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Publication 01 Feb 2022 · Germany

Your notaries at CMS Germany

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Ihre Notare bei CMS Deutschland

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Your notaries

Many legal transactions involving corporate law and real property law require certification by a German notary. The purpose of notarisation is to ensure that these particularly important transactions are legally compliant.

Our notaries cover all aspects of notarial practice, especially corporate and real estate law, but also inheritance law. On request, they can all certify documents in English, some also in French or Spanish.

The notaries are supported by a team of specialist employees who are familiar with the requirements of notarisation work and the associated processes.

What we do

Our corporate law practice includes the following activities:

  • Drafting articles of association and shareholder resolutions
  • Advising on shareholders’ meetings and taking minutes
  • Formation of companies such as GmbH, AG, S.E. etc. and capital increases
  • Transformation procedures such as mergers, demergers and changes of legal form
  • Control and profit transfer agreements
  • Pledging of shares in a business
  • Preparation and execution of corporate transactions, whether structured as an asset deal or a share deal 
  • Commercial register applications, relocation of registered offices or opening and closing down branches

Our real estate law practice includes the following activities:

  • Drafting, notarisation and execution of property transfers, including the acquisition or sale of land for development purposes, with the relevant preliminary commitments and financing by means of land charges
  • Creation of mortgages, usufruct rights, easements and pre-emption rights
  • Formation of apartment ownership and part ownership and establishment of heritable building rights