Oppenhoff’s ASEAN Desk is committed to providing multinational companies, family businesses, financial sponsors and start-ups from a broad range of industries and sectors as well as government entities and development agencies with the exceptional client services they need in executing their international growth strategies – both for incoming and outgoing investments.
ASEAN offers opportunities for businesses to expand and people to thrive. However, it can be difficult for some to navigate the region’s diverse economies, legal systems, cultures and languages. Oppenhoff has an extensive and established network across ASEAN and is well placed to support businesses looking to capture growth opportunities in the Asia Pacific region. Together with our trusted local partners we provide businesses with the insights and expertise they need to build and expand their presence in the region’s markets.
At the same time, with our deep understanding of the differing cultural, business and legal perspectives, we are ideally able to support clients from the ASEAN region on their ventures into Germany.
Amongst others, we frequently act for clients from the region investing in businesses in Germany. In particular, we are able to advise on:
The Association of Southeast Asia Nations (ASEAN) is an intergovernmental organization comprising ten countries in Southeast Asia: Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. Its aim is to promote cooperation between the member states and facilitate economic, political and socio-cultural integration within the region and with other Asian countries.
As a region with abundant natural resources, ASEAN is experiencing a dynamic growth of its economic community. It is expected to be the fourth largest economy in the world by 2030. The strong growth in the ASEAN region has led to increased cross-border trade and transactions. This growth not only offers increased economic integration, but also provides new investment opportunities.
The European Union (EU) has been a strong partner of ASEAN for many years now. Of the 28 members within the EU, Germany has and is still playing a crucial role in this region-to-region partnership.
You will have access to an experienced, multilingual team with deep industry and market insights in the German speaking countries and beyond. As a firm which has always prospered from its excellence in cross-border work for its domestic and international clients, we are well positioned to assist both clients from Southeast Asia that wish to do business in Germany, and players in the domestic market which seek to expand into, or diversify their activities across, Asia Pacific through an engagement in the ASEAN region.
Our ASEAN Desk is made up of experts from across the firm who have deep knowledge in Southeast Asia’s jurisdictions and whose background and understanding of local legal environments enable them to become the trusted advisor to companies doing business in this region. Oppenhoff’s ASEAN Desk will draw upon the extensive resources of the firm’s full service offerings.
The ASEAN Desk is headed by Dr Markus Rasner who in addition to his role at Oppenhoff serves as Honorary Consul of the Republic of Singapore in Frankfurt am Main.
on commercial matters.
on the German aspects regarding the merger of REITs Frasers Commercial Trust with Frasers Logistics & Industrial Trust.
on the intended acquisition of a listed company in Germany.
on IP matters.
regarding entry into German market.
Frankfurt am Main, 20 April 2021 – Oppenhoff partner Dr Markus Rasner has been appointed to the position of Honorary Consul of the Republic of Singapore in Frankfurt am Main.
