Negotiating Effective Contracts & Dealing with Disputes

Multi-national corporations will always have a wide range of different contracts in placeat any one time, be they with contractors, suppliers, vendors, clients or intellectual property licensors, among other parties. Drawing up and negotiating those contracts effectively will, inevitably involve in-house counsel, particularly the more complex contracts requiring bespoke wording and specific clauses. Many experts […]

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BREXIT – Consequences for “German” Limiteds

Right now, no one knows whether we will see a regulated or an unregulated Brexit. However, it becomes more and more likely that there will be an unregulated Brexit, presumably on the 12th April 2019. The Brexit forebodes legal difficulties for Limited Liability companies (Limiteds) with registered office in England (Companies House in Cardiff) and […]

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IR ‘Dealmakers’ Conference, Rome 2019

Urs Breitsprecher sat with IR Global and spoke about AQUAN, how he uses his IR membership and his experience with the network, his involvement at the ‘Dealmakers’ conference in Rome, his role in the new MENA group and then explains his role on the M&A committee and what initiatives are in place to support the […]

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BREXIT – NO-DEAL: Entrance to the EU single market or from the EU to UK market

The day of 29 March 2019 draws dreadfully close and many companies with branches or subsidiaries in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland are unsure about what consequences the withdrawal of the UK from the European Union, nowadays better known as Brexit, will really entail for their business and what adjustments may […]

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Fact or fake? 8 Questions regarding the General Data Protection Regulation

(Part 4/4) In times of digitisation, countless opportunities are emerging for businesses, as well as completely new risks. “Data is the oil of the 21st century”, many people say. To further control the commercialisation of personal data and to limit incidents such as Cambridge Analytical and Facebook in the future, the European General Data Protection […]

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IR ‘Dealmakers’ Rome 2019

We are delighted to announce that AQUAN are headline sponsor of the upcoming IR Global ‘Dealmakers’ conference in Rome. The IR Global “Dealmakers” Conference is part of IR Global ‘Dealmakers’ series which were launched in 2017 and is an exciting opportunity for all participants to directly connect with ‘Dealmakers’ across the world who are working […]

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Fact or fake? 8 Questions regarding the General Data Protection Regulation

(Part 3/4) In times of digitisation, countless opportunities are emerging for businesses, as well as completely new risks. “Data is the oil of the 21st century”, many people say. To further control the commercialisation of personal data and to limit incidents such as Cambridge Analytical and Facebook in the future, the European General Data Protection […]

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Steuerliche Behandlung eines ausländischen Investments in deutsche Immobilien (Teil 2): Grundzüge der Umsatzsteuer

In Fortsetzung des Teil 1 der steuerrechtlichen Behandlung eines ausländischen Investments in deutsche Immobilien, bei welchem die deutsche Ertragsteuer im Mittelpunkt der Betrachtung stand und auf einkommen-​, bzw. körperschaft-​, grunderwerbsteuer- sowie gewerbesteuerrechtliche Fragestellungen eingegangen wurde, werden in diesem daran anknüpfenden Teil 2 die Grundzüge der Umsatzsteuer ausländischen Investments in deutsche Immobilien veranschaulicht. Die Umsatzsteuer ist […]

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Fact or Fake? 8 Questions regarding the General Protection Regulation

(Part 2/4) In times of digitisation, countless opportunities are emerging for businesses, as well as completely new risks. “Data is the oil of the 21st century”, many people say. To further control the commercialisation of personal data and to limit incidents such as Cambridge Analytical and Facebook in the future, the European General Data Protection […]

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