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Life Sciences/Healthcare11.02.2022 Newsletter

Health apps: data protection and data security

The function of health apps is based on the processing of personal data. This data is often sensitive health data. Appropriate data protection standards and mature data security concepts are therefore of great importance to supervisory authorities and users.

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Oppenhoff advised Storskogen on the acquisition of Christ & Wirth

Oppenhoff advised Storskogen Deutschland GmbH on the acquisition of a majority stake in the building technology installations specialist Christ & Wirth Haustechnik GmbH as part of a succession solution.

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Oppenhoff advises EIC Fund on numerous investments

Oppenhoff has advised the EIC Fund on eight investments in German start-ups. The EIC Fund is the special fund of the European Innovation Council and thus the investment vehicle of the European Commission. Its purpose is to implement the European Commission's EIC Accelerator Programme, which aims to support innovative and sustainable European growth companies.

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Oppenhoff advises on sale of RHODIUS Abrasives to Indian CUMI Group

Oppenhoff has advised RHODIUS Group on the carve-out and sale of its abrasive tools division to the Indian CUMI Group. With the strategic integration into the CUMI Group, RHODIUS Schleifwerkzeuge is expanding its ongoing growth strategy at its Burgbrohl site.

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09.02.2022 News

New Deal: Oppenhoff puts together new remuneration package for lawyers

Flexibility, family-friendliness and personal, professional training: this is the clear focus of the commercial law firm Oppenhoff’s new remuneration package for its lawyers. In addition, young professionals can now look forward to a salary of up to €125,000 per year, which can rise to €240,000 over time.

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Oppenhoff advises Schoofs Immobilien on sale of prestige project near Frankfurt

Oppenhoff has advised Schoofs Immobilien GmbH Frankfurt on the sale of the prestigious "Fünf-Häuser-Quartier" project known as “Neue Mitte” in the centre of the Dreieich district of Sprendlingen to the Corestate Capital Group. Corestate acquired the building complex for its open-ended special fund "Stadtquartiere I" for around 43 million euros.

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Corporate Law07.02.2022 Newsletter

Reminder: All companies must now register in the Transparency Register

The Transparency Register is being made a full register. All legal entities under private law and all partnerships entered in the Commercial Register must register their "real" or "fictitious" beneficial owners. First deadlines expire in March 2022. Is my company obliged to register? If so - by when?

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Life Sciences/Healthcare04.02.2022 Newsletter

Health apps: these legal hurdles must be observed

The progressive development of new technologies is also leading to new fields of application and innovations in the healthcare industry. In the third quarter of 2020, nearly 49,000 medical health apps were available for download from the Apple App Store worldwide. With all these rapid developments, legal hurdles cannot be ignored. We provide an overview of the regulatory classification of health apps and the associated data protection and liability issues.

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Oppenhoff advises Schoofs Immobilien on the sale of the Rastal-Center

Oppenhoff has advised Schoofs Immobilien GmbH Frankfurt on the sale of the Rastal-Center, which is currently under construction, in the form of a share deal to the Irish investment fund manager Greenman and its fund Greenman OPEN.

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EU CSR Directive: extended sustainability reporting obligations as of 2023

Since 2017, companies have been required to submit a non-financial statement on their corporate social responsibility compliance for each financial year. The existing reporting standards, which are considered inadequate, are to be revised by mid-2022 and will already become mandatory for the 2023 reporting year, and for small and medium-sized listed companies from 2026 onwards. Affected companies are advised to monitor ongoing developments, address their own reporting obligations in good time and already set up the appropriate structures now.

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