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Carve-outs In The Aerospace & Defence Sector (Part I)

Carve-outs - meaning the spin-off and possible sale of a part of a company - are becoming increasingly important in the aerospace and defence (A&D) sector.

Germany Government

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Taylor Wessing PartG mbB

COSO's New Corporate Governance Framework: A Strategic Approach To Modern Governance

The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO), in collaboration with the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), released an exposure draft of the Corporate Governance Framework (CGF) on May 27, 2025.

Germany Commercial

Boege Rohde Luebbehuesen

COSOs Neues Corporate Governance Framework: Ein Strategischer Ansatz Für Moderne Unternehmensführung

Das Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) hat in Zusammenarbeit mit der National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) am 27. Mai 2025 den Entwurf des neuen Corporate Governance Frameworks (CGF) veröffentlicht.

Germany Commercial

Boege Rohde Luebbehuesen

Restructuring & Insolvency Comparative Guide

Restructuring & Insolvency Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of Germany, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries

Germany Insolvency

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Oppenhoff

ESMA Publishes Final Report On Changes To MAR Inside Information Disclosure Rules

Germany Commercial

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Mayer Brown

Schiedsfreundlichkeit Der Französischen Rechtsprechung – Quo Vadis?

Germany Litigation

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Qivive Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH

Germany's Cannabis Market: Regulatory Growth And International Expansion Opportunities

Germany Cannabis

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Oppenhoff

News On The Taxation Of A Holiday Home Held Through A Corporation

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POELLATH

ECJ Ruling On The Independence Of National Resolution Authorities – Strengthening Of Shareholder And Bondholder Rights

Germany Commercial

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PwC Legal Germany

EU's Final Adoption Of The Listing Act Package

Germany Finance

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PwC Legal Germany

Client Alert: The Recent Controversial Restructuring Of Leoni AG And The Filing Of Varta AG Raise Important Issues For The German Restructuring Regime StaRUG And Highlight Important Differences With The English Part 26A Restructuring Plan

Germany Insolvency

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Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan

Four Imperatives For Headcount Restructuring In Europe

Germany Insolvency

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AlixPartners

Shareholders Could Veto StaRUG Proceedings

Germany Commercial

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Norton Rose Fulbright

The Country Needs New Investments - What Are The Benefits Of The Financing For The Future Act?

Germany Commercial

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Oppenhoff

Ocean Vision Legal: Saving The Ocean Through Law (Ocean Litigation And Ocean Rights) (Video)

Germany Environment

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Ocean Vision Legal

Focus IT&C – 2nd Quarter 2025

European Union Privacy

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Oppenhoff

Ensuring „Accessibility" – New Legal Requirements For Many Products And Services From June 29, 2025

Germany Commercial

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SZA Schilling, Zutt & Anschütz

ESRB Annual Report On Activities In 2024: Key Developments, Supervisory Priorities And Regulatory Implications

Germany Finance

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PwC Legal Germany

IP Quick Tip: How To Protect UPC Patent Litigation With An Anti-Anti-Suit Injunction (2025) (Video)

BP

Bardehle Pagenberg

CSRD Reporting: A Reality Check For European Firms

For some firms, ESG reporting is still a "nice to have." For firms in the EU, and firms conducting business in the EU, it is now a matter of compliance.

Germany Commercial

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AlixPartners

Share Deals: Planned Changes With Respect To Real Estate Transfer Tax

The German Federal Ministry of Finance has published a discussion draft regarding the amendment of the real estate transfer tax ("discussion draft"), which is especially important with respect to share deals.

Germany Real Estate

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Morrison & Foerster LLP

Zum Ausschluss der Geschäftsführerhaftung bei Einverständnis der Gesellschafter

Begeht der GmbH-Geschäftsführer schuldhaft eine Pflichtwidrigkeit, haftet er der Gesellschaft für den daraus entstandenen Schaden gemäß § 43 Abs. 2 GmbHG.

Germany Commercial

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Mayer Brown

Survival Of The Fittest? Refinancing For Portfolio Companies In A PE Environment

Anyone responsible for company financing could have been forgiven for simply targeting "survival" through the pandemic and the extraordinary events between 2020 and 2022.

Germany Wealth Mgt

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AlixPartners

ESG Comparative Guide

Germany Commercial

MB

Mayer Brown

Revisiting AT1 Bonds And Navigating Waterfalls Going Forward

Germany Finance

PL

PwC Legal Germany

Corporate Governance Comparative Guide

Germany Commercial

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POELLATH

UmRUG Update: Implementation Of The Reorganization Directive ("UmRUG")

Germany Commercial

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McDermott Will & Emery

Post-Merger Value Creation: Five Imperatives For Safeguarding Shareholder Value & Overcoming The Winner's Curse

Germany Commercial

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AlixPartners

Chief Restructuring Officer - Crisis Manager And ... Dependent Employee

Germany Insolvency

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Oppenhoff

Neue Rechtsform? Das Projekt Einer GmBH Mit Gebundenem Vermögen (GmBH-gebV)

Germany Commercial

AB

Advant Beiten

Hurdle Shares als Instrument für Management- und Mitarbeiterbeteiligungen

MW

McDermott Will & Emery

New Case Law On The Determination Of Arm's Length Interest Rates For Intercompany Loans

Germany Commercial

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WTS Global

ESG Considerations For Private Equity And Venture Capital Fund Managers

Germany Finance

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Taylor Wessing PartG mbB

Neue Rechtsform? Das Projekt Einer GmBH Mit Gebundenem Vermögen (GmBH-gebV)

Nachhaltig, werteorientiert, verantwortungsvoll. Eine zunehmende Anzahl von Unternehmen fühlt sich diesen Zielen verbunden.

Germany Commercial

AB

Advant Beiten

Hurdle Shares als Instrument für Management- und Mitarbeiterbeteiligungen

Management- und Mitarbeiterbeteiligungen sollen eine wirtschaftliche Teilhabe am Erfolg des Unternehmens vermitteln. Sie schaffen interest alignment mit den Gesellschaftern und bilden daher ein effektives...

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McDermott Will & Emery

New Case Law On The Determination Of Arm's Length Interest Rates For Intercompany Loans

In a series of rulings in 2019 and 2020, the German Federal Fiscal Court has abandoned its decades-long ruling practice on implicit group support and the blocking effect of para.

Germany Commercial

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WTS Global

ESG Considerations For Private Equity And Venture Capital Fund Managers

Interest of the financial services industry in environmental, social and governance matters has surged in recent years driven mainly by rapid regulatory developments and the rising investors' awareness about the climate change ...

Germany Finance

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Taylor Wessing PartG mbB

BB-Rechtsprechungsreport Zur Hauptversammlung 2020/2021

Germany Commercial

MB

Mayer Brown

Shareholder Resolutions By Simplified Circulation Procedure According To Section 2 Of The German COVID Measures Act - Not Applicable In Case Of Provisions On Circulation Procedure In The Articles Of Association?

Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, shareholders' resolutions in limited liability companies can be adopted by written circulation procedure, even if this is not provided for in the articles...

Germany Commercial

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Friedrich Graf von Westphalen & Partner

Conversion Of Shareholder Loans. What Companies Need To Pay Attention To In Terms Of Legal And Tax Aspects When Converting Shareholder Loans Into Equity.

A simple loan waiver can be declared quickly. It is also not complicated to transfer a loan receivable to the capital reserve as a voluntary contribution or to reclassify it from the loan account to the equity account of a partner in a partnership.

Germany Commercial

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BUSE Rechtsanwälte Steuerberater

Further Favorable Decisions Of The Supreme Tax Court On Management Participations

On 27 May 2021, the German Supreme Tax Court published two decisions dated 1 December 2021 regarding the taxation of management participations (Ref. VIII R 21/17 and VIII R 40/18).

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POELLATH

Drastic Tightening Of Exit Tax As Of 1 January 2022

On 21 May 2021, the German Bundestag (Federal Parliament) has approved the Bill on the Implementation of the European Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive...

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POELLATH

Share Deals Werden Teurer! – Die Reform Der Grunderwerbsteuer Kommt Nun Doch!

Germany Real Estate

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Morrison & Foerster LLP

Extensive Reporting Requirements To The German Transparency Register For German And Foreign Companies To Come

Germany Commercial

MB

Mayer Brown

Update - M&A COVID-19 Wire

Germany Commercial

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POELLATH

Short-time Working Allowance For Managing Directors: Is It Possible In Germany?

Germany Employment

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Ius Laboris

Do Board Members Have A Legal Right To A Family Break In Germany?

Germany Commercial

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Ius Laboris

Entwicklungen Bei Der Verwendung Von Representation And Warranty Insurance Bei M&A Transaktionen US-amerikanischer Mittelständischer Unternehmen

Germany Commercial

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Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren s.c.

Facilitations For Circular Resolutions In The GmbH By The COVID Mitigation Act – Overview And Open Questions

Germany Commercial

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HEUKING

Cure For The Disease – Stop Worrying About German Insolvency Filing Requirements And Continue Trading

Germany Insolvency

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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP

Law To Mitigate The Consequences Of The COVID-19 Pandemic In Civil, Insolvency And Criminal Procedure Law Passed By The German Parliament

Germany Coronavirus

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Mayer Brown

Milbank Advises Control Expert Shareholders On Sale Of A Majority Stake To Allianz X

Germany Commercial

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Milbank LLP

Social Insurance Obligation For Minority Shareholder-Managing Directors Of A GmbH (German Limited Liability Company)

Germany Employment

HK

HEUKING

Transposition Of The Second Shareholder Rights Directive Into German Law

Germany Commercial

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Dentons

2019 Year-End German Law Update

Germany Commercial

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Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher

M&A-Telegram 2019

Germany Commercial

CG

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP

Neues aus dem Aktienrecht - Gesetz zur Umsetzung der zweiten Aktionärsrechterichtlinie (ARUG II)

Germany Commercial

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Orrick

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Zugimpex International GmbH

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CSB Group

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