Germany has some forms of appraisal rights – depending on whether the squeeze-out method was used against minority shareholders, and what form that method took. German law offers three squeeze-out methods: one contained in the WPUG (German takeover law which implemented the European Takeover Directive and the squeeze-out right included in the Directive), another contained
Dr. Alexandros L. Seretakis
Guest Post: EU Appraisal Rights in Focus
Posted in EU Appraisal Rights, Guest Post
In contrast to the United States, where an enabling legal regime and a fortunate confluence of a variety of factors have led to a surge of appraisal petitions and appraisal arbitrage, the appraisal remedy remains a sparingly utilized weapon in the arsenal of shareholders in the EU. Minority shareholders in the EU are reticent to…