Germany: Compliance

A major European credit institution's public takeover offer has triggered unprecedented regulatory intervention by Germany's BaFin, which issued a landmark order prohibiting sensationalist advertising on social media platforms.

On 1 April 2026, the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht, BaFin)...

European economies face unprecedented pressure from geopolitical tensions and the need to accelerate growth in critical industries like defense and emerging technologies. This comprehensive analysis examines how EU regulation functions both as a constraint on transaction execution and as a strategic instrument of industrial policy, exploring the evolving regulatory landscape shaping foreign direct investment and M&A activity.

Interne Kontrollsysteme (IKS) sind seit Jahrhunderten ein zentrales Element verantwortungsvoller Unternehmensführung sowie Ausprägung der Sorgfaltspflicht einerseits...

In der digitalisierten Wirtschaft stellen Daten und Geschäftsprozesse eine wesentliche Grundlage der Wertschöpfung dar. Zunehmende Auslagerungen zentraler Funktionen – etwa Finanz-buchhaltung, Lohn- und Gehaltsabrechnung, Zahlungsabwicklung, IT-Hosting, Rechen-zentrumsbetrieb und Cloud-Services – erhöhen das Risikoprofil von Organisationen.

In the digital economy, data and business processes are an essential basis for value creation. The increasing outsourcing of central functions – such as financial accounting, payroll accounting, payment processing, IT hosting, data center operations, and cloud services – increases the risk profile of organizations.

The European Patent Office's Technical Board of Appeal has ruled on a blockchain-based supply chain tracking system, examining whether recording custody transfers and product movements on distributed ledger technology constitutes a patentable technical contribution.

Europe has made significant progress in its fiber-optic rollout in the past decade. Yet a substantial portion of its population still resides in "grey or white spots".

On 8 October 2024, the Council of the EU, formally adopted the EU's Listing Act packageShow Footnote. The package, which is a key priority of the EU's Capital Markets Union (CMU), seeks to make EU public capital markets...