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해외 M&A의 법적 쟁점 - Sullivan & Cromwell

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Recent Market and Legal Trends –<br />

General Legal Trends for Public M&A in Germany<br />

General structure:<br />

- Increased public M&A activity (see above)<br />

- Very stable legal framework due to 10-year market experience with German Takeover<br />

Act and (usually) reliable practice of competent regulator (BaFin)<br />

Specific recent trends:<br />

- Stake building: Use of derivatives (e.g., cash-settled equity swaps) in public M&A<br />

transactions in Germany now limited due to changes in German legal regime<br />

- Financing/financing confirmation: Financing confirmations for public takeover offers<br />

for German companies generally need to cover 100% of the shares outstanding.<br />

However, now exceptions in case of certain non-tender commitments available (e.g.,<br />

ENBW, Audi)<br />

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