A. MORTGAGES 1. Can security be granted to a foreign lender? Yes. In general, there are no restrictions on the ownership of land or the taking and enforcing of security rights by a foreign party. 2...

Berlin – GOLDBECK SOLAR Investment and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) have signed an agreement to establish the joint venture company GOLDBECK SOLAR Investment Ukraine on the sidelines of the Ukraine Recovery Conference. Completion of the transaction is subject to the usual regulatory approvals. The aim of the joint venture is to develop, finance, build and operate solar energy projects in Ukraine, thereby supporting Ukraine's energy independence and resilience. GOLDBECK SOLAR Investment Ukraine plans to realize up to 500 MWp of solar projects in the next three to five years. Construction of the first solar park is set to begin in autumn 2024. GOLDBECK SOLAR wants to set an example with the joint venture. The company sees great potential in Ukraine and is confident that it will not only make a sustainable contribution to the country's energy supply, but also encourage other companies to follow this path. GOLDBECK SOLAR and the EBRD have already worked together on previous debt financing transactions in Poland and Kazakhstan. An international CMS team headed by lead partner Dr Igor Stenzel provided comprehensive legal advice to GOLDBECK SOLAR Investment during the negotiation of the agreements to establish the joint venture. GOLDBECK SOLAR Investment GmbH, based in Hirschberg an der Bergstraße in Baden-Wuerttem­berg, is part of the GOLDBECK SOLAR Group, a leading global provider of EPC and O&M services. Founded in 2018, the company specializes in project development, acquisition and sales, structuring, financing and asset management from the owner's perspective. It is currently active in twelve countries and has a project development portfolio of over four GWp and a project portfolio of completed assets of over 440 MWp. CMS Germany Dr Igor Stenzel, Lead Part­ner Al­ex­an­der Gaul, Associate Dr Hanna Heimrath, Research Associate, all Corporate/M&A Dr Jens Moraht, Partner, Banking, Finance & Insurance Dr Rolf Hempel, Partner Elisa Götz, Associate, both Antitrust, Competition & Trade Dr Martin Friedberg, Partner, Tax law CMS Ukraine Vitaliy Radchenko, Partner, Energy Olga Belyakova, Partner Mykola Heletiy, Senior Associate, both Com­pet­i­tion Mari­ana Saienko, Senior Associate, Corporate/M&APress Con­tact presse@cms-hs. com  

Leipzig – DIVICON MEDIA HOLDING GmbH, a full-service provider for broadcasting companies, has been sold to the radio solutions provider UPLINK NETWORK GmbH. Both companies are leaders in German broadcasting operations for FM and DAB+ and the merger marks a milestone in the development of terrestrial broadcasting in Germany. Under the UPLINK brand, the merged companies will play a leading role in FM and DAB+ and offer a wide range of services in broadcasting operations, radio technology and audio services. The parties have agreed not to disclose details of the transaction. In addition to the radio company REGIOCAST, UPLINK is also backed by the family offices COMPASS HEADING GmbH, DOHLBERG GmbH, Quidam Beteiligungen GmbH and Medienpool Beteiligungs GmbH. The UPLINK Group has repeatedly been recognised by the business magazine FOCUS Business and the information service STATISTA as the fastest growing tele­com­mu­nic­a­tions company in Germany.A CMS team headed by Stefanie Pech advised the shareholders of DIVICON MEDIA HOLDING GmbH on all legal aspects of the transaction. Press Con­tact presse@cms-hs. com

Berlin – Sunlight Group Energy Storage Systems, a technology company headquartered in Athens, specializing in innovative industrial mobility batteries for the intralogistics sector and Energy Storage...

Berlin – Sunlight Group Energy Storage Systems (Sunlight Group), a technology company headquartered in Athens, Greece, specializing in integrated and innovative industrial and off-road energy storage...

Berlin – Berlin-based home24 SE, a leading pure-play home & living e-commerce platform in continental Europe and Brazil, has acquired all the shares in Butlers, a retailer of homeware, decorations and...

Berlin – Mutec Technologie GmbH has sold PROAUT TECHNOLOGY GmbH to Photonics Systems Holding GmbH. PROAUT is an innovative provider of process automation solutions in the fields of mi­cro­elec­tron­ics...

Berlin – Solidus Solutions, a leading European provider for sustainable packaging for the food industry, has acquired Mölle GmbH, a producer of sustainable partitions and inserts for the packaging...

Berlin – GETI WILBA Holding, a company specialising in frozen products, has acquired the business operations of apetito convenience AG & Co. KG. The buyer is a portfolio company of equity fund CMP German...

Berlin – CMS has advised key infrastructure fund client Equitix on the conditional acquisition of stakes in six public-private partnership (PPP) projects held by DIF Capital Partners. The projects are...