Hvorfor skal jeg indgå en ejeraftale?
Why do I need an owner agreement?
En ejeraftale er en aftale mellem ejerne af et aktie- eller anpartsselskab, der først og fremmest regulerer ejernes forhold og samarbejde samt det forretningsmæssige sigte med selskabet. Ejeraftaler danner samtidig en overordnet ramme for det fælles ejerskab og afviklingen af dette.
Mange små- og mellemstore selskaber driver virksomhed uden ejeraftaler. Med samarbejde i selskabsform følger imidlertid en lang række komplekse problemstillinger, der kan være vanskelige at overskue uden relevant regulering i ejeraftaler. Manglende regulering kan have uhensigtsmæssige konsekvenser for selskabet og dets ejere.
Vi anbefaler altid deltagerne i et selskab at indgå ejeraftaler. Dette gælder også, selvom ejerkredsen består af familiemedlemmer, venner eller gode bekendte.
Her giver vi tre gode grunde til at følge vores anbefaling:
Det skaber klare rammer for samarbejdet og giver grobund for forventningsafstemning ved samarbejdets begyndelse
Det giver mulighed for at lave en skræddersyet og individuel tilpasset regulering af samarbejdet, der afviger fra selskabslovens udgangspunkt
Det giver mulighed for at sikre minoritetsejere
Har du en ejeraftale, som vi skal gennemgå, eller skal vi hjælpe med udarbejdelse af en ejeraftale for dig og dine partnere, så tøv ikke med at række ud til os.
A shareholders' agreement is an agreement between the owners of a limited liability company that primarily regulates the owners' relationship and cooperation as well as the business purpose of the company. Ownership agreements also form an overall framework for the joint ownership and its settlement.
Many small and medium-sized companies operate without shareholders' agreements. However, cooperation in the form of a company brings with it a wide range of complex issues that can be difficult to grasp without relevant regulation in shareholders' agreements. Lack of regulation can have unfortunate consequences for the company and its owners.
We always recommend that the participants in a company enter into shareholders' agreements. This also applies even if the owners are family members, friends or close acquaintances.
Here are three good reasons to follow our recommendation:
It creates a clear framework for the collaboration and provides a basis for setting expectations at the beginning of the collaboration
It allows for a tailor-made and individually adapted regulation of the collaboration that deviates from the starting point of the Danish Companies Act
It provides an opportunity to safeguard minority owners
If you have a shareholders' agreement that you would like us to review, or if you would like us to help draft a shareholders' agreement for you and your partners, don't hesitate to reach out to us.