Areas of expertise
Corporate Law
Set-up of companies, businesses, joint ventures and partnerships
Organization and supervision of the management of enterprises
Shareholder and stakeholder information
Shareholder meetings
Shareholder disputes
Corporate restructurings
Exit scenarios for shareholders
Termination of companies, joint ventures and partnerships
Commercial Law
International and national B2B transactions:
- Trade, sale, distribution, import, export
- Procurement
- Services
- Brokering
- Manufacturing
- Engineering
- Construction
Mergers & Acquisitions
All types of M&A-transactions:
- Sell-side, buy-side
- Broad auctions, limited auctions
- Exclusive negotiations
- Sales of minority participations
- MBOs, MBIs
- Public takeovers
- Privatizations
- Purchaser/vendor due diligence
Private Equity
Investments, Mergers & Acquisitions
Acquisition financings
Divestments
Regulatory affairs
Formation of AIFs
Startups/Venture Capital
Founders:
- Structuring of the investment process
- Representation vis-à-vis all types of investors and creditors
Sponsors and co-investors:
- Direct and indirect Investments
- Financings
- Exit scenarios
Finance
Representation of enterprises and investors in all types of financings:
- Loans
- Bonds
- Acquisition finance
- Project finance
- Real estate finance
- Trade finance
- Financial restructuring
Real Estate
Residential and commercial portfolio transactions
Acquisition/real estate finance
Commercial lease agreements
Asset management
Regulatory Affairs
Export and import control
Restrictions of foreign trade and payments, sanctions
Restructuring of supply and/or distribution chains
AML-, KYC- and CFT-compliance for non-financial institutions
Litigation and Arbitration
Corporate, commercial, financial litigation
Admitted to all German courts
(except the federal supreme court in civil matters)
Arbitration pursuant to ICC and DIS rules
Out-of-court-mediation, in-court-mediation
About
Dr. Wolfgang Seidel
Rechtsanwalt
Wolfgang Seidel studied law at the universities of Bonn and Mainz.
He received his doctoral degree in law summa cum laude in 1998 and was admitted to bar in 1999.
Wolfgang formed SEIDEL-LEGAL, a Frankfurt corporate, commercial, finance and litigation law firm, in 2012.
Prior to that, he served his clients for many years in responsible positions with large German and US-law firms, comprising about 7.5 years with Beiten Burkhardt Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH and about 4.5 years with Kaye Scholer (Germany) LLP (now: Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP).
Wolfgang focuses his work in the fields of corporate, commercial and finance law as well as litigation. His clients comprise investors, companies and businesses in/of various branches, among them automotive, biotech, cosmetics, energy, media, payment services, real estate.
Wolfgang's client base is truly international; the majority of his clients is located or has owners abroad.
Wolfgang's approach is "quality first" and "personal treatment".
Offices
Contact Details
Offices:
Hochstrasse 49
60313 Frankfurt am Main
Germany
T: +49 69 66 16 97 50
F: +49 69 66 16 97 51
E: welcome(at)seidel-legal(dot)com
