Renate Prinz
Renate Prinz advises national and international banks and financial service providers, investors as well as industrial companies in all areas of corporate law, M&A and banking supervisory law. She has many years of experience in advising strategic corporate law issues and group structuring, also on the interface with financial regulatory implications in all areas of national and EU financial supervisory law. One of her main areas of expertise is M&A transactions in the regulated sector as well as licensing requirements, in particular for new business models in the financial sector. In addition to traditional banking supervision, she also advises on payment services and crypto securities regulation. She has extensive experience in advising clients in the public sector as well as in the retail sector on corporate and regulatory issues.
Navigating EU Sanctions: How Investment Funds and Corporates Can Meet the ‘Best Efforts’ Standard
By Raminta Dereskeviciute, Sabine Naugès, Renate Prinz, Michal Chajdukowski and Ludovica Rabitti on Nov 29, 2024
Posted In Foreign Investment, Sanctions & Export Control
With the introduction of the 14th sanctions package, entities established in the European Union are required to ‘undertake their best efforts to ensure’ that non-EU subsidiaries they own or control do not undermine EU Regulation 833/2014 imposing EU sanctions against Russia, or EU Regulation 765/2006 imposing EU sanctions against Belarus. This obligation stretches to EU...
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Spotlight on the “Partner Countries” Exemption from Sanctions against Russia
By Raminta Dereskeviciute, Fabio Cozzi, Sabine Naugès, Dr. Alexa Ningelgen, Renate Prinz, Michal Chajdukowski, Benoit Feroldi, Kai Grandpierre and Dr. Tim Oliver Weill on Jun 7, 2024
Posted In Sanctions & Export Control
From June 20, 2024, EU companies with a presence in Russia will no longer be able to rely on the “partner countries” exemption and will be required to obtain, or rely on, a licence to provide business services and/or software to their Russian entities. Competent authorities of the EU Member States responsible for granting licences...
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