The Financial Assistance Prohibition: Origins, Evolution, and Future - European Company Law View The Financial Assistance Prohibition: Origins, Evolution, and Future by Kees Hooft - European Company Law The Financial Assistance Prohibition: Origins, Evolution, and Future Kees Hooft 8 4

Article 23 of the - revised - EU Capital Directive permits Member States to allow public companies to make loans or provide security to third parties to have them acquire shares in the company, if certain conditions are met. This contribution places these financial assistance rules within its historical perspective and sets out recent developments in certain jurisdictions, ending with a discussion of expected developments.

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