BaFin approves for the first time unpaid equity commitment as a Tier 2 ancillary own-fund item, creating a cash-efficient alternative to group-internal own-fund financing
17 May 2024
In March of this year, authorities secured documents at real estate company Vonovia on the grounds that there are suspicions of alleged irregularities in the awarding of contracts to subcontractors that were detrimental to Vonovia.
To ensure that the matter will be fully reviewed and resolved, Vonovia has retained Hengeler Mueller to conduct an internal investigation and provide it with legal advice.
The Hengeler Mueller team for Vonovia
White-Collar/Internal Investigations: Constantin Lauterwein (lead partner), Julia Vorländer, Melena Katharina Krause, Anna Hankel, Dominik Hotz (all associates, all Berlin), Friedrich Florian Steinert (associate, Dusseldorf),
Dispute Resolution: Mathäus Mogendorf (partner) and Philipp Wippermann (associate, both Berlin),
Employment: Christian Hoefs (partner) and Selina Rohr (associate, both Frankfurt),
Data Protection: Carolin Raspé (counsel, Munich) and Roman Kalin (associate, Berlin).
