In 2009, the recast German Bond Act ( Schuldverschreibungsgesetz, SchVG) introduced significant changes that were supposed to simplify and extend the possibilities to restructure corporate bonds prior to formal insolvency and aimed at enhancing the position of German law vis-à-vis English and US-American law. Against this background, Markus Reps puts the German Bond Act to the test by applying an economic and comparative law perspective. German law remains in need of substantive reforms. Specific improvements are proposed.
In 2009, the recast German Bond Act ( Schuldverschreibungsgesetz, SchVG) introduced significant changes that were supposed to simplify and extend the possibilities to restructure corporate bonds prior to formal insolvency and aimed at enhancing the position of German law vis-à-vis English and US-American law. Against this background, Markus Reps puts the German Bond Act to the test by applying an economic and comparative law perspective. He concludes that German law remains in need of substantive reforms and proposes specific improvements, in particular related to resolving the bondholders' collective action problems (debt governance) and promoting legal certainty.
Markus Reps
Geboren 1984; Studium der Rechtswissenschaft in Dresden und Gießen; 2009 LL.M. University of Wisconsin; Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter am Institut für Internationales Recht der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München; seit 2013 Rechtsreferendar in Frankfurt am Main; 2014 Promotion.
Anleihefinanzierung Schuldverschreibungsrecht Schuldverschreibungen Schuldverschreibungsgesetz SchrVG