Financial assistance guide

2022 update

The Corporate and M&A Law Committee has prepared a financial assistance guide with chapters for more than 35 countries around the world. This guide is intended as a high-level, practical guide for practitioners who are looking for an introduction to the laws of each relevant jurisdiction relating to financial assistance when purchasing shares.

The editors, Adina Shapiro and Michal Herzfeld, thank all the authors for their contributions, and welcome additional material for countries not already included. Please contact them at shapiroa@herzoglaw.co.il and herzfeldm@herzoglaw.co.il if you would like to contribute.

Each chapter indicates its authors, who may be contacted for questions or suggestions.

Finally, please bear in mind that this guide does not constitute legal advice and the information in this guide cannot substitute professional legal advice.

Angola Australia Austria
Belgium Brazil British Virgin Islands
Canada Chile China
Colombia Costa Rica Croatia
Denmark El Salvador England and Wales
Estonia Finland France
Germany Greece Guatemala
Honduras Hungary India
Ireland Israel Italy
Japan Latvia Lithuania
Luxembourg Malta Mozambique
Nicaragua Paraguay Peru
Portugal Singapore South Korea
Spain Sweden Switzerland
Taiwan the Netherlands Turkey
United States Uruguay Venezuela