Reforming Company and Takeover Law in Europe

Zusatztext the book achieves that purpose! often offering valuable insights and views from those close to the reforms... there are many useful essays in the book. Informationen zum Autor Guido A. Ferrarini is Professor of Law at the University of Genoa and Director of the Centre for Law and Finance.Klaus J. Hopt is Professor of Law and Director of the Max Planck Institute for Foreign Private and Private International Law, Hamburg.Jaap Winter is partner at the Dutch law firm De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek and Professor of International Company Law at the Erasmus University, Rotterdam.Eddy Wymeersch is Chairman of the Banking Finance and Insurance Commission, Belgium; cochairof the CESR-ECB, working on clearing and settlement; member of the Committeesof European Securities Regulators (CESR), and Part time Professor of Commercial Law, Universityof Ghent. Klappentext This book examines reforms in company and takeover law, crucial to modern business and economics. The new European 13th directive on takeovers and its 'break-through' rule are discussed, as is the controversial level playing field for takeover activities all over Europe and from the United States. The volume provides comprehensive commentary and full text of the European Commission's new company law action plan. Issues including corporate disclosure, remuneration ofdirectors, personal liability of board members, auditors, and conflicts of interest are also examined. Zusammenfassung Examines reforms in company and takeover law, crucial to modern business and economics. In this volume, the new European 13th directive on takeovers and its 'break-through' rule are discussed, as is the controversial level playing field for takeover activities all over Europe and from the United States.

Product details

• Authors: Guido (Professor of Law At the Universi Ferrarini
• Assisted by: Guido Ferrarini (Editor), Ferrarini Guido (Editor), Klaus J. Hopt (Editor), Jaap Winter (Editor), Japp Winter (Editor), Eddy Wymeersch (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 03.06.2004
• EAN: 9780199273805
• ISBN: 978-0-19-927380-5
• No. of pages: 1132
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Corporate Finance / General, LAW / Corporate, LAW / Comparative, Corporate Finance, LAW / Antitrust, comparative law, EU (European Union), Company law, Competition law / Antitrust law