GRUENDELPARTNER is one of the leading venture capital/private equity law firms in Eastern Germany. With a total of seven attorneys, auditors and tax advisors specialised in these practice areas, we have one of the largest VC practice groups in the former East Germany. We provide cross-border legal counsel to institutional and private investors, fund companies and German and international companies on the following in particular:
- interdisciplinary legal, tax and/or IP due diligence,
- management buy-outs and buy-ins, leveraged buy-outs,
- financing agreements and exit strategies,
- structuring funds, advising on alternative financing options, equity crowdfunding, financial technology,
- tax law issues affecting transactions,
- company valuations, special audits,
- joint ventures,
- equity compensation (option plans, phantom stock, employee shares).