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Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP

MAXIMILIANSTRASSE 15, (MAXIMILIANHÖFE), 80539 MÜNCHEN, GERMANY

Washington DC, Tokyo, Singapore, New York, Munich, Los Angeles , and 4 more

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Antitrust

Within Antitrust, tier 5

Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP added the highly regarded Alexander Rinne, his team and a significant client base, moving over from SJ Berwin LLP. Through the move, the firm has established a European antitrust practice, and already acts for household names such as Dallmayr, Humana, Nordmilch, Telefonica/O2 and ProSiebenSat.1.

Banking and finance: Bank lending

Within Banking and finance: Bank lending, Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP is a second tier firm,

Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP’s team, headed by Rainer Magold in Frankfurt, acted on many of the acquisition financing transactions in 2010, including advising Advent International on the acquisition financing of GFKL Financial Services, an €82.5m deal. Instructions on new syndicated credit facilities were also a feature of 2010, including a complex transaction in which the firm advised a range of banks, including Commerzbank and Deutsche Bank, on credit facilities for Pfleiderer. Thomas Ingenhoven is recommended.

Corporate and M&A: Large deals

Within Corporate and M&A: Large deals, Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP is a third tier firm,

Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP utilised the team’s excellent industry contacts, maintaining a remarkably steady flow of mandates in a depressed market. Highlights included advising D+S Europe on the conummated squeeze-out of minority shareholders, and ProSiebenSat.1 Media on the acquisition of RTL Television’s 50% participation in VG Media. Peter Nussbaum and Norbert Rieger both have an outstanding reputation in the market.

Private equity

Within Private equity , Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP is a second tier firm,

Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP has an integrated private equity practice across Frankfurt and Munich. The team advised Lafayette Capital Partners on its purchase of various locations formerly operated by insolvent fitness company Elixia, and LR Health & Beauty Systems on the acquisition of a majority stake in the Eastern European companies in the LR franchise. Clients recommend Peter Memminger, Peter Nussbaum and Norbert Rieger.

Tax

Within Tax , tier 4

Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP’s formidable team is headed by Rolf Fueger, and specialises in acquisition and financing structures and corporation tax. Among an impressive array of deals, the firm acted for Axel Springer on a joint venture with Switzerland’s Ringier for their Eastern European publishing activities. It also advised MAN on the intended divestiture of an affiliated company and a majority stake in Ferrostaal to the International Petroleum Investment Company. Clients recommend Thomas Kleinheisterkamp and Norbert Rieger.

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

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

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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