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Corporate restructuring in Germany · Berlin · advising across Germany
Corporate restructuring in Germany
A restructuring should achieve a defined business objective: simplify operations, separate risks or enable growth. The legal steps should follow that objective.
Who it is for
For businesses approaching a structural next step.
Triggers range from internal simplification and carve-outs to preparation for funding, sale or succession.
Shareholders
Shareholders can align their commercial interests with the rights and obligations that shape steps & sequencing.
Management
Management gain a practical basis for taking responsibility and carrying approvals & completion through to completion.
Advice
Coordinate the corporate measures.
The target structure, approvals, agreements and completion steps are combined in one coherent implementation plan.
Current & target structure
The aim is a durable approach to current & target structure that remains clear when the business has to use it.
- Establish the facts relevant to current & target structure
- Test the available options and their commercial effect
- Turn the agreed route into clear documents and actions
Steps & sequencing
The advice starts with the commercial outcome and tests how steps & sequencing can support it in practice.
- Establish the facts relevant to steps & sequencing
- Test the available options and their commercial effect
- Turn the agreed route into clear documents and actions
Approvals & completion
Approvals & completion is reviewed alongside the people, documents and decisions it will affect.
- Establish the facts relevant to approvals & completion
- Test the available options and their commercial effect
- Turn the agreed route into clear documents and actions
Contact
Planning a corporate restructuring?
Share the current structure and desired result. I will assess available corporate routes and critical dependencies.
How we work
Break complexity into executable steps.
Dependencies are surfaced early and implementation is planned to limit disruption to ongoing operations.
Request counselUnderstand the position
The objective, stakeholders, existing documents and timing are organised before work begins on current & target structure.
Develop the right route
Options for steps & sequencing are assessed by legal effect, commercial consequence and practical workload.
Carry the decision through
The agreed approach to approvals & completion is taken through documents, approvals and completion.
Dr. Philipp LerchAttorney · Berlin
Profile
Legal precision meets commercial understanding.
As an attorney with experience at an international business law firm and an additional background in computer science, I combine corporate law expertise with a clear understanding of business models, processes, and technology.
- Former attorney at Hogan Lovells International LLP
- Two German honours examinations with a focus on commercial and corporate law
- Dr. jur. and LL.M. Corporate and Commercial Law, University of Sheffield
- B.Sc. Computer Science, Free University of Berlin
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
How does advice on corporate restructuring in germany begin?
The first step is to understand the objective, stakeholders, documents and timing. That shows whether a focused review is sufficient or whether current & target structure needs a broader workstream.
Which decisions shape corporate restructuring in germany?
Steps & sequencing usually shapes the commercial effect of the arrangement. The decisive issues are therefore addressed before drafting moves into detail.
What can support with corporate restructuring in germany include?
Support can be limited to a specific assessment or continue through drafting, negotiation and completion, including approvals & completion and coordination with other advisers where needed.
Contact
Planning a corporate restructuring?
Share the current structure and desired result. I will assess available corporate routes and critical dependencies.