Corporate. M&A.
Building a company is about more than incorporation. It is about making the right legal decisions at the right time — aligning founders, attracting investment, protecting value, preparing for growth and creating a business that is ready for opportunities.
Nuans advises entrepreneurs, startups, scale-ups, family-owned businesses, investors, management teams and private equity funds on corporate matters and strategic transactions. We understand that fast-growing companies face more than corporate questions alone. Governance, fundraising, technology, data, intellectual property and regulatory compliance are increasingly interconnected. Together with our Technology & Data team, we help businesses build legal foundations that scale with their ambitions.
Mergers & Acquisitions
An M&A transaction is never just about signing documents. It is about strategy, valuation, negotiation, execution and managing risk.
Whether acting for buyers, sellers, target companies or management teams, we guide clients through every phase of the transaction — from the first discussions to successful closing and post-closingimplementation.
We assist with:
- Share deals and asset deals
- Private equity and venture capital transactions
- Buy-side and vendor legal due diligence
- Management buy-outs (MBOs) and buy-ins (MBIs)
- Distressed M&A
- Joint ventures and strategic partnerships
- NDAs, LOIs, term sheets, SPAs and APAs
We work closely with financial, tax and other advisers to ensure transactions are executed efficiently, pragmatically and successfully.
Corporate Law & Governance
Strong governance creates stronger businesses.
Whether you are launching a startup, scaling your business, welcoming new investors, reorganising your group or navigating increasingly complex governance requirements, we help build legal structures that support sustainable growth, protect stakeholders and facilitate sound decision-making.
For startups and scale-ups, the right legal foundations matter from day one. Founder alignment, governance and a well-designed equity structure are often decisive for attracting investors, retaining talent and scaling successfully. Working closely with our Technology & Data team, we understand the legal challenges faced by innovative and fast-growing businesses, where corporate, technology, data and intellectual property issues frequently intersect.
We assist with:
- Founder alignment and founder agreements
- Equity allocation and vesting arrangements
- Shareholders' agreements
- Advisory services to boards, shareholders and management
- Employee participation plans (ESOPs)
- Directors' duties and liability
- Corporate compliance
As your business grows, we remain your trusted legal advisor, providing practical and business-oriented guidance to founders, shareholders, boards and management teams.
Investments & Fundraising
Growth requires capital. Capital requires the right legal framework.
We advise founders, startups, scale-ups, investors and investment funds throughout every stage of the investment process — from the first term sheet to a successful exit.
We assist with:
- Growth equity investments
- Venture capital transactions
- SAFEs and other convertible instruments
- Investment agreements
- Subscription agreements
- Shareholders' agreements
- Secondary transactions
- Exit transactions
Our objective is simple: creating investment structures that support long-term growth while protecting the interests of all stakeholders.
Commercial Contracts
Good contracts do more than manage legal risk. They enable business.
We draft, negotiate and review commercial agreements that are practical, balanced and tailored to your commercial reality.
Our expertise includes:
- General terms and conditions
- Sales agreements
- Service agreements
- SaaS agreements
- Software and IT agreements
- Licensing agreements
- Distribution agreements
- Agency agreements
- Franchising agreements
- Manufacturing agreements
- Supply agreements
- Partnership agreements
- Joint venture agreements
- Confidentiality agreements (NDAs)
- Framework agreements
- Commercial cooperation agreements
Whether negotiating a strategic partnership or reviewing day-to-day commercial contracts, we help ensure your agreements remain clear, enforceable and aligned with your business objectives.
