Venture capital and M&A

We are experienced legal and tax advisors in M&A, private equity and venture capital investments in high-growth companies (startups). Thus, we look at the transaction comprehensively, not only from a legal but also from a tax perspective.

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We are experienced legal and tax advisors in M&A, private equity and venture capital investments in high-growth companies (startups).

We provide comprehensive legal and tax transactional advisory services to investors and buyers(buy side advisory) as well as founders and owners of companies(sell side advisory) in sales and acquisitions of shares in companies. As part of the pre-transaction phase, we analyze and propose the appropriate tax and legal structure of the transaction for our clients. Subsequently, we provide our clients with turnkey services for the entire transaction process, from conducting legal and taxdue diligence of the target companies, preparing and negotiating transaction documentation(term sheet, investment agreement, corporate documents) to drafting shareholders’ agreements regulating the relations between shareholders or partners after the transaction is completed.

As part of our transactional advisory services, we advised, for example, Dedoles and its founder in the negotiations for a EUR 10 million acquisition of the company. EUR investment from a group of investors, the innovative company FUERGY in a EUR 16mn investment in a EUR 16mn investment from a group of investors. EUR investment from investment group Pro Partners Holding, the leading Slovak cycling apparel brand Isadore in a EUR 2.1mn investment from the investment group Pro Partners Holding. EUR 1.1mil. EUR investment in REFRESHER Media . In the 2022 Law Firm of the Year competition, we were named a highly recommended law firm for M&A advice.

We advise clients on M&A, private equity and venture capital transactions primarily in the following areas:

  • Advising on creating efficient transactional tax structures;
  • Taxation of sales of shares, stock and other capital gains;
  • Legal and tax due diligence of target companies;
  • Transaction advisory – preparation and representation in negotiations of complete transaction documentation (term sheet, investment agreements, corporate documentation); and
  • Shareholders’ agreements.

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Law & Tax
Tomas Demo
tomas.demo@highgate.sk

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Peter Šopinec
peter.sopinec@highgate.sk

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