Pullach, March 24, 2025 – The Bundesverband Mergers & Acquisitions e.V. (BM&A) presents new sample documentation specifically for small and mid-cap transactions. The standardized contract documentation will be presented at the M&A Excellence Days at the Goethe University Frankfurt am Main on 24. and March 25, 2025 officially presented for the first time.
The new contract includes a model company purchase agreement that has been available since July 2024, a standard guarantee catalog and other relevant documentation components. The aim of the model documentation is to make M&A processes more efficient, transparent and faster for SMEs.
“M&A as a means of corporate development and transformation has arrived in the German SME sector,” explains Jan Pörschmann, CEO of BM&A. “We are convinced that this agreement will help to increase the speed, transparency and efficiency of SME M&A processes and thus ensure the competitiveness of our companies on the international market.”
The model documentation was developed by the BM&A standardization working group under the leadership of Stephan Heinemann (Corporate/M&A Partner, Taylor Wessing) in cooperation with renowned commercial law firms such as ADVANT Beiten, EY LAW, HEUKING, MOOG, MOSBURG, Osborne Clarke, Reed Smith and Taylor Wessing.
“We are pleased to have developed balanced and practical contractual standards for medium-sized M&A transactions with this model documentation and made them accessible to everyone,” adds Stephan Heinemann. “Of course, this sample documentation is no substitute for legal advice in individual cases, but it will make a significant contribution to increasing the transparency and efficiency of negotiation processes.”
The high level of interest in the model company purchase agreement, which has been available since July 2024, is particularly pleasing – especially from W&I insurers.
The entire sample documentation is now available for download in German and English on the BM&A website.
The sample company purchase agreement for free download in the News & Media Hub
