The special rights other than shares in cross-border mergers of limited liability companies within the European Union. A perspective from the Spanish Law

Velerdas Peralta, Angel (2012) The special rights other than shares in cross-border mergers of limited liability companies within the European Union. A perspective from the Spanish Law, [Dissertation thesis], Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna. Dottorato di ricerca in Diritto dell'Unione Europea, 23 Ciclo. DOI 10.6092/unibo/amsdottorato/4498.
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Abstract

The present research aims to study the special rights other than shares in Spanish Law and the protection of their holders in cross-border mergers of limited liability companies within the European Union frame. Special rights other than shares are recognised as an independent legal category within legal systems of some EU Member States, such as Germany or Spain, through the implementation of the Third Directive 78/855/CEE concerning mergers of public limited liability companies. The above-cited Directive contains a special regime of protection for the holders of securities, other than shares, to which special rights are attached, consisting of being given rights in the acquiring company, at least equivalent to those they possessed in the company being acquired. This safeguard is to highlight the intimate connection between this type of rights and the company whose extinction determines the existence of those. Pursuant to the Directive 2005/56/CE on cross-border mergers of limited liability companies, each company taking part in these operations shall comply with the safeguards of members and third parties provided in their respective national law to which is subject. In this regard, the protection for holders of special rights other than shares shall be ruled by the domestic M&A regime. As far as Spanish Law are concerned, holders of these special rights are recognized a right of merger information, in the same terms as shareholders, as well as equal rights in the company resulting from the cross-border merger. However, these measures are not enough guarantee for a suitable protection, thus considering those holders of special rights as special creditors, sometimes it will be necessary to go to the general protection regime for creditors. In Spanish Law, it would involve the recognition of right to the merger opposition, whose exercise would prevent the operation was completed until ensuring equal rights.

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Tipologia del documento
Tesi di dottorato
Autore
Velerdas Peralta, Angel
Supervisore
Dottorato di ricerca
Scuola di dottorato
Scienze giuridiche
Ciclo
23
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Settore disciplinare
Settore concorsuale
Parole chiave
cross-border merger, special rights other than shares, safeguard.
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DOI
10.6092/unibo/amsdottorato/4498
Data di discussione
30 Marzo 2012
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