CORPORATE / M&A
Corporate / M&A
Our corporate and M&A practice offers multidisciplinary expertise across corporate, governance, structuring, private equity, real estate and investment funds, delivering creative solutions for complex domestic and cross-border transactions.
Why Our Corporate & M&A Team
Continuity, multidisciplinary coverage and practical, commercially focused advice across the deal lifecycle.
Integrated Group of Specialists
A multidisciplinary team providing continuity of service across corporate, banking and finance matters.
Cross-border Transaction Expertise
Deep experience on complex domestic and cross-border transactions including private equity and real estate.
Practical, Creative Solutions
Recognised for finding innovative and pragmatic solutions tailored to our clients’ needs.
Leading Corporate & M&A Team
We act for corporations, multinational groups, banks, fund managers, private equity houses and family offices on acquisitions, joint ventures, mergers, demergers and restructurings.
Our clients
Our corporate and M&A client base includes large corporations, multinational groups, banks and financial sector professionals (including fund managers and distributors), as well as private equity houses and family offices or businesses. We work on many types of national and cross-border transactions such as acquisitions, joint ventures, mergers, demergers and restructurings, friendly and unfriendly takeovers.
Our services
Our lawyers work across corporate, commercial and contract law-related areas, from structuring transactions at inception to handling their realisation up to closing. We prepare opinions on specific issues of law, draft stakeholder agreements, prepare and attend board and shareholder meetings on a regular basis and help draft and negotiating complex corporate, financing and commercial documentation.
Structuring transactions at inception through to closing
Preparing opinions on specific issues of law
Drafting stakeholder agreements
Preparing and attending board and shareholder meetings
Drafting and negotiating complex corporate, financing and commercial documentation
We deliver a full range of services for M&A transactions, including:
Transactional and strategic advice
Structuring
Transaction
Due diligence
Transaction documentation
Financing
Tax
Competition and antitrust
Regulatory
Employment and pensions, MEP
ICT, IP and data protection
We work alongside our tax and litigation colleagues in disputes relating to a particular deal or a specific area of expertise, allowing them deep knowledge of the case and its underlying issues.
Latest insights & Work Highlights
Publications, recent mandates and sector updates from our corporate practice.
The Berlusconi Case Round N°2: A Reversal by the CJEU — Posted 14.07.2025
Work highlight: Acquisition by Charterhouse of Metrodova and Novétude — Posted 18.07.2025
Advising PSG Equity in connection with the cross-border acquisition of the CoverManager group — Posted 17.07.2025
Our multidisciplinary approach ensures we deliver commercial, pragmatic and technically sound advice on complex transactions.
TESTIMONIALS
What Others Say About Us
Recognition from leading directories and clients.
The excellent team is commercial, plugged-in to industry trends and has excellent visibility across the whole market.
Legal 500 2025 - Commercial, Corporate and M&A
Legal 500
Etude Breininger make sure complex and sophisticated matters are solved in a timely, accurate and efficient manner.
Client testimonial
Client
The lawyers have a pragmatic approach in fast-moving situations and complex matters.
Legal 500 2024 - Commercial, Corporate and M&A
Legal 500
Industry Recognition
Chambers Global 2025 - Corporate/M&A
"In-depth knowledge of the Luxembourg legal jurisdiction coupled with awareness of commercial and international drivers."
Legal 500 2023 - Commercial, Corporate/M&A
"The lawyers are super responsive and provide straight-to-the-point advice."
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