Hengeler Mueller advises bank syndicate on sustainability-related refinancing of Dürr AG
As part of its sustainability-oriented refinancing Dürr AG has signed a EUR 750 m syndicated credit facility. The syndicated loan consists of a cash facility of EUR 500 m and a letters of credit facility of EUR 250 m. The interest rate is inter alia adjusted subject to a sustainability rating provided by the agency …
The National Regulation On The Security Of “nis” In Austria Should Be Of Interest To You
Good things come to those who wait? Finally, the main implementing regulation for the Austrian Law on Network and Information System Security (Netz- und Informationssystemsicherheitsgesetz, "NISG") was published last week. It serves primarily to define which companies are actually affected by the NISG. Now it is getting serious for the operators of "essential services". What …
Several Questions regarding ICP/EDI
Author: Jack KOO, Partner of V&T Law Firm, Email: [email protected] Dear reader, Many people in practice are sort of confused about the definitions of ICP and EDI, and have some un-answered queries about related issues. We hereby submit this Memo regarding our detailed answers or analysis on the captioned for your reference.
Pre-1995 Leases in Malta
Recently, the Maltese courts may have possibly brought about the beginning of the end of a legal and social question concerning landowners who were, and still are, subjected to pre-1995 rent laws. The judgement given in Anthony Debono et v. Avukat Generali et., may prove to be a milestone in Maltese rent laws.
Regulation on Radio, Television and On-Demand Broadcasts on the Internet
Regulation on Provision of Radio, Television and On-Demand Broadcasts on Internet Medium has been published on the Official Gazette of August 1, 2019. The main aim of the Regulation is to regulate the internet broadcasts.
AVELLUM advises joint lead managers on EUR600 mln and USD335 mln Naftogaz Eurobond issue
AVELLUM acted as the Ukrainian legal counsel to the joint lead managers, Citigroup Global Markets Limited and Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch, with respect to EUR600 million and USD335 million Eurobond offering of Naftogaz of Ukraine.
IS SILENCE GOLDEN? The added value of emergency media response plans
In the words of WARREN BUFFET: “IT TAKES 20 YEARS TO BUILD A REPUTATION AND FIVE MINUTES TO RUIN IT. IF YOU THINK ABOUT THAT, YOU’LL DO THINGS DIFFERENTLY.”
PSD2 Implemented into Maltese Law: What now?
On the 2nd August 2019, Bill 89 of 2019, entitled “Various Financial Services Laws (Amendment) Act, 2019” was published in the Government Gazette to become Act XXVI of 2019. This law will effectively amend the Banking Act (Chapter 371 of the Laws of Malta) and Financial Institutions Act (Chapter 376 of the Laws of Malta), …
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AVELLUM advises Cornerstone Partners on acquisition of CoreValue
AVELLUM acted as the Ukrainian legal counsel to Cornerstone Partners, a co-owner of IT Kontrakt, a Polish IT Company, on the acquisition of CoreValue, a US-headquartered IT service provider with Ukrainian roots.
How much does it cost to use “proprietary” TM?
For many international companies, it is a common practice to allow the use of their trademarks (TM) to all group companies on a free of charge basis. Some parent companies do not even have a right to charge the royalty payments from their subsidiaries, as this contradicts the company’s policy. In the case of subsidiaries …
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