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REPRESENTATION OF CORPORATES

Finance

Advising management and shareholders for more then 20 years on corporate finance transactions, domestic and cross-border, debt and equity.

Corporate & Commercial Law

Advising corporations and shareholders on constitutional and trading documentation, restructuring and compliance.

Arbitration

Representing clients in domestic and international arbitration since 2007.

Civil Litigation

Representing clients nationwide in civil court cases.

WHO WE ARE

“Time is money and money always represents worktime for someone, but the relativity of time contradicts our believe in the absoluteness of money and gives hope for humanity also in the presence of money.”

Theo Paeffgen, Founder

OUR HISTORY:

– 2002, Opening in Cologne

Established as incorporated law firm in 2002 with its office in Cologne, we spun-off the Cologne office of Norton Rose.

– 2004, Opening in Bonn

Expanding our footprint we opened a new office with a headcount of five lawyers based in the former Egyptian Embassy building in Bonn.

– 2005, First Close Football Securitisation!

Advising Football Bundesliga Club Schalke 04 on the refinancing of all bank debt and restructuring of its total debt exposure by a EUR 85 million Football Securitisation in a cross-border private placement.

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HOW WE CAN HELP YOU:

  • Start-up support and advice

    We guide you from the selection of best type of entity and management structure, HR and IP right challenges typical for start-ups, obtaining seed funding thru to investment rounds all the way to sale or IOP.

  • Growth Funding sourcing and advising

    Regardless if you are a mature midcap corporation or a young and aspiring venture, we know the needs and way of structuring your funding for growth in the phase of development of your business. Dare us.

  • Debt and equity restructuring

    Juggling debt and equity in your capital bese, changing the types and terms of debt and equity and choosing the right partners is not only critical in a restructuring scenario, but really throughout the live of a corporation. We are here to help.

  • Mergers & Acquisitations

    Buying or selling a company or significant shareholdings and advising on strategy, structure and process thru to closing is where our core qualities can be most fruitful both on seller or buyer side.

  • Debt sourcing and orgination

    Analysing balance sheets for existing debt structures and advising on optimising the debt side by refinancing or re-structuring existing debt as well as topping up debt or mezzanin funding into a balance sheet is an art we have mastered and are keen to provide to you.

  • Dispute Resolution

    We will give you the choice: mediation, if you want to avoid confrontation; arbitration, if dispute is unavoidable, but can be agreed to be kept in private or full fledged in public civil litigation thru the German court system with enforcement action to close off. It is your decision.

  • Litigation Funding sourcing and arranging

    We are very familiar with the way litigation funders are looking at your dispute and what makes it worth their investment funding the costs of dispute, in some cases even acquire the claim. We assist with sourcing and arranging such funding, not just for cases where we represent a party in the dispute.

MEET OUR FOUNDER

Theo Paeffgen

Theo Paeffgen

Rechtsanwalt & Solicitor (England/Wales)

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You are a qualified Rechtsanwalt and/or Solicitor (England/Wales), maybe ex-Partner or Council of a large firm? Specialised in your field and with an entrepreneurial mindset? please let us know and use our Apply now!

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