In a decision dated April 12, 2016[1], the Commercial Chamber of the Cour de Cassation (French Supreme Court) clarified the scope of a well-established case-law according to which corporate officers/members of company boards, who are bound by a duty of loyalty towards their shareholders, must disclose to the shareholders wishing to sell them their shares […]
Faced with a sluggish domestic economy and mature markets, French companies tend to expand internationally and seek new opportunities to secure their business. The joint venture, irrespective of whether it is imposed by the ever-intensifying global competition or under local laws that require the presence of a local partner, constitutes a development tool that is […]
The publication of the Implementing Decree is the final chapter of the legislative saga that resulted in the adoption of the Law on growth, economic activity and equality of economic opportunities of July 10, 2015, commonly known as the “Macron” Law. Indeed, even though the Macron Law became effective on August 8, 2015, a significant […]
Wherever the ownership of equity shares is dismembered, when the shareholders resolve to pay a dividend out of distributable reserves, the right of use enjoyed by the beneficial owner of the equity shares applies – unless otherwise agreed upon between the beneficial owner and the bare owner – in the form of a quasi-usufruct to […]
Hydrocarbons, new technologies, building and civil engineering works, but also luxury tourism, renewable energies or agribusiness, the United Arab Emirates (the “UAE”) offers tremendous business opportunities for companies and such opportunities are enhanced as a result of the currently pursued policy of economic diversification[1]. In the UAE, generated profits are net of taxes and natural […]
In the current context of increasingly fierce competition between European private equity structures following the adoption of Directive 2011/61/EU, referred to as the “AIFM Directive” [1], aimed at creating an harmonized framework for alternative investment funds (“AIF”) in Europe while strengthening the protection of investors and savers, the French Government wanted to show that it […]
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