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The European Union is an economic and political partnership comprised of 27 nations within the Eurozone. The EU was established in 1948 to promote stability and cooperation among member states in the aftermath of WWII. The EU maintains a common currency as well as several intranational institutions, including the European Parliament and the European Commission. less -
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Distress Signal: Europe’s M&A Market Braces for a Wave of Opportunity

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Dealmakers in Europe have had plenty of reasons to pause forward movement on deals. From new tariffs on transatlantic trade to weak industrial output in Germany—which also saw a snap election in February—2025 has brought a...more

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Crossing Jurisdictions - Dealing With Tenant Insolvency in the European and US Commercial Real Estate Markets

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The global commercial real estate market paints a varied picture, with certain jurisdictions and sectors recovering quicker than others from the COVID-19 pandemic and continuing geopolitical uncertainty. Higher interest rates...more

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Das StaRUG und dessen Bedeutung für die Restrukturierung von Immobiliengesellschaften – Die wichtigsten Fragen und Antworten

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Insolvenzanträge von namhaften Projektentwicklern und Immobiliengesellschaften stellen die betroffenen Unternehmen und ihre Gläubiger vor große Herausforderungen und setzen die gesamte Immobilienbranche unter Druck....more

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Adler Restructuring Plan Set Aside: Reflections on the English Court of Appeal’s Landmark Ruling

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In one of the most highly anticipated judgments in the European restructuring market in recent years, on 23 January 2024, the English Court of Appeal overturned the High Court’s decision sanctioning the Adler restructuring...more

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New clarity for German insolvency proceedings - No extended realization rights

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In its decision of October 27, 2022 (IX ZR 145/21), the German Federal Court of Justice (BGH) ruled on a long-running dispute under German insolvency law. In its decision, the Court assumed that the insolvency administrator's...more

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StaRUG in Practice: German Scheme Expands Restructuring Options for Debtors

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The scheme offers a credible implementation alternative, but no “one size fits all” solution exists for German credits. German credits in sectors such as real estate, automotive, and energy face a worsening macro...more

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UK and European Restructuring Tools: Choosing the Optimal Forum for Creditor and Shareholder Cramdown

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Debtors and investors have an enhanced choice of restructuring venues as the EU Restructuring Directive is rolled out in Member States - A number of key European jurisdictions have now implemented the EU Preventive...more

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Insolvenz in Eigenverwaltung – Success Hotel Management GmbH als ein mögliches Modell? Die anhaltenden Auswirkungen der...

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Über zwei Jahre nach Ausbruch der Covid-19-Pandemie sind deren Auswirkungen auf die deutsche Wirtschaft immer noch deutlich spürbar. Insbesondere die Hotelbranche ist von der sogenannten 4. Welle, den derzeitigen...more

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Hotel contracts - Deferred or suspended rent due to Corona

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Does the owner bear the risk in case of bankruptcy? Due to the tense situation in the hotel industry, various lessees are currently approaching their lessors asking for deferral or abatement of rent payments for the...more

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New German restructuring law finally comes into force

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As reported earlier, a new corporate restructuring law will be enacted in Germany. The new law's centerpiece will be the so-called stabilization and restructuring framework ("SRF")....more

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German Bundestag Passes Comprehensive Reform in Restructuring and Insolvency Law

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Through implementing the EU Restructuring Directive, German restructuring and insolvency law will be modernized, more effective, and enriched by new instruments. On 17 December 2020, the German Bundestag passed the Act on...more

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Zahlungen bei Insolvenzreife nach neuem § 15b InsO-E

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Das Gesetzgebungsverfahren zum Gesetz zur Fortentwicklung des Sanierungs- und Insolvenzrechts („SanInsFoG“) schreitet in beachtlicher Geschwindigkeit voran. Seit 14. Oktober 2020 liegt der Regierungsentwurf („RegE“) vor....more

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Special Report - Out-of-Court Restructuring Alternatives in the European Union, Germany and the United States - November 2020

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The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has had a huge impact on the global economy and most businesses, creating thousands of companies with urgent restructuring needs. Restructurings are ideally carried out early, quietly, and...more

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New ways of restructuring in Germany

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Germany's new restructuring regime is expected to come into force 0n 1 January 2021. At the heart of the new regulation is the introduction of a so-called stabilization and restructuring framework (“SRF”) for companies....more

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The German StaRUG-Scheme: Act on the Stabilisation and Restructuring Framework for Businesses

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A short bullet point summary of the new StaRUG-Scheme and a non-reliance translation of the draft bill for the StaRUG-Scheme from German into English based on the preliminary text of the new draft legislation. ...more

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German Federal Government Outlines Path to Comprehensive Reform in Restructuring and Insolvency Law

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Government draft of law implements EU Restructuring Framework, and introduces new restructuring instruments. On 14 October 2020, the German Federal Government published a government draft of the Act on the Further...more

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Bundesregierung skizziert Weg zu umfassender Reform im Sanierungs- und Insolvenzrecht

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Regierungsentwurf setzt EU Restrukturierungs-Richtlinie um und führt neues Sanierungsinstrumentarium ein. Die Bundesregierung hat am 14. Oktober 2020 den Regierungsentwurf eines Gesetzes zur Fortentwicklung des Sanierungs-...more

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Besondere Pflichten und Haftungsrisiken für Geschäftsleiter in der Corona-Krise

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Die COVID-19-Pandemie und die mit ihrer Eindämmung einhergehenden Maßnahmen führen zu erheblichen Disruptionen und Herausforderungen für die gesamte Wirtschaft und damit auch für die meisten Unternehmen. Besonderheit der...more

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Germany Makes Substantive Amendments to Insolvency Act Amid COVID-19

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In order to avoid a large number of corporate insolvencies, the German Parliament adopted a law on March 25 to mitigate the consequences of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in civil, insolvency, and criminal procedural...more

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EU Commission adopts Temporary Framework for State aid to support the economy in the current COVID-19 outbreak and approves...

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The COVID-19 pandemic has hit the European economy with brute force. Many businesses are facing drastic declines in revenues and are in urgent need of liquidity. Some have imposed temporary lay-offs or even face insolvency. ...more

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COVID-19: Immediate Measures to Gain State Aid Financing (KfW Credit et al)

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Due to the already existing and upcoming multiple business challenges caused by COVID-19, there will be a strong demand for additional financing throughout the German and European economy. The German government announced on...more

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European Real Estate Finance: Recent developments - December 2019

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As part of our periodic updates, here is an overview of recent developments of relevance to participants in the real estate finance market across certain key jurisdictions in Europe....more

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German insolvency law: Group payments (sometimes maybe) not per se voidable?

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Germany has notoriously broad voidability laws. As a rule of thumb, any payment by a third party has high voidability risks if the third party has no obligation to make the payment under the contract....more

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Restructuring across Europe – a new era?

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All three institutions of the European Union have now approved the EU Preventive Restructuring Framework Directive. This is the EU's first attempt to "harmonise" insolvency laws across the Member States, that have disparate...more

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Extraordinary profits created under restructurings according to German law – to be exempt or not to be exempt, that is the...

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Recently the German legislature passed a new law, exempting extraordinary profits created by the waiver of claims under restructurings from income tax liability. ...more

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