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		<title>NEWLY PUBLISHED: Modification of company law procedure for mergers and demergers</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 12:39:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jan Muyldermans</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Belgian Official Gazette of 18 January 2012 includes the publication of the Act of 8 January 2012 modifying the Companies Code pursuant to Directive 2009/109/EG regarding reporting and documentation requirements in case of mergers and demergers (the “Act”). This Act modifies the procedure applicable for merger and demergers. Intervention independent expert Until now, the [...]<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_32x32_style" addthis:url='http://www.pwcblogs.be/transactions/2012/01/newly-published-modification-of-company-law-procedure-for-mergers-and-demergers/' addthis:title='NEWLY PUBLISHED: Modification of company law procedure for mergers and demergers ' ><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Simplification of merger procedure</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 08:41:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karin Winters</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since 25 January 2010, it is possible to carry out all types of mergers without the intervention of an independent expert (i.e. the company’s statutory auditor, or an auditor/external accountant if no statutory auditor has been appointed). Articles 695 and 708 of the Belgian Companies Code (“BCC”), modified following implementation of the European Directive 2007/63/EC, [...]<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_32x32_style" addthis:url='http://www.pwcblogs.be/transactions/2010/03/simplification-of-merger-procedure/' addthis:title='Simplification of merger procedure ' ><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>M&amp;A Academy &#8211; &#8220;Tax implications of business restructuring&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 13:46:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sophie Van Durme</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[2008 and 2009 are challenging times for the M&#38;A market due to the lack of available funding. Many investors and international groups are looking for cost-cutting opportunities and cash optimisation. During the 5th session of our M&#38;A Academy, we tried to evaluate how reshaping your conventional business model towards a more flexible structure can help [...]<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_32x32_style" addthis:url='http://www.pwcblogs.be/transactions/2010/02/ma-academy-tax-implications-of-business-restructuring/' addthis:title='M&#38;A Academy &#8211; &#8220;Tax implications of business restructuring&#8221; ' ><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>China M&amp;A activity bouncing back from the downturn</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 09:33:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barbara Van Dyck</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The PwC China M&#038;A press release revealed that domestic and inbound M&#038;A deal volumes in China (including Hong Kong and Macau) in the second half of 2009 are returning to robust 2008 levels, indicating that the impact of the global economic downturn on China M&#038;A seems to have been short lived. More than 1,800 domestic [...]<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_32x32_style" addthis:url='http://www.pwcblogs.be/transactions/2010/01/china-ma-activity-bouncing-back-from-the-downturn/' addthis:title='China M&#38;A activity bouncing back from the downturn ' ><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>What can the lead advisor bring to the table?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2009 17:29:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Philippe Estas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lead advisors are often placed in the role of &#8216;bad cop&#8217; when pushing the deal through for the seller and getting the highest price possible for the business. But what is the best way to work with a lead advisor and in what ways can they add the most value in a transaction process?   [...]<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_32x32_style" addthis:url='http://www.pwcblogs.be/transactions/2009/03/what-can-the-lead-advisor-bring-to-the-table/' addthis:title='What can the lead advisor bring to the table? ' ><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Unfinished business is not acceptable in today’s world</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2009 11:29:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexander Veithen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Your company acquired several businesses over the last year and you know that not all of your synergy targets and potential have been achieved? In that case, we strongly recommend completing the unfinished business. The precedent 3 to 5 years were marked by an unparalleled frenetic M&#38;A activity illustrated by many large corporations who acquired [...]<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_32x32_style" addthis:url='http://www.pwcblogs.be/transactions/2009/02/unfinished-business-is-not-acceptable-in-today%e2%80%99s-world/' addthis:title='Unfinished business is not acceptable in today’s world ' ><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Opportunities for your business after the New Merger Law</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 15:07:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nancy Van de Voorde</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new Tax Act Implementing the EU Tax Merger Directive into Belgian law was published in the Belgian Official Gazette on the 12th January and came into force immediately. The act introduces a tax-free regime for cross-border reorganisations. In addition, it also brings the existing tax provisions applicable to internal reorganizations in line with the [...]<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_32x32_style" addthis:url='http://www.pwcblogs.be/transactions/2009/01/opportunities-for-your-business-after-the-new-merger-law/' addthis:title='Opportunities for your business after the New Merger Law ' ><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Cross border Mergers are now regulated in Belgium</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:35:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurent Van Compernolle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cross-border mergers are now regulated in Belgium further to the adoption by the Chamber of the Miscellaneous Provisions Act (the “Act”), which is aimed inter alia at implementing Directive 2005/56/EC on cross-border mergers of limited liability companies (the “Cross-border Directive”) into Belgian law. The Act entered into force on 26 June 2008. Old Rules Before [...]<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_32x32_style" addthis:url='http://www.pwcblogs.be/transactions/2009/01/cross-border-mergers-are-now-reglated-in-belgium/' addthis:title='Cross border Mergers are now regulated in Belgium ' ><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a></div>]]></description>
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