60 years of the German Stock Corporation Act (AktG) - outdated or evergreen?

While the German Stock Corporation Act (AktG) turns 60 this year, the German stock corporation is at risk of falling behind internationally: limited flexibility to design its corporate governance, a mandatory two-tier board and a need to reform the approach to challenge shareholders resolutions to strengthen the annual general meeting as a forum of important shareholder decisions.

In the Börsen-Zeitung of March 15, 2025, White & Case partners Alexander Kiefner and Thilo Diehl call for a decisive approach to tackling the problems.

Read the full „Börsen-Zeitung” article (in German): 60 Jahre Aktiengesetz – Evergreen oder Auslaufmodell? | Börsen-Zeitung

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