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Potential merger of NYSE Euronext and Deutsche Börse

  • Alston & Bird LLP
  • -
  • Germany, USA
  • -
  • February 11 2011

NYSE Euronext and Germany's Deutsche Börse, two of the world's largest stock exchange operators, announced this week that they are in "advanced discussions" regarding a possible merger which would create the largest stock exchange in the world

European Commission temporarily approves additional state aid to Hypo Real Estate

  • Alston & Bird LLP
  • -
  • European Union, Germany
  • -
  • September 25 2010

Yesterday, the European Commission announced that it was termporarily approving, under E.U. state aid rules, additional assistance to Hypo Real Estate AG and was also extending its ongoing investigation into the restructuring of Hypo Real Estate "that can only be concluded when we can see the full picture of the restructuring."

U.K. unveils bank levy, as France and Germany express their intentions to follow suit

  • Alston & Bird LLP
  • -
  • France, Germany, United Kingdom
  • -
  • June 24 2010

Yesterday, Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne, in his June Budget Report Statement to the House of Commons, announced the introduction of a levy on U.K. banks, including the U.K. operations of foreign banks, that is expected to generate over £2 billion per year once fully implemented

German financial regulatory authority institutes measures to address euro zone volatility

  • Alston & Bird LLP
  • -
  • European Union, Germany
  • -
  • May 19 2010

Yesterday, the German financial regulator BaFin announced three temporary provisions to address recent market volatility in the euro zone

SoFFin approves additional support for Hypo Real Estate

  • Alston & Bird LLP
  • -
  • Germany
  • -
  • November 6 2009

On Wednesday, the Steering Committee of the German Financial Markets Stabilisation Fund (SoFFin) announced that it has decided to provide Hypo Real Estate with an additional 3.0 billion capital contribution and to extend the 52 billion liquidity guarantee facility through June 30, 2010

Hypo Re shareholders approve capital increase

  • Alston & Bird LLP
  • -
  • Germany
  • -
  • June 3 2009

Yesterday, a majority of Hypo Real Estate Holding AG (Hypo) shareholders approved a capital increase of 986.5 million Hypo shares to be underwritten and purchased by Germany's state-owned Financial Market Stabilisation Fund (Sonderfonds Finanzmarktstabilisierung - SoFFin) for approximately 2.96 billion

European Commission approves HSH Nordbank recapitalization and risk shield provided by two major shareholders

  • Alston & Bird LLP
  • -
  • European Union, Germany
  • -
  • May 29 2009

Today, the European Commission approved a 3 billion recapitalization and 10 billion risk shield for the Germany's HSH Nordbank (HSH), following last week's unanimous HSH shareholder approval of the 3 billion capital injection

HSH Nordbank to receive state assistance

  • Alston & Bird LLP
  • -
  • Germany
  • -
  • May 22 2009

Late Wednesday, HSH Nordbank AG announced that its shareholders unanimously approved increasing the bank's equity capital through a 3 billion ($4.1 billion) capital infusion from the German state of Schleswig-Holstein and the city-state of Hamburg

Germany’s Cabinet approves draft bill for “bad bank”

  • Alston & Bird LLP
  • -
  • Germany
  • -
  • May 13 2009

The Germany’s Cabinet approved today draft legislation that would help banks remove toxic assets from their balance sheets and boost their liquidity

European Commission announces state aid decisions on Commerzbank and Hypo Re; Soffin announces Hypo Re tender offer results

  • Alston & Bird LLP
  • -
  • European Union, Germany
  • -
  • May 8 2009

The European Commission announced today state aid decisions regarding two German financial institutions: Commerzbank and Hypo Real Estate

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