From incorporation, through tax matters, to relations with shareholders, many legal implications derive from a company’s management and development.

At Ppa lawyers we translate our value proposition into a constant accompaniment to entrepreneurs in which we provide a comprehensive service concerning the needs and legal obligations of the company.

These are some of the matters in which we support our clients:

Societies.

• Constitution of: companies, branches of foreign companies and non-profit entities.
• Custody and management of corporate books.
• Preparation and accompaniment in meetings, ordinary and/or extraordinary, of the board of directors, board of partners and shareholders’ meeting.
• Appointments of administrators (BoD members and legal representatives) and statutory auditors.
• Execution of statutory reforms.
• Increase and decrease in capital, with and without reimbursement of contributions.
• Analysis and recording of control situations and/or business groups.
• Business reorganization processes.
• Procedures before the Superintendency of Companies in relation to corporate procedures that must be previously authorized by this entity.
• Registration of foreign investment in matters related to corporate issues (capitalizations, dividend transfers, among others).
• Implementation from the legal perspective of (i) System of self-control and management of the risk of money laundering and financing of terrorism (SARLAFT) and (ii) Business Ethics Programs.
• Liquidation of companies.

M&A (Mergers and acquisitions).

• Advice on the acquisition of holdings, assets and specific lines of business.
• Privatization of companies.
• Reorganization, merger and spin-off of companies.
• Preparation of pre-contractual agreements, shareholders and investment framework.
• Assistance and accompaniment in competitive acquisition processes.
• Due diligence for buying and selling companies.
• Business collaborations joint ventures and collaboration agreements.

Exchange.

• Structuring and execution of foreign exchange transactions.
• Review of due diligence and compliance with foreign exchange obligations, in order to identify possible contingencies to which a company may be exposed, as well as opportunities for improvement in the processes developed.
• Management of compensation accounts and presentation of reports to the authorities, with due compliance with the applicable exchange regulations.
• Representation and accompaniment in exchange processes before the administrative and jurisdictional authorities.
• Registrations, modifications, cancellations and updates of foreign investment before the Bank of the Republica. Response to the information requirements of this entity.
• Review of corporate books to determine Colombian companies receiving investment shareholding composition to verify compliance with the foreign investment registered with the Banco de la República and possible corrections.

Tax.

• Analysis to avoid double taxation and to identify and evaluate the tax impact on cross-border transactions to be carried out.
  Advice on the distribution of profit dividends to shareholders in Colombia and abroad.
• Accompaniment before the tax authorities and the jurisdiction of administrative litigation in Colombia.
• Legal assistance in tax audits carried out by the tax administration.
• Analysis of accounting documents to prevent fiscal risks.

Entrepreneurship and digital business.

• Development contracts.
• Advertising investment contracts.
• Contracts with influencers.
• Shareholder agreements.
• Investment agreements for investors and funds (convertible notes & SAFE).
• Stock Options Agreements.
• Elaboration of legal concepts on disruptive businesses. (regulatory analysis of business models).
• Structuring, development and support in investment rounds