Author: Papadopoulos, Thomas
Title: EU law and harmonization of takeovers in the internal market.
Description: The Hague : Kluwer Law International, 2010. Original edition. Hardcover. Dustjacket. 280 pp.(European Monographs, 71). Takeover bids are important for the internal market because they contribute to market integration and to business consolidation in accordance with the EC Treaty provisions on freedom of establishment. The Takeover Bid Directive of 2004 is designed not only to protect the interests of the holders of securities of companies (in particular, those with minority holdings), but also to promote EU-wide clarity and transparency in respect of legal issues to be settled in the event of takeover bids and to prevent patterns of corporate restructuring from being distorted by arbitrary differences in governance and management cultures. Analysing the Takeover Bid Directive in the light of EU Law, this important monograph examines the extent to which the Directive facilitates the exercise of the fundamental freedom of establishment and the free movement of capital in the internal market. The analysis begins with a discussion of the fundamental freedom of establishment of companies, as well as of the legal bases for the harmonization of company law and capital markets law at EU level. Additionally, the significance of corporate mobility and of the freedom of establishment case law of the European Court of Justice for the takeover process is analysed. The author shows that, far from achieving market integration in the field of EU company law, the Takeover Bid Directive is a compromise resulting from the very different legal and policy approaches of the Member States in the field of takeover regulation. Library stamp. Mailorder only - Alleen verzending mogelijk. Book condition : very good. ISBN 9789041133403.

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