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Critical Infrastructure: New Legislation In Germany And Its Practical Impact

Germany has adopted the new Act for Critical Facilities (KRITIS Dachgesetz) (the Act) (available here, German only), which entered into force on March 17 , 2026. It implements the Critical Entities...

Germany Government

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A&O Shearman

Germany Increases Scrutiny Of Foreign Defense Investments

In a rare move, the German Federal Ministry of Defense (BMVG) has published guidance on how it evaluates foreign investments in the security and defense sector.

Germany Government

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Dechert

EU Industrial Accelerator Act - Neue Voraussetzungen Für Strategische Ausländische Investitionen

Am 4. März 2026 veröffentlichte die Europäische Kommission ihren Vorschlag für einen Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA), einen Verordnungsentwurf...

Germany Government

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

EU Industrial Accelerator Act: What Companies Need To Know

On 4 March 2026, the European Commission proposed a Regulation that would, for the first time, make European origin and low-carbon content formal conditions for access to public procurement...

European Union Commercial

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Jones Day

FDI Readiness Is Deal Readiness: Why Investment Screening Is Becoming A Strategic Success Factor For M&A And VC Transactions

Germany Government

SR

McDermott Will & Schulte

Germany To Consolidate FDI Screening Rules: New Draft Investment Screening Act Expected By Mid-2026

Germany Government

AO

A&O Shearman

Doing Transatlantic M&A: Differences And Best Practices

Worldwide Commercial

GGI Global Alliance

Carve-Outs In The Aerospace & Defence Sector (Part III)

Germany Government

TW

Taylor Wessing PartG mbB

Carve-outs In The Aerospace & Defence Sector (Part I)

Germany Government

TW

Taylor Wessing PartG mbB

Navigating German FDI Rules

Germany Government

AO

A&O Shearman

2024: Doing Business In Germany

Germany Government

WL

World Law Group

Potential Of The Energy Transition For Investors In Germany – Noerr Insight No 8: Reappraisal After Coalition Collapses

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Noerr

The Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone: A Game Changer For Both Countries

Germany Commercial

LR

Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH

BUREN | German Desk Newsletter | March 2024

Germany Commercial

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Buren

Investment Management Client Alert February 2026

European Union Finance

KG

K&L Gates LLP

Court Of Appeal, March 11, 2026, Decision, UPC_CFI_934/2025

BP

Bardehle Pagenberg

Germany Increases Scrutiny Of Foreign Defense Investments

Germany Government

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Dechert

Navigating 2026 - A Focus On Financial Services Supervisory Priorities Across The EU In The Year Ahead

European Union Finance

PL

PwC Legal Germany

FDI Readiness Is Deal Readiness: Why Investment Screening Is Becoming A Strategic Success Factor For M&A And VC Transactions

Germany Government

SR

McDermott Will & Schulte

Ein Wirtschaftliches Kraftpaket Mit Dynamischen Märkten Und Günstigen Investitionsbedingungen

Vietnam behauptet sich auch inmitten globaler Herausforderungen als eine der dynamischsten Volkswirtschaften der Welt.

Germany Strategy

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Duane Morris LLP

Fazendo negócios na Alemanha

Há muito tempo a Alemanha se apresenta como a superpotência da Europa e uma das maiores economias do mundo, apesar de registrar uma taxa de crescimento decrescente nos últimos anos.

Germany Commercial

TG

TMF Group BV

FDI And National Security Reviews (Video)

The unprecedented expansion of foreign direct investment (FDI) and national security reviews in recent years, in parallel with an increasingly turbulent geopolitical outlook...

Germany Government

NR

Norton Rose Fulbright

Foreign Direct Investments: The Federal Ministry For Economic Affairs And Climate Action Plans To Tighten Up The Investment Screening Procedure

The Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action is planning to further tighten the investment screening procedure for assessing foreign direct investments in Germany.

Germany Government

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Fieldfisher

Foreign Subsidies: New Screening Procedure For M&A Transactions And Procurement Processes

Germany Commercial

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Oppenhoff

Project Finance 2022

Germany Insolvency

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Oppenhoff

From Niche To Standard? M&A Transactions Under Scrutiny By The German Foreign Direct Investment Regime

Germany Government

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WilmerHale

Revision Of The Foreign Trade Ordinance Adopted - Further Tightening Of Investment Screening In Germany

European Union Government

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Noerr

Additional Changes In German Foreign Direct Investment Control

Germany Anti-trust

JD

Jones Day

Germany Further Tightens Rules On Foreign Direct Investment

Germany Government

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Updated Regulations On Foreign Direct Investment In Germany – Focus On High-Tech Sectors

Germany Government

MB

Mayer Brown

Germany Amends Its Foreign Investment Control Regime: More Investments Subject To Mandatory Notification Requirements

Germany Government

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POELLATH

Germany To Further Tighten Its Foreign Direct Investment Control Law

Germany Government

JD

Jones Day

Investing In German Companies As A Foreign Investor

Germany Government

MB

Mayer Brown

Updated Regulations On Foreign Direct Investment In Germany – Focus On High-Tech Sectors

The revised rules of the Foreign Trade and Payments Ordinance (Außenwirtschaftsverordnung or AWV) further extend the competences of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, which...

Germany Government

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Mayer Brown

Germany Amends Its Foreign Investment Control Regime: More Investments Subject To Mandatory Notification Requirements

On 27 April 2021, the German Federal Government passed the 17th Ordinance amending the Foreign Trade Ordinance (the 17th FTO Amendment). The 17th FTO Amendment aims to conclude the reforms of Germany

Germany Government

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POELLATH

Germany To Further Tighten Its Foreign Direct Investment Control Law

The German federal government published a draft 17th amendment to the Foreign Trade and Payment Ordinance ("AWV"), which is expected to become effective in March 2021.

Germany Government

JD

Jones Day

Investing In German Companies As A Foreign Investor

Whilst foreign direct investments ("FDI") in German companies have been subject to a screening regime for a long time, over the last few years the FDI regime in Germany has constantly...

Germany Government

MB

Mayer Brown

Effective Crisis Management Should Attract Foreign Investors To Germany

Germany Government

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Vistra

Update On Foreign Direct Investments In Germany

On 30 January 2020, the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy ("Ministry") published its Draft Act amending the Foreign Trade and Payments Act.

Germany Government

D

Dentons

Further Tightening Of Germany's Rules For Foreign Investments

The German Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology ("BMWi") has presented plans to further tighten foreign investment review rules last week.

Germany Government

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POELLATH

Germany Plans New Restrictions For Foreign Investors And Technology Transfers

Over the past few years, Germany has strengthened the AWV regime. In parallel, the relevance of Germany's foreign direct investment control investigations for M&A transactions involving non-EU...

Germany Government

JD

Jones Day

Das Außenwirtschaftsrecht im M&A-Kontext – ein reales Hindernis für internationale Unternehmenstransaktionen?

Der Aufsatz analysiert die jüngsten Entwicklungen in der europäischen und deutschen Gesetzgebung.

Germany Government

MB

Mayer Brown

Current Developments In German M&A Transaction Terms (Video)

Germany Commercial

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Kirkland & Ellis International LLP

Inaugural Africa Day In Frankfurt – 14 May 2019

Germany Finance

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Hogan Lovells

New EU Investment Screening Rules: 10 Key Things Dealmakers Need To Know

European Union Government

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Morrison & Foerster LLP

Foreign Investment In German Real Estate

European Union Government

MB

Mayer Brown

Deutsche Direktinvestitionen in ASEAN Teil 2: Indonesien und Laos

Germany Government

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Dezan Shira & Associates

Jones Day Talks: Navigating Foreign Direct Investment In Germany

Germany Government

JD

Jones Day

EU Regulation On Establishing A Framework For Screening Of Foreign Direct Investments Into The European Union Has Been Adopted

European Union Government

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Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher

New EU Rules On Foreign Investments: All You Need To Know About The New Screening Mechanism

European Union Government

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Orrick

Germany Extends Its Power To Review And Block Foreign Direct Investments: Catching 10% Investments And Adding Media As A Sector

European Union Government

AP

Arnold & Porter

Top 10 Challenges Of Doing Business In Germany

Germany Commercial

TG

TMF Group BV

Tighter Rules For Foreign Investors: The Federal Government Lowers The Threshold For Foreign Investments To 10 Percent – Media Companies Will Also Be Affected In The Future

Germany Government

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SKW Schwarz

Es wird enger für ausländische Investoren: Bundesregierung senkt Prüfschwelle für ausländische Investitionen auf 10 Prozent – auch Medienunternehmen sind künftig betroffen

Germany Government

SS

SKW Schwarz

Germany Tightens Rules On Foreign Direct Investment

European Union Government

AG

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Germany Expands Its Powers To Block Takeovers By Foreign Investors

Germany Anti-trust

JD

Jones Day

Germany Lowers Thresholds For Review Of Foreign Investments

Germany Government

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POELLATH

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