Anyone who wants to be successful as a medium-sized company is faced with numerous considerations. The progressive digitization and other economic conditions make it necessary for entrepreneurs to act quickly in order to keep up. If investments are required, he needs money. A loan is not the only way to do that. To get capital, more and more startups and other entrepreneurs are thinking about going public. How does this work? How can shareholders be made to invest in the business idea? Which legal hurdles have to be taken?


The Venture Capital Handbook answers these and other questions. On the way from the business idea to the IPO, it offers important tips and tips for action.

What is the way from the business idea to the AG?

The manual was written for the founders of companies and persons with advisory function. On over 800 pages, the manual describes the path that a company successfully takes to the stock market.

First, the legal issues are in focus. An important field is labor law. In order to set up a successful business, the entrepreneur needs workers who support him in his project. The Venture Capital Handbook explains what to consider when concluding an employment contract, what rights and obligations the contracting parties have and when notice may be given. In addition to civil law and criminal law, a company that goes public, in particular business law, plays a role. The entrepreneur must not only deal with banking and insurance law, but also with criminal law. The AG is a legal entity. As such, it is the bearer of rights and duties. The AG itself can not be prosecuted. The criminal law, however, hits the organs through which the AG acts. The manual explains in its remarks on the criminal part, what they have to do in terms of the AG in order not to make themselves punishable. In addition, the signpost says what it means under corporate law to have an AG or another listed company, and which legal requirements are to be met.

Das Steuerrecht ist eine Materie, mit der sich ein börsennotiertes Unternehmen schon im Vorfeld auseinandersetzen muss. Eine AG muss neben der Körperschaftsteuer und der Gewerbesteuer auch Umsatzsteuer und Kapitalertragsteuer zahlen. Des Weiteren müssen die Anteilseigner der AG die erzielten Dividenden in ihrer Einkommensteuer deklarieren. Während die Körperschaft zurzeit in Deutschland bei 15% des Gewinns der AG liegt, spielen bei der Standortwahl besonders die gewerbesteuerlichen Gesichtspunkte eine Rolle, da die Gewerbesteuersätze von den Gemeinden festgelegt werden und sich daher erheblich unterscheiden können.

An important part of a successful IPO are also the aspects that are dictated by the economy. The manual Venture Capital shows business knowledge. In addition, points are also clarified that every manager of a listed company should keep in mind. In addition to market research and corporate finance, the bank and international financial markets are also the focus of attention. Finally, the knowledge of economics and other economics are dealt with.