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Dec 21, 2024 | 
openlegalblogarchive.org | Peter Pears |James C. Taylor |Patrick Scholl |Robert M. Flanigan |Alexei Döhl |Whitney Joseph | +4 more
Christmas is coming early to the ESG bond market as the new EU Green Bond Standard applies from 21 December 2024. The new standard is conceptually similar to existing ICMA use of proceeds standards but quite different in the detail. Under the standard, net proceeds, subject to certain exceptions, must be allocated to EU taxonomy-aligned activities and Issuers must fulfil various reporting and information requirements in accordance with new pre and post issuance disclosure templates.
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Dec 5, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Alexei Döhl |Patrick Scholl |Dusan Stojkovic
On 14 November 2024, a number of amendments to: the Prospectus Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2017/1129) ("PR"); the Market Abuse Regulation (Regulation (EU) No 596/2014) ("MAR"); and the Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (Regulation (EU) No 600/2014) ("MiFIR")forming part of a larger EU Listing Act package were published in the EU Official Journal. While the amendments will generally be effective on 4 December 2024, certain changes will become effective 15 or 18 months later.
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Nov 28, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Patrick Scholl |Dusan Stojkovic
On 14 November 2024, a number of amendments to:
the Prospectus Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2017/1129)
("PR");
the Market Abuse Regulation (Regulation (EU) No 596/2014)
("MAR"); and
the Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (Regulation
(EU) No 600/2014) ("MiFIR")
forming part of a larger EU Listing Act package were published
in the EU Official Journal. While the amendments will generally be
effective on 4 December 2024, certain changes will become effective
15 or 18 months later.
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Nov 13, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Patrick Scholl |Marcel Hörauf
Neue Impulse durch EMIR 3.0!
Seit 2012 ist die Verordnung (EU) Nr. 648/2012 des
Europäischen Parlaments und des Rates vom 4. Juli 2012
über OTC-Derivate, zentrale Gegenparteien und
Transaktionsregister (EMIR") das europäische Fundament
für den Handel mit OTC-Derivaten, der bis dahin
überwiegend der Selbstregulierung unterlag.
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Nov 1, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Luisa-Sophie Dany |Patrick Scholl
A) BACKGROUND On October 8, 2024, the EU Council adopted the Listing Act – a regulation amending the Prospectus Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 – which was first proposed in December 2022 and then subjected to several rounds of negotiations.1 As the legal texts will enter into force 20 days after their publication in the Official Journal of the European Union and some specific provisions are only scheduled to enter into force 15 to 18 months after that date, the EU Commission expects the majority...
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Oct 31, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Patrick Scholl |Luisa-Sophie Dany
On October 8, 2024, the EU Council adopted the Listing Act – a regulation amending the Prospectus Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 – which was first proposed in December 2022 and then subjected to several rounds of negotiations.1 As the legal texts will enter into force 20 days after their publication in the Official Journal of the European Union and some specific provisions are only scheduled to enter into force 15 to 18 months after that date, the EU Commission expects the majority of the...
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Oct 29, 2024 | 
mayerbrown.com | Patrick Scholl
Mayer Brown is ranked in 12 categories in the 2024/25 edition of JUVE, a guide to Germany´s leading law firms. Dr. Patrick Scholl and Christian Horstkotte are listed as "Leading Lawyer" and 12 other attorneys are listed as "Frequently Recommended" in their practice areas. JUVE rankings are based on numerous interviews with lawyers in Germany and abroad as well as their clients and provide comprehensive information on about 750 commercial law firms and their services.
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Oct 7, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Patrick Scholl |Dusan Stojkovic
In line with broader efforts to remove procedural deterrents from issuers engaging in securities offerings, for about the past year, the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht – "BaFin") has been implementing an abridged timeframe for its review of prospectuses for offers and listings of shares. It has also rolled out a pilot with shortened review periods for certain debt prospectuses.
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Jul 10, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Luisa-Sophie Dany |Patrick Scholl
The Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/1700
supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2402 with regard to regulatory
technical standards ("RTS") was adopted on June 18, 2024. These RTS set out the content, methods and presentation of
information in relation to the principal adverse impacts
("PAIs") of the assets financed by the underlying
exposures on sustainability factors for securitizations and the new
rules will enter into force on 8 July 2024.
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Jun 28, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Marcel Hörauf |Patrick Scholl |James Taylor |Chris Chapman
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