Company law
- Takeovers (as well as post-acquisition disputes)
- Directors' liability
- Exit (forced)
- Shareholders' agreements
- Transfer of shares
- Due diligence of agreements
- Cooperation agreements
- Disputes with shareholders
Als vennootschapsrecht advocaat beschikt ons team over een diepgaande kennis van dit complexe en dynamische rechtsgebied. Wij begeleiden bedrijven bij het oprichten, structureren, beheren en ontbinden van hun entiteiten. Wij streven ernaar om steeds proactief op te treden in het belang van onze cliënten en bieden op maat gemaakte oplossingen die aansluiten bij de specifieke behoeften van elk bedrijf. Onze advocaten bieden raad en daad bij:
- Corporate acquisitions, restructurings and/or mergers
- Drafting and enforcing shareholder agreements
- Selling your shares
- Shareholder exit and exclusion procedures
- Transferring and taking over a trading fund
- The (Judicial) reorganisation of companies
- Director and founder liability disputes and discussions
- At your corporate housekeeping
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Frequently asked questions
Yes, at a acquisition of shares of a company does not legally change anything about the company itself. This means that all existing contracts, such as a rental agreement, continue as usual. The company remains a tenant, you just become the new owner of that company. So be sure to check carefully how long the agreement is still valid and whether you can extend it. Do you want to be able to terminate or renegotiate the lease? Then you need to check that in advance and possibly arrange it contractually when you take over. The same applies to contracts with suppliers. Contact us for more info and points of interest.
It depends on the contractual arrangements. In the case of a share transfer, you basically take over the entire company, including all assets as well as liabilities. But this can be contractually excluded by means of a so-called "reps & warranties", i.e. a clause in which the seller makes statements about the company's condition and/or the assumes liability for errors or debts prior to the date of acquisition.
This can be done, but not just like that. In principle, a director can only be dismissed by the general meeting of shareholders. If you have the majority there, it can be relatively easy. If not, it depends on the articles of association and agreements between the shareholders. Sometimes court intervention is needed if the board is deadlocked or there is mismanagement.

