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Striking off is one of the processes available under the
Companies Act 2016 for the dissolution of a company. When a company
becomes dormant, and directors do not wish to continue incurring
costs for its upkeep, striking off can be fast, straightforward and
cost-effective. This article will set out the requirements and
procedures by the Companies Act 2016, as well as the Companies
Commission of Malaysia, for the striking off of a company which is
not carrying on business or is not in operation
1.
Who can initiate the striking off process under section
the liquidation process in the
principality is well-structured, it needs to be followed
carefully.
According to the Luxembourg s Trade and Companies register,
there are currently around 120,000
entities registered in the principality
1.
It s not too hard to see why.
For a small country, Luxembourg punches above its
weight and
has more than €4.6 trillion in net assets under
management
2, this makes it the largest fund
centre in the EU, and the second-largest in the world behind the
US.
Funds in Luxembourg own and invest in companies in a vast range
of sectors, from property to finance and IP rights, and the
attraction of the jurisdiction as a place to domicile their
Private equity investments and exits
Q3 2020 witnessed 173 Private equity (
PE)
investments worth USD 7.5 billion
The largest PE investment was announced by Silver Lake, KKR and
General Atlantic s USD 2536 million investment in Reliance
Retail Ventures
The second largest investment was the USD 414 million
acquisition of publicly-listed pharmaceuticals company JB Chemicals
& Pharmaceuticals Ltd by global PE investor KKR
The third largest investment was the purchase of ECL
Finance s sticky corporate loans worth USD 401 million by
US-based Farallon Capital and Singapore-based SSG Capital
Funds with AIF vehicles participated in 75 investments
representing 43% of overall investment worth USD 4.6 billion.
86 DPIIT registered start-ups raised PE funding worth USD 719
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In preparation for the upcoming proxy season, issuers should
familiarize themselves with the Canadian proxy voting guidelines
recently published by Institutional Shareholder Services Inc.(ISS) and Glass Lewis & Co. (Glass Lewis),
respectively. This bulletin addresses certain topics covered by the
ISS benchmark policy recommendations and Glass Lewis s proxy
guidelines and shareholder initiatives guidelines, respectively, in
each case for the 2021 proxy season in respect of issuers listed on
the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX).
PROXY ADVISORY FIRMS ROLE
Proxy advisory firms review and analyze matters put forward for