Highlights:
- Acquisitions of 25% or more of a Germany company by a non-EU/EFTA investor are subject to the German foreign trade law.
- Certain industry sectors of the German economy have been identified to be of...more
Highlights -
- Implementation of a public Transparency Register on beneficial ownership of legal entities.
- Notification obligation applies to incorporated companies and certain other legal entities and arrangements;...more
8/23/2017
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Beneficial Owner ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
EU ,
Germany ,
International Registry ,
Investors ,
Legal Entities ,
Shareholders ,
Transparency ,
Trustees
The German government agreed last week to amend the German Foreign Trade and Payments Ordinance (AWV) to address potential concerns raised by foreign investments in certain sectors of the German economy. The amended AWV...more
President Obama issued an executive order on December 2, 2016 blocking the sale of the U.S. business of Aixtron SE (“Aixtron”), a German semiconductor manufacturer, to a German subsidiary of a Chinese fund, Fujian Grand Chip...more
12/14/2016
/ Barack Obama ,
CFIUS ,
China ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Foreign Acquisitions ,
Foreign Subsidiaries ,
Germany ,
National Security ,
Popular ,
State-Owned Enterprises ,
Trade Policy ,
Trump Administration
A brief orientation on the German foreign investment approval procedure -
Highlights -
- For the first time ever the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy has withdrawn an already granted...more