{"id":7158,"date":"2026-11-14T16:02:50","date_gmt":"2026-11-14T15:02:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mazzalex.com\/?p=7158"},"modified":"2026-11-14T16:02:50","modified_gmt":"2026-11-14T15:02:50","slug":"corporate-law-equity-interests-transfer-leonine-agreement-court-of-trieste-october-16-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mazzalex.com\/en\/corporate-law-equity-interests-transfer-leonine-agreement-court-of-trieste-october-16-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Corporate Law, Equity Interests, Transfer, Leonine Agreement, Court of Trieste, October 16, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Leonine agreement and the Validity of a Put Option on Equity Interests<\/p>\n<p>An irrevocable promise to purchase equity interests\u2014or a put option allowing a shareholder to divest their stake under predetermined conditions\u2014does not violate the prohibition against a *patto leonino* (leonine agreement) as set forth in Article 2265 of the Italian Civil Code, provided that such an arrangement is part of a broader equity-based financing transaction aimed at pursuing interests worthy of legal protection under Article 1322 of the Italian Civil Code.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, the transaction involving the transfer of an equity interest is distinct from the underlying company agreement (articles of association\/shareholders&#8217; agreement). This is true both objectively\u2014as it does not govern the joint pursuit of an economic activity\u2014and subjectively, in cases where the transfer occurs between an existing shareholder and a third party who only acquires the status of a shareholder as a result of the transfer itself.<\/p>\n<p>13\/11\/2026<\/p>\n<p>Cristina Scorza<\/p>\n<p>Source Giurisprudenza delle imprese<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leonine agreement and the Validity of a Put Option on Equity Interests An irrevocable promise to purchase equity interests\u2014or a put option allowing a shareholder to divest their stake under predetermined conditions\u2014does not violate the prohibition against a *patto leonino* (leonine agreement) as set forth in Article 2265 of the Italian Civil Code, provided that such an arrangement is part of a broader equity-based financing transaction aimed at pursuing interests worthy of legal protection under Article 1322 of the Italian Civil Code. 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