In the event of a merger, the absorbing entity is generally obliged to grant shares to the shareholder of the transferring entity (so-called obligation to grant shares). If this is not desired by the shareholder of the transferring entity, it may waive its right to receive shares pursuant to Sect. 54 (1) sentence 3 German Transformation…
The Fourth EU Anti-Money Laundering Directive has been implemented in Germany in June 2017, inter alia with a more or less completely revised German Anti-Money Laundering Act (Geldwäschegesetz, “GWG”). The GWG will be effective on June 26, 2017, which is the deadline for the implementation of the Fourth EU Anti-Money Laundering Directive…
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