Through implementing the EU Restructuring Directive, German restructuring and insolvency law will be modernized, more effective, and enriched by new instruments.
On 17 December 2020, the German Bundestag passed the Act on...more
Government draft of law implements EU Restructuring Framework, and introduces new restructuring instruments.
On 14 October 2020, the German Federal Government published a government draft of the Act on the Further...more
Regierungsentwurf setzt EU Restrukturierungs-Richtlinie um und führt neues Sanierungsinstrumentarium ein.
Die Bundesregierung hat am 14. Oktober 2020 den Regierungsentwurf eines Gesetzes zur Fortentwicklung des Sanierungs-...more
von Rainer Wilke, Dr, Harald Selzner, Frank Grell, Jörn Kowalewski, Joachim Grittmann, Dr. Ulrich Klockenbrink, Elisabetta Righini, Natalia Solarova Die zweite Änderung des Befristeten Rahmens erlaubt es den...more
Due to the already existing and upcoming multiple business challenges caused by COVID-19, there will be a strong demand for additional financing throughout the German and European economy. The German government announced on...more
German legislator introduces tax exemption for income resulting from debt waivers in restructuring scenarios with retroactive effect.
On 23 November 2018, the German legislator approved legislation regarding tax exemption...more
In light of the UK’s cram down and director-friendly processes, in particular its scheme of arrangement model, major European economies such as France, Germany and Italy have worked hard to develop regimes that give greater...more
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Frank Grell is a partner at Latham & Watkins who chairs the firm’s German Restructuring and Insolvency Practice. Grell reflects on some of the major changes brought about by Germany’s 2012 Insolvency Act (Insolvenzordnung),...more