Handelsblatt: Capital market experts call for comprehensive reform of public limited companies

There are two developments that are alarming Deutsches Aktieninstitut, an industry association of listed German companies: a growing number of German companies are opting to list outside Germany. In addition, the number of stock corporations is shrinking – in the DAX, for example, only two-thirds of listed companies still use this legal form. Henriette Peucker, Chief Executive and Member of the Board of Deutsches Aktieninstitut, and Dr Alexander Kiefner, partner at White & Case in Frankfurt, provide insights in the Handelsblatt.

The article was published in print on 16 December 2025.