Die Haftung des Hauptaktionärs

Published: 10 October 1981

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in: SZW-RSDA 02/2026

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Switzerland’s first FDI screening framework: what M&A practitioners need to know

in: IBA Corporate and M&A Law Committee e-bulletin, 13 March 2026

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