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The Simplified Dissolution Procedure Under Article 214A of the Maltese Companies Act Corporate and M&A

The Simplified Dissolution Procedure Under Article 214A of the Maltese Companies Act

At the end of 2025, the Companies Act (Chapter 386 of the Laws of Malta) (the “Companies Act”) was amended by Legal Notice No. 286 of 2025, giving effect to Article 32 of the Companies (Amendment) Act (Act XVIII of 2025) and introducing the new Article 214A into the Companies Act which establishes the  “simplified dissolution procedure” designed to facilitate the voluntary closure of dormant private limited liability companies without the need to appoint a liquidator. Applicability of Article 214A Under Article 214A of the Companies Act, a company that has been validly registered for at least six months may…
Nicole Portelli and Jack Vassallo Cesareo
4th February 2026
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The Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2025, Part 2: Key Amendments Affecting Limited Liability Companies Corporate and M&A

The Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2025, Part 2: Key Amendments Affecting Limited Liability Companies

On the 18th June 2025, Bill no. 136, the Companies (Amendment) Bill (the “Bill”), was presented to Parliament by the Minister for the Economy, Enterprise and Strategic Projects for its first reading and was published in the Government Gazette on the 24th June 2025. The Bill proposes a number of amendments to the Companies Act (Chapter 386 of the laws of Malta) (the “Act”). This article is the second of a two-part series which provides an overview the main amendments to the Act relating to limited liability companies. The first part of this series may be accessed here.  Changes relating…
Nicole Portelli
2nd July 2025
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The Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2025, Part 1: Key Amendments Affecting Partnerships Corporate and M&A

The Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2025, Part 1: Key Amendments Affecting Partnerships

On the 18th June 2025, Bill no. 136, the Companies (Amendment) Bill (the “Bill”), was presented to Parliament by the Minister for the Economy, Enterprise and Strategic Projects for its first reading and was published in the Government Gazette on the 24th June 2025. The Bill proposes a number of amendments to the Companies Act (Chapter 386 of the laws of Malta) (the “Act”), across various areas. This article is the first of a two-part series which provides an overview of the main amendments to the Act. The purpose of this first part is to set out and analyse the…
Nicole Portelli
30th June 2025
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Corporate Legal Update for the Month of September 2023 Corporate and M&ALegal Updates

Corporate Legal Update for the Month of September 2023

On the 1st of September 2023, Legal Notice 208 of 2023 was published in the Supplement to the Government Gazette by the title of the Financial Collateral Arrangements (Amendment) Regulations (hereinafter referred to as the “Amendment Regulations”). The scope of these Amendment Regulations is to transpose the contents of article 89 of EU Regulation 2021/23 on a framework for the recovery and resolution of central counterparties, which provision amended  Directive 2002/47/EC on financial arrangements. The Amendment Regulations amend the principal regulations, the Financial Collateral Arrangements Regulations, Subsidiary Legislation 459.01. Among the amendments introduced by the Amendment Regulations are the introduction…
Mamo TCV Advocates
13th October 2023
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Corporate Legal Update for the Month of August 2023 Corporate and M&ALegal Updates

Corporate Legal Update for the Month of August 2023

On the 9th of August 2023 the MFSA published a circular regarding the Observations from Supervisory Inspections held with Issuers on the Prevention of Financial Market Abuse. Since 2018, the MFSA has been conducting onsite compliance meetings with issuers whose financial instruments are traded on a Maltese trading venue, relating to the Market Abuse Regulation (hereinafter referred to as ‘MAR’). The aim of this was to ensure proper implementation of the MAR.  After conducting numerous onsite compliance meetings, the Authority released a circular on the 16th of March 2020, to communicate the overall findings derived from these meetings. Three years…
Mamo TCV Advocates
11th September 2023
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Corporate Legal Update for the Month of July 2023 Corporate and M&ALegal Updates

Corporate Legal Update for the Month of July 2023

The MFSA published a Circular on the 13th  of July 2023 regarding a Public Statement issued by the European Securities and Markets Authority (hereinafter referred to as “ESMA”) outlining sustainability disclosure expectations in prospectuses. This was addressed to issuers and their advisory teams in the process of drawing up prospectuses. The statement aims to coordinate national authorities' review of sustainability disclosures in prospectuses, inform issuers and advisors about expected disclosures and enhance investor decisions by emphasizing sustainability-related disclosures. On the 14th of July 2023, the Crowdfunding Service Provider Act (Act No. XXV of 2023) was enacted. The purpose of this act…
Mamo TCV Advocates
16th August 2023