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    Placing information in a virtual data room - BGH concretizes obliga-tions to disclose information for sellers in the context of a buyer's due diligence
    In its judgment of September 15, 2023 (File No. V ZR 77/22), the Federal Court of Justice (FCJ) concretized the obligations to disclose information of a commercial real estate seller in connection with the…
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    Guidelines for the Effective Agreement of Non-Compete Clauses
    Non-compete clauses are aN integral part of sale and purchase Agreements, cooperation agreements, AND EXECUtiVE and employment contracts. This article outlines the contractual possibilities, the Legal…
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    20th Amendment to the Foreign Trade and payments Regulation: What’s New?
    Digitalisation The amendments make it possible for administrative acts under the Foreign Trade and Payments Regulation (Außenwritschaftsverordnung, AWV) to be issued in electronic form. Applications,…
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    ADVANT Beiten Advises Wörwag Pharma on Takeover of Mauermann Arzneimittel KG
    Freiburg, 22 September 2023 – The international law firm ADVANT Beiten has provided comprehensive legal advice to Wörwag Pharma GmbH & Co. KG on the takeover of Mauermann Arzneimittel KG. The parties…
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    Interim relief from an incorrect list of shareholders after a resolution
    JUDGMENT OF THE COURT OF APPEAL OF BERLIN OF 17 MAY 2023 IN CASE NO. 23 U 14/23 Facts of the case At a meeting of shareholders, to which the majority shareholder concerned was not properly invited,…
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    Liability of board members and managing directors for antitrust infringements –NO recourse for fines but possible recourse for cartel damages claims
    Cartel members or their board members and managing directors, who violate their fiduciary responsibilities, are not personally liable for fines imposed against the undertaking. In contrast, the Court held…
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    Dismissal of a supervisory board member for serious grounds related to conduct
    Supervisory board members can be removed for good cause even when they are accused of misconduct not directly connected to their activities on the supervisory board. In its judgment of 1 March 2022, the…
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    ADVANT Beiten Expands Corporate and M&A Practice in Frankfurt Office with Roy Naor
    Frankfurt, 3 August 2023 – The international law firm ADVANT Beiten continues to expand its Corporate/M&A practice group by winning Roy Naor, LL.M. (New York), LL.B. for its Frankfurt office. Prior to…
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    The applicability of the UN CISG on the arbitration agreement
    Both the material validity of an arbitration agreement and the effective integration in the contract of an arbitration clause contained in general terms and conditions can comply with the UN Convention on…
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    Adacta and ADVANT Beiten Advise EBARA on the Acquisition of a Business Division of SKF
    Munich, 24 July 2023 - The international commercial law firm ADVANT Beiten has advised EBARA Pumps Europe S.p.A. (EPE), part of the Japanese EBARA Corporation (EBARA), on the acquisition of the business…
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    Dealing with product liability risks in M&A transactions
    1. What are the risks under the Product Liability Directive? 1.1 Draft Product Liability Directive On 28 September 2022, the European Commission published a proposal for a new product liability…
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    ADVANT Beiten Advises Educapital on the Investment in Tomorrows Education GmbH
    Freiburg, 21 June 2023 – The international law firm ADVANT Beiten has provided legal advice to Educapital, the first European investment fund specialising in Educational Technology (EdTech), on its…
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