Despite the fact that France’s economic growth rate continues to be one of the lowest in the EU, French corporate lawyers have been kept busy in recent years by a steady flow of large M&A deals. And some important legislative changes slated for 2020 could further amplify their workload.
A key instance of this is incoming change to French “squeeze-out” rules. “Squeeze-out” refers to the process of compelling minority shareholders to sell their stakes in a business when a deal is on the table of which a majority of shareholders approve.
