Hot off the press, yesterday evening, 29 September 2026, the German Government’s expert committee presented the eagerly awaited proposal for a new “location clause” (Standortklausel) to incentivize pharmaceutical R&D and manufacturing in Germany. Under this proposal, pharmaceutical companies can apply
Podcast | Banks M&A “bitesize”: Episode 1 – Bail in clauses
Introducing DealPoint: Banks M&A Bitesize, our new podcast series which takes a short, focused look at some of the legal and regulatory issues that can shape bank M&A transactions.
In the first episode Jochen Vester, Counsel based in our Frankfurt
Freshfields advises Dürr on promissory note loan placement
Global law firm Freshfields advised Dürr AG on the successful placement of a promissory note loan totaling €200m. The proceeds from the issuance will be used for general corporate financing.
The Dürr Group is a leading global manufacturer of machinery
Germany Reviews a New Pharma “Location Clause” (Standortklausel) for Pricing & Reimbursement Incentives – Improvement or Worsening for the Pharmaceutical Industry?
Hot off the press, yesterday evening, 29 September 2026, the German Government’s expert committee presented the eagerly awaited proposal for a new “location clause” (Standortklausel) to incentivize pharmaceutical R&D and manufacturing in Germany. Under this proposal, pharmaceutical companies can apply
Freshfields advises DEUTZ again on cash capital increase via accelerated bookbuilding
Global law firm Freshfields has advised DEUTZ AG, a company listed on the MDAX, on its cash capital increase via accelerated bookbuilding. Approximately 15.3 million new shares were issued to institutional investors at a placement price of €11.70 per share,
Life Science Legal Strategy Summit relocates to Frankfurt with IPKat discount on Early Bird rate
Kat-approved networkingThe Katfriends at Kisaco Research wish to inform IPKat readers that the Life Science Legal Strategy Summit is relocating to Frankfurt for 2026, taking place at the Frankfurt Marriott Hotel on 13-14 October. The agenda is available here.Now in
Frankfurt
The D&O Diary is on assignment this week in Europe, with the first stop in the German city of Frankfurt. Frankfurt is the premier financial hub of continental Europe, serving as the seat of the European Central Bank and
English Part 26A Restructuring Plans no longer recognised in Germany in respect of German law governed debt held by German creditors
In a judgment of 9 July 2025 the Landgericht Frankfurt am Main (District Court of Frankfurt am Main) held (case 2-12 O 239/24) that a Part 26A plan sanctioned by the English High Court is not enforceable in Germany and
Taft FinTech Chair to Speak at the WTS Global Shaping Tomorrow’s Capital Markets Conference in Frankfurt
Richard B. Levin, the Chair of Taft’s FinTech Practice will be a speaker on a panel discussion titled “Tokenisation, DLT, and the Digitisation of Financial Markets” at the WTS Global Shaping Tomorrow’s Capital Markets conference on October 9 in Frankfurt, Germany. The
Frankfurt and Berlin
Frankfurt am Main
The D&O Diary’s European travels continued last week with two stops in Germany — first, a stop in Frankfurt, the country’s business and financial center, and with a further stop over the weekend in Berlin, the country’s