Schweizerisches Übernahmerecht

In recent years, the rules under stock exchange law on the obligation to notify shareholdings and public takeovers have frequently been the focus of legal but also political discussions. These have led to various revisions at the level of laws and ordinances, the last of which entered into force on January 1, 2009. After an introduction on the fundamentals of the market for corporate control, this St. Gallen habilitation treatise presents in detail the rules on the obligation to report significant shareholdings and public takeovers. In particular, the author addresses the practice of the SIX Disclosure Office and the Takeover Board, which shape this area of law. This gives the book a decidedly practical feel. The work is rounded off by a presentation of the tax treatment of public offers. Due to the comprehensive presentation of the Rec.