This is the long-awaited second edition of this highly regarded comparative overview of corporate law. This edition has been comprehensively updated to reflect profound changes in corporate law. It now includes consideration of additional matters such as the highly topical issue of enforcement in corporate law, and explores the continued convergence of corporate law across jurisdictions. The authors start from the premise that corporate (or company) law across jurisdictions addresses the same three basic agency problems: (1) the opportunism of managers vis-a-vis shareholders; (2) the opportunism of controlling shareholders vis-a-vis minority shareholders; and (3) the opportunism of shareholders as a class vis-a-vis other corporate constituencies, such as corporate creditors and employees. Every jurisdiction must address these problems in a variety of contexts, framed by the corporation's internal dynamics and its interactions with the product, labor, capital, and takeover markets. The authors' central claim, however, is that corporate (or company) forms are fundamentally similar and that, to a surprising degree, jurisdictions pick from among the same handful of legal strategies to address the three basic agency issues. This book explains in detail how (and why) the principal European jurisdictions, Japan, and the United States sometimes select identical legal strategies to address a given corporate law problem, and sometimes make divergent choices. After an introductory discussion of agency issues and legal strategies, the book addresses the basic governance structure of the corporation, including the powers of the board of directors and the shareholders meeting. It proceeds to creditor protection measures, related-party transactions, and fundamental corporate actions such as mergers and charter amendments. Finally, it concludes with an examination of friendly acquisitions, hostile takeovers, and the regulation of the capital markets.
Chatper One Part one: the features of corporations In this book reveals five general features of corporations, including: legal personality, limited liability, transferable shares, delegated management and inverstors' ownship. (some of the corporations may ...
评分To dispel the haunting question "What is the nature and rationale of corporate law?", one should read this book. For corporate laws arround the world (six developed countries: France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK, and the US), this book reveals their natur...
评分To dispel the haunting question "What is the nature and rationale of corporate law?", one should read this book. For corporate laws arround the world (six developed countries: France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK, and the US), this book reveals their natur...
评分Chatper One Part one: the features of corporations In this book reveals five general features of corporations, including: legal personality, limited liability, transferable shares, delegated management and inverstors' ownship. (some of the corporations may ...
评分Chatper One Part one: the features of corporations In this book reveals five general features of corporations, including: legal personality, limited liability, transferable shares, delegated management and inverstors' ownship. (some of the corporations may ...
这部作品简直是一部引人入胜的法律悬疑小说,虽然我不太了解公司法那些晦涩的术语,但作者的叙事功力着实了得。故事围绕着一家跨国企业高层之间错综复杂的权力斗争展开,充满了精妙的布局和意想不到的反转。我尤其喜欢里面对于人性复杂性的刻画,那些西装革履的精英们,在利益面前,展现出的那种近乎原始的欲望和算计,让人不寒而栗。书中对公司内部决策流程的描写,虽然是虚构的,却有着惊人的真实感,仿佛能看到那些密室会议上剑拔弩张的氛围。主角的律师形象塑造得极为丰满,他游走在灰色地带,用高超的辩论技巧和对规则近乎偏执的理解,为客户披荆斩棘。读这本书,就像是参加了一场高智商的心理博弈,每一次翻页都充满了对下一刻剧情走向的期待,酣畅淋漓的阅读体验,让我几乎忘记了自己不是法学专业人士。它成功地将枯燥的法律条文,转化为了一场场扣人心弦的智力对决,强烈推荐给所有喜欢深度叙事和复杂人性的读者。
评分这本书简直是为那些对金融“幕后操作”充满好奇心的人准备的百科全书!我完全沉浸在对那些大型兼并收购(M&A)案例的剖析之中,作者没有停留在表面,而是深入到了交易结构设计的每一个角落。读完后,我才明白,原来一场看似简单的收购背后,涉及到多少关于控制权转移、优先清算权以及反稀释条款的精妙设计。特别是书中描述的几起“毒丸计划”和“绿色邮件”策略的运用,简直是教科书级别的防守与进攻展示。作者的语言风格非常务实,没有过多的修饰,直奔主题,这一点我很欣赏。他清晰地阐述了不同类型的股份和证券如何被用作控制杠杆,以及在紧张的谈判中,条款的细微差别如何决定数十亿美元的归属。对于那些在投资银行或私募股权领域工作的人来说,这本书或许是必备的参考手册,它将那些晦涩的金融工具,用一种近乎残酷的商业逻辑进行了拆解,令人大开眼界。
评分这本书的结构安排非常精妙,它像一个多层次的迷宫,引导读者层层深入到公司治理的核心矛盾之中。我发现作者在处理“利益相关者理论”与“股东利益最大化原则”之间的张力时,展现了极高的平衡感。他没有简单地偏袒任何一方,而是通过深入剖析两者的理论基础和实践困境,让读者自己去构建认知框架。最让我印象深刻的是,书中关于企业社会责任(CSR)在法律框架下的边界探讨。作者非常冷静地分析了如何将“可持续发展”的理念,通过精巧的法律设计融入到公司章程和运营协议中,而不是停留在空泛的道德呼吁上。这种将高尚的理念转化为可执行的法律工具的能力,是这本书最强大的地方。阅读过程中,我感觉自己不仅仅是在学习法律条文,更是在学习如何运用法律语言来构建一个更负责任、更可持续的商业实体。这是一部充满智慧,且极具前瞻性的商业伦理与法律实践的深度对话之作。
评分我原本以为这会是一本枯燥的法律条文汇编,但出乎意料的是,这本书通过一系列生动的历史案例,为我打开了一扇观察资本主义早期发展的窗户。作者巧妙地将法律的演变与社会经济思潮的变迁联系起来,展示了公司形态是如何适应不断变化的商业环境而自我革新的。书中对“法人格独立性”这一概念在历史长河中的起伏和争议进行了深刻的反思,特别是那些早期对公司滥用现象的监管尝试,读来让人感慨万千。它不仅仅是关于“法律是什么”,更是关于“法律为什么会变成现在这个样子”。我特别喜欢作者在评价早期判例时所流露出的那种批判性思维,既肯定了法律在促进商业发展中的积极作用,也毫不留情地指出了其在维护社会公平方面的局限性。这种宏大叙事与微观案例的结合,让阅读体验充满了历史的厚重感和思想的启发性。
评分我对这本关于企业治理结构的论述抱持着一种复杂的情感。从学术角度来看,它无疑提供了极其详尽的框架,尤其是在董事会责任和股东派生诉讼的比较分析部分,展现了作者深厚的法理功底。我花了好大力气才跟上作者在不同司法管辖区内,对“信义义务”(Fiduciary Duties)这一核心概念的细致剖析。然而,坦白说,对于非专业人士,或者仅仅是想了解“如何避免法律风险”的普通管理者而言,这本书的阅读门槛实在太高了。它更像是为法学院的高年级学生或刚执业的律师量身定做的工具书,充满了大量的案例引用和判例法的梳理。书中对信息不对称问题的探讨是深刻的,但其论证过程过于冗长和技术化,使得整体阅读节奏显得有些沉闷。我期待能有一些更直观的图表或流程图来辅助理解那些复杂的内部控制机制,但作者似乎更偏爱纯粹的文本推演。总的来说,这是一部严谨、权威的作品,但其深度也注定了它的小众性。
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