28 January 2019
Blockchain
www.twobirds.com/en/in-focus/blockchain

We're really excited about the future of blockchain and how we can help you apply its potential to change your industry for the better.

20 October 2016
Bird & Bird advises Index Ventures on a USD23 million Series B round financing of SafetyCulture
www.twobirds.com/en/news/press-releases/2016/uk/bird-bird-advises-index-ventures-on-a-usd23-million-series-b-round-financing-of-safetyculture

09 March 2020
Giuseppe D’Agostino joins Bird & Bird as co-head of the international Finance & Financial Regulation group
www.twobirds.com/en/news/press-releases/2020/italy/giuseppe-d-agostino-joins-bird-and-bird

International law firm Bird & Bird appoints Giuseppe D’Agostino as co-Head of its international Finance & Financial Regulation practice. Giuseppe was a senior representative of the Italian Financial Services Authority ...

30 January 2020
Bird & Bird advised Maltese Mediarex on the issuance of crypto token in Germany
www.twobirds.com/en/news/press-releases/2020/germany/bird-and-bird-advised-maltese-mediarex-on-the-issuance-of-crypto-token-in-germany

Bird & Bird LLP advised Malta-based Mediarex Enterprises Limited and its subsidiary Socios Services Limited on the issuance of a blockchain-based 'Fan Token', in Germany.

03 February 2020
Bird & Bird grows its Real Estate Finance practice with the arrival of real estate and hotel finance specialist James Salford as a partner in London
www.twobirds.com/en/news/press-releases/2020/united-kingdom/bird-and-bird-grows-its-real-estate-finance-practice-with-the-arrival-of-james-salford-as-a-partner

International law firm Bird & Bird today grows its Real Estate Finance practice with the arrival of real estate and hotel finance specialist James Salford as a partner in London.

03 September 2020
Bird & Bird strengthens its Middle East offering with the appointment of partner and global head of Islamic finance Gregory Man in Dubai
www.twobirds.com/en/news/press-releases/2020/uae/bird-and-bird-strengthens-its-middle-east-offering

International law firm Bird & Bird has appointed partner Gregory Man as the new global head of Islamic finance based in Dubai. Gregory will also head the Finance & Financial Regulation practice in the Middle East.

19 August 2019
Financing Options – New Framework for Startups in Germany
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/germany/financing-options-new-framework-for-startups-in-germany

One of the most important questions for every young enterprise is its financing. Business angels, accelerator programmes and classic bank financing are just some of the options. Rather new is the possibility of ...

06 August 2019
Implementation of the fifth Anti-Money Laundering Directive: German Federal Government publishes legislative proposal
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/germany/umsetzung-der-fuenften-geldwaescherichtlinie-in-deutschland_gesetzentwurf

In the legislative proposal to implement the fifth European Anti-Money Laundering Directive, Germany’s federal government proposes many amendments compared to the initially published first draft proposal by the Ministry ...

29 August 2019
German ministries propose to transfer financial investment brokerage supervision to BaFin
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/global/german-ministries-propose-to-transfer-financial-investment-brokerage-supervision-to-bafin

The plan issued by the Ministries of Finance, Economy and Justice proposes the of supervision for financial investment brokerage transfer to BaFin . While introducing a new umbrella category, substantial changes to ...

01 April 2020
COVID-19: BaFin complements economic relief measures through lowering countercyclical capital buffer
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/germany/covid-19-bafin-complements-economic-relief-measures-through-lowering-countercyclical-capital-buffer

BaFin issued a general decree that lowers the required quota for the domestic countercyclical capital buffer to 0 per cent.