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.

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

Autorentext
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.

Inhalt
General Report.- National Report for Portugal.- National Report for France.- National Report for Italy.- National Report for Sweden.- National Report for Spain.- National Report for Japan.- National Report for the United States of America.- National Report for Austria.- National Report for Brazil.- National Report for Poland.- National Report for Brazil (Tax).- National Report for Germany.- National Report for Turkey.- National Report for the Netherlands.- National Report for Cyprus.- National Report for Finland.- National Report for Singapore.- National Report for Croatia.- National Report for Greece.- National Report for Argentina.- National Report for Great Britain.- National Report for Belgium.- National Report for Slovenia.