Post-Acquisition Integrations & Other Restructurings

Baker & McKenzie’s ability to act both locally and abroad in structuring, project managing and implementing multijurisdictional restructurings has become increasingly important to our clients. We are uniquely positioned to provide the full range of services relevant to restructuring projects which typically require the detailed analysis of corporate law, tax, intellectual property, commercial, real estate (e.g., assignment deeds), employment matters, including employee and works council consultations and downsizing exercises.

Our locally-qualified attorneys are able to advise and execute reorganizations in today’s complex environment without engaging multiple, outside firms as local counsel.

Our Services

• Assisting in planning restructurings and post-acquisition integrations with the goal of optimizing the tax consequences, including minimizing a group’s overall effective tax rate or utilizing valuable tax attributes in corporate transactions and the implementation of tax-efficient trading structures such as toll manufacturing, commissionaire and sales agent structures
• Cost-efficiently implementing restructuring projects, post-acquisition integrations and pre-implementation due diligence reviews while utilizing efficiency-increasing technologies
• Pre-closing restructuring projects to separate assets for divestiture or spin-off from their retained businesses including creation of new corporate entities
• Advising on intellectual property, commercial, real estate, (e.g., assignment deeds) and employment matters such as employee and works council consultations and downsizing exercises
• Coordinating the preparation of the local documentation necessary to effect local transfers of shares, assets and employees on the basis of master precedents in ways that are consistent with overall deal structure and goals