German investment ordinance review - effects on private equity

German insurance companies constitute a significant class of German institutional investors in alternative investments, including private equity. After a period of stagnancy, the German Investment Ordinance on the Investment of Restricted Assets of Insurance Undertakings (Anlageverordnung) is once again under revision. If implemented, the draft will have significant effects on how German insurance companies can invest, accounting for their restricted assets. Mareen Goebel speaks to Dr Benedikt Weiser, partner in the private investment funds group at law firm Mayer Brown.