When it comes to complex transactions, you need advisers with deep knowledge, vast experience and global reach. As one of the world’s most active transactional firms, Fidelity Consulting brings a unique global and strategic perspective to help preserve and optimise deal benefits.

Lawyers our firm with authentic knowledge of local regulations and transaction management procedures in varied deal contexts. Whether you are buying or selling, entering into a joint venture, or making a strategic investment, we approach each transaction with legal, financial and business fluency, offering sound and practical advice at every stage.

Collaborating across borders and legal areas, we bring the right know-how and experience to anticipate and resolve issues in all involved jurisdictions. We put our clients at the very heart of everything we do and work tirelessly to ensure that clients' commercial objectives are met through the contracts we draft and negotiate.

Our expertise in this area includes:

• shareholders agreements
• venture capital
• financial assistance
• letters of Intent, Memoranda of Understanding
• joint-ventures and other corporate alliances
• buyer and Vendor Due Diligence
• management and leveraged buy-outs and buy-ins
• acquisitions, divestitures
• pre- and post-deal structuring
• private equity
• privatization

Our corporate restructuring practice involves the following areas, both domestically and internationally:

• sale and acquisition transactions involving shares, assets, entire businesses and business lines
• (cross-border) mergers, transfers of businesses and branches of activity
• share buy-back schemes
• capital increases and reductions
• equity & dividend-stripping advice and implementation
• simplification of group structures and single-entity projects
• establishing branches; converting them into subsidiaries and vice versa
• company liquidations
• advising on corporate governance models and issues (e.g. setting up executive and daily management bodies; directors' liability)
• general corporate legal advice and compliance

The firm helps to resolve any problems arising in this industry. We advise clients on the type of structure and documentation.

We lend assistance in all phases of a transaction. This includes establishing a structure, assisting in the preparation of an information memorandum and term sheet, performing due diligence, and negotiating, documenting and closing the transaction. Our team operates on complex and innovative financing transactions at both a regional and national level. We act for banks, government agencies and corporates.

Our expertise includes:

• project finance
• secured lending relating to investment property and developments
• trade finance
• asset based lending

Our lawyers have experience in advising directors of companies alike as to best corporate governance practice in light of legislation and the various best practices.

Our lawyers provide a full range of corporate and commercial legal services. Our services include entity formation and planning; drafting and negotiating operating, partnership and shareholder agreements; strategic legal and business advice; contract interpretation; counseling clients with respect to any and all such matters that are relevant to the life and development of a business. We take great pride in serving all clients, large and small, with the same enthusiasm and dedication.

Our expertise in this area includes:

• agency and distribution
• general terms and conditions
• commercial litigation
• customer relations
• corporate finance
• franchising
• insolvency
• Private International Law
• international sale and purchase of goods
• intra-group agreements
• partnership
• product liability

Fidelity Consulting acts for both employers and employees in providing a complete range of legal services in the employment field.

We prepare employment contracts, consultancy agreements, and assist both employer and employee clients in dealing with issues arising from redundancy situations or the termination of employment. We act for both employers and employees in disputes, for example, over terms and conditions, in unfair dismissal cases, etc.

Fidelity Consulting advises on all aspects of employment law, ranging from maternity rights to sick pay, and assists clients in the implementation of grievance, performance or disciplinary procedures and the creation of employee share option schemes.

Our expertise in this area includes:

• general employment and social security related issues
• employment and assignment contracts
• employment litigation
• termination of employment contracts
• international (cross-border) employment issues
• outsourcing
• collective dismissals

The litigation process can be turbulent and full of uncertainties.
Our company can help clear the uncertainty of litigation through detailed and focused attention to our client needs and expectations, since the firm's lawyers have extensive experience.

We understand that our litigation clients have different legal and business objectives—to solve a problem, to right a wrong, to protect a product or reputation, to limit financial exposure. We work closely with clients to develop a strategy that meets their business needs. Mindful of the costs and burdens of litigation, our lawyers attempt to assist clients in resolving disputes short of litigation, if possible.

Litigation before the competent state or arbitration courts of the proper jurisdiction is sometimes inevitable when negotiations fail. In such a case, you need a team of experts to rely on, being able to protect your interests in the most beneficial and effective way.

Our experience on dispute management and litigation will be an effective “remedy” to your problems.