Making it easier and faster to set up a company anywhere in Germany and, in the longer term, enabling the entire process to be completed digitally within 24 hours is the objective of the project “Schneller Gründen”, which forms part of the German Federal and States’ governments’ modernization agenda. The Federal government, the German States...

FGvW has advised eps Holding GmbH in connection with the merger of the eps Event Group with NÜSSLI (Schweiz) AG. By merging with eps, an owner-managed European family-owned company, the investors of NÜSSLI (Schweiz) AG under the leadership of Helvetica Capital are implementing a long-term succession plan for NÜSSLI. FGvW is thereby supporting the merger...

FGvW has advised the Würzburg-based deep tech startup WeSort.AI on a EUR 10 million funding round. Participants in the round included the European impact investors Infinity Recycling, Green Generation Fund, and Vent.io, as well as SPRIND – Federal Agency for Breakthrough Innovations and other public funding programs. The financing was facilitated with the support of...

FGvW advised the Stuttgart-based startup chargeIQ on a seed financing round with new strategic investors. chargeIQ is developing a vendor-neutral software platform for the cost-effective operation of charging infrastructure. Electricians, property managers, and fleets can use it to centrally manage charging points, automatically bill for charging sessions, and implement new use cases—from company cars to...

A shareholder of a limited liability company (GmbH) may seek a court declaration of his or her shareholder status. This applies even if the shareholder is already listed in the shareholder register maintained in the Commercial Register. The Federal Court of Justice clarified this (judgment of April 21, 2026, II ZR 50/25). Facts of the...

In March 2026, the Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection (BMJV) and the Federal Ministry of Finance jointly unveiled a framework concept for a new type of business entity: the Special Purpose Entity (Gesellschaft mit gebundenem Vermögen, GmgV). But what exactly is behind this initiative — and what does it mean in practice? The...

The participation of external managing directors as partners in the companies they manage is a common structuring tool to align shareholder and management interests and to retain the management team. Often, the corporate position as partner is functionally tied to the office of managing director, so that the end of the management mandate also leads...

Under stock corporation law, the executive board is responsible for managing the company, while the supervisory board is tasked with oversight. The executive board is legally required to provide the supervisory board with regular and comprehensive information. Statutory provisions mandate periodic (typically quarterly) reporting by the management board to the supervisory board. Additionally, the supervisory...

FGvW has advised PICOM Holding GmbH on corporate and tax law matters in connection with its acquisition of a 24.9 percent stake in HSM Handball Sport Management und Marketing GmbH, the operating company of Handball Sport Verein Hamburg, a well-known professional handball club from Germany. PICOM Holding GmbH is an asset management company owned by...

In a company with only two shareholders, a claim by the company against one of the shareholders cannot simply be asserted by way of an actio pro socio (shareholder action). The remaining shareholder entitled to vote must bring the action in the name of the company. He or she may represent the company in court...