The Italian legislature enacted new measures , effective from March 27, 2024, to attract new investors to the Italian capital markets and rationalize corporate governance dynamics (the "Capital Markets Law")....more
As the season for shareholders' annual general meetings is fast approaching, we are sharing suggestions that we believe provide strategic flexibility and reflect best practices in corporate governance. ...more
CONSOB approved regulatory changes to adapt the Italian second-level regulation to the Shareholder Rights Directive II.
The key regulatory changes concern:
- Remuneration Reporting,
- Related-Party...more
Over the last three months, the Italian Government has enacted a package of financial assistance designed to help Italian businesses survive the dramatic short-term effects of the coronavirus ("COVID-19") pandemic. The...more
7/14/2020
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Borrowers ,
Business Continuity Plans ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
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Federal Loans ,
Financial Assistance Policies ,
Italy ,
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Privately Held Corporations ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Relief Measures ,
SACE Guarantee Scheme ,
Shareholders ,
Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) ,
Small Business
As the season for shareholders' annual general meetings is fast approaching, we are sharing with our clients and friends some suggestions that we believe provide strategic flexibility and reflect best practices in corporate...more
3/10/2020
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Diversity ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Italy ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Remuneration ,
Shareholders ,
Sustainability
Listed companies that renew their corporate bodies starting from 2020 will have to increase from 1/3rd to at least 2/5th the quota of members of the board of directors and of effective members of their board of statutory...more
The season for shareholders' annual general meetings is fast approaching, and we would like to take this opportunity to provide our clients and friends with some suggestions that we believe provide strategic flexibility and...more
3/8/2019
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Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Diversity ,
EU ,
EU Market Abuse Regulation (EU MAR) ,
Internal Controls ,
Italy ,
Minority Shareholders ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Share Buybacks ,
Shareholder Meetings ,
Shareholders