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Cross-Border Mergers in Europe

Cross-Border Mergers in Europe

Cross-Border Mergers in Europe

Volume 1:
Dirk Van Gerven, NautaDutilh, Brussels
April 2010
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    This discussion of the Cross-Border Merger Directive and its implementing legislation in each Member State of the European Union and the European Economic Area provides companies and their advisors with useful insight into the legal framework applicable to, and the tax treatment of, cross-border mergers throughout the European Economic Area. Analysis of the Community rules laid down in the Cross-Border Merger Directive and the Community rules on the tax treatment of cross-border mergers is complemented by chapters on the implementing legislation in each Member State, prepared in accordance with a common format and contributed by a practitioner from each state. Annexes contain the Cross-Border Merger Directive (Annex I), the Parent-Subsidiary Directive (Annex II) and a list of the implementing legislation in each Member State (Annex III).

    • Overview of legislation with respect to a certain topic offers concise appraisal of the rules applicable in each country
    • Similar structure and table of contents for all Member States makes the text easy to consult and accessible to all
    • Written by lawyers with experience in the field

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    Table of Contents

    • Part I:
    • 1. Community rules applicable to cross-border mergers Dirk Van Gerven
    • 2. Employee participation: rights and obligations Philippe Francois and Julien Hick
    • 3. Tax rules applicable to cross-border mergers Jan Werbrouck
    • 4. Scope and limitations of the Cross-Border Merger Directive Paul Storm
    • Part II. Application in Each Member State: National Reports for EU Member States:
    • 5. Austria Gottfried Gassner and Andreas Hable
    • 6. Belgium Dirk Van Gerven
    • 7. Bulgaria Anelia Tatarova, Raina Dimitrova and Yordan Naydenov
    • 8. Cyprus Alexandros Tsadiras
    • 9. Czech Republic Adam Jirousek and Jan Lasák
    • 10. Denmark Vagn Thorup, Jeppe Buskov and Kromann Reumert
    • 11. Estonia Ahto Nirgi and Sven Papp
    • 12. Germany Andreas Wuesthoff
    • 13. Hungary Jacques De Servigny, Zsofia Fekete and Szabolcs Erdos
    • 14. The Netherlands Paul Van Der Bijl and Frits Oldenburg
    • 15. Poland MichaÅ‚ BarÅ‚owski
    • 16. Slovak Republic Michaela Jurkova
    • 17. United Kingdom Ian Snaith
    • Part III. Application in the EEA Member States: Norway Stig Berge and Herman Bondeson
    • Part IV. Annexes: Annex I. Council Directive 2005/56/EC of 26 October 2005 on cross-border mergers of limited liability companies (the 'Cross-Border Merger Directive')
    • Annex II. Council Directive 90/435/EEC of 23 July 1990 on the common system of taxation applicable in the case of parent companies and subsidiaries of different Member States (the 'Parent-Subsidiary Directive')
    • Annex III. List of national legislation implementing the Cross-Border Merger Directive.
      Contributors
    • Dirk Van Gerven, Philippe Francois, Julien Hick, Jan Werbrouck, Paul Storm, Gottfried Gassner, Andreas Hable, Anelia Tatarova, Raina Dimitrova, Yordan Naydenov, Alexandros Tsadiras, Adam Jirousek, Jan Lasák, Vagn Thorup, Jeppe Buskov, Kromann Reumert, Ahto Nirgi, Sven Papp, Andreas Wuesthoff, Jacques De Servigny, Zsofia Fekete, Szabolcs Erdos, Paul Van Der Bijl, Frits Oldenburg, MichaÅ‚ BarÅ‚owski, Michaela Jurkova, Ian Snaith, Stig Berge, Herman Bondeson

    • Editor
    • Dirk Van Gerven , NautaDutilh, Brussels

      Dirk Van Gerven is a partner in the Brussels office of NautaDutilh (a leading Benelux law firm) and a member of the Brussels and New York Bars. He has extensive experience in all areas of corporate and financial law, including securities regulation. Van Gerven is in charge of continuing legal education for the Dutch-speaking Bar Association of Brussels and has published widely in the fields of corporate and financial law. Since 2003, he has also been a member of the supervisory board of Belgium's Banking, Finance and Insurance Commission.