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Selling Shares in a Company in
Luxembourg
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2. Investing in Luxembourg
Luxembourg is one of the most stable
countries in Europe from an economic
point of view, which is why the number of
foreign investors keeps growing year
after year.
While certain investors are interested in
starting their own companies, there are
also others who want to buy shares in
Luxembourg companies in order to
shorten the path towards owning a
business.
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3. Laws On Sale of Company
Shares in Luxembourg
The main law providing for the sale of
company shares is the Commercial
Code.
Share sales are also governed by the
mergers and acquisitions legislation
which provides for asset sales in
a Luxembourg company.
For information about the laws related to
selling shares, you may refer to
our Luxembourg law firm.
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4. Types Company Share
Sales in Luxembourg
The Luxembourg legislation provides
for two types of companies which can be
involved in share sales.
These are the private companies (SARL)
and public companies (SA) in
Luxembourg.
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5. Selling Shares in a Private
Company in Luxembourg
The private sale of shares implies the
buyer to take over a company without
its liabilities, which is why this type of
transaction is usually preferred.
Another great advantage of selling
shares in a company in
Luxembourg is that this operation is
tax-free.
Our lawyers in Luxembourg can offer
information on share sales
procedures.
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6. Public Shares Sales in
Luxembourg Companies
With respect to share sales of a public
company in Luxembourg, these can
only occur with the Grand Duchy’s
Financial Regulator consent.
Share sales in Luxembourg are
concluded once the parties have drafted,
agreed upon and signed a sale-purchase
agreement.
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7. Restrictions on Share
Sales in Luxembourg
The Luxembourg legislation imposes
several restrictions on share sales in
the Grand Duchy which apply to private
companies only.
A SARL company may
not sell its shares to other persons in
case these shares represent more than
75% of the shareholders’ participations.
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8. Other Restrictions on
Share Sales in Luxembourg
Share sales representing at least 75% of
the company’s total number of shares in
the case of private entities must be
approved through a general meeting of
the shareholders.
There are no restrictions related
to selling shares in a public company
in Luxembourg.
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9. Assistance in Selling
Shares in Luxembourg
If you want to sell shares in a
company and need assistance,
our lawyers in Luxembourg can help you.
You can also contact us if you want to
register a new company in Luxembourg.
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10. Thank you for
your attention!
For more information, please contact us at:
(+44) 203-287 0408 (for international clients)
office@lawyers-luxembourg.com
www.lawyers-luxembourg.com
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