05.11.2023

It is high time to prepare for the European CO₂ Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM)

The European Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM)1 has entered into force on 17 May 2023 and has been implemented gradually since October this year. The CBMA requires importers of iron, steel, cement,…

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09.06.2022

Venture Capital - Draft of the Federal Ministry of Economicy and Climate Protection for a Start-up-Strategy of the Traffice Light Coalition

Start-ups do finally receive the attention they deserve: On 1st June 2022 and for the first time, the German government presents targets and measures for a comprehensive start-up-strategy. The details stil…

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13.12.2021

ADVANT Beiten Advises Comer Industries on Takeover of Walterscheid Powertrain Group

Berlin, 14 December 2021 – The international commercial law firm ADVANT Beiten together with ADVANT Nctm, Italy, has advised Comer Industries S. p. A., a leading global developer and manufacturer of mechat…

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23.03.2021

SPAC fever 2021: Recommendations for early-stage start-ups

Special Purpose Acquisition Companies ("SPACs") are companies that are listed on the stock exchange as empty shells and are used to raise capital which, at some stage, is invested through a merger with an …

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10.03.2021

Will there soon be a new limited liability company form for start-ups? Next round of discussions start on the limited liability company in steward ownership

Many founders of start-ups wish to ensure during the establishment phase or at an early stage that the company will be directed in “steward ownership”. This means that the capital of the company and the pr…

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01.03.2021

2021 Update – An overview of the most important labour law updates for start-ups

2021 does (not) make everything new. However, a few new developments in labour law are also relevant for start-ups. Dr Michaela Felisiak LLM and Dr Erik Schmid outline the most important labour law news: …

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25.02.2021

EU First – Venture Capital Funds, Start-ups and the German Foreign Investment Control

The draft bill of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) dated 22 January 2021 for the 17th Amendment of the German Foreign Trade and Payments Ordinance underlines that the Germ…

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24.02.2021

The New German Competition Law: What’s in It for Start-ups and VC?

Since the middle of January, Germany has had a new competition law designed to take account of the increasing digitalisation of the economy. For start-ups, this new competition law means simpler access to …

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26.11.2020

Will There Soon Be a New Legal Form for Start-ups?

In addition to the "classic" GmbH, the GbR (Gesellschaft bürgerlichen Rechts or BGB-Gesellschaft, [partnership under the German Civil Code]) which is not particularly popular and the somewhat younger UG (a…

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26.11.2020

Decentralized Autonomous Organizations – Vision and Classification Under Corporate Law

"The 50 Million Robbery" is the headline of FAZ newspaper. The magazine Wired speaks of "The Biggest Crowdfunding Project Ever - the DAO - Is Kind of a Mess". Thus, the so-called Decentralized Autonomou…

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26.11.2020

Second Closing for Financing Rounds

Irrespective of the current Covid-19 pandemic situation, the most essential factor in the search for new investors and/or business angels is the time: only the time determines when and if money flows at al…

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26.11.2020

Legislative Initiative to Simplify Taxation of ESOPs

The European country with the most experience in employee participation is the United Kingdom. Here, as far back as the 1950s, conservative intellectuals and politicians sought an answer to the threat pose…

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