Successfully selling and purchasing companies
Due diligence involves assessing risks in connection with the sale or purchase of a company. It is crucial for successful transactions and serves to gain a true and fair view of the financial situation of a target company.
Legal due diligence aims to identify the legal risks of the target company in consultation with our public accountants and tax advisors and in good time.
Our public accountants, tax advisors and lawyers work hand in hand. This allows for an overall opinion including a fair presentation of material results. In the first step of a legal due diligence, SHWP consultants analyse the target company's core business areas. Then, they take a close look at the target company's contracts that are in force. The exact scope is determined in close consultation with our clients.
We assess:
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articles of association and partnership agreements
- employment agreements
- real estate contracts
- agreements with shareholders
- official permits/permits to operate
- pending and imminent legal disputes
- other important agreements
In legal due diligence, SHWP consultants first explore all of the target company's key business areas. This is followed by a thorough review of existing contracts on the part of the target company. In this way, potential sources of risks and perils are identified in a timely manner.
At SHWP, auditors, tax consultants and lawyers work in an interdisciplinary network as part of legal due diligence. As a result, the complete opinion ensures that all material results of the legal audit procedures are presented in a consistent manner and in all respects.
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