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A presentation brought to you by Lawyers-Luxembourg.comSelling
Shares in a Company in Luxembourg
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Investing in LuxembourgLuxembourgis one of the most stable
countries in Europe from an economic point of view, which is why
thenumber of foreign investors keeps growingyear after year.
While certain investors are interested in starting their own
companies, there are also others who want tobuy shares in
Luxembourg companiesin order to shorten the path towards owning a
business.
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Laws On Sale of Company Shares in LuxembourgThe main law
providing for thesale of company shares is theCommercial Code.
Share salesare also governed by the mergers and acquisitions
legislation which provides for assetsales in aLuxembourg
company.
For information about the laws related to selling shares, you
may refer to ourLuxembourg law firm.
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Types Company Share Sales in LuxembourgTheLuxembourg
legislationprovides for two types of companies which can be
involved inshare sales.
These are the private companies (SARL) and public companies (SA)
in Luxembourg.
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Selling Shares in a Private Company in LuxembourgTheprivate sale
of sharesimplies the buyer to take over a company without its
liabilities, which is why this type of transaction is usually
preferred.
Another great advantage ofselling shares in a company in
Luxembourgis that this operation is tax-free.
Our lawyers in Luxembourg can offer information on share sales
procedures.
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Public Shares Sales in Luxembourg CompaniesWith respect to
sharesales of a public company in Luxembourg, these can only occur
with theGrand Duchys Financial Regulatorconsent.
Share sales in Luxembourgare concluded once the parties have
drafted, agreed upon and signed a sale-purchase agreement.
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Restrictions on Share Sales in LuxembourgThe Luxembourg
legislation imposes severalrestrictions on share sales in the Grand
Duchywhich apply to private companies only.
ASARL companymay notsellitssharesto other persons in case these
shares represent more than 75% of the shareholders
participations.
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Other Restrictions on Share Sales in LuxembourgShare
salesrepresenting at least 75% of the companys total number of
shares in the case of private entities must be approved through a
general meeting of the shareholders.
There are no restrictions related toselling shares in a public
company in Luxembourg.
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Assistance in Selling Shares in LuxembourgIf you want tosell
shares in a companyand need assistance, ourlawyers in Luxembourg
can help you.
You can alsocontactus if you want to register a new company in
Luxembourg.
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