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What can we help with?
  • 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

Company law

Een bedrijf is geen onbewoond eiland. Het bestaat uit aandeelhouders, bestuurders, commissarissen, revisoren en meer. Al deze partijen hebben niet steeds dezelfde belangen. Die tegengestelde belangen zorgen vroeg of laat voor discussies en geschillen.

Als advocaat vennootschap adviseren wij u graag over welk type afspraak of aandeelhoudersovereenkomst het beste bij uw bedrijf past. Om geschillen te vermijden is het belangrijk om goede afspraken te maken en deze vast te leggen in de statuten, een bestuursakkoord of een aandeelhoudersovereenkomst. Wij proberen steeds de juiste balans te vinden tussen het belang van de vennootschap en dat van iedere individuele partij.

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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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How do we proceed?

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First contact
You contact us with a question or problem. During this first conversation, we listen to your story, situate the legal framework, and indicate what documents or additional information we still need.
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Thorough consultation
We schedule a consultation, either at our office or via Teams. In that meeting, after an initial study of the initial documents available, we take the time to fully understand the situation, ask the right questions and get the facts clear. A good analysis starts with a good understanding of the facts.
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Analysis and first action
Based on that information, we make a legal assessment of your position. This may lead to the drafting of a notice of default, a settlement proposal or the drafting of a summons in order to capture the court.
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Follow-up steps
After that initial action - such as a formal notice - we evaluate together any response or lack thereof. Sometimes a supplementary letter suffices. In other cases, a (legal) procedure is still appropriate. Everything happens in consultation, with an eye for your goals and interests.

Frequently asked questions

If I take over a company, do I also take over current leases?

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.

Can I take over a company without becoming liable for old debts?

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.

My co-director does nothing. Can I expel him from the company?

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.

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