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BaFin Warns Commercehelden GmbH for Prospectus Violation

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Published March 17th, 2026
Detected March 17th, 2026
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Summary

BaFin has issued a warning regarding Commercehelden GmbH and Marketplace24-7 GmbH for offering capital investments in Germany without a published prospectus. This action highlights potential violations of the German Capital Investment Act and underscores the requirement for prospectus approval.

What changed

BaFin has identified evidence suggesting that Commercehelden GmbH, in conjunction with Marketplace24-7 GmbH, has been offering capital investments in Germany related to "Amazon Parcels" without publishing the legally required prospectus. This constitutes a violation of Section 6 of the German Capital Investment Act (Vermögensanlagengesetz – VermAnlG), which mandates that prospectuses for public offerings of capital investments must be approved by BaFin prior to publication. While BaFin approves the format and content comprehensibility, it does not verify the accuracy of the information or the reliability of the issuer.

Regulated entities and investors are advised that offering capital investments to the public in Germany without an approved prospectus can lead to liability for issuers and offerors. Investors can verify the existence of an approved prospectus by consulting BaFin's online database. BaFin encourages individuals with specific information regarding such offers to contact their whistleblower point.

What to do next

  1. Verify if "Amazon Parcels" or similar investment products are being offered by Commercehelden GmbH or Marketplace24-7 GmbH in Germany.
  2. Consult BaFin's prospectus database to confirm if an approved prospectus exists for any such offerings.
  3. Report any suspected violations or provide relevant information to BaFin's whistleblower contact point.

Penalties

Issuers and offerors can be held liable for failing to publish a prospectus.

Source document (simplified)

Erscheinung: 17.03.2026 | Topic Consumer protection, Prospectuses Commercehelden GmbH: evidence indicates no prospectus published

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) has evidence indicating that Commercehelden GmbH, domiciled in Innsbruck, Austria, together with Marketplace24-7 GmbH, domiciled in Freienbach, Switzerland, is offering capital investments to the public in Germany in the form of “Amazon Parcels” (Amazon-Warenpakete). In contravention of section 6 of the German Capital Investment Act (Vermögensanlagengesetz – VermAnlG), a prospectus has not been published for this product.

In Germany, capital investments may be offered to the public only if a prospectus has been published. This prospectus must be approved by BaFin prior to publication. During the approval process, BaFin checks whether the minimum information required by law is included in the prospectus and whether its content is understandable, coherent and consistent. However, BaFin does not check whether the information contained in the prospectus is correct. Moreover, it does not check whether the issuer is reliable nor does it examine the product in question. Issuers of capital investments must ensure that this is clearly indicated in their prospectuses. Issuers and offerors can be held liable for failing to publish a prospectus.

You can check whether an approved prospectus for offers of capital investments to the public has been filed with BaFin by consulting the database Prospectuses filed on the BaFin website.

Please note:

BaFin performs its functions and exercises its powers exclusively in the public interest in accordance with section 4 (4) of the Act Establishing the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (Finanzdienstleistungsaufsichtsgesetz – FinDAG). Due to their statutory obligation of confidentiality, BaFin ’s staff are not in a position to provide third parties with information regarding the progress and results of administrative proceedings.

However, there are ways in which you can support BaFin ’s work: if you have any specific information about the offeror mentioned above – such as contract templates, email addresses, telephone or fax numbers of contact persons or the offeror’s account details – please do not hesitate to get in touch with our contact point for whistleblowers.

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Classification

Agency
BaFin
Published
March 17th, 2026
Instrument
Notice
Legal weight
Non-binding
Stage
Final
Change scope
Substantive

Who this affects

Applies to
Investors
Geographic scope
Germany

Taxonomy

Primary area
Securities
Operational domain
Compliance
Topics
Consumer Protection Prospectus Requirements

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