The M&A | Transactions practice at KKG Legal offers comprehensive legal support at every stage of M&A transactions, as well as joint venture and investment agreements and all types of corporate restructuring.
We offer comprehensive M&A consulting services, assisting with domestic and cross-border transactions, working with leading law firms from other jurisdictions as needed. We support Clients in planning and executing acquisitions, preparing comprehensive action strategies and advising on optimal transaction structures, from legal, business and tax perspectives. Our services also include analysis of potential legal and operational risks. We handle the full transaction process, ensuring compliance with industry regulations, public law requirements, and ensuring optimization of the costs and time required to close the transaction.
In order to meet the specific needs of our Clients, we form project teams of experts from various areas, including the Competition | Antitrust Law | Consumer Law Practise and Restructuring | Bankruptcy Practise as well as Corporate Law | Corporate Law | Corporate Governance Practise.
WHAT WE CAN HELP WITH
- Transaction structuring: We determine the goals of the transaction, propose the optimal model and strategy for each stage of the process.
- Preparation of transaction documentation: Preparing comprehensive legal documentation, from non-disclosure agreements (NDAs), letters of intent, and term sheets, to drafting and negotiating a master sales or investment agreement and accompanying agreements such as shareholder or option agreements.
- Due diligence: We conduct due diligence (full and red flag) to identify legal risks. We create and manage virtual data rooms (VDRs) for internal and external due diligence.
- Transaction management: We also provide tax support and financial consulting services, taking responsibility for the entire process.
- Regulatory support: Representing Clients in proceedings to obtain approvals from administrative authorities for business concentrations, including before the European Commission, the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection and other domestic regulators.
- Transaction financing: Providing consulting services with regard to obtaining financing, including negotiating agreements with banks, investment funds and financing institutions.
- Closing and post-transaction support: We support Clients at the stage of preparation for closing the transaction and provide full post-transaction support.
- Cross-border matters: Providing consulting services with regard to cross-border investment issues for both investors making transactions in Poland and assisting (in cooperation with reputable companies from other jurisdictions) Polish companies which decide to expand into foreign markets.
- Litigation: Representing Clients in post-transaction disputes, including litigation, arbitration and mediation, dealing with the resolution of conflicts between the parties to a transaction and disputes over contract interpretation, performance of obligations and recovery of claims arising from breach of contract.
- Consultations and training: Comprehensive legal consultations, training and workshops to prepare Clients for participation in M&A transactions training of boards of directors and key employees on best practices in M&A and corporate governance and compliance issues.
WHY US?
- Comprehensiveness of services: We offer full legal support at every stage of an M&A transaction, our services cover all key legal aspects, allowing even the most complex transactions to be carried out smoothly and safely.
- Interdisciplinary teams: We form interdisciplinary teams of experts who combine knowledge from different fields of law – this allows us to offer comprehensive and consistent solutions, tailored to individual needs of each Client, regardless of the industry in which it operates.
- Experience and knowledge: We have experience in handling M&A transactions, both in the domestic and international markets. Our team is composed of lawyers with many years of experience who are well versed in the specifics of various economic sectors.
- Involvement of partners: Each transaction is overseen by the experienced partners, who are actively involved in every stage of the project.
