GvW Graf von Westphalen has advised EXHEAT Group Ltd on the acquisition of the German SEICO Group. The UK based EXHEAT Group Ltd is a world class provider of hazardous area heating and control solutions that has extensive global experience in electrical, mechanical and thermal design. With over 20 years of experience serving operators and contractors in […]
It is with pleasure that we bring to you the new edition of our M&A Yearbook, setting out a brief summary of GESSEL’s work in this field in 2018 – a busy, yet satisfying year! In 2018, our M&A team applied its expertise to almost 30 transactions, up from 20 in 2017. We were accorded the […]
GESSEL once again appears in the prestigious ranking of law firms compiled by Chambers Global (in the 2019 edition). Dr Beata Gessel-Kalinowska vel Kalisz is named in Dispute Resolution: Most in Demand Arbitrators, and Leszek Koziorowski – in capital markets. In Corporate/M&A, meanwhile, recommendations go to Małgorzata Badowska, Marcin Macieszczak, Christian Schmidt and Maciej Kożuchowski. Apart from that, GESSEL as a whole is distinguished in the Corporate/M&Acategory. We are particularly pleased with […]
The Chambers Europe 2019 ranking yet again affirms the strong market standing of our firm, highlighting three of our departments and according seven individual recommendations to our lawyers. Chambers Europe 2019 distinguishes GESSEL in the categories of: Capital Markets Corporate/M&A Private Equity Apart from that, Dr Beata Gessel-Kalinowska vel Kalisz is named in Dispute Resolution: Most in Demand […]
The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (“Code”) is one of the most dynamic legislations in the recent times and is being interpreted by the courts to expand the ambit of the Code and also possibly provide maximum benefit to both financial and operational creditors whose dues are long outstanding. One of the recent changes was […]
The Hon’ble Supreme Court of India, in its judgment pronounced on January 7, 2019 in the case of Birla Institute of Technology vs. State of Jharkhand [Civil Appeal No. 2530 of 2012] (“BIT Case”), had held that teachers were not employees for the purposes of Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 (“PG Act”) and therefore not […]
Supreme Court Re-Affirms the Inclusion of Allowances for Determining Provident Fund Contributions The Hon’ble Supreme Court of India vides its judgment passed on February 28, 2019, in the case of The Regional Provident Fund Commissioner (II) West Bengal vs. Vivekananda Vidyamandir and Others (clubbed with certain other civil appeals) has re-affirmed the position concerning the […]
Large unpaid debts and continuing defaults by borrowers require the banks and financial institutions to initiate proceedings for recovery of dues against the principal borrowers as well as the guarantors under various legislations and forums, including the Securitization and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 for enforcement of security against […]
Registration is now open for “Dispute Resolution in M&A Transactions”, the international conference organised by ICC Poland and GESSEL in collaboration with ICC International Court of Arbitration and LEWIATAN Arbitration Court! The 5th edition of Dispute Resolution in M&A Transactions Conference will take place on 23-24 May 2019 at the Museum of the History of Polish […]
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on August 31, 2018, notified the Foreign Exchange Management (Establishment in India of a branch office or liaison office or a project office or any other place of business) (Amendment) Regulations, 2018 (Amendment Regulations). The limited amendments, at first glance, appear to simply clarify that the RBI and the […]
Innoactive GmbH is receiving financing to expand its virtual and augmented reality technologies. Unternehmertum Venture Capital Partners (UVC Partners) and Capnamic Ventures are participating with a total of € 4.4 million in the Munich startup. GvW Graf von Westphalen advised Innoactive in this series A financing round. Innoactive develops virtual and augmented reality software solutions […]
Investment funds advised by PREMIUM Equity Partners, Frankfurt am Main, have acquired majority participation in the CLARUS Film Group located in Dietzenbach near Frankfurt. GvW Graf von Westphalen advised the two managing directors of CLARUS Films who will continue to hold shares in the business. The seller in this transaction is PINOVA Capital, an independent […]