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German Transparency Register: extended reporting requirements for foreign companies with German real estate holdings
Since the beginning of the year, foreign companies with real estate holdings in Germany have been subject to extended reporting requirements for the…
Medium-sized stock corporations – Advantages of hybrid annual general meetings
Most public companies decide to conduct a virtual annual general meeting (“AGM”) in order to save costs and immissions. Despite all enthusiasm…
Conciliation Committee reaches agreement on whistleblower protection – What is going to change now?
On May 9, 2023, the German Bundesrat and the Bundestag reached an agreement on the Whistleblower Protection Act (HinSchG) in the Conciliation…
ECJ rules on GDPR claims for damages
In a much-noticed judgment (C-300/21), the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled on the claim for compensation for non-material damage (Art. 82…
ECJ’s Towercast decision: new ex post control of business combinations
Mergers and acquisitions can now also be subject to ex post antitrust control.
Reform of ELTIF Regulation entered into force
The revised ELTIF Regulation offers potential for European long-term investment funds to develop into an established asset class.
Future Financing Act: German Federal Ministries of Finance and Justice publish draft bill for a more attractive capital market
On April 12, 2023, the long-awaited draft bill for the German law on the financing of future-securing investments (Future Financing Act – “ZuFinG”)…
11th Amendment to the German Act against Restraints of Competition (“GWB”) is pending – New powers for the German Federal Cartel Office
At the beginning of April, the German government initiated the 11th GWB amendment, which significantly expands the German Federal Cartel Office’s…
The Digital Markets Act – what digital sector companies have to expect
The Digital Markets Act (DMA) and Digital Service Act (DSA) are intended to jointly create a secure digital space.
Employee share ownership: Tax incentives for start-ups through planned Future Financing Act
On April 3, 2023, the German Federal Ministry of Justice (“BJM”) and the German Federal Ministry of Finance (“BMF”) jointly presented the draft bill…