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Max-Planck-Foundation (MPF), located at and supported by P+P Munich, is financing a project of Professor Dr Axel Ulrich who has currently been awarded the renowned Wolf price for developing various innovative medicines. This very special award is highly recognized with 38 of the past winners who also won a Nobel price afterwards ...more P+P foundation ex oriente, located at and supported by P+P Munich, issued an invitation to its 43rd Jour Fixe on Friday, 12th March 2010. German author Dieter Ziehten and Chinese publisher Jefei Huang lecture on the flourishing cultural and economic period of the famous Tang dynasty (618 - 907 AD) and recite some of the most famous poems of that time in German as well as in Chinese language…more. P+P Berlin foundation UP Micro-Loans, respectively "Hilfe zur Selbsthilfe" (Helping others to help themselves), invite all to the 9th Berliner Abendgespräch on Thursday, 11th March 2010 at 7:00 p.m. Dr. Anton Markmiller, CEO of CARE Germany-Luxembourg, talks about '30 years of CARE - civil engagement yesterday and today' (30 Jahre CARE - Zivilgesellschaftliches Engagement gestern und heute) ...more. P+P foundation UP Micro-Loans together with Planet Finance Deutschland e.V. and MicroEnergy International, issued an invitation for the 4th Microfinance Breakfast (Mikrofinanzen-Frühstück) on Thursday, 4th March 2010, 9:00 a.m. P+P partner Andreas Richter and others will talk about "The potential of linking microfinance and energy supply " (Zugang zu nachhaltiger Energieversorgung durch Mikrofinanzierung)... more P+P is glad to have won Wolfgang Grobecker as new Partner for its Munich office. With Wolfgang Grobecker and his excellent reputation in the area of corporate law this very important specialty will receive an even greater focus at P+P and will create most valuable synergies with the M&A practice in which P+P is recognized as one of the top advisors. Max-Planck-Förderstiftung (MPF), also located at and supported by P+P Munich, invited managers, entrepreneurs as well as advisors and counsels to provide an insight into the Max-Planck-Institute for Iron Research. Prof. Dr. Dierck Raabe lectured about "bent daggers and flea bitten seafood" - a somewhat startling topic. Afterwards, a group of young scientists displayed their work with modern precision instruments, which were partly manufactured for the purpose of their projects more Confucius Class, supported by P+P foundation ex oriente, issued an invitation for an open day on Saturday and Sunday, 20th and 21st February 2010 with test classes, guidance on class offers, informations on Chinese New Year's Day. P+P warmly welcomes Dr. Dorothee Kaulen as a new associate. She will provide support to Munich partners Dr. Matthias Bruse and Jens Hörmann. P+P foundation ex oriente, located at the Munich office, invites all to its 42nd Jour Fixe on Friday, 12th February 2010, 7:30 p.m. Participants in the Bavarian-Chinese school exchange program talk about their experiences in China. In addition, Christiane Schmalzl, coordinator of these exchange programs at the University of Qingdao, as well as Heinz Reinhardt, chairman of the Bavarian-Chinese students contact association (Verein Bayerisch-Chinesische Schülerkontakte), present their work and provide information on the appropriate programs and mutual collaboration ...more. P+P foundation ex oriente issued an invitation for its 40th Jour Fixe on Friday, 11th December 2009. Scientific Daniel Barth of the Sinology Institute of the University of Munich talks about "Die Kampagne zur Kritik an Lin Biao und Konfuzius" (The campaign for critisizm of Lin Biao and Confucius) and its historical as well as political context...more On November 9th, P+P invited to a boat cruise to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Guests of honour were pastor Matthias Storck, who had been put into prison in Cottbus after having been spied on by the GDR secret police (Stasi) and who had been redeemed by the FRG authorities, and Siegmar Wolf who was one of the protesters of the first major demonstration in Plauen (former GDR territory) in October 1989 ... photo gallery P+P foundation ex oriente, located at P+P's Munich office, issued an invitation for its 39th Jour Fixe on Friday, 13th November 2009. Preceded by accordion music performed by Teresa Naredi-Rainer, Feng shui expert Gertrud Fassnacht talks about "China - auf den Spuren des traditionellen Feng Shui. Eine Reise von Beijing bis Hongkong" (China - On the trail of the traditional Feng Shui. A journey from Beijing to Hongkong) ...more Max-Planck-Foundation (MPF), supported by P+P, finances scholarships in a total amount of up to 700,000 €/p.a. in order to win over excellent academic students for leading-edge research at an early stage. Thus, MPF helps to ensure to maintain the high scientific standards and hence the competitive position of Germany ...more P+P warmly welcomes Dr. Fabian Euhus as a new associate. He will provide support to renowned tax and private equity partner Dr. Andreas Rodin. October 2009 PlaNet Finance Deutschland e.V. and P+P foundation UP Micro-Loans issued an invitation to the 3rd "Microfinance Breakfast" on Thursday, 22nd October 2009, 9:00 a.m. at P+P's Berlin office. Speakers from PlaNet Guarantee, Hannover Life Re International and GTZ talk about "Microinsurance - an effective solution for the protection of the poor?" … more Ex oriente, P+P foundation in Munich, issued an invitation for its 38th Jour Fixe on Friday, 9th October 2009. Interpreter Violaine Liebhart talks about "Freud und Lacan in Sichuan: Das psychoanalytische China oder die chinesische Psychoanalyse?" (Freud and Lacan in Sichuan: The psychoanalytic China or the Chinese psychoanalysis?)... more For patrons and sponsors exclusively, the Max-Planck-Gesellschaft (MPG) issued an invitation for a special "Day of Science" (Tag der Wissenschaft) at the castle of Ringberg. The selected guests were among others donors and founders of the Max-Planck-Förderstiftung (MPF), which is supported by P+P with staff and facilities. In addition to lectures of renowned scientists of the MPG (e.g. the well-known brain researcher Wolf Singer on "Miracle in your head - your brain as a self-organizing system), flutist Tamás Noémi and pianist Györi Kéry contributed to the event with a music program ... more Confuzius Class and Deutsch-Chinesisches Kulturnetz issued an invitation on 4th October for a literature event and reading. Ahead of this year's Frankfurt Book Fair focus "China as a guest of honour" (Ehrengast China), German author and sinologist Tilman Spengler talks with Chinese author Liu Zhenyun about his book "Taschendiebe" (pickpockets)… more P+P foundation ex oriente issued an invitation to its 37th Jour Fixe on Friday, 19 September, 7:30 p.m. Alexandra La Plante and Sonja Kubuschok talk about their experiences in China while attending an students exchange program and Mr. Walter Koosz reports from the perspective of the school ... more The Confucius Class, founded and instituted by P+P foundation ex oriente offers new Chinese language courses from September for beginners as well as advanced learners. In addition, courses for Chinese calligraphy, Chinese literature and others were offered. P+P foundation UP Micro-Loans issued an invitation to the 8th Berliner Abendgespräch on Thursday, September 10, 2009 at 7 pm.
Rupert Neudeck speaks about „Entwicklungspolitik in der Sackgasse“ (development aid at a dead-end), based on the theories of Dambisa Moyo, author of „Dead Aid: Why Aid is not Working and How There is a Better Way for Africa“, in which she propogates the complete cancellation of all international development aid... more General Electric (GE) has appointed P+P to represent the firm in Germany for real estate matters. This decision is based on an internal two year selection process to optimize collaboration and costs. P+P is very pleased to welcome three new partners, who all come out of our own ranks: Alexander Pupeter from our tax practice; Georg Greitemann, who has been active in our M&A and venture capital practice for many years; and Christoph Philipp, who is active in our family office practice along with Prof. Dr. Pöllath.
We sincerely congratulate our new partners and wish them continued success with their new challenges and responsibilities! Sponsors of the MPF foundation, supported by P+P and located in their Munich offices, were invited to enjoy the excellent acoustics of the music of Richard Wagner and Anton Bruckner and the fantastic view from the 5th floor of the Max-Planck-Building as Kent Nagano conducted the outdoor Opera Festival. Afterwards, Max-Planck General Secretary Barbara Bludau and Max-Planck foundation board members Reinhard Pöllath and Dietmar Scheiter were pleased to exchange views with all visitors ... more. P+P foundation ex oriente, the Confucius Class and others issued an invitation for a fundraising event on 11 July 2009, which is dedicated to the victims of last year's earthquake in Sichuan, China. The evening's program includes established artists like Chinese dancer Min Zhou, the Chinese dance group Min, the Chinese music group Jiyuetian and the Munich shanty choir "Isar-Möven" … more P+P foundation in Munich, ex oriente, issued an invitation for its 36th Jour Fixe on Friday, 10 July 2009. Preceded by Chinese music and dance, performed by the well-known artist ZHOU Min, and a report by two Bavarian students on their student exchange program, Christoph Rehage talks about his 4,646 km walking tour from Bejing to the Muslim Northwest ... more P+P foundation ex oriente issued an invitation for its 35th Jour Fixe on Friday, 26 June 2009, which is dedicated to Eastern Europe. Mr. Werner Lehnis, a representative of "Care in Action", will speak on "Brückenschlag von menschlichen Fähigkeiten zur Beseitigung menschlicher Not" (Bridging of human skills to eliminate human misery)… more P+P is honored to announce that Florenz Hundt joins P+P as Of Counsel. Within the Ministry of Finance, Florenz worked as an international tax expert at the German embassy in Washington, D.C.; and as head of the unit for international tax legislation with a focus on double tax treaties. Florenz's successful long-standing practice adds significant value not only to our tax knowledge but to the firm as a whole. P+P warmly welcomes Daniel Elbel, who joins P+P's real estate team and partner Stefan Lebek in the Berlin office. P+P foundation "Hilfe zur Selbsthilfe", respectively "UP Micro Loans", located at the Berlin office, issued an invitation to a presentation on 4 June at 7:00 p.m. dedicated to Ethiopia. Almaz Böhm will speak about her country and her new autobiography: "Kein Weg zu weit - Mein Leben zwischen Afrika and Europa" (No distance is too far - my life between Africa and Europe)… more The Confucius Class, founded and instituted by P+P foundation ex oriente, and the Kulturinstitut Munich issued an invitation to a presentation of Chinese contemporary literature on Wednesday, 27 May 2009. Guo Xuebo and Qin Wenjun - both internationally renowned authors - will read from their books. This event will be held in Chinese and German ...more On 8 May at 7:30 p.m., ex oriente, P+P foundation, located at the Munich office, holds its 34th Jour Fixe. This evening is dedicated to last year's Chinese earthquake. Mr. Jingdong Yu talks about the geological background and extent of damages and Ms. Rong Wang presents some projects to sponsor students and build school libraries …more Max-Planck-Foerderstiftung, also located at the Munich P+P office and supported by P+P with its office facilities and manpower, has provided support for more than 100 excellent international bachelor students and is looking for sponsors to be able to maintain this support in the future …more '6. Berliner Abendgespräch', organized by P+P foundation UP Microloans, will take place on Tuesday, 21 April 2009 and is dedicated to children. Johannes Münder, professor at the TU Berlin and CEO of SOS-Kinderdorf e.V., will talk about children without parents - is it possible to substitute family? ("Kinder ohne Eltern - kann man Familie ersetzen?"). The lecture will be held in German. For more information and reservation click here. P+P is pleased to welcome Tim Kaufhold as a new associate in our Berlin office. He will provide support to renowned tax partner Thomas Töben. In order to be more concise and more closely coincide with its English denotation, the "Exzellenz-Stiftung zur Förderung der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft", MPF, has simplified its German name and is now called "Max-Planck-Förderstiftung", in English "Max Planck Foundation" ...more MPF, sponsored by P+P and located at its Munich office, invited guests to an exclusive entrepreneur talk in Munich after successful lectures in Hamburg and Stuttgart. "Bauchentscheidungen. Die Intelligenz des Unbewussten und die Macht der Intuition" - the intelligence of the unconscious and the power of intuition - was presented by Prof. Dr. Gerd Gigerenzer, Director of the Max-Planck-Institute of Education Research and enthusiastically discussed by inter alia secretary general of the Max-Planck Society Barbara Bludau and the board managers of MPF, Reinhard Pöllath and Dietmar Scheiter ...more P+P Pöllath + Partners is pleased to announce that Dr. Andreas Junius is joining the firm. He will be a partner in the Frankfurt office effective March 16, 2009. His practice centers on all aspects of mergers & acquisitions, venture capital, private equity, corporate, acquisition and asset finance, with a particular focus on cross-border transactions for institutional investors and financiers as well as sophisticated borrowers based in the United States, the MENA Region and Continental Europe.
P+P's expertise and high-quality focus on legal and tax advice on transactions and investments, including fund formation and regulation, presents an excellent fit with Andreas Junius' practice, as does P+P's strategy to expand the transnational finance capabilities of its Frankfurt office. P+P foundation ex oriente, located at Pöllath + Partner's Munich office, issued an invitation for its 33rd Jour Fixe on Friday, 3 April 2009. Andrea Heimpel (flute) and Michaela Bauer (accordeon) begin the evening by playing compositions of Astor Piazolla and J.S. Bach. Thereafter, Jakob Pöllath will speak on the " Schlaglichter auf die Geschichte Taiwans - Ein Überblick über die taiwanesische Geschichte seit dem XVII. Jahrhundert" (Highlights of Taiwanese history since the 17th century)...more UP Microloans, a P+P foundation, together with PlaNet Finance, issued an invitation for a "Microfinance-breakfast" (Mikrofinanzen-Frühstück) on Tuesday, 31 March 2009 in the Berlin P+P office. Among others, P+P partner Thomas Töben will talk about micro-enterprises in Germany and their requirements in financing and financing-models ("Kleinstunternehmen in Deutschland: Finanzierungsbedarf und Finanzierungs­modelle")...more P+P foundation ex oriente and its language and culture institute Confucius Class have issued an invitation for the official opening of the institute on March 25, 2009. Prominent speakers on this very special occasion include the founder Prof. Reinhard Pöllath, His Excellency, the Ambassador to Germany, Canrang Ma, Lord Mayor of Munich, Christian Ude, and the Vice President of the University of Munich and Professor of Sinology, Hans van Ess. The speeches will be accompanied by Chinese and Bavarian a capella music performances...more On Wednesday, 25 March 2009, Chinese consulate general in Munich together with ex oriente, P+P foundation located at the P+P Munich office, arrange a very special presentation about Tibet. Renown Tibetan and Chinese lecturers will talk about 'The Chinese Tibet and its history and present from a Chinese and international point of view' ("Das chinesische Tibet und dessen Geschichte und Gegenwart aus chinesischer und internationaler Sicht"). The lectures will be held in Chinese and will be interpreted into German... more Ex oriente, P+P foundation, located at P+P Munich office, issued an invitation for the 32nd Jour Fixe on Friday, 13 March 2009, which is dedicated to Taiwan. Dr. Klaus Rose will talk about political and historical developments in "Taiwan - mehr als nur die schöne Insel Formosa"...more The Max-Planck-Gesellschaft awarded its highest medal, the Harnack Medaille, to Hermann Neuhaus, main sponsor of Max-Planck-Förderstiftung, for his merits to support sciences in Germany. His biography resembles the biographies of the best scientists. Like them, he sought for the best to give and the best to achieve, as Prof. Peter Gruss, president of Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, highlighted in his laudatio ...more