Comparative Analysis of Preemptive Rights in Georgian and Ukrainian LLCs – A Statutory Rule or A Contractual Privilege
Keywords:
Preemptive rights in LLCs, Georgian and Ukrainian regulations., shareholders’ protection.Abstract
To date, the protection of shareholders’ property rights has been greatly argued. Recently, Ukraine and Georgia have undertaken vast legislative amendments in respect to the LLCs. Legislative revisions have had a significant impact on the exercise of the shareholders’ preemptive right, which at present is executed under the meticulous procedural provisions. The premise of the paper is to bridge between Georgian/Ukrainian legislative novelties; hence, to expose coherent lapses with respect to the equal and fair treatment of the shareholders. By the same token, thesis endeavors to understanding the essence of the preemptive rights from the perspective of the shareholders as well as the company. An exclusion of the preemptive right is also reasoned. The paper gives concluding remarks on building the credible police in favor of shareholders’ enjoyment of preemptive rights.
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