Germany: M&A/Private Equity

Dr. Martin Heuber has taken the helm as Managing Partner of Mayer Brown in Germany, succeeding Guido Zeppenfeld in this leadership role. What strategic priorities is this banking and finance expert setting in the current market climate, and how are debt funds performing under his guidance?

The European Commission has published its review of the Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR), addressing widespread concerns about the regime's disproportionate compliance burden on M&A deals and procurement procedures. While the EC maintains the instrument is "fit for purpose," stakeholders and independent studies reveal significant administrative challenges, with only 1% of notified M&A deals warranting in-depth review and proposed reforms falling short of the fundamental redesign many had requested.

CEOs and their executive teams face a critical misalignment in assessing market pressures, creating governance challenges that demand a fundamental rethinking of portfolio management. This article examines why the traditional sequential approach to evaluating underperforming business units destroys value and presents a concurrent decision framework that treats fix, sell, and close options as simultaneous strategic choices rather than a process of elimination.

The German insurance market, with €1.9 trillion in assets, represents one of Europe's largest pools of institutional capital, with allocations to alternative investments growing from 23% to 30% over the past two years.

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.

Anna-Catharina von Girsewald and Dr. Carsten Bormann examine the profound changes in the EU's regulatory environment and their impact on foreign direct investment and M&A activities. The article explores how increasing geopolitical tensions and a shift toward a more continental European approach are reshaping the investment landscape, while European economies simultaneously face pressure to accelerate growth in key sectors like defense, technology, and infrastructure.

Die Europäische Kommission hatte Anfang 2024 gegen mehrere Reifenhersteller unangekündigte Durchsuchungen wegen des Verdachts kartellrechtswidriger Absprachen durchgeführt...

In early 2024, the European Commission conducted unannounced searches of several tyre manufacturers on suspicion of cartel agreements, basing its initial suspicion largely on publicly available information – in particular transcripts of analyst calls, press releases and presentations.

Oppenhoff advised the shareholders of Re.Lion.Bat. Circular GmbH on its sale to PreZero. The legal and economic transfer to PreZero took place in October.