European Union: Shareholders

Law 5303/2026 fundamentally reforms Greek inheritance law, introducing modern provisions for forced heirship, inheritance agreements, and estate planning. How will these changes affect property owners, families with complex structures, and cross-border succession arrangements?

In venture capital transactions, liquidation preferences determine how proceeds are distributed between investors and founders during exits or liquidations. This analysis examines how these common-law mechanisms operate within Portugal's more formalistic corporate law framework, exploring the structural and interpretive challenges that arise when embedding such clauses in bylaws versus shareholder agreements across different liquidity scenarios.

The company secretary in Cyprus serves as a mandatory officer for private limited liability companies, functioning as far more than an administrative role. This position bridges corporate governance, regulatory compliance, and operational efficiency, maintaining statutory frameworks while supporting directors in ensuring corporate actions are properly executed and recorded.