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Public Takeovers in Germany Newsletter 2025

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Welcome to the eighth edition of our newsletter “Public Takeovers in Germany”. It provides a market overview of public takeovers and other public offers carried out in Germany in 2024 in accordance with the German Securities...more

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Öffentliche Übernahmen in Deutschland Newsletter 2024

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Herzlich willkommen zur siebten Ausgabe unseres Newsletters “Öffentliche Übernahmen in Deutschland”. Er gibt einen Marktüberblick über die im zurückliegenden Jahr 2023 in Deutschland nach dem Wertpapier- und Übernahmegesetz...more

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Public Takeovers in Germany Newsletter 2024

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Welcome to the seventh edition of our newsletter “Public Takeovers in Germany”. It provides a market overview of public takeovers carried out in Germany in 2023 in accordance with the German Securities Acquisition and...more

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Antitrust in focus - November 2023

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This newsletter is a summary of the antitrust developments we think are most interesting to your business. Börries Ahrens, partner based in Hamburg, is our editor this month. He has selected: Significant reforms to German...more

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Antitrust in focus - April 2023

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This newsletter is a summary of the antitrust developments we think are most interesting to your business. Ellen Braun, partner based in Germany, is our editor this month (learn more about Ellen in our Q&A feature at the end...more

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Regierungsentwurf zur Umsetzung der EU-Umwandlungsrichtlinie

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Die EU-Umwandlungsrichtlinie führt europaweit einheitliche Regelungen ein, die erstmals den grenzüberschreitenden Formwechsel und die grenzüberschreitende Spaltung zulassen und die Regelungen zur grenzüberschreitenden...more

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Pharmaceutical Antitrust

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Our Hamburg-based German antitrust team has contributed a chapter on Germany to Lexology Get The Deal Through’s global report on Pharmaceutical Antitrust. In their contribution, they provide guidance on the regulatory...more

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At Mid-year, US Merger Filings Down From 2021's Torrid Pace, But Still Far Above the Historic Average

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...Key Highlights - According to WAMS data, US merger control filing activity has cooled off: H1 2022 merger filing activity is down 23 percent versus H1 2021. However, US HSR filings in H1 2022 are 47 percent above the...more

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Broadening the scope further – Draft revision of German FDI rules published for further consultation

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On January 22, 2021, the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy has published the anticipated draft revision of the German Foreign Trade and Payments Ordinance to align the scope of review more closely with...more

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Good News for Clients From Germany: Increased German Merger Control Thresholds in Force

In a Nutshell - What’s new? Significantly increased turnover thresholds for German merger control. ...more

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The New German Digitalization Act: An Overview

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The Digitalization Act, which entered into force on January 19, 2021, substantially extends the scope of German antitrust law to tackle presumed enforcement challenges in the digital economy and raises merger control...more

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New German Merger Control Thresholds: A More Business-Friendly Approach?

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What Happened: • On January 19, 2021, major changes to German antitrust/competition law, i.e. the 10th Amendment Act to the German Act Against Restraints of Competition (ARC) entered into force. • In addition to...more

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New Antitrust Rules for the Digital Economy: German “Digitalization Act” Nears the Finish Line

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Europe’s first legislative proposal addressing the digital economy and related competition issues is one step closer to becoming a reality: In September 2020, the German government approved the highly anticipated 10th...more

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Germany Tightens Foreign Direct Investment Control in Light of COVID-19 Pandemic - COVID-19-related amendment expands the scope of...

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On May 20, 2020, the German Federal government adopted the 15th amendment to the Foreign Trade and Payments Ordinance (AWV). The changes to the AWV will be effective shortly, after publication in the Federal Gazette. ...more

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German government strengthens foreign direct investment (FDI) scrutiny in healthcare sector

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On April 28, 2020, the Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) published a draft for the 15th amendment to the Foreign Trade and Payments Ordinance (AWV). The changes are expected to be effective shortly after...more

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BMWi plans further tightening of investment control in M&A transactions of foreign investors

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On January 31, 2020, the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) presented a draft law amending the Foreign Trade and Payments Act (AWG-E) and forwarded it to selected trade associations for their comments....more

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Investment control procedures: Further tightening to secure Germany's "technological sovereignty"

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With a slight delay, the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Energy (BMWi) published its announced draft bill on 30 January 2020 regarding the amendment of the German Foreign Trade and Payments Act (AWG). In doing so,...more

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Antitrust Enforcement Centers on Technology Industry

Antitrust enforcers in the United States and European Union (EU) remained active in 2019, and recent developments at the Department of Justice (DOJ), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), state attorneys general (AG) offices and EU...more

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Cross-border tech M&A in a disrupted world: Challenges remain: Geopolitics and regulations can be decisive

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Despite the opportunities available in the market, the changing face of global politics is exerting an increasing influence over deals. Almost half of respondents (47 percent) point to trade wars and rising protectionism as...more

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New UK National Security M&A Regime Expected in 2019

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In June 2018, the UK adopted new powers to review certain technology related deals on national security grounds, extending the scope and breadth of its control regime to those that concern computing hardware, or quantum...more

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Germany Expands Its Powers to Block Takeovers by Foreign Investors

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The German government lowered the threshold for acquisitions of German companies by non-EU and non-European Free Trade Association ("EFTA") acquirers. Germany has expanded its powers to block takeovers of German companies...more

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Jones Day Global Merger Control Update - August 2018

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This Jones Day Global Merger Control Update discusses developments in existing merger control regimes over the first half of 2018, as well as the emergence of new merger control regimes worldwide. Over the past few years,...more

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Germany and Austria Release Guidance on New Size-of-Transaction Test in Merger Control

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Final joint guidance on new transaction value threshold published. The German Federal Cartel Office (FCO) and the Austrian Federal Competition Authority (FCA) have released a joint guidance paper (Guidance Paper)...more

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German and Austrian Competition Authorities Publish Draft Guidelines on New Transaction Value Merger Control Thresholds

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In the wake of the Facebook/WhatsApp deal, Germany and Austria amended their respective competition laws in 2017 and supplemented the traditional turnover threshold test for pre-merger control notification with a...more

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Doing Business in Germany - A legal guideline for foreign investors

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Germany is one of the most resilient economies in Europe and therefore very interesting for international investors. In the last few years, many investors from various jurisdictions have invested in Germany and in German...more

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