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Schilling, Zutt & Anschütz has advised the Swiss Pohl family on the acquisition of the Belgian hotel group comprising the two luxury hotels "La Butte aux Bois" (Lanaken) and "Stiemerheide" (Genk). The two restaurants "La Source", located in the La Butte aux Bois (two Michelin stars), and "La Kristalijn", located in the Stiemerheide (one Michelin star), also belong to the hotel group. The... >>>

Schilling, Zutt & Anschütz continues its growth path with the addition of M&A and Capital Markets expert Dr. Martin Gross-Langenhoff.

On 24 November 2020, the European Parliament endorsed Directive (EU) 2020/1828 on representative actions for the protection of the collective interests of consumers. The Directive, which establishes common rules on class actions for all EU Member States, is designed to strengthen the protection of consumers enforcing their rights against companies. To this end, certain qualified entities (such as... >>>

Schilling, Zutt & Anschütz advised Balcke-Dürr GmbH on the sale of Balcke-Dürr Rothemühle GmbH to British Howden Group with a team led by partner Dr Martin Kolbinger.

Rules on foreign investment have long been the subject of considerable discussion and public interest in Germany. The Siemens/Alstom merger, which was ultimately blocked by the European Commission, and the perceived role of the German government in the aborted Deutsche Bank/Commerzbank merger are vivid recent examples of this development. The German Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy... >>>

On 1 November 2020, English-speaking Commercial Courts opened for business in Mannheim and Stuttgart as part of a general drive to increase the Germany’s attractiveness as a hub for international dispute resolution. The new Commercial Courts are intended to provide an alternative to both arbitration and to the national courts of other jurisdictions, particularly as regards high-value commercial... >>>

Schilling, Zutt & Anschütz has advised one of the two owners of Laufer Zahntechnik GmbH, Mannheim, on the sale of all shares of the company and its subsidiary intellident GmbH, Mannheim, to DELABO.GROUP GmbH, Düsseldorf.

Schilling, Zutt & Anschütz advised the shareholders and founders of ioxp GmbH, Mannheim, on the sale of all shares to Parametric Technology Holding Germany GmbH, Unterschleißheim, a subsidiary of PTC Inc.

On 15 September, the creditors' meeting of Galvanoform Gesellschaft für Galvanoplastik mbH has agreed unanimously at the Local Court Offenburg (Amtsgericht Offenburg) on the insolvency plan prepared by the self-administration, allowing the company to withdraw from the insolvency proceedings soon. The insolvency plan includes saving some 140 jobs at both company sites in Lahr, Germany.

Schilling, Zutt & Anschütz advises Nolte GmbH & Co. KGaA on the carve out of its subgroup Nolte Furniture. The seven companies based in Germersheim, Rhineland Palatinate (comprising Nolte Möbel GmbH & Co. KG, Express Möbel GmbH & Co. KG, Express Möbel Geschäftsführungsgesellschaft mbH, Nolte Geschäftsführungsgesellschaft mbH, Rhein Logistik GmbH, Nolte Service GmbH and Nolte Mobel (UK) Ldt.), will... >>>

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Schilling, Zutt & Anschütz is expanding its transaction practice with new partner Dr. Martin Kolbinger (46) who has joined SZA's Munich office on August 1, 2020.

Also in competition law the first half of 2020 was dominated by the coronavirus, which lead to legislative as well as procedural measures. In addition, the newsletter deals with further exciting developments in German competition law, above all the spectacular decisions in the Facebook and Rail Cartel cases, which will bring about interesting legal developments.

Schilling, Zutt & Anschütz advised Südzucker AG on the renewal of a EUR 600 million commercial paper programme. DZ BANK AG is arranger of the programme and ten banks have been appointed as dealers. Deutsche Bank AG acts as issuing and paying agent.

SZA Schilling, Zutt & Anschütz advised ISARIA Wohnbau AG on the sale of ONE GROUP to SORAVIA Group. ISARIA Wohnbau AG is one of the leading project developers in Munich. ONE GROUP is an established provider of investment products in the residential real estate segment. In recent years, the company has issued and reinvested investment products with a total volume of over EUR 450 million.