The 17th Amendment Ordinance to the German Foreign Trade and Payments Ordinance (AWV) -
The 17th Amendment Ordinance to the German Foreign Trade and Payments Ordinance (AWV) continues the long-standing trend towards more...more
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
The sharp sword of prohibiting a M&A transaction because of threats to public order or security is eventually being applied.
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After years of continuous tightening of foreign trade law, several papers including...more
12/4/2020
/ Acquisitions ,
AWG/AWV Rules ,
China ,
EU ,
Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy ,
Foreign Investment ,
Foreign Trade Regulations ,
Germany ,
Investors ,
Mergers ,
Prohibited Transactions
Im Hinblick auf die aktuelle Covid-19 Situation hat die Bundesregierung bereits unterschiedlichste Hilfsprogramme gestartet, um auf verschiedenen Ebenen des Wirtschaftslebens für finanzielle Unterstützung in der Krisenzeit zu...more
With a slight delay, the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Energy (BMWi) published its announced draft bill on 30 January 2020 regarding the amendment of the German Foreign Trade and Payments Act (AWG). In doing so,...more
Am 29. November 2019 hat Bundeswirtschaftsminister Peter Altmaier mit seiner überabeiteten „Industriestrategie 2030“ seine angedachten Leitlinien für die zukünftige deutsche und europäische Industriepolitik der Öffentlichkeit...more
A core element of the new German Anti-Money Laundering Act (Geldwäschegesetz), which came into force on 26 June 2017, is the implementation of a transparency register in which beneficial owners of almost all companies, trusts...more
When acquiring a German business, foreign investors must consider the impact of the Foreign Trade and Payments Act. ...more
Our Focus on Private Equity provides a global perspective on some of the challenges being faced by PE firms and how these can be successfully addressed. It also examines some of the many opportunities available, e.g., by...more
9/9/2015
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China ,
Corruption ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Delisting ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Due Diligence ,
Employee Privacy Rights ,
European Court of Justice (ECJ) ,
Exit Tax ,
Expatriates ,
France ,
FRAND ,
Gender Equity ,
Germany ,
Injunctions ,
Investors ,
Management Fees ,
New Legislation ,
Oil & Gas ,
Oil Prices ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Private Equity ,
Private Equity Funds ,
Quotas ,
Risk Management ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Standard Essential Patents ,
Transparency ,
UK ,
White Collar Crimes