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RAUE LLP advises GASAG in search for strategic partner for BEGA.tec |
15 April 2013
RAUE LLP advises the Berlin gas supplier GASAG Berliner Gaswerke AG in its search for a strategic partner for its subsidiary BEGA.tec. GASAG GmbH is the largest municipal gas supplier in Western Europe. BEGA.tec specializes in the technical operation, management and optimization of equipment and instrumentation of gas net and gas plant operators. GASAG intends to sell a stake in BEGA.tec as well as continue to hold shares in BEGA.tec.
RAUE advises GASAG on all aspects of this project, both in the preparation and execution of the transaction, as well as in the design of the future partnership.
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Landmark for RAUE LLP: Bundesrat confirms Ancillary Copyright Law for Press Publishers on the Internet |
22 March 2013
The ancillary copyright law for press publishers has passed the Bundesrat, Germany’s Federal Assembly, and comes into force. After the Bundestag by a majority of the CDU, CSU and FDP parties had decided to incorporate an ancillary right for press publishers into the copyright law on 1 March 2012, this law was confirmed by the Bundesrat today. The proposal to transfer the proposed legislation in the Conciliation Committee ("Vermittlungsausschuss") was not followed by the majority of the Bundesrat. With this decision, a significant advance to strengthen the rights of press publishers on the Internet, accompanied by RAUE partners Prof. Jan Hegemann and Dr. Robert Heine, turns into law.
Publishers are now granted a reservation for authorization for the commercial use of their press articles through internet services such as search engines and news aggregators. So far, press publishers had no way of preventing the spread of their intellectual property on the Internet, causing significant losses in revenue otherwise reached through advertisements in print media.
The coalition agreement of 2009 had already approved an ancillary copyright law for press publishers which was confirmed on 4 March 2012 by the coalition committee and has now been implemented by legislature.
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RAUE LLP advises Walter de Gruyter on the acquisition of science publisher Oldenbourg Wissenschaftsverlag and Akademie Verlag |
5 March 2013
RAUE LLP advised the science publisher Walter de Gruyter GmbH (Berlin) on the acquisition of Oldenbourg WissenschaftsVerlag GmbH (Munich) and Akademie Verlag GmbH (Berlin) by Franz Cornelsen Bildungsgruppe. The transaction took place in the form of a share deal in an international bidding process. The Share Purchase Agreement was notarized on 25 February and completed on 1 March 2013 coming into effect on 1 January 2013.
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RAUE LLP sponsors SuperReturn 2013 |
5 February 2013
RAUE LLP again sponsors the internationally acclaimed Private Equity and Venture Capital Conference SuperReturn taking place from 25 to 28 February in Berlin. Just as in previous years, Prof. Dr. Andreas Nelle serves as Chair of the German Summit Day.
SuperReturn is an annual event attracting more 1,400 participants each year.
For further information on SuperReturn 2012, please visit: http://www.icbi-superreturn.com/page?xtssot=0 To receive a ticket discount, please enter the code: VIP: FKR2337EMSNS when registering.
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RAUE LLP defends contribution system of Berlin Chamber of Industry and Commerce |
28 January 2013
Raue LLP successfully represented the Berlin Chamber of Industry and Commerce in two proceedings before the Higher Administrative Court of Berlin-Brandenburg questioning the effectiveness of the fee regulations of the chamber.
The Higher Administrative Court followed the arguments of the chamber of industry and commerce on all issues and confirmed in particular the regulations contained in the contribution system that refer to large companies. The decisions of the Higher Administrative Court are final and of fundamental importance for all chambers of industry and commerce in Germany.
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