Sekri Valentin Zerrouk is regularly consulted by owners of corporations who want to transfer ownership of their companies.
In this context, the firm advises its clients on the legal, tax and labor aspects of the potential transfer to provide them with the solution that best achieves their professional, family and financial objectives.
The most frequent problems encountered by company owners relate to procedures for the negotiation, auditing and transfer of the company (guarantee of liabilities, management of counter-guarantees, earn-out clauses, advisory period, no-compete provisions etc). They also relate to the handling of capital gains from the sale, the Wealth Tax impact of the transaction, optimization procedures (interim transactions, pre-sale gifts…etc) and, the reinvestment of the proceeds. Sekri Valentin Zerrouk assists the founders in these transactions frequently mark a major step in the life of the founder and represent an occasion to rethink its ownership structure and the protection of the owner's spouse and children.
The stakes for the management teams relate to the structuring of the Management Package, the securitization of their investment, the organization of the relationship between them and the financial investors, the terms and conditions for withdrawal, liquidity or the unwinding of the deal.
Sekri Valentin Zerrouk is regularly consulted by management teams who are participating in LBO or Venture Capital projects.
In this context, the firm advises the management teams on the legal level as well as on the tax and labor law aspects of the project.
The firm's different teams work in a fully coordinated manner to assist the management teams in the evaluation of the Management Package that is being offered to them, the tax and benefits optimization of this Package as well as its negotiation with the investors.