The agreements of an SA with its main shareholders, the members of its BoD and with related parties: The correction of the “wrongly raised” issues The seriousness of the matter and how the new law on SAs deals with it The issue of the agreements signed between a Société Anonyme and its main shareholders, members […]Continue reading
The European Regulation “on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data”, adopted on 27 April 2016, is directly and across the board applicable (throughout Europe) since 25.5.2018. Basic declarations It is a “convenient” myth that we (should) expect for the Greek legislation to decide on how we adapt. […]Continue reading
Corporate Governance is, in general, a set of principles and rules that must govern certain areas of the organization, operation and management of a Société Anonyme. But how are they related to Competitiveness and Growth? The Regulations of Corporate Governance Codes In the Greek Corporate Governance Code, these rules refer to the Board of Directors, […]Continue reading
To its basic structure, earnouts are agreements concluded between (usually) a seller and a buyer of a company. It is mainly found in M&A agreements or as a tool to promote startup financing. When an earnout is agreed on, the buyer agrees to pay, in addition to the cost of acquiring a company itself, a […]Continue reading
Acquisitions and business development The procedure of a company to acquire another of the same industry or of an industry in which it would like to expand its business, is connected to its growth. In procedural terms this is one of the agreements “concluded” between those who have the authority to do so: The, normally, […]Continue reading
It is with great pleasure that we share with you the news that our friend and companion for 25 years, Byron Nicolaides, President of PeopleCert was honored with the award “Excellence of Entrepreneurship 2018” by the Athens University of Economics and Business. Mr. Nicolaides was awarded in recognition of his successful business activity, as he […]Continue reading
Conducting transactions using an electronic signature: Its legal significance The legislative framework for electronic signature The electronic signature is a mathematical system of electronic data used to prove the authenticity of a message or document. The concept of e-signature was introduced into the Greek legal system by P.D. 150/2001, which incorporated Directive 1999/93 / EC. […]Continue reading
At Koumentakis & Associates Law Firm we have a deep faith in the values and benefits of preventive law practicing. We are not limited to just good conventional predictions and / or developing the right strategy in our clients’ affairs. We are proceeding with the evaluation of the adverse effects of existing legislation and, consequently, […]Continue reading
Recently there were published, two decisions of the Competition Commission, following an ex officio investigation in the production and placing on the market of margarine and butter. By virtue of these decisions heavy fines have been imposed on the companies involved, which also cover almost the whole of the relevant market, for illegal “vertical agreements” […]Continue reading
