FEATURES OF CONFLICT-OF-LAWS REGULATION OF CROSS-BORDER MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS

 

The relevance of the chosen topic is determined by the active processes of globalization and integration, which take place in the business sphere. The applicable law to M&A transactions is established on the basis of conflict of laws rules, which are based on the norms of section VI of part III of the Civil Code. The general principle is the autonomy of the will of the parties, the subsidiary one is the principle of the closest connection. The author concludes that the attractiveness of Russian law for structuring M&A transactions increases due to the civil law reforms of 2012 – 2015.

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