0905013 Informal Interpretation

us-ftc-hsr-informal-interpretations-4464867fc9919d8767e3960e98cb000a0905013 Informal InterpretationGuidance

Date
Rule
801.1
Staff
Michael Verne
Response/Comments
A limited company in the United Kingdom or Ireland is a corporation whose liability is limited by shares (Ltd)~ which is the most common form of privately held company. Registration of a limited company under the Companies Act is comparable to incorporation under state law in the United States. The PNO treats these entities as corporations and their shares as voting securities.

Question

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Thursday, May 21, 2009 9:49 AM

To:

Verne, B. Michael

Subject: entity treatment?

Mike:

I am working on a transaction where venturers aregoing to form a "UK Ltd. Co" or UK limited company, which I amadvised is the UK equivalent of an LLC, at least from a tax perspective. I amalso told that it will have a "board" or something equivalentthereto.

Does PNO have a position as to whether one wouldtreat a "UK Ltd. Co" as a noncorporate entity or corporate entity forpurposes of HSR analysis.

Thanks, as always,


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