Walberg & Cie. advises Hamburg-based Single Family Office on Joint Venture in the Maritime Industry

Munich, 18 September 2025 – Walberg & Cie. has provided comprehensive advice to a Hamburg-based single family office on the legal structuring and implementation of a joint venture in the maritime industry. The advisory mandate covered the entire corporate structuring and contract drafting for the complex transaction.
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The joint venture combines the capital strength of the single family office with the industry expertise and network of the JV partners. While the single family office provides the necessary financing, the operating partners contribute their specific know-how and relevant network in a specific area of the maritime sector.

At the heart of the legal structure is a comprehensive shareholders' agreement (SHA) that brings together all the essential joint venture provisions. The core element of the agreement is the precise definition of the respective partners' contributions and the detailed design of the financing architecture. Particular attention was paid to the development of various exit scenarios that take into account the different interests of the parties involved and provide for balanced exit options.
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The Walberg & Cie. team, consisting of Dr Simon Sabel (Corporate, M&A) and Marc Wiesner, LL.M. (Yale) (Corporate, M&A), underlines Walberg & Cie.'s strategic positioning as a specialised boutique for investments and transactions of increased complexity with its support for the Hamburg-based single family office.

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