From a global point of view, Europe seems to be a puzzle whose pieces are difficult to put together and which are constantly changing and sometimes disappearing altogether. This view applies not only to business executives who think in terms of markets, but also to lawyers as well who are supposed to think in terms […]
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Last year, the Financial Administration intensified their efforts to tax evasion based on sharp practices connected with transfer prices; the FA officials inspected approximately 800 tax subjects, which meant an increase by almost 40% in comparison with 2014, and additionally assessed taxes totalling CZK 450m. As can be surmised, further actions following this pattern may […]
Right after BCF partner François Lefebvre started his law career twenty years ago, he became involved in Entrepreneuriat Laval, making presentations on business start-up to students of Laval University. “What I do is draw their attention to factors that must absolutely be considered when starting up a business,” says our partner. “All these presentations have been an extraordinary […]
In cases involving M&A transactions, a detailed evaluation of the economic risks and opportunities as well as the associated legal issues is indispensable. GRP Rainer Lawyers and Tax Advisors in Cologne, Berlin, Bonn, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Munich, Stuttgart and London conclude: Last year, there was a significant increase in the volume of M&A transactions. […]
Although proposed amendments to several laws connected with the implementation of the new Customs Code are still awaiting their approval by the Parliament, they are expected to become effective as of 1 May, 2016, and to have a considerable impact on the VAT Act. One of the changes concerns introduction of extension of the validity […]
IR Global, the world’s fastest growing professional service firm network in the world, is delighted to introduce Edwin Schuck Jr. of Schuck Law Group. Edwin has joined as our exclusive M & A specialist in California, USA. Ed Schuck is an experienced and broad-based tax, M & A and corporate lawyer with over 40 years of […]
Amsterdam, March 2016. International ICT company AnnTac and Netherlands based WijWerkenOnline have joint forces by way of a share merger. BWK Partners has advised the companies on the share merger transaction. AnnTac has developed specialized software for filing, archiving and searching complex administrations and digital backoffice systems. Amongst other, AnnTac is active in the legal and debt […]
March 2015. BWK Partners attorney Lukas Witsenburg has advised Dutch-Spanish software development company Bi4 Group on its successful share issuance to SUBtracers BV in Amsterdam. The new shareholder already was a strategic partner of the group. By raising this new capital financing, Bi4 Group has further solidified its basis for the roll-out of its successful international strategy. Bi4 Group is specialised […]
Javier Canosa participated in an International Bar Association sponsored (IBA) training programme to prepare Cuba’s lawyers for a new era of legal practice. Designed in conjunction with Cuba’s National Organization of Collective Law Offices (ONBC), the programme will address the urgent need to fill the knowledge gap of Cuban lawyers unfamiliar with the workings of commercial […]
A group of companies that establishes a Central Works Council, whereby the regular Works Council of a subsidiary appears to be circumvented, does not constitute an abuse of law. This has been ruled by the Enterprise Chamber of the Amsterdam Court of Appeal on 18 June 2015. Relevant facts A group of companies has […]
Vodafone Netherlands has acquired Dutch ICT services provider mITE Systems on 30 September 2015. mITE Systems provides advisory, sales, implementation and support services in the Netherlands in the field of Enterprise Mobility Management. mITE is one of the leading Enterprise Mobility Management companies in the Netherlands. Vodafone has acquired mITE to meet the increasing demand of professional administration and security […]