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Dr. Hans M. Seiler
Dr. Justus Schmidt-Ott
Prof. Dr. Andreas Nelle
Dr. Stephan Bernhard Koch

Corporate
Raue LLP advises clients in all areas of corporate law, including corporate group law, company transformations, and the law of associations and charitable trusts. Our services include providing advice on corporate restructuring and capital measures, representing clients in legal disputes in or out of court, and advising and representing directors, officers and advisory board members.
 
The corporate law group’s practice areas include: 

• Incorporation and financing of companies
• Structuring of joint ventures
• Restructurings according to the Transformation Act (mergers, split-offs, changes of corporate form, asset spin-offs, squeeze-outs)
• (Financial) restructurings
• Inter-company agreements (domination agreements, profit transfer agreements, business lease or transfer agreements)
• Capital markets law (admission of securities to official listings, capital increases, public takeover offers, obligations under capital markets and stock exchange law)
• Corporate governance and compliance
• Preparing and holding shareholders’ meetings (including for publically listed companies)
• Introduction of employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) and stock option plans
• Judicial representation in legal disputes
• Advising directors, officers and advisory board members and representing them in cases of directors’ and officers’ liability

 
Mergers & Acquisitions
National and international mergers and acquisitions form a particular focus of our corporate practice. We advise domestic and foreign clients in every phase of a transaction, from the initial contact and the due diligence process through the drafting and negotiating of the transaction documents to the successful  closing of the deal. We specialize in providing advice on cross-border transactions and auction processes.
 
Our individually assembled teams of lawyers boast expertise in all the areas relevant to M&A transactions (Corporate Law, Tax Law, Competition and Procurement Law, Labour and Employment Law, Intellectual Property Law etc.). Our clients also benefit from our lawyers’ specific experience in the industry sectors Energy, Natural Resources, Climate Change, Media and Telecommunications, Health Care, Real Estate, Infrastructure and Transport and Private Equity and Venture Capital.
 
In cross-border transactions, our international network enables us to put together teams of lawyers from all the relevant jurisdictions which are specifically tailored to the needs of our clients. As we are not bound by partner offices we are free to choose the local advisors best suited to the individual transaction and to take the client’s preferences into account. Raue LLP coordinates the work within the team and remains the central point of contact for the client.
 
Our M&A practice includes: 

• Acquisitions of companies in whole or in part (share deals and asset deals)
• Public takeover offers
• Buy-outs (LBO, MBO, MBI)
• Restructuring measures prior to or following a transaction

 
Finance
Raue LLP advises national and international companies and corporations and financial institutions and their clients in the area of banking and capital markets law. We specialize in: 

• Negotiating and concluding credit and security agreements
• Acquisition financing
• Project financing
• The enforcement of credit agreement claims and realization of credit collaterals
• Transactions and restructurings in the banking sector, including the sale of banks and the transfer of loan portfolios
• Providing advice on banking and regulatory issues

 
Corporate and Commercial Law Notarial Services
Raue LLP’s team has been providing the notarial services necessary under corporate and commercial law for years. Our areas of focus include: 

• Notarization of company sales agreements (share deals and asset deals)
• Recording the minutes of shareholder meetings (including for open corporations (Publikumsgesellschaften) and in emerging shareholder disputes)
• Transactions under theTransformation Act (mergers, split-offs, changes of corporate form, asset spin-offs)

 
Our notaries have extensive experience of cross-border transactions. Notarial deeds can be drawn up in German, English, French or Spanish or in more than one language.