Private Equity

The private equity market has registered an upward trend again in the aftermath of the global financial and economic crisis. The private equity sector (and in particular investment companies focused on the medium-sized business segment) has never seen more capital available for investment than today.

Businesses aiming to grow have very good chances to attract professional investors that will bring in capital and know-how for further expansion. Company owners willing to sell their interest (for example, after a generation change) find private equity companies to be partners quite eager to acquire and continue their business. Private equity houses are playing an ever- increasing role in securing the future of the prominent Mittelstand in Germany.

Rödl & Partner offers comprehensive advice to owner-managed businesses and to private equity companies at all stages of the investment process, also those preceding and following the transaction close. We provide professional services to our clients in buy-outs as well as in buy-ins. Rödl & Partner is one of the few firms in Germany and abroad with over 100 wholly-owned offices and an integrated interdisciplinary approach calling for the close collaboration among lawyers, tax advisors and auditors in the entire capital structuring process within a private equity transaction. Our focus lies on the special requirements of each individual client, covered by a broad range of legal, tax and financial services offered by Rödl & Partner:

Legal and tax structuring of M&A transactions
Due diligence (legal/tax/financial)
Majority interest/minority interest/silent participations
Shareholder agreements
Management participation and re-investment models (management buy-outs, leveraged buy-outs, management buy-ins)
Incentive programmes for personnel
Financing
Regulatory and capital market requirements
Disinvestments

In all these areas, experienced professionals working in interdisciplinary teams and practicing a one-stop-shop consulting approach develop tailor-made solutions for our clients. Our project teams add real value for our clients – for us, professional and practical advice is a matter of course.

The international character of Rödl & Partner enables us to draw upon cross-border expertise and advise private equity funds, investors and companies with local as well as international operations.

Rödl & Partner is an experienced and reliable consulting partner for all equity market players.