Mergers and acquisitions

Mergers and acquisitions – law firm in Poland

Mergers and acquisitions team of TGC Corporate Lawyers offers comprehensive legal advice on mergers and acquisitions.

We work for Polish and foreign clients, assisting them in acquisition of enterprises or merger with another entity. We also have many years of experience in providing legal support related to privatization of state-owned companies.

The acquisition of another company or merger of companies are most often complex and high-value projects consisting  of many stages.  TGC lawyers provide support clients in every stage of the transaction, helping preparing the M&A transaction and implement it. Our services are addressed both to potential buyers and target companies.

Legal services for mergers and acquisitions – scope of services

TGC Corporate Lawyers provides comprehensive legal support in M&A transactions. We advise on all aspects related to mergers and acquisitions for clients with domestic and foreign capital, including cross-border M&A transactions.

Transactional advisory – selected areas of support

• Legal and tax analysis of the contemplated transaction – based on the results of this analysis, we determine the optimal structure of the M&A transaction
• Legal audit/ due diligence – legal, tax and financial audit, which may cover the entire business of a target company or a portion of its business that runs the highest risk or is crucial from the client’s perspective.
• Drafting M&A transaction documentation regulating the course of the transaction and ensuring its compliance with applicable legal regulations.
• Rpresenting the client in negotiations with investor or target company.
• Carrying out share sale/purchase transaction in commercial companies – to ensure efficient transfer of shares and full legal compliance.
• Carrying out enterprise sale/purchase transaction or an organized part of an enterprise
• Carrying out asset sale/purchase transaction – we ensure verification of the current legal status of assets such as real properties, movables receivables, as well as structuring of transaction and support in closing until the transfer of ownership title.
• Drafting investment and shareholders’ agreements – and also, if needed, we support the entire agreement process in the form of negotiations or mediation between the parties.
• Advice on legal aspects of financing M&A transactions

Transactional advisory – complementary services

As part of Advartis Group, we also offer complementary services, supporting companies during mergers and acquisitions and in post-transactional activities. We provide assistance, in the following areas:

• Tax consultancy
• Risk analysis
• Audit – financial, tax, HR
• Advice in the field of labour law, e.g. on acquisition of employees
• Optimization of business processes

If necessary, we engage our corporate secretarial services at relevant stages of merger or acquisition process.  The range of services is each time adapted to the specific needs of a particular project.

Mergers and acquisitions coordinated by our team are monitored at every stage until the closing of a deal. We also provide recommendations for clients in response to results of the performed analyses.

M&A transaction support – benefits of working with TGC Corporate Lawyers

At TGC, mergers and acquisitions are handled by specialists in the field of corporate law and taxes, with many years of experience in implementation of M&A projects. We ensure that transactions are carried out in compliance with law and business standards resulting in proper securing of our clients’ interests.

Mergers and acquisitions – find out how we can help!