Mergers and acquisitions

The process and procedures involved in the purchase and sale of businesses and investments and the determination of corporate group and capital structures are becoming increasingly complex.

Bech-Bruun provides legal and business advisory services to buyers or sellers in connection with company transfers. Our client portfolio includes domestic as well as international clients and we provide advisory services in all transaction phases, including:

• planning
• strategy
• structure
• due diligence investigations
• negotiations
• drafting of contracts
• final implementation of transaction
• transaction follow-up

We have detailed knowledge of the special circumstances associated with private equity and venture investments. Our division advises domestic and international private equity funds and venture companies in connection with the purchase and sale of companies and groups domiciled in Denmark. In addition we provide specialist advisory services regarding industry-specific regulations that apply to companies in industries such as aviation, insurance and pension as well as financial institutions and stockbrokers.

The division's specialist areas include:

• Aviation and airlines
• Banking law
• Business transfers
• Corporate finance
• Corporate restructuring
• Disputes concerning business transfers
• Energy and raw material companies
• Insurance company law
• Management buy-out and management buy-in
• Mergers and demergers
• Partnerships and joint ventures
• Private equity
• Privatization
• Shipping
• Succession process
• Telecommunications
• Venture capital

Bech-Bruun Transactions Online

We have developed a unique online system, called Bech-Bruun Transactions Online (BTO), to manage due diligence processes in connection with large M&A transactions. BTO is offered to our clients in connection with business transfers involving the setting up of a data room.

You can read more about BTO here.