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The book observes main aspects of minority shareholder protection in Georgia and Germany. The comparative overview provides analysis of the topic from corporate governance perspective and underlines essential regulatory framework of two jurisdictions. The book starts with the general overview of the main rationale beyond the existence of different interest groups within the company, focusing on the underling social and economic reasons for protection of minority shareholders and then turns to the specific legal rules in Georgia and Germany. The goals of the book are first to evaluate the relevance of protection Georgian jurisdiction offers to minority shareholders in comparison to German jurisdiction, revealing existing gaps there and second to find the solutions for the problems that Georgia faces regarding the protection of the minority shareholders rights.

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Tamar Kvintradze, LLM: Studied International Business Law at Central European University. Lawyer at Law Office Getsadze & Pateishvili LP, Tbilisi, Georgia. Member of Georgian Bar Association. Practice areas: Company Law, Tax Law, Commercial Litigation.

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