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Euro firms despite unexpected decline in German business sentiment

IR Global on 7/19/2024

The euro trended higher on Monday, with the single currency able to shrug off some underwhelming German data. Meanwhile, the pound is trading sideways so far this morning, with GBP/EUR flat at €1.1817 and GBP/USD stable...more

The Evolving Global Foreign Direct Investment and National Security Review Landscape - May 2024

Dechert LLP on 5/14/2024

Key Takeaways - - As FDI regimes proliferate and mature around the globe, governments are taking an ever-more expansive view of the concept of “national security” to include more than military and defense interests, which...more

Snapshot: Der deutsche Übernahmemarkt 2023

White & Case LLP on 3/18/2024

Blick auf den Markt und die bedeutendsten Transaktionen - Die Analyse öffentlicher Übernahmen im Jahr 2023 erscheint auf den ersten Blick wie eine Blaupause des Vorjahres. Die bereits 2022 festgestellten Trends bestätigten...more

ELTIF 2 Chancen und Defizite

King & Spalding on 2/7/2024

BaFin veröffentlicht einen FAQ zur überarbeiteten ELTIF-Verordnung - Am 1. Februar 2024 hat die Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht (BaFin) ein FAQ zur am 10. Januar 2024 in Kraft getretenen, überarbeiteten...more

Update – Germany tightens energy efficiency requirements: New challenges for companies and data centers

A&O Shearman on 10/2/2023

On 21 September 2023, the German Parliament passed the heavily discussed German Federal Act on the Increase of Energy Efficiency (Energieeffizienzgesetz – EnEfG) that aims at significantly increasing energy efficiency...more

Vertrieb von geschlossenen Fonds – Zur Notwendigkeit von Widerrufsbelehrungen nach dem BGB

McDermott Will & Emery on 9/12/2023

Beim Vertrieb von Investmentfonds und der Ausgestaltung der Fondsdokumentation sind Hinweise auf Widerrufsrechte zu beachten. Dies gilt nicht nur bei Publikumsfonds, sondern auch bei Spezialfonds, falls diese an „Verbraucher“...more

Private Markets Update - 2023

McDermott Will & Emery on 5/31/2023

Welcome to the inaugural Private Markets Update, which highlights developments in the European private markets, covering the issues that matter to investors in alternative assets. Touching on themes as diverse as predictions...more

Foreign direct investment reviews 2023: A global perspective

White & Case LLP on 3/22/2023

Now in its seventh year of annual publication, White & Case's Foreign Direct Investment Reviews provides a comprehensive look into rapidly evolving foreign direct investment (FDI) laws and regulations in approximately 40...more

Germany prohibits sale of two companies to Chinese investors – FDI scrutiny in full swing

White & Case LLP on 11/17/2022

In an unprecedented double-strike, the German government recently blocked two transactions pertaining to Chinese investments in German semiconductor facilities. Just two weeks before, the cabinet had already intervened...more

IPEM 2022 | Key Takeaways

McDermott Will & Emery on 10/25/2022

After an insightful conference in Cannes, our partners have compiled some of the key takeaways from IPEM 2022. As well as exploring the private equity landscape in the UK, Germany, France and Italy, we also explore the...more

Insight: Trends in the German public M&A market in 2021

White & Case LLP on 4/26/2022

Overview of the German public M&A market in 2021 - The overall boom in M&A in 2021 was confirmed in Germany's public M&A sector, with a total volume of EUR 67.3 billion. Despite being influenced mainly by several special...more

Foreign direct investment reviews 2021: Germany

White & Case LLP on 12/30/2021

The Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy continues to tighten FDI control, but the investment climate remains liberal in principle - In Germany, the investment climate remains liberal in principle. Nevertheless,...more

DACH dealmaking powers ahead in 2021

White & Case LLP on 12/8/2021

Traditionally a powerhouse of European M&A, the DACH region—D for Germany, A for Austria and CH for Switzerland—did not disappoint in the first three quarters of the year. A total of 1,113 announced deals valued at...more

New Pre-Marketing Obligations in Germany for AIFs Set to Take Effect in August

Goodwin on 6/2/2021

On 28 May 2021, the German Legislator adopted new and stricter regulations on Alternative Investment Funds pre-marketing. These regulations will go into effect in August as an implementation of the Directive (EU) 2019/1160 on...more

International News: Healthcare - Spotlight on the Industry - May 2021

McDermott Will & Emery on 5/5/2021

Sovereign Wealth Fund Investment in the Global Healthcare Industry - Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWF) seek out investments that are resilient, conducive to their aims and objectives, and reasonably free from market...more

2021 Venture Capital Guide - Germany

World Law Group on 2/9/2021

World Law Group member firms recently collaborated on a Global Venture Capital Guide that covers more than 30 jurisdictions on investment approval processes, typical investment sectors and investment structures on Venture...more

The EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment: A First Glance

McDermott Will & Emery on 2/5/2021

On 30 December 2020, the leaders of China and the European Union jointly announced the completion of the negotiation of the EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI) as scheduled. Following the post-Brexit trade...more

Radar Specialist: German Government Prohibits Takeover by Chinese Investor

McDermott Will & Emery on 12/4/2020

The sharp sword of prohibiting a M&A transaction because of threats to public order or security is eventually being applied. IN DEPTH - After years of continuous tightening of foreign trade law, several papers including...more

Germany Further Aligns Foreign Direct Investment Screening Regime with EU Regulation

Morgan Lewis on 11/25/2020

The 16th Amendment to the German Foreign Trade and Payments Ordinance entered into effect on October 28, 2020, the third step in the German government’s efforts to tighten its foreign direct investment review regime in 2020....more

German Foreign Investment Control – Stricter Scrutiny For Non-EU PE Investors In Sensitive Businesses

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 7/17/2020

Effective June 3, 2020, the screening of foreign direct investments (FDIs) has been expanded in Germany with a first tranche of new rules primarily affecting the healthcare sector. This expansion of the FDI control scheme...more

Short selling bans and market restrictions – Considerations for investors (Updated May 2020)

White & Case LLP on 5/28/2020

A number of regulators across the globe responded to recent market volatility by introducing temporary short selling bans and/or market restrictions. Such bans have since expired as of 18 May 2020. Other regulators (including...more

COVID-19: Deutschland plant erhebliche Ausweitung der Investitionskontrolle

Latham & Watkins LLP on 5/7/2020

Die Änderungen der Außenwirtschaftsverordnung erweitern die Anmeldepflichten im Gesundheitssektor und stellen die Kriterien zur Überprüfung von Auslandsinvestitionen klar. Zusammenfassung: ..Beteiligungen von mindestens...more

Industrial policy strikes again: Germany announces further tightening of Foreign Investment Control rules

Hogan Lovells on 2/27/2020

For M&A transactions in Germany and beyond, Foreign Investment Control screenings have become an indispensable standard element to assess when structuring deals and planning for regulatory review. Similarly to merger control,...more

Germany’s Foreign Direct Investment Regime: Further Changes Ahead

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 12/16/2019

On November 29, 2018, the German Minister for Economic Affairs, Peter Altmaier, presented its “National Industry Strategy 2030.” Amongst other things, the strategy paper sets out the key points of the Minister’s plans to...more

Jones Day Talks: Navigating Foreign Direct Investment in Germany

Jones Day on 3/25/2019

Germany has two different sets of rules for the review of foreign direct investments. The relevant ordinance, the Außenwirtschaftsverordnung, or AWV, provides for a sector-specific review process applying to the acquisition,...more

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