21 October 2020
Bird & Bird advises PSA Group 0n the creation of Automotive Cells Company
www.twobirds.com/en/news/press-releases/2020/france/bird-and-bird-intervient-dans-le-cadre-de-la-creation-d-automotive-cells-company-acc

International law firm Bird & Bird has assisted PSA Group /Opel on an agreement with Total/Saft for the creation of Automotive Cells Company (ACC), a joint venture dedicated to the manufacture of batteries in Europe.

23 April 2020
Automotive Suppliers Facing the COVID-19 Crisis: Opportunities and Risks for Investors
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/automotive-suppliers-facing-the-covid-19-crisis-opportunities-and-risks-for-investors

In the past few years, many automotive suppliers have been facing increasing financial or operational problems. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated these problems and is putting some of these companies in considerable ...

02 June 2020
Bird & Bird advises Mitsubishi Electric Corporation on its strategic cross-border investment into EKE-Electronics Ltd
www.twobirds.com/en/news/press-releases/2020/finland/bird-and-bird-advises-mitsubishi-electric-corporation

Our team in Finland, led by Partner and Co-head of Corporate, Maria Carlsson, has advised Mitsubishi Electric Corporation on its investment into EKE-Electronics Ltd, whereby Mitsubishi Electric acquired a 34% stake in ...

13 May 2019
Who’s next? Selling off German technologies in the electromobility sector
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/germany/whos-next-selling-off-german-technologies-in-the-electromobility-sector

What do we want the car of the future to look like? This represents a definitive issue where the mobility of our generation is concerned.

19 March 2019
Moving to Greener Pastures: Developments in the market for Electric Vehicles in Singapore
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/singapore/moving-to-greener-pastures-developments-in-the-market-for-electric-vehicles-in-singapore

In 2014, the Land Transport Authority ("LTA") and the Intelligent Transportation Society Singapore developed the "Smart Mobility 2030" masterplan, which gathers perspectives from the public and private sector and ...

03 April 2020
COVID-19 in Germany: Legal obligations of managing directors in the corona crisis
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/germany/covid-19-rechtliche-pflichten-von-geschaeftsfuehrern

The COVID-19 pandemic is increasingly having a significant impact on the economy and companies. In connec-tion with the crisis, managing directors of limited liability companies (GmbH) are confronted with a wide range ...

25 September 2020
More Severe Criminal Penalties on Safety Production Are Coming in China
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/china/more-severe-criminal-penalties-on-safety-production-is-coming-in-china

The draft PRC Criminal Law Amendment (XI) (the "Draft Amendment") was released on July 3, 2020, seeking for public comments. Amongst others, the draft amendment to Article 134 of the PRC Criminal Law ("Article 134") ...

14 July 2020
The EU Court of Justice provides guidance for the antitrust assessment of "pay-for-delay" agreements in the pharmaceutical sector.
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/the-eu-court-of-justice-provides-guidance-for-the-antitrust

The Court of Justice provided guidance for the antitrust assessment of agreements between competitors in the pharmaceutical sector. The Court's judgment is relevant because it addresses fundamental issues that have been ...

15 April 2020
Italian law decree No. 23/2020 ("Decreto Liquidità"), New provisions involving certain aspects of business law
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/italy/covid19-decreto-liquidita---diritto-societario

On 9 April 2020, following regular publication on the Italian Official Gazette, Italian law decree No. 23/2020 (the "Decree") came into force with immediate effect. The Decree's provisions aim at facing, by means of ...

22 April 2020
Ban on companies’ payment of dividends or completion of share buy-backs if they receive more than DKK 60 million in compensation
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/denmark/covid-19-forbud-mod-at-udbetale-udbytte

The Government and all the parties in the Danish Parliament have agreed to adjust and extend the economic aid packages to the Danish economy. The changes entail a limitation on companies’ ability to pay dividends or to ...