Shareholders' Agreements 8th Edition By Sean FitzGerald *

Shareholders' Agreements 8th Edition By Sean FitzGerald, Geraldine Caulfield

Practical advice on the nature and implications of shareholders' agreements and articles of association can be found in Shareholders' Agreements. Through the use of thorough drafting notes, the revised version offers more useful advice on creating shareholders' agreements and other related legal documents. Precedents and articles of organization for private businesses limited by shares are included in the title.

• provides a thorough study of the essential elements of shareholders' agreements and articles of organization, enabling you to confidently construct these contracts.
• Examine the components of joint ventures and property joint ventures so that you are aware of the potential structures and are equipped with the knowledge and skills necessary to prepare the necessary paperwork.
• explains tax implications for this sector and provides information on those implications.
• reflects recent modifications to market behavior in private equity transactions
• discusses the principles underlying partnership structures
• explains standard clauses
• provides in-depth drafting notes and professional comments on option agreements and warrants so that you can create these sorts of agreements and are aware of the important problems.

What's new in the 8th edition of Shareholders' Agreements:

• Revisions and updates made to precedents and supporting commentary to reflect modern usage and thought
• chapters on related law and taxation that have been updated
• A new section on the responsibilities of directors and how they relate to shareholder rights
• For use with the primary precedent documents, new precedent optional provisions.

Table of Contents of Shareholders' Agreements 8th Edition:

PART 1 – THEORY
Ch 1Shareholders’ agreements and articles of association – The law
Ch 2 Directors’ duties (NEW)
Ch 3 Partnership structures
Ch 4 Taxation

PART 2 – COMMENTARY
Ch 5 Shareholders’ Agreements – Precedent Commentary
Ch 6 Articles of Association - Precedent Commentary
Ch 7 Private Equity – Precedent Commentary
Ch 8 Private Equity Articles – Precedent Commentary
Ch 9 Joint Venture – Precedent Commentary
Ch 10 Joint Venture Articles (NEW) – Precedent Commentary
Ch 11 Joint Venture LLP Members’ Agreement – Precedent Commentary
Ch 12 Pull and Call Option Agreement– Precedent Commentary
Ch 13 Warrant instrument – Precedent Commentary
Ch 14 Optional Provisions (NEW) – Precedent Commentary
Ch 15 Boilerplate– Precedent Commentary

PART 3 – PRECEDENTS
Precedent A Shareholders’ Agreement
Precedent B Articles of Association
Precedent C Private Equity Investment Agreement
Precedent D Private Equity Articles of Association
Precedent E Joint Venture Agreement
Precedent F Joint Venture Articles of Association
Precedent G Joint Venture LLP Members’ Agreement
Precedent H Option Agreement
Precedent I Warrant
Precedent J Optional Provisions (NEW)

Appendices
Appendix 1: Companies Act 2006 v Companies Act 1985 (NEW)
Appendix 2 Model Articles for Private Companies Limited by Shares
Appendix 3 Model Articles for Public Companies