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Table of contents

Preface

I.Introduction

II.Company formation: establishing a new GmbH

A.Pre-registration phases

B.Formation by contributions

C.Articles of association

D.Filing for registration

E.Unternehmergesellschaft (haftungsbeschränkt)

III.Acquisition of a shelf company

IV.Shareholders

A.Shareholder rights

B.Shareholder obligations

C.Liability of shareholders towards third parties (piercing the corporate veil)

V.Shareholders’ meeting

A.Statutory rights and obligations; transferral of rights and powers

B.Calling of shareholders’ meetings

C.Passing of resolutions

D.Defective shareholders’ resolutions

VI.Managing directors

A.Appointment and removal of managing directors

B.Rights and obligations

C.Liability

VII.Supervisory board

A.Optional supervisory board

B.Mandatory supervisory board under the One Third Employee Participation Act

C.Mandatory supervisory board under the Co-Determination Act

D.Mandatory supervisory board under the Co-Determination Act for the Coal and Steel Industry

E.Mandatory supervisory board under the Capital Investment Act

VIII.Share capital

A.Payment of share capital

B.Disguised contributions in kind

C.Maintenance of share capital

D.Loans

E.Additional contributions

F.Changes in terms of share capital

IX.Changes in shareholding and related transactions

A.Transfer of shares by agreement

B.Forfeiture (Kaduzierung) of shares

C.Redemption (Einziehung) of shares

D.Exclusion of shareholders

E.Termination of a shareholding by a shareholder

F.Transfer by way of succession

G.Pledging (Verpfändung) of shares

H.Beneficial interest (Nießbrauch) in shares

X.Financial statements and distribution of profits

A.Financial statements

B.Distribution of profits

XI.Company transformations

A.Merger

B.Company splitting

C.Conversion

D.Tax issues relating to reorganisations

XII.Taxes

XIII.Group relationships

A.Group relationships based on contract

B.Relationships not based on agreement

XIV.Liquidation

XV.Insolvency

XVI.GmbH & Co. KG

A.Overview

B.General rules pertaining to a GmbH & Co. KG

C.Publikumsgesellschaft (publicly owned company)

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