Der nachfolgende Report gibt einen Überblick über die Entwicklung des Marktes für die Übernahme börsennotierter Unternehmen im Jahr 2025 sowie aktuelle rechtliche Entwicklungen....more
4/8/2026
/ Acquisition Agreements ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Sales Transactions ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Delisting ,
Foreign Direct Investment ,
Germany ,
Merger Agreements ,
Merger Controls ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Stock Prices ,
Takeover Bids ,
Valuation
Our Public Takeover Report provides an overview of trends and legal developments relating to public takeovers in Germany in 2025....more
4/8/2026
/ Acquisition Agreements ,
Corporate Sales Transactions ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Delisting ,
Foreign Direct Investment ,
Germany ,
Merger Agreements ,
Merger Controls ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Stock Prices ,
Takeover Bids ,
Valuation
The Stock Corporation Act in its current form, first enacted in 1965, is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year. It is a celebration with a subdued mood. Listed companies are increasingly choosing to move away from the...more
12/15/2025
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Capital Markets ,
Capital Raising ,
Corporate Governance ,
EU ,
Germany ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Listing Rules ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Shareholder Rights ,
Shareholders
Our Public Takeover Report provides an overview of market trends and legal developments relating to public takeovers in Germany in 2024.
A quick glance at the takeover market -
With six delisting offers and one mandatory...more
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
3/18/2024
/ Acquisitions ,
Capital Markets ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Germany ,
Global Dealmaking ,
Global Market ,
Investment ,
Investors ,
Listing Rules ,
Mergers ,
Private Equity ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Stock Markets ,
Takeovers
The German takeover market is declining and has shown clear signs of having been affected by the current economic and geopolitical environment. The number of takeovers and the total offer volume have both fallen...more
6/20/2023
/ Acquisitions ,
Delisting ,
EU ,
Germany ,
Global Market ,
Investment ,
Mergers ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Shareholders ,
Stock Markets ,
Takeovers
The German capital market needs to be modernized to remain efficient and competitive. Therefore, the German Government published a paper outlining a German Future Financing Act (Zukunftsfinanzierungsgesetz)1 on 29 June 2022,...more
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
Overview of the German public M&A market in 2020 -
While the COVID-19 pandemic also had an impact on the German takeover market in 2020 due to the mood of uncertainty that dominated stock market activity, it did not slow...more
The economic shock and disruption caused by the outbreak of the SARS-CoV-2-Virus (COVID-19-pandemic) resulted in unprecedented circumstances for companies and prompted recent emergency rescue measures by the German...more