European Company Law

Taking a text, cases and materials approach, de Luca's successful textbook remains the only offering for students of European company law, and has been thoroughly updated in this new edition. Chapters have been expanded to cover the latest legislation and directives on cross-border mergers, the use of digital tools, and cross-border insolvency, while figures and graphs have been introduced to help illustrate complex processes and relationships. Clearly differentiated explanatory textboxes from the first edition have been revised, and allow students to quickly identify sources such as EU legislation, official documents and excerpts from scholarly papers. The book explores a diverse range of topics, from what European company law is, to the structure of the Societas Europaea Statute, capital markets and takeover law. It continues to be an essential resource for the growing number of graduate courses in European company law, European business law, and comparative corporate law.

'This is an excellent and illuminating text, cases and materials book on European Company Law. The careful selection of extracts from bibliography, case law, legislation and other materials as well as the author's insightful analysis and explanatory comments assist the reader in understanding clearly and in-depth some intriguing areas of European company law. A real strength of this textbook is its comprehensive and profound analysis of the most important areas of European company law. Apart from an excellent textbook addressed to both undergraduate and postgraduate students, this book is an invaluable reading for academics, practitioners and policy makers. It is a highly recommended textbook constituting a reliable resource on European Company Law.' Thomas Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, 'Nicola De Luca's book represents a fundamental contribution to the development of European company law studies. This innovative book breaks the mould and stands alongside those of a few other pioneers, who examine European company law in a modern key as the law of the Union and of the States, fostering a dialogue between scholars and practitioners that has now become inescapable.' Andrea Vicari, 'The book provides students, practitioners and academicians with a comprehensive account of the corporate legislation in the EU. In dissecting - from its Treaties down to the 'soft law' - the European legislation, the book is generous in providing the reader with the applicable case law and major contributions in the relevant area of law. The numerous EU Company Directives passed in the last decades in this area, represent the trajectory of the structure through which the Author progresses in this very exhaustive analysis of corporate legislation. Published nearly in coincidence with the conclusion of the Brexit process, the book approaches the different topics with a coherent, yet original, Continental English which, prospectively, may become the lingua franca of the 'UK-free' European Union.' Pierre de Gioia Carabellese, 'De Luca's European Company Law has become a standard book for students and scholars approaching company law issues under an EU perspective. It is an extremely valuable and inspiring source of ideas, which offers a comprehensive overview of company law harmonizing measure and the impact of EU law on domestic rules and principles.' Federico M. Mucciarelli

Nicola de Luca is Full Professor of Law at Vanvitelli University, Naples and Luiss Guido Carli, Rome. His research and teaching interests include company law, insurance law, mergers and acquisitions, shareholders' relations and comparative corporate governance. He has previously been a visiting scholar at Yale University, the University of Heidelberg and Goethe University of Frankfurt. He has authored four monographs, a handbook on company law, a treatise, and numerous articles and case notes.