{"id":635,"date":"2018-01-10T15:00:26","date_gmt":"2018-01-10T15:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.andrelang-law.de\/?p=635"},"modified":"2026-09-13T11:50:03","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T09:50:03","slug":"introduction-of-corporate-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/andrelang-law.de\/en\/konzernrecht-einfuehrung\/","title":{"rendered":"Corporate law \u2013 a short introduction"},"content":{"rendered":"

Unter einem Konzern versteht man einen Zusammenschluss mehrerer Unternehmen, die denselben Unternehmensgegenstand aufweisen und in einem Abh\u00e4ngigkeitsverh\u00e4ltnis zueinander stehen. \u00dcber die Pflichten und Rechte von Konzernen gibt das Gesellschaftsrecht Auskunft, speziell dessen Teilgebiet Konzernrecht. Ich, Dr. Christian Andrelang, Fachanwalt f\u00fcr Handels- und Corporate Law Munich<\/a>, m\u00f6chte Sie im Folgenden genauer \u00fcber das Konzernrecht informieren.<\/p>\n

##What exactly is corporate law?<\/p>\n

Corporate law is a sub-area of corporate law. It deals with the rights and obligations of independent companies that are part of a group. Germany is one of the few countries that has precisely regulated corporate law. <\/p>\n

##Different types of corporations:<\/p>\n

The central feature of corporate law is the regulation on the merger and management of corporations. This varies depending on the type of group. What is always relevant is whether one company controls the other.
\nEquality corporations
\nAll group companies have an equal status. No company dominates the other. The management is regulated contractually after mutual consent. <\/p>\n

###Subordination corporations<\/p>\n

There is a leading company on which the subordinate companies depend. The form is more common in practice than equal-order corporations. According to group law, subordinate companies are dependent if the leading company can directly or indirectly exercise influence on the other companies. The only thing that counts here is the possibility of exerting influence, without this actually having to be the case in practical terms.
\nIn corporate law, a distinction is made between three other forms of subordinate corporations:<\/p>\n

###Eintegration group<\/p>\n

According to group law, the integration group occurs when a domestic company absorbs another company. The incorporated company retains its legal independence but functions internally like an operating department and not like an independent company. The prerequisite for integration is a majority position of at least 95 %. According to group law, the incorporation of a company must be entered in the commercial register. <\/p>\n

###contract group<\/p>\n

A control agreement regulates the dominance of a company over its subordinate companies. The contract empowers the dominant company to take charge and give instructions. If damage occurs as a result of an instruction, the controlling company must also pay compensation under group law. About a control agreement
\nIn order to be able to conclude, corporate law requires a majority of 75% in the general meeting of all companies. <\/p>\n

###Factual corporation<\/p>\n

If there is neither an integration nor a control agreement, it is a de facto group. There is then simply a dependency relationship. The dominant company has influence, but is not allowed to distribute instructions. If you would like to find out more about the sub-areas of corporate law, I would be pleased if you read the other articles on my blog. <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Unter einem Konzern versteht man einen Zusammenschluss mehrerer Unternehmen, die denselben Unternehmensgegenstand aufweisen und in einem Abh\u00e4ngigkeitsverh\u00e4ltnis zueinander stehen. \u00dcber die Pflichten und Rechte von Konzernen gibt das Gesellschaftsrecht Auskunft, speziell dessen Teilgebiet Konzernrecht. Ich, Dr. Christian Andrelang, Fachanwalt f\u00fcr Handels- und Gesellschaftsrecht M\u00fcnchen, m\u00f6chte Sie im Folgenden genauer \u00fcber das Konzernrecht informieren. ##Was ist […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":654,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-635","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gesellschaftsrecht"],"yoast_head":"\nKonzernrecht - Eine kurze Einf\u00fchrung<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Konzernrecht | Die wichtigsten Informationen auf einen Blick erhalten \u2713 Begriffsdefinition \u2713 Verschiedene Konzernarten \u2713 Jetzt informieren!\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/andrelang-law.de\/en\/introduction-of-corporate-law\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Konzernrecht - 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