Your Notary in Hamburg for Company Formation and Ongoing Corporate Matters
Legal certainty in everyday business
The legal requirements for companies — whether start-ups, medium-sized businesses or corporations — are diverse. Beyond strategic and financial decisions, legally sound documentation and structures are essential. At Notare am Gänsemarkt, we support you through every stage of your company’s life cycle: from formation to sale, from amendments to cross-border restructurings.
Our services for companies include:
- Company formation
- Ongoing corporate maintenance (“Corporate Housekeeping”)
- Restructuring & transformation
- Corporate finance
- Online notarizations
Legally sound structures for your business
Business formation tailored to your needs
The foundation for your entrepreneurial success
Starting a business means laying the foundation for your professional future. We provide neutral and expert advice when choosing the right legal structure – whether a sole proprietorship, partnership (GbR, OHG, KG), or corporation (UG, GmbH, AG).
Our services for company formation include:
- Drafting partnership agreements (e.g. articles of association and shareholder agreements)
- Preparation of formation documentation (including commercial register filings)
- Support with the acquisition of shelf companies
- Establishment of holding structures
We coordinate all necessary steps, work closely with tax advisors and business partners when needed, and support you beyond the formation phase.
Ongoing corporate maintenance (“Corporate Housekeeping”) for your company
Legally compliant maintenance of your corporate structure
Even after the formation, your corporate structure requires diligent legal maintenance – particularly in the case of corporations. We provide long-term support with:
- Share transfers and changes in shareholders
- Amendments to articles of association, e.g. change of registered office or business purpose
- Appointment and dismissal of managing directors and board members
- Filings with the commercial register
- Preparation and documentation of shareholder meetings
- Execution of general meetings of listed companies
With our experience and structured processes, we ensure efficient and legally sound implementation of all corporate measures – even when urgent action is required.
Corporate transformation and restructuring
Flexible solutions for new legal and economic frameworks
Changing economic conditions, growth strategies, or tax considerations may require structural adjustments. We provide comprehensive advice on all corporate transformation processes under the German Transformation Act (UmwG) and in particular assist with:
- Mergers, demergers, and changes of legal form (including cross-border transactions)
- Contributions and spin-offs of business units
- Drafting and notarization of the required agreements and filings
- Coordination with tax and financial advisors
Our goal: tailor-made solutions that are legally sound and fiscally robust.
Corporate Finance – Notarial Expertise for Business Financing
Contracts and Structures for Secure Corporate Financing
Whether external financing through banks, shareholder loans, bonds, or the establishment of investment vehicles – every corporate financing measure requires a legally sound foundation. The notaries at Gänsemarkt provide comprehensive support to companies, start-ups, investors, and institutional financiers in all notarial matters related to corporate finance – with expertise, efficiency, and a solution-oriented approach. We draft and notarize, among others:
- Shareholder loans and other forms of shareholder financing
- Mortgages, land charges, and security interests in aircraft or ships
- Pledges of company shares or participations (e.g. GmbH shares)
- Trust models and security agreements for restructurings and corporate reorganizations
In the field of capital markets and regulated financing, notarial involvement is often indispensable. We provide professional assistance with:
- Bondholder meetings pursuant to the German Bond Act (SchVG), including full documentation
- Formation of investment companies or management companies under the German Capital Investment Code (KAGB)
- Restructuring of investment and fund structures
Our experience and technical infrastructure enable the efficient execution of complex transactions with multiple parties – discreetly, smoothly, and on schedule.
Conduct notary appointments online
Notarial online certifications
Digitalisation plays an increasingly important role in our notarial services. Certain corporate law procedures can now also be carried out online via secure video communication, such as:
- Formation of limited liability companies (GmbH and entrepreneurial companies – UG)
- Registrations with the commercial register, company register, partnership register as well as the cooperative and association register
- Unanimous shareholder resolutions (e.g. amendments to articles of association, change of registered office, capital increases, liquidation)
Further information on preparing for an online appointment and the technical requirements can be found on the overview page of the Federal Chamber of Notaries.
Personal consultation – with experience and foresight
Early, well-informed advice
Your company deserves legally sound structures – right from the start. Get in touch with us – we support you with expertise, efficiency, and reliability in all matters of formation, restructuring, and ongoing corporate maintenance.
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