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ARTICLE · 15 NOVEMBER 2010

M&A and Private Equity News

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This issue of German M&A and Private Equity News provides a selection of current topics in the areas of M&A practice and corporate law, as well as relevant legislative projects.

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CONTENTS

  • Editorial
  • News From the Locked Box
  • Distressed M&A: Swap of Debt for Equity in an Insolvent Company to Be Simplified by a New Law on the Facilitation of the Reorganization of Enterprises
  • Kept Out: Appointment of Foreign Managing Directors That Do Not Have the Ability to Enter the Country at Will
  • Purchasing a Shelf Company After the GmbH Reform: Problems and Practice
  • New Developments in Management Board Compensation
  • Jones Day's German M&A Practice Shortlisted for 2010 JUVE Award

Editorial

This issue of German M&A and Private Equity News provides a selection of current topics in the areas of M&A practice and corporate law, as well as relevant legislative projects.

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