Ivo Vande Velde is a senior tax lawyer at Tiberghien (in co-operation with ALTIUS) (www.tiberghien.com), a leading Belgian specialist tax-law firm. He practises at the Brussels Bar and is a graduate of the University of Antwerp (Lic. Jur., magna cum laude 1987) and of the Vlerick School of Management in Ghent (Master's degree in Tax Law, magna cum laude 1988). As a corporate tax lawyer, he specialises in M&A and domestic and cross-border corporate reorganisations. He has published several articles and other contributions on domestic and cross-border mergers and divisions. He has given presentations at several seminars about the Belgian implementation of the Merger Tax Directive.Jérôme Vermeylen is a partner at ALTIUS (in co-operation with Tiberghien) (www.altius.com), a leading independent Belgian law firm. He has practised at the Brussels Bar since 1997 and has studied at the University of Leuven, Belgium (Lic. Jur., cum laude 1995), the University of Amiens, France (Erasmus Exchange Programme, 1991), Queen Mary & Westfield College, University of London, UK (Erasmus Exchange Programme, 1994), the University of Tübingen and High Court of Düsseldorf, Germany (DAAD Special Programme in German Law, 1996), and the University of Brussels, Belgium (Special Degree in Corporate Law, cum laude 2000). Jérôme specialises in M&A, private equity, and corporate reorganisations. He has assisted numerous clients in relation to both domestic and cross-border acquisitions, joint ventures, investments and reorganisations. Jérôme is a member of AIJA, the German-Belgian-Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce (Debelux), and the Belgo-Indian Chamber of Commerce & Industry (BICC&I).

As a work of both reference and instruction, this book can be recommended to those involved in transnational restructuring.

• 1. The Cross-Border Merger Directive ; 2. Cross-border mergers and reorganisations outside the Cross-Border Merger Directive ; 3. The EU Tax Framework for Cross-Border Reorganisations Within the EU ; 4. Employee participation schemes and EU employment rules for cross-border reorganisations ; 5. Cross-border reorganisations in Belgium ; 6. Cross-border reorganisations in the Czech Republic ; 7. Cross-border Reorganisations in France ; 8. Cross-border reorganisations in Germany ; 9. Cross-border reorganisations in Hungary ; 10. Cross-border reorganisations in Ireland ; 11. Cross-border reorganisations in Italy ; 12. Cross-border reorganisations in Luxembourg ; 13. Cross-border reorganisations in the Netherlands ; 14. Cross-border reorganisations in Poland ; 15. Cross-border reorganisations in Spain ; 16. Cross-border reorganisations in Sweden ; 17. Cross-border reorganisations in the UK

Ivo Vande Velde is a senior tax lawyer at Tiberghien (in co-operation with ALTIUS) (www.tiberghien.com), a leading Belgian specialist tax-law firm. He practises at the Brussels Bar and is a graduate of the University of Antwerp (Lic. Jur., magna cum laude 1987) and of the Vlerick School of Management in Ghent (Master's degree in Tax Law, magna cum laude 1988). As a corporate tax lawyer, he specialises in M&A and domestic and cross-border corporate reorganisations. He has published several articles and other contributions on domestic and cross-border mergers and divisions. He has given presentations at several seminars about the Belgian implementation of the Merger Tax Directive.Jérôme Vermeylen is a partner at ALTIUS (in co-operation with Tiberghien) (www.altius.com), a leading independent Belgian law firm. He has practised at the Brussels Bar since 1997 and has studied at the University of Leuven, Belgium (Lic. Jur., cum laude 1995), the University of Amiens, France (Erasmus Exchange Programme, 1991), Queen Mary & Westfield College, University of London, UK (Erasmus Exchange Programme, 1994), the University of Tübingen and High Court of Düsseldorf, Germany (DAAD Special Programme in German Law, 1996), and the University of Brussels, Belgium (Special Degree in Corporate Law, cum laude 2000). Jérôme specialises in M&A, private equity, and corporate reorganisations. He has assisted numerous clients in relation to both domestic and cross-border acquisitions, joint ventures, investments and reorganisations. Jérôme is a member of AIJA, the German-Belgian-Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce (Debelux), and the Belgo-Indian Chamber of Commerce & Industry (BICC&I).

As a work of both reference and instruction, this book can be recommended to those involved in transnational restructuring.

• 1. The Cross-Border Merger Directive ; 2. Cross-border mergers and reorganisations outside the Cross-Border Merger Directive ; 3. The EU Tax Framework for Cross-Border Reorganisations Within the EU ; 4. Employee participation schemes and EU employment rules for cross-border reorganisations ; 5. Cross-border reorganisations in Belgium ; 6. Cross-border reorganisations in the Czech Republic ; 7. Cross-border Reorganisations in France ; 8. Cross-border reorganisations in Germany ; 9. Cross-border reorganisations in Hungary ; 10. Cross-border reorganisations in Ireland ; 11. Cross-border reorganisations in Italy ; 12. Cross-border reorganisations in Luxembourg ; 13. Cross-border reorganisations in the Netherlands ; 14. Cross-border reorganisations in Poland ; 15. Cross-border reorganisations in Spain ; 16. Cross-border reorganisations in Sweden ; 17. Cross-border reorganisations in the UK