Private companies in europe: the societas unius personae (sup) and the recent developments in the EU member states

This book contains the second contribution of the "Forum for the study of the closely held companies in Europe". In the first part, the study group analyses thoroughly the Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on single-member private limited liability companies (Societas Unius Personae - SUP). In the second part the research group dwell on specific important problems of the closely held companies in the different EU Member States. Índice Part I. Analysis of the proposal for a directive of the european parliament and of the council on single-member private limited liability cimpanies (societas unius personae) Chapter 1. How to make a molehill out of a mountain: the single-member company (sup) proposal after negotiations in the council Chapter 2. The societas unius personae: using the single-member company as a vehicle for EU private company law reform, some critical reflections on regulatory approach Chapter 3. Societas unius personae from the italian perspective Chapter 4. The proposal for a directive on sigle-member private limited liability company (sup) from the lithuanian perspective Chapter 5. The sup from the french perspective Chapter 6. Sup-directive Chapter 7. "Societas unius personae": analysis from the perspective of spanish law" Chapter 8. "Societas unius personae": analysis from the perspective of united kingdom law Part II. Closely held companies in the recent case law, legislation and in the legal doctrine of the EU member states Chapter 9. Conflicting interests in the transfer of shares in a closely held company composed of legal entities under a structural modification transaction Chapter 10. Internal barriers to growth in SMES Chapter 11. Dispute resolution in the closed corporation: the dutch example, the belgian success Chapter 12. The reform of the regime for the issuance of bonds under spanish law within the context of making third party financing for SMES more flexible