Mergers between banks and insurance companies in 2022

Estimated reading time (in minutes) Bancassurance can be defined either from a functional point of view or from an institutional point of view. The first is understood as financial services integrating banking and insurance products The second deals with the way in...

The reform law on successions and gifts dated June 23, 2006

Estimated reading time (in minutes) The reform law on successions and gifts dated June 23, 2006, which entered into force on January 1, 2007 modifies many articles of the Civil Code which had not yet been the subject of any modification since the creation of the Civil...

Taxation of corporate mergers and acquisitions in 2022

Estimated reading time (in minutes) Taxation of mergers and acquisitions of companies in 2022: The merger or acquisition of two companies is a complex and perilous operation. The tax-efficient structuring of such transactions can mean the difference between a mediocre...

Additional supervision of credit institutions in 2022

Estimated reading time (in minutes) Additional supervision of credit institutions and investment firms. Directive 2002/87/EC aims to strengthen the supervision of financial groups which carry out their activities in several financial sectors, and frequently in...