Like certain U.S. states, the country of Malaysia does not give dissenting shareholders any right to appraisal of the value of their shares. Instead, the Malaysian Capital Markets and Services Act of 2007 (“Act”) provides that in a “compulsory acquisition,” dissenting shareholders may seek what Americans might refer to as equitable relief.
Pursuant to the
In Illinois, a shareholder has the right to dissent from certain corporate actions such as a merger, sale of substantially all of the company’s assets or organizational changes that materially and adversely affect shareholder rights. 805 ILCS 5/11.65(a). A corporation that takes an action giving rise to the right to dissent must provide shareholders with
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In Taiwan, when a company conducts certain transactions that may have a significant impact on the shareholders’ interests (e.g., M&A transactions), the dissenting shareholders may exercise the appraisal right in accordance with the applicable laws and regulations. Generally speaking, the dissenting shareholders have to object to the transaction at or prior to the shareholders’ meeting
Section 238 of the Companies Law (2020 Revision) (“section 238“) provides an avenue through which shareholders of a merged or consolidated Cayman Islands company can apply to have the “fair value” of their shares determined by the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands (the “Court“).
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Section 238 has its origins
Under Spanish law, a person (natural or legal) ceases to form part of joint stock companies (“JSC”) (listed or unlisted), or limited liability companies (“LLC”) when such person ceases to hold stakes in the share capital. In practice, this dissociation generally occurs through the sale of shares/ stakes.
Notwithstanding the above,
A chapter published in a new edited book on cross-border mergers reviews the implementation of the Cross-border Mergers Directive[1] (hereinafter, “CBMD”) in Cyprus law. The CBMD was implemented in Cyprus by Law 186(I)/2007.[2] This Law amended the Cyprus Companies Law (Chapter 113) and added a new section to it (Arts. 201I–201X). The Cyprus
Turkish Commercial Code No. 6102 grants a number of specific rights to minority shareholders representing at least 10% of share capital in a non-public joint stock company, with the aim of protecting them against majority shareholders or company management. These rights, which might affect significant functions, can be briefly explained as follows:
One of the instrumental rights corporate statutes bestow upon shareholders is the appraisal right. This right allows dissenting shareholders of a target company in a corporate control transaction (i.e. mergers and acquisitions) to receive better value for their shares as it is determined by the judiciary. The Saudi Arabian Companies Law of 2015 (CL), nonetheless,
Business divorce can arise in any privately owned business, often without warning. These can be divisive, long-lasting and expensive—straining both stakeholders and the business.
The business valuator must carefully scrutinize the characteristics in the interest being valued to determine stakeholder equity. This includes reviewing business information and assessing equity risk in order to produce a