The Spreds Blog

[covid-spread.jpg] We have noticed that in many companies (very) little attention is paid to (annual) general meetings. Sometimes the members of the governing body consider these meetings as a waste of time, with a lot of formalities, without any added value. As a result, statutory or legal rules and deadlines are often not respected... read more

[solidarity-spread.jpg] "There will likely be more SME bankruptcies than physical deaths." - Trends-Tendances. Dear members,  As you already know, our main mission has always been to boost the Belgian economy and its job creation by supporting young entrepreneurs... read more

[man-computer-spread.jpg] The recent revision of the Code of companies and associations is characterised by a fundamental reshaping of the regime applicable to limited liability companies (SRL, formerly SPRL) and more specifically the modification of the rules on the issuance of new shares... read more

[businesswoman-spread.jpg] The recent revision of the Code of companies and associations (“CCA”) is characterized by fundamental changes in the regime of the private limited liability company (the former SPRL/BVBA) and in particular the abolishment of the concept of share capital for that type of company. The former SPRL/BVBA had to have a minimum share capital of EUR 18... read more

[businessman-spread.jpg] This article aims to highlight the major changes made by the new Code of Companies and Associations with regards to the governance of companies. As a reminder, the rules regarding the incorporation of a company have been modified... read more

[desk-spread.jpg] With regard to the public limited liability company (the SA/NV), many changes have been incorporated into the new Code of Companies and Associations that came into force in May this year... read more

[negociations-spread.jpg] As you know, on May 1, 2019 a new Code of Companies and Associations came into force bringing many changes for companies. One of the peculiarities of this new legal instrument is the reduction in the number of corporate forms with the view to simplifying the choice of legal status for the entrepreneur... read more

[computer-spread.jpg] On 28 February, a new bill was passed by the Parliament with the aim of modernising the Belgian law of companies and associations. This bill came into force on May 1 under the name of the Code of Companies and Associations... read more

[meeting-spread.jpg] This week we sat down with Eline Murat, our Legal Officer to take a look at “second round financing” and what it actually entails for investors and entrepreneurs. Some of you might wonder why we decided to focus our attention this week on the second and not the first round... read more

[corporate-venturing.jpg] Spreds is offering you the opportunity to easily navigate the Corporate Venturing world by entering its unique programme and accessing interesting young companies... read more