COMMERCIAL LAW AND M&A

The acquisition and merger of companies (M&A) has always been an important tool, whether for strategic expansion or exiting a business. The “CersJurkāns” team provides comprehensive legal assistance, whether a company or a part of it is being sold or purchased. We help clients successfully identify the most effective transaction methods: asset sales, equity stakes, share sales, or reorganization solutions.

Legal Support in M&A Transactions:

Attorneys at law and lawyers at “CersJurkāns” offer consultations in both private and public M&A transactions, as well as to participants in the private equity and venture capital industries. Our services range from discussing transaction terms and conducting deep legal analysis (due diligence) to successfully completing the transaction and providing subsequent legal support for company management.

Legal Support in Commercial Law:

“CersJurkāns” also provides legal support on various commercial law issues, advising clients on how to organize company operations legally and effectively, which company structure and management to choose, and helping prepare contracts for participants and shareholders, as well as contracts between the company and its board members and council.

Our Services in the Field of Commercial Law and M&A:

  • Mergers and Acquisitions: Providing comprehensive legal assistance to sellers and buyers of companies or shares, including when assets or parts of the company are bought out by company management.
  • Preparation for Sale: Assisting in choosing the most suitable transaction structure, preparing data rooms, planning revenue from the transaction (including tax consultations), fulfilling legal requirements necessary for the transaction, and identifying risks.
  • Regulatory Compliance: Evaluating regulatory requirements (such as those from the Competition Council, Bank of Latvia, etc.), supporting control over company mergers, preparing reports on the merger of market participants, and evaluating compliance requirements related to sanctions, AML, and other issues.
  • Private and Venture Capital Deals: Providing comprehensive legal assistance at all stages of investments, advising private equity investors and company representatives wishing to attract investments.
  • Transition and Reorganization: Implementing attachments, mergers, divisions, transformations, and cross-border mergers.
  • Negotiation Representation: Representing clients in negotiations at all stages of the transaction with transaction participants.
  • Contract Development: Developing contracts for shareholders, participants, and management, ensuring open and clear main principles of management, interests of minority shareholders/participants, rights of the majority of participants and shareholders, and establishing procedures for resolving deadlock situations.
  • Due Diligence: conducting deep legal analysis, evaluating client documentation, legal relations, preparing a written report, and identifying discovered deficiencies and issues.
  • Minority Shareholder Protection: protecting the legal interests of minority shareholders and participants, representing against all types of raiding methods, and evaluating and recommending the most effective means of legal protection.
  • Shareholder Activism: Representing shareholders and participants in shareholder activism campaigns, from negotiations with the company’s management and other shareholders or participants to active representation at meetings and in legal proceedings.
  • Daily Corporate Consultations: Offering daily corporate consultations for companies operating in all industries.
  • Company Establishment and Liquidation: Providing services for the establishment and liquidation of companies, their branches, or representatives, including liquidator services.
  • Representation in Liquidation Processes: Representing creditors and other interested parties in the liquidation processes of legal entities, including appealing decisions of the Enterprise Registry and representing at creditor meetings during the liquidation process.
  • Commercial Dispute Representation: Representing in courts and arbitration courts in all types of commercial disputes, including claims by the company for damages from board members and council, claims for exclusion of participants, and disputes about decisions made at the meeting of participants or shareholders.

Why Choose Our Law firm:

Choosing the right consultant in M&A transactions, other commercial law matters, or disputes can be crucial for the successful implementation of the transaction, as well as for assessing and minimizing potential risks, while increasing the client’s benefit.

The “CersJurkāns” team has more than 25 years of experience, allowing us to adapt to the unique needs of each client and achieve set goals. We select innovative and creative solutions that help clients achieve desired results in shorter time frames.

Experts in this field

Zverināts advokāts Jānis Jurkāns speciālists šadas nozares - Apdrošināšanas strīdi, Bankas un Finanšu iestādes, Darba tiesības, Ģimenes un mantojuma tiesības, Komerctiesības un M&A, Nekustamais īpašums un būvniecības tiesības, noziedzīgi iegūtu līdzekļu legalizācijas novēršana (AML), Reorganizācija un maksātnespēja, Parstāvība tiesās un šķīrējtiesās, Starptautiskās privāttiesības un Eiropas Savienības tiesības.

Jānis Jurkāns

Partner, attorney at law
Zvērināts advokāts Olavs Cers, speciālists šadas nozares -Apdrošināšanas strīdi, Bankas un Finanšu iestādes, Ģimenes un Mantojumā tiesības, Komerctiesībās, Medicīnas tiesības, nekustamais īpašums un būvniecības tiesības, noziedzīgi iegūtu līdzekļu legalizācija novēršana (AML), Reorganizācija un maksātnespēja, pārstāvība tiesās un šķīrējstiesās, publiskās tiesības, Komerctiesības un M&A.

Olavs Cers

Partner, attorney at law
Jurists Kristaps Dortans specialists šādas nozarēs: Komerctiesības un M&A, maksātnespēja.

Kristaps Dortāns

Lawyer

Contact Us:

If you need legal assistance in M&A or commercial law issues, please contact “CersJurkāns” at +37167365865 or by email at birojs@cersjurkans.lv and arrange a meeting with one of the attorneys at law or lawyers of the our law firm specializing in M&A transactions and commercial law issues!