Examples of our support.
We support businesses and funding bodies in assessing and planning public financing. We combine analysis of state aid rules with investment objectives, regulatory requirements and the risks associated with receiving and using public funds.
Assessing whether a measure constitutes state aid
We determine whether proposed funding, tax relief or another advantage constitutes state aid. We analyse selectivity, economic advantage, market terms and effects on competition and trade within the European Union to identify the appropriate legal route.
Aid compatibility and exemptions from notification
We identify the legal basis that allows support to be granted or received lawfully. We verify the conditions of the GBER and de minimis rules, eligible costs, aid intensity and cumulation, and the required incentive effect.
Structuring financing and investments
We structure investment financing so that it supports the project’s objectives and complies with state aid rules. We advise on grants, loans, guarantees, capital injections and tax relief and prepare the documentation and funding terms required.
Pre-notification and notification to the European Commission
We assess whether proposed support must be notified to the European Commission and prepare the analyses and materials needed for an efficient process. We support coordination with national authorities, pre-notification discussions and the proceedings before the Commission.
Proceedings, complaints and engagement with authorities
We represent beneficiaries and other interested businesses in state aid matters. We prepare positions, explanations and responses for the European Commission, UOKiK and aid-granting bodies, including where support granted to a competitor affects the client’s market position.
Public services and compensation
We design and assess funding for services of general economic interest, including transport services. We help structure the entrustment, calculate and account for compensation and limit overcompensation risk, taking the applicable sector-specific rules into account.
Conditions for using aid and recovery risks
We help beneficiaries use and account for support correctly. We review obligations and documentation, assess the risk of aid being challenged and recovered with interest, and prepare responses and remedial action.
State aid in transactions and restructuring
We review state aid received by a company or project as part of due diligence and assess how reorganisations or ownership changes may affect the aid conditions. We translate identified risks into the transaction documents, process structure and restructuring plan.