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Germany Further Tightens Rules on Foreign Direct Investment

Key Points - On April 27, 2021, the German government adopted the 17th Regulation for the Amendment of the German Foreign Trade Regulation (Außenwirtschaftsverordnung (AWV)). The regulation, which came into force on May...more

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German Government Extends Foreign Investment Control To Certain 10% Minority Investments

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Changes to the German Foreign Trade and Payments Ordinance will impact investments by non-EEA investors. Key Points: ..The changes will allow the German government to scrutinize direct and indirect acquisitions of at...more

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German and Austrian Competition Authorities Publish Draft Guidelines on New Transaction Value Merger Control Thresholds

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In the wake of the Facebook/WhatsApp deal, Germany and Austria amended their respective competition laws in 2017 and supplemented the traditional turnover threshold test for pre-merger control notification with a...more

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International Arbitration Alert - Revision of the DIS Arbitration Rules

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The German Institution of Arbitration (Deutsche Institution fu¨r Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit, or “DIS”) has revised its Arbitration Rules (“Rules”). The new Rules came into effect on 1 March 2018 and replace the 1998 DIS Rules....more

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How much is at stake for whistleblowers?

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Whistleblowing and the ongoing compliance debate keep the media and the wider press busy and readers alert. And yet these days, executives of reputed global companies are finding themselves imprisoned for fraud and other...more

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German Government Amends German Foreign Trade and Payments Ordinance to Widen Control of Foreign Takeovers of Critical German...

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On July 12 the German federal government adopted important amendments (the amendments) to the German Foreign Trade and Payments Ordinance (the Ordinance), allowing for wider control of foreign corporate takeovers with a view...more

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Germany: Insolvency Claw-back Reform Provides Some Relief for Creditors

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The reform of claw-back rights in German insolvency proceedings which provides for more legal certainty for creditors has become effective on 5 April 2017. Following their interpretation by German courts, the claw-back...more

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Investment Funds Update - Europe: Legal and regulatory updates for the funds industry from the key asset management centres and...

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Exception from the License Requirement for Investment Intermediaries in the Future Only in Case of a First Public Offer of Investment Assets (Vermögensanlagen) - As of 31 December 2016, investment advisors and...more

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New Investment Regulation has been passed

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On 25 February 2015, the Federal Cabinet passed an amendment to the Investment Regulation and the Pension Fund Investment Regulation. After the Capital Investment Code (Kapitalanlagegesetzbuch, KAGB) came into force on 22...more

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