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Welcome to the Deal.Tax M&A Tax Blog

Taxes play a central role in M&A, conversions, real estate transactions and private equity investments and serve as an economic value driver or as a deal breaker in all deals and terminate transactions prematurely. Therefore, sustainably successful deals in all areas require a tax-optimized design of the deal structure at an early stage.

Our M&A blog Deal.Tax keeps you informed about the relevant changes in German tax law for transactions.

Deal.Tax blog authors are the advisors of Leidel & Partner, a medium-sized business consultancy with a focus on M&A, private equity, real estate and company valuations in the tech/IT, real estate, industry and medical sectors.

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Steuernachteile bei Einlagenrückgewähr aus Private Equity Investments

by Maximilian Saller • 27 March 2025

Investments von Family Offices und Vermögensverwaltungen in Private-Equity-Gesellschaften erfolgen regelmäßig steuerneutral, jedoch wird die Rückzahlung derartige Capital-Contributions als steuerlich definierte Einlagenrückgewähr in der Fonds-Praxis häufig zu Unrecht besteuert.

Erweiterter Schutz für Geschäftsgeheimnisse bei Gerichtsprozessen

by Lena Brandl • 21 February 2025

Der Schutz von Geschäftsgeheimnissen ist ein hohes Gut und hat stets hohen Stellenwert bei Unternehmen. Deren Schutz wird nun mit Blick auf mögliche Offenlegungspflichten im Rahmen von Zivilprozessen gestärkt.

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Dortmund

subject areas

M&A

M&A includes conversions and corporate transactions in the form of share and asset deals. Tax-neutral or tax-optimized structures must be designed at an early stage, as they often affect numerous areas of tax law such as income tax, sales tax and real estate transfer tax. It is always advisable to carry out a tax/legal/finance/tech due diligence in advance. The integration of adequate tax clauses in sales contracts (SPA/APA) and the associated seller guarantees make a major contribution to the economic security of the buyer.
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property

Real estate transactions are characterized by real estate transfer tax and sales tax. Tax aspects must be designed in advance and recorded in the notarial contracts.
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company valuation

Company valuations by auditors support deal-makers in their decision-making processes for corporate transactions (fairness opinion) and serve as a basis for accounting.
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