New liability rules for artificial intelligence in the European Union

There’s a lot going on in the EU about Artificial Intelligence – Artificial Intelligence (AI) is at the heart of the EU’s strategy for creating a digital single market, and too this end, a number of EU legal documents have seen the light of day over the last several years. However, in April 2021, the …

Mathias Drescher: A New Attorney at Binder Grösswang

Binder Grösswang has added a new attorney to its banking & finance team. Since the end of November, Attorney-at-Law Mathias Drescher (32) has been strengthening the successful finance team led by Binder Grösswang partners Stefan Tiefenthaler and Emanuel Welten.

Bär & Karrer Advised Interogo Holding on Pre-IPO Investment in ABB E-Mobility

The long-term equity strategy fund of Interogo Holding is a foundation-owned international investment group based in Switzerland. Bär & Karrer advised the fund in connection with an investment related to the CHF 200 million pre-IPO placements of ABB E-Mobility. ABB E-Mobility is a global leader in electric vehicle (EV) charging solutions.

GSK Stockmann berät B&B Hotels bei der Errichtung von Ladeinfrastrukturen für Elektrofahrzeuge

GSK Stockmann hat die B&B Hotels Germany GmbH beim Abschluss eines Vertrages für die Errichtung und den Betrieb von Elektroladestationen für Elektrofahrzeuge an über 150 B&B Hotels-Standorten in Deutschland umfassend rechtlich beraten.

bpv Huegel advises Triton on the sale of dogado group to Cinven and Ontario Teachers

bpv Huegel advised European Directories Group, a portfolio company of Triton Partners on the sale of dogado group to international private equity firm Cinven and leading global investor Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board.

PNSA advised Electromontaj on the acquisition of Hidroconstructia and ABC Asigurari Reasigurari

PNSA advised Electromontaj, the energy construction market leader in Romania, on the acquisition of Hidroconstructia, the largest Romanian company specialized in the field of hydropower and hydrotechnical constructions. The transaction also includes the subsidiaries of Hidroconstructia, namely ABC Asigurari Reasigurari, Hidroturism and Hidroedil.

India jumps to sixth position in patent filings

Worldwide intellectual property registrations in 2021 have shown an increase over the previous years. 3.4 million patent applications have been received by various patent offices around the world, out of which more than one-third have been received by the local patent offices of China. Receiving 1.59 million patent applications, China registered an increase of 5.5% …

Eversheds Sutherland berät die Johnson Matthey plc beim Verkauf der Johnson Matthey Piezo Products GmbH an die Hoerbiger Holding AG

Eversheds Sutherland hat die Johnson Matthey plc beim Verkauf der Johnson Matthey Piezo Products GmbH an eine Tochtergesellschaft der Hoerbiger Holding AG beraten. Das Geschäft des verkauften Unternehmens besteht in der Entwicklung, Konstruktion, Produktion und Vermarktung von auf technischer Keramik basierten Komponenten.

DEALMELDUNG: GSK Stockmann berät die Niedersachsen Ports GmbH & Co. KG bei der Finanzierung eines LNG-Terminals in Stade-Bützfleth mit einem Darlehensvolumen von 100 Millionen Euro

GSK Stockmann hat die Niedersachsen Ports GmbH & Co. KG („NPorts“) bei der Finanzierung der Errichtung eines LNG-Terminals in Stade-Bützfleth in Höhe von 100 Millionen Euro beraten. Darlehensgeber ist die Norddeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale. Das Projekt wird außerdem von der Bundesrepublik Deutschland und dem Land Niedersachsen mitfinanziert.

THREE LAW FIRMS ON THE TAKEOVER OF SHIPUP’S CONTROL BY GLOBAL BLUE

The Swiss group Global Blue, a leader in the tourist tax-free sector, finalized on October 31 of this year the acquisition of a majority stake in Shipup, an innovative player in the post-purchase e-commerce market.