Article 5:66 (besloten vennootschap or BV) and 7:77 (naamloze vennootschap or NV) of the Companies and Associations Code (CAC) provide for the joint and several
Just over a year after the entry into force of the Belgian Cooperation Agreement of 30 November 2022 establishing a foreign direct investment screening mechanism[1]
The Companies and Associations Code provides in Article 5:66 for private limited companies (“besloten vennootschap” or “BV”’) and Article 7:77 for public limited companies (“naamloze
The intention of a party that stipulates a condition precedent (“opschortende voorwaarde”) is clear: he wants to make the exigibility of his commitment subject to
After some delay, the new Pledge Act finally came into force on 1 January 2018[1]. This new legal framework introduced the ‘registered pledge’. This kind
If the seller of the shares is a natural person who is married, the question arises whether he/she can negotiate and sign the transfer agreement
As set out in a former blog article (“Non-competition clause in acquisition agreements: a necessity?” – Matthias Jans, 14 April 2016 – see link), the
In our blog post of 21 December 2018, updated by our blog post of 2 April 2019, we informed you about the legally required transparency
In our blog post of 21 December 2018 we informed you about the new legally required transparency as to the ultimate beneficial owners of enterprises,
The new legally required transparency as to the ultimate beneficial owners of an enterprise is an important additional action point in the M&A practice after