[DEAL] BMHAVOCATS is advising the Massenberg Group on the acquisition of Aéro Solutions SAS, France, in support of Honert + Partner
The Massenberg Group, a portfolio company of the German fund DPE Deutsche Private Equity (“DPE”), has acquired the French company Aéro Solutions SAS (“Aéro Solutions”). The acquisition is subject to the condition precedent of regulatory approvals. The seller of Aéro Solutions is the company’s founder and president, Sebastian Thielkes, who will continue to lead the [...] [ARBITRATION] Soft law in international arbitration: The Prague Rules one year after their entry into force—a true alternative to the IBA Rules?
International arbitration proceedings, by definition, allow parties to resolve their disputes worldwide. In particular, they allow parties from different jurisdictions and with different legal backgrounds to do so. With the number of international arbitration cases steadily increasing over the past decades, instances in which parties with a common law background faced parties with a civil [...] [ENERGY] France is accelerating the energy transition in industrial and commercial buildings
One after another, two recently adopted regulations will accelerate the “green” transition of commercial and industrial buildings. Here’s a brief overview of the main changes. I. New Rules for Energy Efficiency in “Commercial” Buildings With regard to buildings in the “tertiary” sector (including, in particular, hotels, shopping centers, and office buildings), the Decree [...] [DEAL] Mortgage Refinancing – Raiffeisen Bank International AG
[ARBITRATION] The International Chambers of the Paris Commercial Court and the Paris Court of Appeals
One year after the signing of the Protocol on Proceedings before the International Chamber of the Paris Commercial Court, an appellate body was established within the Paris Court of Appeals[1]. In early 2018, the International Chamber of the Paris Court of Appeal was staffed with multilingual judges, following the model of the International Chamber of [...] [APPOINTMENT] Thibaut Houssel and Stéphane Dassonville – Partners
Following the recent addition of two new partners and the hiring of four new associates to strengthen our teams, we are proud to continue our growth this year by promoting two associates to partners. We value relationships built on trust and place great importance on growing our business together with professionals who share our values. [...] [LABOR LAW] 2019: The Year Employee Representative Bodies Merged
1. The establishment of the Social and Economic Committee (CSE) to replace existing institutions A single, mandatory body for all companies After several successive reforms of the social dialogue, the French-style multi-institutional system of employee representation (D.P., C.H.S.C.T., C.E.) will have completely disappeared by the end of 2019. These three bodies had clearly defined [...] Cross-Border Business Acquisitions and Intercultural Issues
[SAVE THE DATE] Tuesday, May 21, 2019. TheUniversity of Düsseldorf warmly welcomes us to two conferences designed to shed light on cross-border corporate acquisitions and intercultural issues—with a focus on the different approaches taken in France and Germany. Speakers: Dr. Antje Luke, Professors Dr. Sabine Otte-Gräbener and Anne-Sophie Jansen-Lasnier CROSS-BORDER ACQUISITIONS – STRUCTURE AND PRACTICAL [...] [LJA] Cryptocurrencies and Insolvency Proceedings
[ENERGY] The Ups and Downs of French Energy Policy
The “Yellow Vests” protests—which were initially sparked by an increase in environmental taxes on fuel prices—and the more recent Climate Movement protests have brought environmental and energy issues to the forefront. A few weeks before the protests and marches began, the French government released the broad guidelines of the “Multi-Year Energy Plan” ( “PPE”) for [...]