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Resilient Capital In Rough Waters: Adapting External Financing To Win

In disruptive times, CFOs must adapt their financing structures to remain both resilient and competitive. This article, the first in a two-part series, focuses on external financing.

Germany Commercial

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AlixPartners

Germany – The Profile Is Shifting

2025 was a year of transition for M&A in Germany: despite tariffs, economic weakness, and political uncertainty, deal activity remained at a steady level.

Germany Commercial

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

New Approval And Notification Requirements For Transactions By CRR Credit Institutions And (Mixed) Financial Holding Companies

New approval and notification requirements for transactions in the German banking sector are expected to come into force on 1 April 2026 as a result of the BRUBEG...

Germany Commercial

MB

Mayer Brown

Public M&A Trends In Germany 2025

We are pleased to present our latest analysis on the public M&A market in Germany for 2025. This comprehensive report, prepared by A&O Shearman, provides an in-depth overview of the market developments and key trends that have shaped the landscape of public mergers and acquisitions in Germany over the past year, as well as an outlook for the German takeover market in 2026.

Germany Commercial

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A&O Shearman

Weiterer Standort: Oppenhoff eröffnet Büro in München

Germany Commercial

OP

Oppenhoff

RESourceEU-Aktionsplan: Förderchancen Und Pflichten Für Industrie Und Investoren

Germany Commercial

OP

Oppenhoff

European Automotive Newsletter - December 2025

European Union Commercial

AM

Alvarez & Marsal

European Commission Publishes Package For Further Capital Market Integration

European Union Commercial

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K&L Gates LLP

Valuation Insights: German vs European Banks

Germany Commercial

AM

Alvarez & Marsal

Public Takeovers In Germany - How To Acquire A Publicly Listed Company In Germany

Germany Commercial

MB

Mayer Brown

A&M Germany Valuation Insights

Germany Commercial

AM

Alvarez & Marsal

Staffelstab-Übergabe bei Oppenhoff: Jörn Kuhn wird Kanzleisprecher, Marc Krischer und Dr. Markus Rasner neue Management-Mitglieder

Germany Commercial

OP

Oppenhoff

EU Supply Chain Law To Be Relaxed: Compliance Systems Remain Essential For Companies

Germany Commercial

OP

Oppenhoff

EU-Lieferkettengesetz soll gelockert werden: Compliance-Systeme bleiben für Unternehmen unverzichtbar

Germany Commercial

OP

Oppenhoff

Travel Time Or Working Time? What The Latest CJEU Decision Means For Employers In Germany

Germany Employment

LM

Littler Mendelson

Are Company Directors Liable For Patent Infringements? (2025) (Video)

BP

Bardehle Pagenberg

Cybersecurity Laws And Regulations EU Cybersecurity Regulatory Landscape: A Deep Dive Into The NIS2 Directive 2026

Germany Technology

SR

McDermott Will & Schulte

EU Proposes Sweeping Reforms To The GDPR, Cookie Rules, Data Act, And Breach Reporting

Germany Privacy

SR

McDermott Will & Schulte

Labor Law Elements In The Coalition Agreement

Germany Employment

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McDermott Will & Schulte

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Germany – The Profile Is Shifting

2025 was a year of transition for M&A in Germany: despite tariffs, economic weakness, and political uncertainty, deal activity remained at a steady level.

Germany Commercial

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

New Approval And Notification Requirements For Transactions By CRR Credit Institutions And (Mixed) Financial Holding Companies

New approval and notification requirements for transactions in the German banking sector are expected to come into force on 1 April 2026 as a result of the BRUBEG...

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Mayer Brown

Public M&A Trends In Germany 2025

We are pleased to present our latest analysis on the public M&A market in Germany for 2025. This comprehensive report, prepared by A&O Shearman, provides an in-depth overview of the market developments and key trends that have shaped the landscape of public mergers and acquisitions in Germany over the past year, as well as an outlook for the German takeover market in 2026.

Germany Commercial

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A&O Shearman

Weiterer Standort: Oppenhoff eröffnet Büro in München

Germany Commercial

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Oppenhoff

European Automotive Newsletter - December 2025

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Alvarez & Marsal

Valuation Insights: German vs European Banks

Germany Commercial

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Alvarez & Marsal

A&M Germany Valuation Insights

Germany Commercial

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Alvarez & Marsal

Doing Transatlantic M&A: Differences And Best Practices

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US-German M&A Momentum Surges Despite Economic Headwinds

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

As we enter 2026, it has become increasingly clear that EU financial regulation is no longer evolving in isolation. Instead, it is increasingly evident that the global financial system is no longer adjusting to temporary disruption but is instead operating within a structurally altered geopolitical, economic and regulatory environment.

European Union Finance

PL

PwC Legal Germany

NIS2 In Germany: The New BSI Act Makes Cybersecurity A Board-Level Issue

The NIS2 Directive (Directive (EU) 2022/2555) is intended to harmonize the level of cybersecurity within the EU and strengthen the digital resilience of critical sectors (for more information, please see our previous GT Alert on the EU NIS2 Directive).

Germany Technology

GT

Greenberg Traurig, LLP

EU-Lieferkettengesetz soll gelockert werden: Compliance-Systeme bleiben für Unternehmen unverzichtbar

Das EU-Parlament hat erneut über das sogenannte Lieferkettengesetz abgestimmt und sich für eine stark abgeschwächte Version ausgesprochen. Für Unternehmen bleibt dennoch eine lieferkettenbezogene Compliance unverzichtbar.

Germany Commercial

OP

Oppenhoff

Reform Der EBR-Richtlinie – Neue Compliance-Pflichten Für Multinationale Unternehmen In Sicht

Germany Commercial

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Oppenhoff

Your German Subsidiary Made Simple – Reliable Tax Support For Global Businesses

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IR Global

ESMA Publishes Its Annual Work Programme 2026

European Union Commercial

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PwC Legal Germany

Rating And Certification Of Internal Control Systems (ICS)

Germany Commercial

Boege Rohde Luebbehuesen

Rating und Zertifizierung von Internen Kontrollsystemen (IKS)

Germany Commercial

Boege Rohde Luebbehuesen

SOC-Berichte: Vertrauen schaffen durch geprüfte interne Kontrollen

Germany Accounting

Boege Rohde Luebbehuesen

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Venture Capital

Navigating German FDI Rules

Germany's foreign direct investment (FDI) regime has been expanded considerably in recent years, mirroring a global trend towards increased scrutiny of cross-border investments, and particularly...

Germany Government

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A&O Shearman

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

C

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.

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Alvarez & Marsal

What Forces Will Shape European Private Equity In 2024?

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

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Corporate and Company Law

Resilient Capital In Rough Waters: Adapting External Financing To Win

In disruptive times, CFOs must adapt their financing structures to remain both resilient and competitive. This article, the first in a two-part series, focuses on external financing.

Germany Commercial

A

AlixPartners

Germany – The Profile Is Shifting

2025 was a year of transition for M&A in Germany: despite tariffs, economic weakness, and political uncertainty, deal activity remained at a steady level.

Germany Commercial

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

New Approval And Notification Requirements For Transactions By CRR Credit Institutions And (Mixed) Financial Holding Companies

New approval and notification requirements for transactions in the German banking sector are expected to come into force on 1 April 2026 as a result of the BRUBEG...

Germany Commercial

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Mayer Brown

Endgame For Europe's Chemical Industry

AM

Alvarez & Marsal

Public M&A Trends In Germany 2025

Germany Commercial

AO

A&O Shearman

UPC Court Of Appeal Significantly Narrows Directors' Personal Liability For Patent Infringement

SR

McDermott Will & Schulte

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

European Union Finance

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PwC Legal Germany

Investment Management Client Alert January 2026

Germany Strategy

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K&L Gates LLP

Weiterer Standort: Oppenhoff eröffnet Büro in München

Germany Commercial

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Oppenhoff

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