A comprehensive survey from Thomson Reuters has uncovered significant challenges facing in-house legal departments, with mounting financial pressures driving strategic transformations across corporate legal teams. The 2024 State of the Corporate Law Department report indicates that
The surge in in-house legal functions has gone hand in hand with the satisfaction of management, who over the years have become aware of the advantages of in-house counseling: it saves money, it is timely,
Dla Piper acted as the legal advisor to the pool of banks involved in structuring and organizing the German law-regulated “Schuldschein sustainability-linked” loans, for a total amount of 200 million euros successfully placed by Maire in
Baker McKenzie has advised Chicago-based Berlin Packaging, a portfolio company of Oak Hill Capital Partners and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, on its acquisition of RIXIUS AG, a German supplier specialized in rigid packaging
Private equity firms VR Equitypartner and SüdBG have jointly acquired a majority stake in DEKOM AG, a leading international IT provider specializing in customized audiovisual conference and collaboration solutions. DEKOM AG CEO Simon Hä
The International Bar Association (IBA), the largest global association for legal professionals with over 80,000 members and more than 190 bar associations across 175 countries, emphasizes that its commitment to upholding the rule of law significantly contributes to
DLA Piper is strengthening its German real estate practice with the appointment of Dr Gerold Jaeger (PICTURED) as partner in its Dusseldorf office, effective 1 January 2025. Dr Gerold Jaeger has worked for Clifford Chance since 2004 and
Greenberg Traurig has comprehensively advised Peach Property Group, a real estate investor specializing in German residential properties, on the divestment of a residential portfolio. The transaction involved approximately 5,200 residential units, which were sold to an
Angela Kölbl (PICTURED) has been appointed as the new general counsel at Fresenius Medical Care, a German healthcare company which provides kidney dialysis services through a network of more than 4,170 outpatient dialysis centers. With
DLA Piper has advised Elevator Ventures, the venture capital arm of Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI), on a Series A extension investment in Berlin-based AgriTech startup Klim. EV II is a fund backed by RBI, Raiffeisen-Holding
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