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21/06/2019
CMS - Focusing on Funds - Transfer tax changes affecting fund and deal...
This Focussing on Funds looks at recent transfer tax developments in the UK and Germany which will have an impact on the transfer market and acquisition and fund struc­tu­ring.  A recent English court...
17/06/2019
Private Equity & Venture Capital: Volatility in Valuations?
Valuations remain high and new investments likely to be lower than in 2018. The market trend is still regarded as 'sel­ler-friend­ly' for the time being. Political and economic uncertainty both are likely...
23/10/2018
CMS - Focusing on Funds - AIFMD pre-marketing proposals
This Focusing on Funds update looks at the hot topic of funds marketing and proposals for a pre-marketing regime for alternative investment funds. This is an area we are often asked to advise on as various...
27/09/2018
Dutch court allows Securities claims against Brazilian Petrobras and D&O's
On 1 September 2018, a Rotterdam court allowed a Dutch claim vehicle to sue the Brazilian company Petrobras, its Board of Executive Officers and its Dutch subsidiaries Petrobras Global Finance (PGF)...
11/06/2018
Sunrise’s CHF 500m Swiss Towers sale lights up M & A market
In one of the most prestigious deals in the Swiss M&A market last year, a cross-border CMS team advised Sunrise, the number two Swiss te­le­com­mu­ni­ca­ti­ons operator, on the sale of Swiss Towers AG for...
07/05/2018
ICOs – new means of fundraising
At first glance, it is hard to believe and to understand the claim of enthusiasts that Blockchain technology is supposed to be comparable with the spread of the internet in the 90s. It would therefore...
02/05/2018
Initial Coin Offerings in the Netherlands
Initial Coin Offerings ("ICOs”) seem to be the hype of the virtual currency community. ICOs are means for companies to collect money. Instead of writing long business plans and conducting endless pitches...
20/06/2017
Shareholder Activism: A European Perspective
In recent years, there has been significant growth in shareholder activism. These “activist shareholders” are fund managers (typically hedge funds) who usually acquire minority interests in listed...
10/06/2016
Market Abuse Regulation: impact on companies listed in the Netherlands
National market abuse prohibitions will be replaced by the Market Abuse Regulation as of 3 July 2016. The Market Abuse Regulation will make significant changes to how inside information is dealt with...
14/12/2014
New Alternative Investment Funds Rules included in recent amendments
The First Chamber of the Dutch Parliament November 18, 2014, adopted the Amendment Act Financial Markets 2015 (Wijzigingswet financiële markten 2015, the ''Amendment Act''). The Amendment Act contains...
18/11/2014
Amendment Act Financial Markets 2015
Earlier today, the First Chamber of the Dutch Parliament adopted the Amendment Act Financial Markets 2015 (Wijzigingswet financiële markten 2015, the "Amendment Act"). The Amendment Act contains substantive...
18/12/2013
Extension of the prohibition on commission
Yesterday the Amendment Decree Financial Markets 2014 (Wij­zi­gings­be­sluit financiële markten 2014, the “Amendment Decree”) was published. The Amendment Decree changes a number of governmental decrees...