Technical tutorial: The GmbH – the legal form for equity financing
If you want to build an ambitious company and rely on financing from business angels or venture capital, then the establishment of a GmbH is usually required.
When is the right time to establish a company? How can self-created assets be contributed in a tax-neutral manner? What legal considerations need to be taken into account in the internal relationship between the founders and investors, and in the company's external relationships?
Robert Schillinger from Rödl & Partner gives you insights and tips on the legal form of a GmbH in connection with equity/investor financing:
- Impact on bodies, rights, obligations, liability
- Tax-neutral options for contributing self-created assets (sole proprietorship, GbR, business idea, IP)
- Advantages in terms of growth, financing and exit
- What should the articles of association and shareholders’ agreement contain?
