In the Play of Regulations: Outlook on Relevant Legislative Changes for the M&A Practice in Germany in 2025

Client Alert  |  March 13, 2025


An overview of certain recent developments and legislative changes that may affect the M&A market and the transaction business in Germany, originally published in M&A Review, 36, Volume 1-2/2025.

Gibson Dunn partner Sonja Ruttmann, of counsel Silke Beiter, and associates Maximilian Schniewind and Yannick Oberacker from our Munich office co-authored In the Play of Regulations: Outlook on Relevant Legislative Changes for the M&A Practice in 2025, originally published in M&A Review on February 13, 2025. The article gives an overview of certain recent developments and legislative changes that may going forward affect the M&A market and the transaction business in Germany.

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Sonja Ruttmann, Silke Beiter, Maximilian Schniewind und Yannick Oberacker aus Gibson Dunns Münchner Büro fassen in ihrem Artikel Im Spiel der Verordnungen: Ein Ausblick auf relevante Gesetzesänderungen für die M&A-Praxis 2025, der am 13. Februar 2025 in der M&A Review erschien, ausgewählte aktuelle Entwicklungen und Gesetzesänderungen mit Blick auf den M&A-Markt und das Transaktionsgeschäft in Deutschland zusammen.

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The following Gibson Dunn lawyers prepared this article: Sonja Ruttmann, Silke Beiter, Maximilian Schniewind, and Yannick Oberacker.

Gibson Dunn’s lawyers are available to assist in addressing any questions you may have regarding these developments. For further information, please contact the Gibson Dunn lawyer with whom you usually work, any leader or member of the firm’s Mergers and Acquisitions or Private Equity practice groups, or the authors in Munich:

Sonja Ruttmann (+49 89 189 33 256, sruttmann@gibsondunn.com)
Silke Beiter (+49 89 189 33 271, sbeiter@gibsondunn.com)
Maximilian Schniewind (+49 89 189 33 274, mschniewind@gibsondunn.com)
Yannick Oberacker (+49 89 189 33 282, yoberacker@gibsondunn.com)

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