Family Firms and Closed Companies in Germany and Spain.

• Superior document: Beiträge zum ausländischen und internationalen Privatrecht ; v.134.
• Author: Fleischer, Holger.
• TeilnehmendeR: Recalde, Andrés.; Spindler, Gerald.
• Place / Publishing House: Tübingen : : Mohr Siebeck,, 2021.; ©2021.
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Edition: First edition.
• Language: German
• Series: Beiträge zum ausländischen und internationalen Privatrecht
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (317 pages)

Family firms and closed companies are slowly, but steadily receiving more attention among legal scholars. This volume takes stock of the current state of research in this area and explores promising avenues for future research. Eleven contributions examine typical problems that arise in both types of business organization by comparing the legal approaches in Germany and Spain.

Table of Contents

Cover -- Title -- Preface -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Holger Fleischer - An Introduction to Law and Management of Family Firms -- Paula del Val Talens / Miguel Gimeno Ribes - Setting the Scene. Family Firms and Closed Companies in Spain -- F. Javier Arias Varona - Abide or Leave. Withdrawal Right for Retention of Profits, Close Family Companies and Rule of Law -- Jennifer Trinks - Excessive Retention of Profits and Minority Protection. A German Perspective -- Ascensión Gallego Córcoles - Abuse by Majority Shareholders as a Ground for Challenging General Meeting Resolutions -- Fernando Marín de la Bárcena - Shareholder Control over Executive Pay -- David Pérez Millán - The Duty to Honor a Shareholders' Agreement as an Ancillary Obligation in the Articles of the Company -- Sebastian Mock - Shareholders' Agreements in Family Firms and Closed Corporations -- Nuria Latorre Chiner - Related Party Transactions in Non-Listed Companies. The Limited Effectiveness of Ex Ante Control -- Andrés Recalde Castells - The Significance of the Business Judgement Rule in Closed Companies -- Gerald Spindler / Andreas Seidel - Business Judgment Rule in Closed and Family Companies -- Contributors.