Il diritto di recesso nelle società c.d. benefit

This essay will examine legislations on benefit corporations across Europeand the US, through a focus on whether or not elections by a corporation – or anyother entity – to become a social purpose corporation or to cease to be one entail thearising of a right to withdraw on dissenting shareholders.Starting with the analysis of the legal framework, which applies to operations suchas conversions from a for-profit corporation to a benefit corporation or the otherway around, the essay will investigate their effects on the right to withdraw of dissentingshareholders both on unincorporated business entities and on corporations.