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The Closely Held and Growing Business Enterprises Committee works with the Corporate and M&A Law Committee to form the Corporate Law Section.

The mission of the Closely Held and Growing Business Enterprises Committee is to address issues of particular interest to startups, owner-managed, closely held and family businesses and their legal advisors, and to organisations with ambitions for growth. More

Additionally, the Closely Held and Growing Business Enterprises Committee works with the following committee to form the IBA Corporate Law Section:

• Corporate and M&A Law Committee

• Grow or Sell - Private Companies at the Crossroads
  5-7 June 2013, Sao Paulo

• Our committee's sessions at the IBA Annual Conference
  6 - 11 October 2013, Boston, USA

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The IBA Guide on Shareholders’ Agreements (Oct 2011), prepared by this Committee, provides practical information on the legal rules on shareholders’ agreements and their application in each contributing jurisdiction. Many of the submissions have been revised for 2012 and 2013 (as indicated) Read more/view

The Closely Held Committee newsletter features updates and articles from around the world.

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Sept 2011 (requires IBA member login)

Business Law International is the IBA's Legal Practice Division journal.