LexBerg's corporate law practice advises businesses across their entire lifecycle — from incorporation and initial structuring through to joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance reform, and restructuring. We act for domestic companies, international corporations entering the German market, private equity and venture capital investors, and founder-led businesses navigating growth, investment rounds, and generational transition.
Germany's corporate legal framework — governed by the GmbH-Gesetz, the Aktiengesetz, and a sophisticated body of commercial contract law — places significant obligations on directors, shareholders, and supervisory board members. LexBerg ensures that our clients understand and fulfil those obligations whilst pursuing their commercial objectives with confidence and legal certainty, whether the matter is a routine board resolution or a transformative cross-border transaction.
We advise on the full deal cycle — initial structuring, due diligence, negotiation and documentation, regulatory clearance, and post-closing integration — for acquisitions, disposals, and joint ventures of all sizes.
We advise management boards, supervisory boards, and shareholders on their fiduciary duties, liability exposure, and the proper conduct of corporate decision-making under German law, including board representation and co-determination requirements.
Our team regularly works on transactions alongside counsel in the UK, US, France, the UAE, and beyond, providing seamless coordination of German law advice within a cross-border transaction structure.
For international businesses establishing a German presence, LexBerg advises on the choice of legal entity — GmbH, AG, UG (haftungsbeschränkt), branch, or Societas Europaea — regulatory requirements, notarial incorporation procedures, and ongoing compliance obligations. We also advise on FDI screening requirements where acquisitions of German companies in sensitive sectors trigger mandatory review by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs under the AWV.
- Company formation, restructuring, and dissolution
- Mergers, acquisitions, and corporate disposals
- Due diligence and transaction structuring
- Shareholders' agreements, joint ventures, and partnership agreements
- Corporate governance, director duties, and liability
- FDI screening and foreign investment regulatory clearance
- Private equity and venture capital transactions
- Post-merger integration and corporate reorganisation
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