Preface

This is the second volume of the book on the Cross-border Merger Directive. The first volume contains a general discussion of the Cross-border Merger Directive and the Merger Tax Directive and chapters on the Member States that adapted their legislation first. The first volume was published by Cambridge University Press in 2010. The aim of this book is to provide a comprehensive analysis of the European legal framework on cross-border mergers and the implementing legislation in each Member State of the European Union and the European Economic Area (EEA). The Cross-border Merger Directive is made applicable through treaty to the three EEA Member States permitting cross-border mergers among companies of these states and the EU Member States.

The first volume included chapters on Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Germany, Hungary, The Netherlands, Poland, Slovak Republic, the United Kingdom and Norway.