Shareholder conflicts can decide the fate of a company. They demand strategic clarity, procedural rigour — and the judgement to know when a settlement is worth more than a judgment.
PACTUM represents shareholders and companies in disputes within the shareholder base — from challenging individual resolutions through exclusion and settlement disputes to a full separation. Before state courts and arbitral tribunals, on both the claimant and defendant side.
We litigate when necessary. And avoid it when it is wiser. Because a shareholder dispute is not won on legal grounds alone — what matters is that the company emerges from it unscathed.
Actions to set aside or declare void shareholder resolutions — on both the claimant and company side, including litigation-proof preparation of critical resolutions.
Expulsion of shareholders for good cause and forfeiture of shares — enforcement and defence, including securing voting and profit rights during the pending period.
Disputes over the amount and due date of settlement payments to departing shareholders — valuation questions, settlement clauses and their limits of validity.
Removal and termination of shareholder-managing directors — the most common escalation point in shareholder disputes, decisive both procedurally and tactically.
Securing your position before facts are created — interim injunctions on voting rights, management authority, information rights and prohibitions on disposal.
Conducting arbitration under DIS and ICC rules as well as structured negotiated solutions — discreet, fast and without a public hearing.
We analyse the articles of association, resolutions and balance of power — and give an honest assessment of your position before the first move is made.
Deadlines, challenge actions, interim relief: we secure voting, information and management rights before the other side creates facts.
In parallel with proceedings, we explore separation and settlement scenarios — share buyout, settlement payment, restructuring. Negotiating from a position of strength yields better results.
If a decision cannot be avoided, we litigate consistently — before regional and higher regional courts or in arbitration, with complete evidentiary support.
Implementing the outcome through to registration — share transfer, settlement payment, articles amendment. A resolved dispute is not over until the structure is realigned.
Resolution defect, exclusion and settlement proceedings before state courts and arbitral tribunals.
Two out of three cases conclude before judgment — through settlement, share buyout or restructuring of the shareholder base.
Every conflict is personally led by Christoph Bubb — from the initial assessment to the restructuring.
Talk to us before positions harden — and before the other side creates facts. Challenge deadlines are short, and the first moves are decisive.
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