Mergers and Acquisitions

What valid economic reasons can justify a securities exchange transaction?

CANJE VALORES

As corporate restructuring transactions, securities exchange transactions are eligible for the special tax regime for mergers, spin-offs, asset transfers, and securities exchanges, which we have discussed in previous articles. Specifically, Article 76.5 of the Corporate Income Tax Law defines them as: “An exchange of securities representing share capital shall be considered to be an operation […]

Mergers of companies (II). direct improper mergers

Fusion De Sociedades Fusiones Impropia Directa

This article is a continuation of the article “The merger of companies. General aspects” and aims to analyze one of the so-called “Special Mergers” regulated in Section 8 of Title II of Law 3/2009 on structural modifications (LME). This type of merger is characterized by the fact that the law provides for the possibility of […]

Merger of companies (IV). Merger by absorption of a wholly-owned subsidiary indirectly.

Fusion De Sociedades Filial

The purpose of this article is to analyze one of the so-called “Special Mergers” regulated in Section 8 of Title II of Law 3/2009, on structural modifications (LME), specifically those regulated in article 49.2 LME, in which the acquiring company absorbs a wholly-owned subsidiary indirectly, in this way the company would absorb a subsidiary of […]

Merger of companies (III). Reverse merger of companies

Fusion De Sociedades Inversa1980

This article is a continuation of the article “The merger of companies. General aspects” and aims to analyze one of the so-called “Special Mergers” regulated in Section 8 of Title II of Law 3/2009, on structural modifications (LME), specifically the so-called reverse mergers, in which the absorbed company directly or indirectly owns the shares or […]

Economic motivation in corporate merger transactions

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The reason for the corporate reorganisation is debatable if the absorbed company is inactive. Today we bring you a resolution of the Economic Administrative Court of Cataluña, dated 12 February 2018, due to its importance in mergers when a company is absorbed that is not active at the time of the absorption, although it may […]