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Practice 05 · Transactions

M&A & Joint Ventures

A transaction is judged twice: on the day it closes, and on the day it is tested.

We advise buyers, sellers, investors and partners on acquisitions, disposals and joint ventures — leading the legal work from structure and due diligence through negotiation, closing and post-closing integration.

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What we do

Scope of the practice

Acquisitions & disposals

Buy-side and sell-side mandates for private companies, carve-outs and business units.

Share deals & asset deals

Choosing the transaction form by liabilities, permits, contracts and tax — then documenting it accordingly.

Joint ventures

Contractual and corporate JVs with defined contributions, control rights, deadlock resolution and exit.

Shareholders' agreements

Agreements between owners on governance, transfers, funding obligations and disputes — drafted to work when relations are strained, not only when they are good.

Due diligence & documentation

Legal due diligence, SPAs, disclosure, warranties, indemnities, price mechanisms and conditions precedent.

Closing & post-closing

Closing mechanics, approvals and registrations, then post-closing restructuring and integration of the acquired business.

Who we advise

Owners selling or partnering, investors buying into businesses, and companies combining forces through a joint venture.

Typical matters

The kind of work this practice handles.

Illustrative of the matters we advise on — not a list of past engagements.

  1. 01Acquiring a controlling stake in a private company
  2. 02Sale of a family-owned business to a strategic buyer
  3. 03Asset deal for a business unit with transfer of key contracts and permits
  4. 04Joint venture between a local operator and a foreign investor
  5. 05Shareholders' agreement for a company with a new minority investor
  6. 06Earn-out and deferred consideration mechanics
  7. 07Pre-sale legal clean-up and vendor due diligence
  8. 08Post-closing restructuring of the acquired group

Approach

How we approach projects

  1. 1

    Structure the deal

    Form, perimeter, price mechanism and timetable — agreed early so negotiation focuses on what is genuinely open.

  2. 2

    Diligence that informs

    Findings are translated into price adjustments, warranties, indemnities or conditions — not left in a report.

  3. 3

    Negotiate to close

    We run the documentation and the closing checklist, keeping every workstream and adviser aligned.

  4. 4

    After the signature

    Post-closing adjustments, integration and governance, and enforcement of protections if they are needed.

Focused services

Defined scopes of work within this practice.

Joint Venture Structuring

Structuring and documenting joint ventures between investors, operators and strategic partners — contributions, control, deadlock and exit.

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Cross-border capability

Cross-border capability

When buyer, seller and target sit in different countries, someone must hold the transaction together. We act as lead transaction counsel, managing the documentation and timetable and coordinating local counsel on target-level diligence, approvals and closing formalities in each jurisdiction involved.

Cross-border transactions

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Project structuring from land to exit: SPVs, development and construction agreements, investors, JV and financing.

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How to start

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  1. 1Send a short enquiryDescribe the project, the parties and the timing in a few lines. No confidential details at this stage.
  2. 2Initial conversationAfter a conflict check, we discuss the scope, the jurisdictions involved and whether local counsel is needed.
  3. 3Written engagementScope, deliverables and fee basis are agreed in writing before work begins.

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