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M&A — Mergers & Acquisitions
M&A — Mergers & Acquisitions
Buying a Company in Spain as a Danish Investor: at Deal Tax & Legal we guide you through the entire process from day one.
250+
Corporate Clients Served
250+
Corporate Clients Served
98%
Compliance Success Rate
98%
Compliance Success Rate
Spain is one of the preferred destinations for Danish capital in Europe: a market of 48 million consumers, a gateway to Europe and Latin America, competitive costs, and a landscape of SMEs in the midst of a generational transition wave with real acquisition opportunities.
But there is one factor that no Danish investor can afford to overlook: since January 1, 2009, there is no double taxation treaty between Spain and Denmark. Dividends, capital gains, interest, and profit repatriation are governed exclusively by each country's domestic legislation and by European directives. Without a structure designed correctly from the outset, the tax cost of the transaction can skyrocket.
And within Spain, Marbella holds a singular position. This is where high-net-worth Nordic capital has been operating for decades: Scandinavian family offices, international wealth managers, and buyers experienced in luxury markets have turned the Costa del Sol into one of the most active foreign investment ecosystems in the country. The profile of the Danish investor — demanding, long-term oriented, with an appetite for both real estate assets and operating businesses — finds in Marbella a real deal flow and an environment of counterparts who speak the same financial language.
That is where we come in.
Spain is one of the preferred destinations for Danish capital in Europe: a market of 48 million consumers, a gateway to Europe and Latin America, competitive costs, and a landscape of SMEs in the midst of a generational transition wave with real acquisition opportunities.
But there is one factor that no Danish investor can afford to overlook: since January 1, 2009, there is no double taxation treaty between Spain and Denmark. Dividends, capital gains, interest, and profit repatriation are governed exclusively by each country's domestic legislation and by European directives. Without a structure designed correctly from the outset, the tax cost of the transaction can skyrocket.
And within Spain, Marbella holds a singular position. This is where high-net-worth Nordic capital has been operating for decades: Scandinavian family offices, international wealth managers, and buyers experienced in luxury markets have turned the Costa del Sol into one of the most active foreign investment ecosystems in the country. The profile of the Danish investor — demanding, long-term oriented, with an appetite for both real estate assets and operating businesses — finds in Marbella a real deal flow and an environment of counterparts who speak the same financial language.
That is where we come in.
What we do in an M&A transaction
Legal and tax structuring of the transaction: We design the optimal acquisition vehicle and structure for a Danish investor or group, leveraging EU parent-subsidiary and merger directives to mitigate the absence of a bilateral treaty. Share purchase vs. asset purchase, transaction financing, future exit taxation: everything is decided before anything is signed.
Negotiation of terms and conditions: Letters of intent, exclusivity, price and earn-outs, representations and warranties, adjustment clauses. We negotiate in English or Spanish with the selling party, defending your position.
Comprehensive transaction coordination: A single point of contact coordinating seller, buyer, financing entities, notary, and registry. You follow the transaction from Denmark or from the Costa del Sol; we execute it.
Post-closing integration: Corporate reorganization, integration of teams and contracts, and alignment of the acquired company with the group structure.
Did You Know?
No double taxation treaty between Spain and Denmark — Since 2009, the taxation of your investment depends entirely on how the transaction is structured. The difference between a well-designed structure and an improvised one can amount to several percentage points on the total return on investment. Planning is not an add-on: it is the transaction.
What we do in an M&A transaction
Legal and tax structuring of the transaction: We design the optimal acquisition vehicle and structure for a Danish investor or group, leveraging EU parent-subsidiary and merger directives to mitigate the absence of a bilateral treaty. Share purchase vs. asset purchase, transaction financing, future exit taxation: everything is decided before anything is signed.
Negotiation of terms and conditions: Letters of intent, exclusivity, price and earn-outs, representations and warranties, adjustment clauses. We negotiate in English or Spanish with the selling party, defending your position.
Comprehensive transaction coordination: A single point of contact coordinating seller, buyer, financing entities, notary, and registry. You follow the transaction from Denmark or from the Costa del Sol; we execute it.
Post-closing integration: Corporate reorganization, integration of teams and contracts, and alignment of the acquired company with the group structure.
Did You Know?
No double taxation treaty between Spain and Denmark — Since 2009, the taxation of your investment depends entirely on how the transaction is structured. The difference between a well-designed structure and an improvised one can amount to several percentage points on the total return on investment. Planning is not an add-on: it is the transaction.
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