Mergers and acquisitions are always particularly important for any business as they determine strategic development. Their bills are worth millions, and the risks of damages and loss of assets are very high.
Most M&A transactions around the world are structured under English law. It contains various mechanisms to protect buyers and sellers, which, if competently used, create a balanced system of checks and balances for the interests of the parties. Belarusian law also uses such tools for the IT industry, they are implemented by Decree No. 8.
Today investors and founders pay more attention to the detailed determination of cooperation terms in documents, and the struggle of the parties’ interests is sharply felt in the course of preparation and conclusion of the deal.
In M&A transactions, legal support is not just important, it is a must. Their conclusion is always preceded by complex legal checks of acquired businesses. A high-quality audit performed with deep legal expertise and the ability to hedge the identified risks in the transactional documents is a product that our clients come to us for.
Our team specializes in supporting startup investments at both early and later stages. We provide full legal support for venture deals—from fundraising to exit. Our project portfolio includes deals involving business sales to buyers from the U.S., the U.K., Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, and Poland, as well as investment transactions in Belarus, Poland, Cyprus, and the U.S.
100+ M&A transactions and Legal Due Diligences
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15+ years of experience
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We have extensive experience successfully supporting business purchase and sale transactions in the IT sector.
During an M&A deal, we assist both buyers and sellers by:
This stage has several specification levels, subject to peculiarities involved:
This stage indicates to the buyer what exactly what they are buying and the potential risks involved.
At this stage our lawyers carry out legal and tax analysis resulting in a report on the feasibility of the expected transaction structure, possible problem points, prospective tax expenses and other peculiarities.
Preparing a step-by-step transaction implementation plan.
At this stage our lawyers will elaborate all documents required for the transaction:
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