(1) Market Trends SPA (purchase price mechanisms, earn-outs, vendor loans, ESG clauses) and W&I (e.g. knowledge concepts)

(2) Legal update on current financing trends and terms

(3) Legal update on recent developments in restructuring

(4) MEP – Update on recent developments regarding profit participation rights)

(5) Recent case law and developments in Germany regarding reinvestments / roll-overs as well as regulatory relief for large midcap companies

(6) Brief update regarding Omnibus CSRD and EU Regulatory

(7) Sector-specific updates on recent legislative developments in Germany, including

• Healthcare & MedTech (including Hospital Transformation Fund Act, amendments to the implants register)
• Brief update on recent energy legislation and developments
• Implications of the new US tariffs regime for portfolio companies in Germany
• Professional Service Firms

Despite all the uncertainties that the M&A market is confronted with, an upgoing trend can be seen and the development in the market continues rapidly. In particular, in financial aspects the market continues to develop new practices to secure its stability and therefore secure the ongoing of M&A transactions despite tough times.

Finally, our experts would be delighted to provide you with an outlook on new opportunities and the developments and trends PE investors are facing based on the ongoing negotiations of the new coalition’s agreement of the incoming German government.