16.05.2024

Liability of Managing Director Despite Formal Approval of Past Actions?

Brandenburg Higher Regional Court, judgment of 24 January 2024 – 7 U 2/23 A managing director is personally liable to the company if the director negligently or wilfully violates their responsibilities,…

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10.05.2024

Boycotting the Supervisory Board by Permanent Absence? – Federal Court of Justice Rejects Appointment by Court

The German Federal Court of Justice (BGH) takes the stance that a supervisory board member boycotting the board by repeatedly being absent does not give rise to the right to have an additional member…

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06.05.2024

EU Company Certificate Is On Its Way

The EU plans to introduce a European Company Certificate to make company information available EU-wide in a standardised form. It aims at facilitating cross-border activities while avoiding costs for…

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01.04.2024

ADVANT Beiten Advises COMEM Group on Acquisition of Weidmann Technologies Deutschland

Berlin, 2 April 2024 – The international law firm ADVANT Beiten has comprehensively advised COMEM S.p.A., headquartered in Italy, on the acquisition of all shares in Weidmann Technologies Deutschland GmbH,…

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18.03.2024

EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive - Agreement and Text

A compromise has been found for the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive. It seems to have the support of the necessary majorities, although Germany continues to abstain. You can find the…

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24.01.2024

Once in the commercial register, always in the commercial register?

Once submitted for registration in the commercial register, documents cannot be redacted or deleted. Publication of the register prevents this. However, since 23 December 2022, documents in the commercial…

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23.01.2024

ADVANT Beiten Advises ENGIE New Ventures on a Further Investment in INERATEC in the Context of a Series B Financing

Freiburg, 24 January 2024 – The international commercial law firm ADVANT Beiten has provided comprehensive legal advice to ENGIE New Ventures, the venture capital fund of the global energy supplier ENGIE,…

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18.12.2023

ADVANT Beiten advises the Consulate General of the Republic of Lithuania on long-term lease agreement in Munich

Munich, 19 December 2023 – The international law firm ADVANT Beiten has comprehensively advised the Consulate General of the Republic of Lithuania on a long-term lease agreement for space in…

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13.12.2023

European Supply Chain Act close to finalization

Historic breakthrough in the trilogue negotiations on the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD): On 14 December 2023, the negotiators from the Parliament and Council reached an…

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06.12.2023

Corporate transactions – Why you need to take increased caution in transactions involving medical devices

Over the past few years, numerous M&A transactions have involved medical products law. Various small and medium-sized companies active in the sector have merged to take advantage of economies of scale and…

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20.11.2023

Control of subsidies: Challenges for companies in the EU Internal Market

Background Competition is an indispensable element of the European internal market. Various control instruments help maintain and protect competition in the EU, such as rules on the conduct of…

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31.10.2023

ADVANT Beiten Advises VERBUND AG on the Acquisition of a 56 MW Wind Farm Portfolio from Impax

Frankfurt, 1 November 2023 – The international law firm ADVANT Beiten has provided comprehensive legal advice to Verbund AG and its subsidiaries on the acquisition of a 56.4 MW wind portfolio in the German…

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