • Business succession planning