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Groups of Companies

A Comparative Law Overview

  • Represents an in-depth, country-by-country study on approaches to company groups
  • Offers a comprehensive, up-to-date overview of legislation on company groups
  • Features national reports, prepared by respected experts, on their country’s company group legislation

Part of the book series: Ius Comparatum - Global Studies in Comparative Law (GSCL, volume 43)

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Table of contents (24 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vi
  2. Groups of Companies: Les groupes de sociétés

    • Rafael M. Manóvil
    Pages 1-72
  3. National Report on Portugal

    • José Engrácia Antunes
    Pages 73-85
  4. National Report on France

    • Pierre-Henri Conac
    Pages 87-108
  5. National Report on Italy

    • Diego Corapi, Domenico Benincasa
    Pages 109-127
  6. National Report on Sweden

    • Rolf Dotevall
    Pages 129-141
  7. National Report on Spain

    • Mónica Fuentes Naharro
    Pages 143-166
  8. National Report on Japan

    • Tomotaka Fujita
    Pages 167-192
  9. National Report on the United States

    • Franklin A. Gevurtz
    Pages 193-222
  10. National Report on Austria

    • Florian Heindler
    Pages 223-248
  11. National Report on Brazil, 1

    • Fernando Kuyven
    Pages 249-264
  12. National Report on Poland

    • Mariola Lemonnier
    Pages 265-283
  13. National Report on Brazil, 2

    • André Mendes Moreira, Marina Machado Marques
    Pages 285-301
  14. National Report on Germany

    • Sebastian Mock
    Pages 303-398
  15. National Report on Turkey

    • Gül Okutan Nilsson
    Pages 399-422
  16. National Report on the Netherlands

    • Mieke Olaerts
    Pages 423-456
  17. National Report on Cyprus

    • Thomas Papadopoulos
    Pages 457-486
  18. National Report on Finland

    • Ville Pönkä
    Pages 487-507
  19. National Report on Singapore

    • Samantha S. Tang
    Pages 509-536
  20. National Report on Croatia

    • Nina Tepeš, Hrvoje Markovinović, Petar Miladin
    Pages 537-567

About this book

This book presents a comprehensive study on how twenty-three countries have approached the issue of company groups. In addition to detailed profiles of each country’s legislation, written by some of the most respected experts in the field, the book also presents a general overview and offers readers an in-depth, up-to-date and highly practical comparative analysis of the company group phenomenon in connection with national legal regimes. As such, the book is a must-read for all those seeking a deeper understanding of how company groups are viewed and regulated around the globe.

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Rafael Mariano Manóvil

About the editor

Rafael Mariano Manóvil, Doctor in Law, University of Buenos Aires. Professor of Commercial Law (currently Professor Emeritus still holding the chair) at the University of Buenos Aires. Member of the National Academy of Law and Social Sciences of Buenos Aires. Read Public International Law at University College London. Former scholar at the Max Planck Institut für ausländisches und internationales Privatrecht (Hamburg). Former chair of the Argentine-German Law Society and the International Nuclear Law Association. Published books, chapters and papers and delivered lectures in several countries. He has been appointed to Committees to draft a Unified Civil and Commercial Code, a Code of Private International Law and the General Company Law.

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eBook USD 189.00
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Softcover Book USD 249.99
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Hardcover Book USD 249.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
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