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Norton Rose LLP

STEPHANSTRASSE 15, 60313 FRANKFURT AM MAIN, GERMANY

Warsaw, Tokyo, Sydney, Singapore, Shanghai, Sandton , and 28 more

What we say about the firm's legal practice in Germany

Banking and finance: Bank lending

Within Banking and finance: Bank lending, Norton Rose LLP is a third tier firm,

Norton Rose LLP’s bank lending practice is headed by Tomas Gärdfors, and enjoyed a busy year. The firm advised Thuega Holding on the €500m refinancing of a syndicated facilities agreement by way of several bilateral agreements and the issue of promissory notes totalling €300m. New arrival Oliver Sutter assisted Nordzucker on its €1.36bn acquisition finance and revolving credit facility agreement originally entered into in connection with its purchase of Danisco Sugar.

Banking and finance: Project finance

Within Banking and finance: Project finance, Norton Rose LLP is a third tier firm,

Dirk Trautmann leads the project finance team at Norton Rose LLP, which remains a notable presence in the German PPP and renewables markets. The team was involved in the first-ever PPP deal in Switzerland, advising a consortium of BAM PPP and Marti on a large prison and administrative centre development, and also advised the German Ministry of Transport, Construction and Urban Development on the procurement process for several new road projects. The team also acted for Deutsche Bank and several others on a €2bn power and desalination plant in Dubai.

Capital markets

Within Capital markets , tier 4

Norton Rose LLP’s ‘outstanding’ team is praised by clients for its ‘groundbreaking’ work. Frank Regelin’s ECM team advised Schramm Holding on German and Hong Kong law issues in its IPO on the main market of the HKSE, and Berenberg Bank on its capital increase. Rüdiger Litten’s DCM team acted for DZ Bank on the remodelling of the Cobold credit-linked note programmes and the Emma-linked note programmes. The ‘excellent’ Michael Maltere ‘makes things happen’, and Frank Regelin’s ‘experience and industry knowledge’ are also highly valued.

Corporate and M&A: Mid-sized deals

Within Corporate and M&A: Mid-sized deals, Norton Rose LLP is a second tier firm,

Norton Rose LLP has a strong client base in the energy, finance and insurance industries, with noteworthy advice to new client SEB and SEB Asset Management on the sale of SEB Investmentservice to Fondsdepot Bank. Wüstenrot Württembergische and subsidiary Wüstenrot Bausparkasse instructed the team on the acquisition of Allianz Dresdner Bauspar of former owner Commerzbank. The ‘very responsive’ Nico Abel in Frankfurt, who is ‘great to work with’, and Andreas Börner in Munich, who is a ‘great coordinator in deals’, are both rated. Clients appreciate the ‘fantastic global network’.

Dispute resolution

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Investment funds

Within Investment funds , Norton Rose LLP is a second tier firm,

Norton Rose LLP had a successful year, garnering several new clients. The team advised SEB and SEB Asset Management on the sale of Investmentservice to Fondsdepot, and UniCredit on its bid for SEB’s German retail banking unit. Frank Herring, Martin Krause and Caroline Herkstroeter are all highly recommended.

Real estate and construction: Real estate

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Tax

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What we say worldwide

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United Arab Emirates

Offices in Dubai and Abu Dhabi

Australia

Offices in Melbourne, Sydney, Canberra, Perth, and Brisbane

Belgium

Offices in Brussels

Bahrain

Offices in Manama

China

Offices in Beijing and Shanghai

Czech Republic

Offices in Prague

Germany

Offices in Munich, Frankfurt, and Hamburg

France

Offices in Paris

Greece

Offices in Athens and Piraeus

Hong Kong

Offices in Hong Kong

Indonesia

Offices in Jakarta

India

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Italy

Offices in Milan and Rome

Japan

Offices in Tokyo

Kuwait

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London

Offices in London

Libya

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Morocco

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Netherlands

Offices in Amsterdam

Poland

Offices in Warsaw

Qatar

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Russia

Offices in Moscow

South Africa

Offices in Cape Town, Sandton, and Durban

Singapore

Offices in Singapore

Saudi Arabia

Offices in Riyadh

Thailand

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Tunisia

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Legal Developments in Germany

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Legal Express Issue 1

We are pleased to bring you our Legal Express, which covers the most significant legislative changes in Russia in December 2011 and January 2012.

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Priority rental rights in insolvency

Parties to rental contracts for commercial premises often agree priority rental rights. In practice, this concept is used to cover a whole series of legal structures. These range from fixed options for the tenant to a promise made by the landlord as a business policy that if any additional premises become available, they will be offered to the tenant. In 2010 the Berlin Court of Appeal issued a ruling on such priority rental rights in insolvency; the decision has recently been published.

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Dispute Resolution

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Germany – Debt-to-equity-swaps: a reorganisation and takeover instrument in Germany

by Charlotte Schmitt, LL.M, GSK Stockmann + Kollegen

- GSK Stockmann + Kollegen
GSK Update: AIFM Directive approved by the European Parliament - Outlook and Preparation

Managers of so-called alternative investment funds will in future be supervised and there will be an extensive catalogue of obligations for selling and marketing alternative investment fund.

- GSK Stockmann + Kollegen
Getting the Deal Through/Licensing

Law Business Research, 2011

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Rome I Regulation: choice of law for contractual obligations

The EU Rome I Regulation (593/2008) of the European Parliament and of the Council came into force on 17 December 2009 (Convention). The Convention sets rules to determine the (national) law applicable to contractual obligations in civil and commercial matters. This Regulation replaces the 1980 Rome Convention and is especially relevant to cross-border businesses. The intention of the Convention is to provide legal certainty in cases where the parties have not expressly chosen the applicable law governing their contract.

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Restriction of the shareholder’s right to information

According to a judgment of the German Federal Supreme Court from February 2010, the general assembly (Hauptversammlung) of a stock corporation (“Corporation”) may resolve to include a provision in its articles of association which comprehensively empowers the chairman to reasonably restrict the time available to shareholders to debate during the shareholder’s meeting.

- Avocado Rechtsanwälte
AIFM Directive approved by the European Parliment - Outlook and Preperation

Managers of so-called alternitive investment funds will in future be supervised and there will be an extensive catalogue of obligations for selling and marketing alternitive investment fund.

- GSK Stockmann + Kollegen
New alternatives in real estate financing

Equity currently appears easier to obtain than bank financing. Due to the changes in the financial sector, the financing of real estate acquisitions or project developments is more difficult than before the financial crisis. Banks are now requesting more equity. In addition, following Basel III (a new international regulatory framework for banks), the demand for equity will grow.

- GSK Stockmann + Kollegen