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RWS, 27/05/2015Berner Fleck Wettich advises Dresdner Factoring AG in merger squeeze-out of the minority shareholders by abcfinance Beteiligungs AG

Düsseldorf, 26 Mai 2015 – On 13 May 2015, the ordinary general meeting of Dresdner Factoring AG resolved upon the transfer of shares held by minority shareholders to the majority shareholder abcfinance Beteiligungs AG, a holding company wholly-owned by abcfinance GmbH, Cologne, in connection with a merger of Dresdner Factoring AG into abcfinance Beteiligungs.

Berner Fleck Wettich is advising the management board and the supervisory board of Dresdner Factoring AG on this transaction.

As a result of this so-called squeeze-out merger, all shares held by minority shareholders will be transferred to abcfinance Beteiligungs AG against payment of appropriate cash compensation. Squeeze-out and merger will become effective upon entry into the commercial register.

Legal Tribune Online, 26/05/2015Squeeze-out at Dresdner Factoring

A squeeze-out merger was resolved at the ordinary general meeting of Dresdner Factoring AG. As a result, the shares held by the minority shareholders will be transferred to the majority shareholder abcfinance Beteiligungs AG and Dresdner Factoring AG will be merged into abcfinance Beteiligungs AG.

Hengeler Mueller and Berner Fleck Wettich are advising on this transaction.

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IFLR1000 Ranking Germany 2015Berner Fleck Wettich listed in IFLR1000’s 2015 ranking for financial and corporate – M&A

The corporate law boutique Berner Fleck Wettich has been distinguished by the international law directory IFLR1000 – “The Guide to the World’s Leading Financial Law Firms” for its financial and corporate practice and has been listed in its annual ranking for M&A – Germany 2015.

Berner Fleck Wettich has been acknowledged for its corporate law practice as follows: “New boutique Berner Fleck Wettich is praised for its corporate law expertise. “Good qualified and experienced lawyers, who punctually complete their work,” says one client. […]”

JUVE Rechtsmarkt, edition 12/2014 on Spin-offSpirit of optimism – quotes of Olaf Berner and Carsten Wettich

RWS, 12/12/2014Berner Fleck Wettich advises founder of YOUCOOK in transaction with heristo

Prospects for lawyers, the expert guide for the start of the professional career, focus law firm, edition 2015Report by Carsten Wettich on his experience with a spin-off from a law firm

Journal GWR, edition 20/2014, p. 434 Current article of Carsten Wettich on an objection to the list of shareholders of a limited liability company

Journal Die Aktiengesellschaft, edition 15/2014, pp. 534 et seq. Current article of Carsten Wettich on the 2014 Annual General Meeting season

Carsten Wettich (Berner Fleck Wettich) deals with the 2014 Annual General Meeting season especially of listed companies and provides an outlook for the coming 2015 Annual General Meeting season. The article covers e.g. the independence of Supervisory Board members, scrip dividend, recent court decisions on shareholder rights, developments in practice and legislative measures at the national level and at EU level.

Journal Unternehmeredition, edition 2/2014, special tax & lawGuest Post by Carsten Wettich on the legal framework for medium-sized enterprises

Carsten Wettich (Berner Fleck Wettich) deals with recent developments and discussions about the national and European legal framework for medium-sized enterprises as well as with the challenges and opportunities ahead in his current article in “Unternehmeredition”.

Journal Der Aufsichtsrat, edition 3/2014, pp. 34 et seqCurrent article of Burkhard Fassbach and Thilo Fleck on the repentance of a settlement of the Supervisory Board in D&O-claims

Burkhard Fassbach (HENDRICKS & CO.) and Thilo Fleck (Berner Fleck Wettich) deal with the repentance of a settlement of the Supervisory Board in D&O-claims in their current article in “Der Aufsichtsrat”.