The number of public firms in the United States has halved since the beginning of the twenty-first century, causing consternation among corporate and securities law regulators. The dominant explanations, often advanced by Securities and Exchange commissioners when considering policy initiatives,...

This paper carries out a comparative analysis of the regulatory framework for leveraged buy-out operations (LBO) under the English Company Act and the Italian Civil Code. The 2003 Act has made and the 2006 Company Law Reform will make significant amendments to Italian and English company laws...

Artificial Intelligence (hereafter: AI) is transforming our everyday life in many important respects. The corporate realm is no exception. Many corporations cannot avoid facing the variety of issues raised by the increasing importance that AI plays within firms. Can an AI-based system be...

This article explains the concept of the "company's interests" for Italian companies whose shares are listed on the stock exchange or publicly traded. On this topic, "contractual views" and "institutional views" offer very different interpretations. The Italian reform of corporate law or "Vietti...

In consideration of the corporate governance discussion and the discussion of the stock corporation act's deregulation and the diminution of mandatory law, one can see that the economy requires different models and legal solutions for different situations. In this regard, it would be reasonable...