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Dem Tech-M&A-Survey von Morrison & Foerster zufolge sind die M&A-Deals im Technologiebereich während der Corona-Pandemie zu neuen Rekorden aufgelaufen.

The price for taking equity risk in Germany remains surprisingly low despite geopolitical turbulence. Our latest analysis delves into this phenomenon and explores the factors...

The European Commission has launched a formal investigation into potential gun-jumping violations by XXXLutz and Porta regarding XXXLutz's proposed acquisition of Porta, an Austria-Germany furniture retail transaction announced in January 2025. The investigation examines whether the parties may have implemented the merger before obtaining required regulatory approval, despite the transaction having an EU dimension requiring Commission notification.

In response to questions raised by the German Bundesgerichtshof, on 28 June 2012 the European Court of Justice ("ECJ") provided guidance on the question when (premature) information regarding an uncertain event amounts to inside information that must be disclosed to the market.

In the second episode of our podcast mini-series on tech M&A in partnership with Mergermarket, Dirk Besse, Managing Partner of Morrison & Foerster's Berlin office...

In Kooperation mit Mergermarket hat Morrison & Foerster eine Studie zum Thema „Tech M&A" durchgeführt.

The Future Financing Act for Germany comes at the right time. Against the backdrop of a dramatically changing business and political climate, it serves to safeguard economic...

We are pleased to present our latest analysis on the public M&A market in Germany for 2024

We are pleased to present our latest analysis on the public M&A market in Germany for 2025. This comprehensive report, prepared by A&O Shearman, provides an in-depth overview of the market developments and key trends that have shaped the landscape of public mergers and acquisitions in Germany over the past year, as well as an outlook for the German takeover market in 2026.

Our "Public Takeovers in Germany" newsletter provides an overview of public takeovers carried out in Germany in 2019

Ganz unbestritten gibt es in der M&A-Transaktionspraxis gewisse Marktstandards. Auch wenn man über die Details heftig diskutieren kann, wird niemand bestreiten wollen ...

Dr. Martin Heuber has taken the helm as Managing Partner of Mayer Brown in Germany, succeeding Guido Zeppenfeld in this leadership role. What strategic priorities is this banking and finance expert setting in the current market climate, and how are debt funds performing under his guidance?

Discover the latest insights into a European automotive supply chain at a critical turning point. The metaphor of the "eternal patient" has never felt more fitting: distressed suppliers are repeatedly revived through...

In the second episode of our podcast mini-series on tech M&A in partnership with Mergermarket, Dirk Besse, Managing Partner of Morrison & Foerster's Berlin office

On January 19, 2021, the 10th amendment to the Act Against Restraints of Competition ("GWB"), the "GWB Digitization Act," came into force. The central regulatory subject of the amendment is the new...

In a highly unusual decision for Germany's Federal Cartel Office (FCO), on December 15, 2008, the agency imposed a fine of €4.5 million against U.S. company Mars, Inc. for violating the bar to closing in Germany pending the completion of the German merger review process.

On 5 October 2012, details were published concerning a 5 September 2012 decision by the German Federal Cartel Office prohibiting a proposed merger between two hospitals in Worms.