Many Swiss-listed companies are controlled by a major shareholder or a shareholder group, quite often by a family. While most of these companies are only of mid-size, there are also some quite large companies, including Roche and Swatch, to which this applies. Investors interested in these companies must carefully analyse the extent to which Swiss law affords them protection against the controlling shareholder and the board typically consisting of members close to the controlling shareholder.
March 14, 2011 at 11:06 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Legalweek
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Many Swiss-listed companies are controlled by a major shareholder or a shareholder group, quite often by a family. While most of these companies are only of mid-size, there are also some quite large companies, including Roche and Swatch, to which this applies.
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