In a previous update on the German law perspective regarding bunker supplies, some significant problems associated with bunker supplies under German law were highlighted (for further details please see "Bunker supplies – maritime lien and risk of vessel arrest").
Key point
The restructuring of the AVK Group shows what chances the “Law for Further Facilitating the Restructuring of Companies” provides regarding the restructuring of group entities in the group structure and incorporating them back into the group.
Background
Report contents:
German Federal Court of Justice decision paves the way for bond restructurings under 2009 Bonds Act.
This post addresses the question of how retention of title (“ROT”) provisions are effectively agreed to as part of the contractual relationship between a supplier and its German customer under German law.
This is the second part of a two-part article on ways to restructure debt taken up by a German company. The first part looked at financings governed by English law, this second part deals with German law-governed debt.
Part II – Financings governed by German law (restructuring through protective shield proceedings or schemes of arrangement)
INTRODUCTION
Die Frage der Kompetenzverteilung zwischen dem Vorstand und der Hauptversammlung der AG ist ein Dauerthema des Aktienrechts. Der Autor entwickelt ein eigenes Konzept zur dogmatischen Begründung ungeschriebener Hauptversammlungskompetenzen und untersucht, ob für den Börsenrückzug und die fakultative Insolvenzantragstellung eine Zustimmung der Hauptversammlung erforderlich ist. Der Autor lehnt die Frosta-Entscheidung des BGH ab und vertritt die Ansicht, dass der Börsenrückzug (reguläres Delisting wie auch das Downlisting) wertungsmäßig mit den in § 119 Abs. 1 Nr.
Ausgangssituation