What this means for your business
KALER handles the agreed German-law part of an acquisition, investment or joint venture: legal due diligence, transaction agreements, shareholder rights and implementation. Notarial formalities and investment or merger-control issues need a transaction-specific assessment.
Define the transaction and review the target
We help identify the proposed structure, the parties and the German legal questions that may affect the investment. Legal due diligence is tailored to the business and transaction rather than treated as a standard checklist.
- Corporate records and shareholder rights
- Material contracts and financing arrangements
- Employment, intellectual property and identified regulatory issues
- Legal risks affecting price, conditions or post-closing action
Negotiate and implement the German documents
The agreed work may include letters of intent, acquisition agreements, shareholder arrangements, corporate approvals and closing documents. Notarial requirements and other formalities are considered where relevant.
Tax, financial and other specialist reviews remain separately identified. Transactions that raise investment-control, merger-control or sector-specific issues need a corresponding assessment.
Keep the decision-makers informed
We explain German legal findings in English, identify decisions requiring client instructions and agree reporting milestones. The scope, staffing and fees are set for the individual transaction.
Related German-law questions
Doing business in Germany
German company formation for U.S. businesses: GmbH and UG structures, shareholder agreements, commercial contracts and ongoing German legal advice.
For U.S. law firms
KALER supports U.S. law firms and in-house teams on German-law workstreams, commercial claims, litigation, transactions and German business matters.
Published by KALER Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH, a German law firm. Your German counsel · Professional and regulatory information. General information; individual advice requires an agreed engagement.