Shipping and maritime economy

We develop tailor-made solutions for your needs in areas such as start-ups, restructuring of the corporate or financing structure or corporate transactions.

Services:

• Strategic transaction support: Comprehensive support from planning to integration, including tax and legal advice.
• Partnerships and joint ventures: Expert advice for the successful implementation of joint ventures.
• Efficient restructuring: Optimization of your corporate structure for company acquisitions, succession, transformations or spin-offs.
• Global tax concepts: Comprehensive advice on national and international tax law issues.
• Current tax advice: Support in the context of tax declarations and tax audits as well as the preparation of annual financial statements.
• Company valuations and due diligence: carrying out valuations in accordance with IDW S 1 and due diligence.

Our wide-ranging expertise ensures that your company is optimally positioned from a legal and tax perspective.

From auditing and restructuring to reporting on sustainability issues, we offer tailor-made solutions that meet the industry’s current and future challenges. Our expertise covers financial, legal and operational areas to ensure comprehensive advice and auditing.

Services:

• Auditing and reporting: Our services range from the auditing of annual and consolidated financial statements to the conversion to international accounting standards such as IFRS or US GAAP.
• Transaction and restructuring advice: In a dynamic market environment, we support companies in strategic transactions and the restructuring of financing models. We offer comprehensive advisory services for M&A transactions, due diligence and valuation issues.
• Company valuations and liquidity concepts: Our experienced auditors and consultants support you in the preparation of liquidity concepts, company valuations in accordance with IDW S 1 and the assessment and implementation of restructuring strategies. We ensure that your financing and corporate structures meet the requirements of the market.
• Special audit services: From IPOs to financial reporting support, we offer specialized audit services tailored to your company’s specific needs. Our long-standing experience ensures that your financial reporting builds trust both internally and externally.
• Sustainability reporting: With the growing focus on ESG (environmental, social and governance), we support you in the preparation and audit of non-financial reports. Our expertise in ESG reporting ensures that your data is accurate and trustworthy in order to meet the growing regulatory requirements.
• Finance and process optimization: We support you in the optimization of cash management processes, the introduction of best practice solutions in controlling and the implementation of digital reporting tools, thus aiming to make your processes more efficient and future-proof.
• Restructuring and reorganization: Especially in times of economic challenges, we offer comprehensive support in the preparation and review of reorganization concepts in accordance with IDW S 6. If restructuring is not successful, we will assist you with orderly liquidation or possible insolvency proceedings.

With our interdisciplinary expertise and many years of experience, we are your reliable partner, providing you with comprehensive support in all areas from auditing to strategic consulting.

Whether for corporate structuring, the formation of joint ventures, transactions or in relation to income tax, VAT or insurance tax – we offer tailor-made solutions from the formation to the liquidation or sale of the seagoing vessel. We pay particular attention to tonnage tax, which allows a company’s profits to be taxed at a flat rate based on the tonnage of the ship (Art. 5a of the German Income Tax Act (EStG)).

Services:

• Structuring advice: We will find the optimal tax and legal structure for you with regard to ongoing taxation and one-off transactions such as acquisitions and sales or company successions. In an international context, we use our global network to advise you on the choice of location, including a comparative analysis of the shipping concessions available locally, cross-border corporate structuring and the optimization of cash flows.
• Transaction and restructuring advice: We provide you with national and international tax and legal advice in M&A processes, due diligence, restructuring and succession planning.
• Preparation of annual financial statements and tax returns: We take care of your filing obligations, including all international references, e.g., with regard to the Tax Haven Defense Act. We advise on your own compliance systems, including the implementation of tax CMS.
• Current financial accounting and reporting: We take care of your financial accounting and prepare regular reports.
• Support during tax audits: In the event of tax audits or fiscal court proceedings, we accompany you throughout the entire process and represent your interests all the way to the German Federal Fiscal Court or the European Court of Justice.