Étude Vella — Avocate à la Cour, Luxembourg
EXPERTISE · 01 · BUSINESS & FINANCIAL LAW

Business & Financial Law — from the shareholders' agreement to disputes between partners

Structuring a company, securing a fundraising round, or defending the interests of a shareholder in conflict: a single perspective, legal and financial, from contract to litigation.

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ADVISORY

Structuring, drafting, securing

  • Incorporation of companies (articles of association, shareholders' agreements)
  • Mergers & acquisitions (M&A)
  • Drafting of commercial contracts, share transfers, capital increases
  • Review and negotiation of commercial contracts
  • Monitoring of applicable legal and regulatory obligations
CONCRETE CASESecuring a fundraising round before it runs into a poorly drafted shareholders' agreement.
LITIGATION

Defending, when disagreement sets in

  • Conflicts between shareholders or partners
  • Directors' liability
  • Wrongful termination of contract
  • Bankruptcies and liquidations
CONCRETE CASEEnforcing that same agreement before the court when the conflict between shareholders arises regardless.
FINANCIAL READING

A structure is also judged by its balance sheet

Before any legal recommendation, the economic viability of the structure is checked — a reflex carried over from fifteen years spent in banking and finance in Luxembourg.