Osborne Clarke has advised video game marketers Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe on the acquisition of a majority stake in German game designer Limbic Entertainment. Limbic Entertainment was founded in 2002 by Stephan Winter and Alexander Frey and has since developed over 20 titles. The studio based in Langen, Germany, which...

The European Commission's proposal for corporate sustainability due diligence will involve changing practical expectations for businesses operating in the EU. While the Directive itself has road to travel before coming into effect, and then the hurdles of Member State implementation to clear, the proposal gives another strong steer as to...

There is an increasing focus across Europe on human rights due diligence, supply chain transparency and modern slavery risks. In March 2021, the European Parliament adopted a resolution with recommendations to the European Commission and a draft Directive on Corporate Due Diligence and Corporate Accountability calling on the European Union...

Osborne Clarke has advised PharmaDrug, Inc. (Toronto, Canada) on its agreement dated May 31, 2022 with Khiron Life Sciences Corp. (Vancouver, Canada) to sell all of the outstanding shares in Pharmadrug Production GmbH, the company's wholly-owned German subsidiary. Pharmadrug Production GmbH is a medical cannabis distributor, with a schedule I...

Thursday, February 04, 2021 – Expert Interview – Power2Drive Europe Power2Drive Interview with lawyers Dr. Karla Klasen and Dr. Alexander Dlouhy from Osborne Clarke and Markus Emmert, member of the board of directors at the German Federal Association for eMobility The reform of the German Act on the Ownership of...

Osborne Clarke has advised the founders of the craftsman start-up Installion on the sale to the Hamburg-based green energy provider Lichtblick. According to information from the company, a mid-eight-figure sum was achieved. A platform that connects energy companies with craftsmen to solve the shortage of skilled workers for the installation...

Disruption to trading, workforces, and supply chains present a range of legal challenges for businesses, while governments are looking to support businesses through packages of financial stimuli, tax breaks and regulatory reforms. Our coronavirus guide draws on a range of insights that have been published by Osborne Clarke’s specialist teams...

DoorDash is a US technology company that connects people with the best of their neighbourhoods across the US, Canada, Australia, Japan, and Germany. By building last-mile logistics infrastructure for local commerce, its mission is to grow and empower local economies. Flink was founded in 2020 in Germany to bring consumers...

Our case study illustrates how to navigate a cyber or ransomware attack: minimising operational impact, reputational damage, financial loss, and legal liability