The Protection of Creditors of a European Private Company (SPE)

23 Pages Posted: 10 Apr 2011

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Mathias Siems

European University Institute (EUI); University of Cambridge - Centre for Business Research

Leif Herzog

CMS Hasche Sigle

Erik Rosenhäger

Linklaters

Date Written: April 7, 2011

Abstract

Soon we can expect a new type of company: the European Private Company (Societas Privata Europaea – SPE) aimed at small and medium-sized enterprises in the EU. In this article, we analyse how creditors of future SPEs will be protected. In the first part, we identify on a general level how creditors can be protected. Then, we turn to the tools used in the different draft versions of an SPE statute (Commission Draft, EP Draft, Presidency Compromise). As these do not cover all aspects of creditor protection, the next part examines how these gaps ought to be filled. Subsequently, we discuss whether, from a normative perspective, creditor protection in the EU should be further harmonised. Overall, we conclude that what emerges is a mixed picture between various levels of European and national rules. This may not be ideal but it may be the price worth paying in order to reach political agreement on SPE law.

Keywords: European Private Company, Societas Privata Europaea, Creditor Protection, Regulatory Competition

JEL Classification: G30, G33, G38, K00, K22, K33

Suggested Citation

Siems, Mathias and Herzog, Leif and Rosenhäger, Erik, The Protection of Creditors of a European Private Company (SPE) (April 7, 2011). European Business Organization Law Review, Vol. 12, pp. 147-172, 2011, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1805230

Mathias Siems (Contact Author)

European University Institute (EUI) ( email )

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Italy

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University of Cambridge - Centre for Business Research ( email )

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United Kingdom

HOME PAGE: http://www.cbr.cam.ac.uk/people/research-associates/mathias-m-siems/

Leif Herzog

CMS Hasche Sigle ( email )

Germany

Erik Rosenhäger

Linklaters ( email )

United States

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