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Chair
Alejandro Paya
Closely Held and Growing Business Enterprises Committee
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.
About the Committee
The mission of the Closely Held and Growing Business Enterprises Committee is to address issues of particular interest to start ups, owner-managed, closely held and family businesses and their legal advisors, and to organisations with ambitions for growth.
The committee's aim is to provide a focus for the different needs of ownership, management and financing of such organisations.
Particular focus is placed on:- management and ownership issues;
- finance and the raising of tier one and two capital;
- shareholder issues and agreements;
- business succession plans;
- exit planning;
- relationships with outside investors;
- protection of minority interests;
- dispute monitoring and resolution;
- the role of professionals in management and advisory roles; and
- relevant issues arising from tax, employment, real estate, estate planning and family law.
Forthcoming conferences and webinars View All Conferences
Global Professional Ethics Symposium - challenges and opportunities of the new normal for ethics in the legal profession
16 Jun - 17 Jun 2022
Milan, Italy
3rd European Automotive and Mobility Services Conference
14 Sep - 15 Sep 2022
Munich
IBA Annual Conference Miami 2022
30 Oct - 04 Nov 2022
Miami Beach, USA
Publications
From the Chair of the Closely Held and Growing Business Enterprise Committee
This time of the year is the moment for retrospective reflections, for a look into the future - and for New Year’s resolutions. For some jurisdictions it’s also the moment where one should show that they have behaved, in order to get the reward for it….
Released on Dec 17, 2021
How to efficiently advise our clients – pan-European lean investment documents
A report on the joint session of the Closely Held and Growing Business Enterprises Committee and the M&A Law Committee, with support from the European Regional Forum, the Securities Law Committee, the Healthcare and Life Sciences Committee and the Technology Committee at the From Start-Up to IPO Conference in Paris
Released on Dec 13, 2021
Keynote debate by leading entrepreneurs, managers and investors
A report on the joint session of the Closely Held and Growing Business Enterprises Committee and the M&A Law Committee, with support from the European Regional Forum, the Securities Law Committee, the Healthcare and Life Sciences Committee and the Technology Committee at the From Start-Up to IPO Conference in Paris
Released on Dec 13, 2021
Beyond venture capital – the fundraising alternatives for start-ups
A report on the joint session of the Closely Held and Growing Business Enterprises Committee and the M&A Law Committee, with support from the European Regional Forum, the Securities Law Committee, the Healthcare and Life Sciences Committee and the Technology Committee at the From Start-Up to IPO Conference in Paris
Released on Dec 13, 2021
Projects and reports
The IBA Guide on Shareholders’ Agreements
The IBA Guide on Shareholders' Agreements, 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 updated (as indicated).
Subcommittees and other groups
The Closely Held and Growing Business Enterprises Committee also coordinates the activities of the following subcommittees/working groups.
- Closely Held and Growing Business Enterprises Committee Advisory Board