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Investment Management Client Alert May 2025

On 15 April 2025, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published its final reports on the Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) and the Guidelines on Liquidity Management Tools (Guidelines).

Germany Commercial

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K&L Gates LLP

Germany's New Chancellor, Friedrich Merz, Calls For The Repeal Of The CSDDD

Germany's new chancellor, Friedrich Merz, called for the repeal of the CSDDD during his inaugural visit to the European Commission on May 9, 2025.

Germany Commercial

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Jones Day

AlixPartners' 2025 DACH Debt Report: Commercial Headwinds Meet Maturity Walls

AlixPartners' 2025 DACH Debt Report provides an in-depth analysis of the changing financial landscape across the region, as companies respond to shifting economic conditions and new challenges.

Germany Commercial

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AlixPartners

ESMA Publishes Final Report On Changes To MAR Inside Information Disclosure Rules

On 7 May 2025, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published its Final Report on, among other things, technical advice concerning EU Market Abuse Regulation...

Germany Commercial

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Mayer Brown

Public M&A In Germany 2024

Germany Commercial

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A&O Shearman

EuGH bejaht Zugangsansprüche zu digitalen Plattformen: Verfeinerung der Essential-Facilities-Doctrine

Germany Commercial

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Oppenhoff

ECJ Affirms Access Claims To Digital Platforms: Refinement Of The Essential Facilities Doctrine

Germany Commercial

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Oppenhoff

German Coalition Agreement: Implications For Corporate Law, M&A, IP, Founders, Investors, And The Tech Sector

Germany Commercial

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Caldwell

Neue „Gerichte Für Wirtschaftliche Tätigkeiten" – Französische Handelsgerichte Werden Teurer

Germany Commercial

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Qivive Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH

Faktische Geschäftsführung Und Verantwortungsdelegation Im Französischen Gesellschaftsrecht

Germany Commercial

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Qivive Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH

Zehnjährige Garantie In Frankreich: Ausschluss Rein Beruflicher Ausstattung

Germany Commercial

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Qivive Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH

European Council And European Parliament Jump On The Omnibus

Germany Commercial

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Jones Day

Effective And Legally Secure Government Regulation In Shaping Key Future Transformation Themes – Challenges And Solutions Approaches

Germany Commercial

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PwC Legal Germany

Transitioning Securities Settlement To T+1 In The EU

European Union Commercial

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PwC Legal Germany

AlixPartners' 2025 DACH Debt Report: Commercial Headwinds Meet Maturity Walls

Germany Commercial

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AlixPartners

IP Quick Tip: How To Implement The UPC's Approach To FRAND In Practice (2025) (Video)

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Bardehle Pagenberg

Court Of Appeal, May 23, 2025, Order, UPC_CoA_7/2025

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Bardehle Pagenberg

Enforcement Of The DMA – European Commission Imposes First Fines Under The DMA On Apple And Meta

Germany Media & IT

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PwC Legal Germany

LD Mannheim, May 28, 2025, Order, UPC_CFI_410/2023

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Bardehle Pagenberg

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ESMA Publishes Final Report On Changes To MAR Inside Information Disclosure Rules

On 7 May 2025, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published its Final Report on, among other things, technical advice concerning EU Market Abuse Regulation...

Germany Commercial

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Mayer Brown

New Momentum For Reform Of Media Concentration Control

In Germany, initial steps have been taken to implement the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA). These could fundamentally change the regulatory framework for transactions in the media sector.

Germany Media & IT

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Hengeler Mueller

Public M&A In Germany 2024

We are pleased to present our latest analysis on the public M&A market in Germany for 2024

Germany Commercial

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A&O Shearman

German Coalition Agreement: Implications For Corporate Law, M&A, IP, Founders, Investors, And The Tech Sector

Germany Commercial

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Caldwell

Antitrust In Focus - March 2025

Germany Anti-trust

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A&O Shearman

Germany Creates Improved Framework Conditions For Investments In Infrastructure Funds

Germany Finance

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Goodwin Procter LLP

The Evolution Of German Investment Regulation

Germany Commercial

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

German Federal Cartel Office: Transfer Of Employees May Already Be Subject To Merger Control

Germany Anti-trust

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Oppenhoff

BRUSSELS À JOUR – Brussels Callin' For Call-in Rights: Legal Uncertainty Remains After Illumina/GRAIL

Germany Commercial

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Hengeler Mueller

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Compliance

Coalition Agreement 2025: New German Government's Plans For Labor And Employment Laws

A new coalition agreement between Germany's Christian Democratic Union and the Social Democratic Party contains several labor and employment law proposals.

Germany Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Revitalising The EU Securitisation Market

The European Union's securitisation market has struggled to reach its full potential despite the introduction of the Securitisation Regulation (SECR) in 2019. While the market has shown modest growth...

European Union Finance

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

2024 WLG Whistleblower Guide: Germany

Is there a law to protect whistleblowers? If so, which law? Yes. The German Whistleblower Protection Act came into force on July 2, 2023, to implement the EU Whistleblowing Directive into national law.

Germany Employment

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World Law Group

Expanding Criminal Tax Enforcement And Other White-collar Crime Developments

Germany Criminal

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A&O Shearman

Fiber State Aid Delivery In Europe: Navigating The Challenges

European Union Commercial

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AlixPartners

EU's Final Adoption Of The Listing Act Package

Germany Finance

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PwC Legal Germany

Unleashing Data Potential: How BI-Dashboards Bring Data To Life

Germany Commercial

Boege Rohde Luebbehuesen

BI-Dashboards: Wie Visualisierungen Daten Zum Leben Erwecken

Germany Commercial

Boege Rohde Luebbehuesen

ESG-Compliance Und Risikomanagement: Nachhaltig In Die Zukunft

European Union Commercial

Boege Rohde Luebbehuesen

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Venture Capital

German Coalition Agreement: Implications For Corporate Law, M&A, IP, Founders, Investors, And The Tech Sector

On April 9, 2025, the German Christian Democrats (CDU) and Social Democrats (SPD) finalized a coalition agreement after the snap elections in February.

Germany Commercial

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Caldwell

Germanys Supreme Tax Court Confirms Tax Treatment For Management Equity Plans

Germanys Supreme Tax Court (BHF) recently published two decisions dealing with the income tax treatment of Management Equity Plans (MEP), in which the court confirmed its established case law.

AM

Alvarez & Marsal

What Forces Will Shape European Private Equity In 2024?

2023 has been another challenging year for the private equity (PE) industry. Macro-economic uncertainties that caused headwinds throughout 2022 have persisted throughout 2023...

European Union Commercial

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Norton Rose Fulbright

Veröffentlichung Der Neuen Studie "Eine Neue VC-Agenda Für Deutschland Und Europa - Warum Wir Privates Wachstumskapital Mobilisieren Müssen Und Wie Wir Das Schaffen"

Germany Commercial

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Schalast

Global Outer Space Guide: Germany

Germany Media & IT

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Norton Rose Fulbright

Oppenhoff Advises EIC Fund On Investment In Tech Start-up Enote

Germany Commercial

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Oppenhoff

Hurdle Shares als Instrument für Management- und Mitarbeiterbeteiligungen

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McDermott Will & Emery

Update On VAT Exemption For Venture Capital Funds

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POELLATH

ESG Considerations For Private Equity And Venture Capital Fund Managers

Germany Finance

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Taylor Wessing PartG mbB

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Corporate and Company Law

Präventives Krisenmanagement Nach StaRUG: Wie § 1 Unternehmen Zur Risikofrüherkennung Verpflichtet

Mit dem Inkrafttreten des Gesetzes über den Stabilisierungs- und Restrukturierungsrahmen für Unternehmen (StaRUG) am 1. Januar 2021 wurde ein eigenständiger präventiver Restruk¬tu¬rier-ungs¬rahmen geschaffen.

Germany Insolvency

Boege Rohde Luebbehuesen

Preventive Crisis Management Under StaRUG: How Section 1 Obliges Companies To Implement Early Risk Detection

With entry into force of the Act on the Stabilization and Restructuring Framework for Enterprises (StaRUG) on January 1, 2021, an independent preventive restructuring framework was established to complement existing insolvency law.

Germany Insolvency

Boege Rohde Luebbehuesen

Restructuring & Insolvency Comparative Guide

Restructuring & Insolvency Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of Germany, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries

Germany Insolvency

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Oppenhoff

Regulatory Monitoring - May 2025

European Union Finance

AO

A&O Shearman

Investment Management Client Alert May 2025

Germany Commercial

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K&L Gates LLP

Latest Developments On The EU Sustainability Omnibus

European Union Environment

AO

A&O Shearman

Germany's New Chancellor, Friedrich Merz, Calls For The Repeal Of The CSDDD

Germany Commercial

JD

Jones Day

AlixPartners' 2025 DACH Debt Report: Commercial Headwinds Meet Maturity Walls

Germany Commercial

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AlixPartners

ESMA Publishes Final Report On Changes To MAR Inside Information Disclosure Rules

Germany Commercial

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Mayer Brown

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Französisches Deliktsrecht (Video)

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Qivive Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH

Why A Cyprus Company And Not Any Other Company (Video)

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CYAUSE Audit Services Ltd

How A Strong Omnichannel Strategy Can Strengthen Retail Businesses

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Poelmann van den Broek

WEBINAR REPLAY | The Luxembourg Simplified Joint Stock Company (Sas): Key Advantages And Assessment After 8 Years Of Use

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CMS Luxembourg

Partnered Research: IPEM 6th Pan-European Private Equity Survey (Video)

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AlixPartners

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