Corporate Governance of Non-Listed Companies

"More than just an analysis of current practices, the book looks at the potential for policy reform, providing a persuasive argument for the application of an improved corporate governance regime...Illuminating and richly entertaining, the guide offers a fascinating perspective on an oft-neglected area, and in so doing raises a number of interesting talking points and contentious issues." - The In-House Lawyer

"This book is the first comprehensive analysis of the governance of non-listed companies. This important work will be particularly valuable for anyone seeking to understand the law and economics of non-listed companies." - Stijn Claessens, Division Chief, Financial Studies, Research Department, IMF and Professor of International Finance, University of Amsterdam

"McCahery and Vermeulen present a comprehensive and refreshingly new theoretical account of the legal and economic factors that play a decisive role in enhancing the quaity of corporate governance and performance in non-listed companies. This superb book, which fills a gap in the market, is a valuable academic study backed by empirical analyses of business practices, and should be of great interest to practitioners and students alike." - Gueler Manisali Darman, Vice Chair, ICC Financial Services and Insurance commission, Principal, Corporate Governance and Sustainability Center

"Corporate governance scholarship has focused primarily on the publicly held company and paid far too little attention to other business entities. This much-needed book is fascinating, especially because of the international perspective it offers." - Henry T. C. Hu, Allan Shivers Professor in the Law of Banking and Finance, University of Texas at Austin

"This book is a timely publication of unquestionable value. The lucid writing style makes it accessible to readers beyond the policymakers and lawmakers at whom it is aimed. Students, practitioners and consultants of business, government and law alike, regardless of the country in which they are operating, will find the empirical content and analysis which this book provides both informative and thought-provoking. Ideally, it will also provoke empirical research in the field of non-listed company corporate governance." - Sue McLaughlin, The Journal of Business Law, Issue 5, 2009

"Professors McCahery and Vermeulen have written an impressive study of a neglected area of corporate governance...this book is an encouraging addition to the literature on corporate governance. The academic writing is diverse, and the text is enlivened by diagrams, graphs, tables, and statistical comparisons from other economic studies. Equally impressive are the comparative and historical perspectives employed by the writers." - John Townsend, The Cambridge Law Journals, 2009