This volume is based on presentations delivered at a conference held in October 20 1 3 at the Max P lanck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law in Hamburg. The symposium was organised to foster scholarly exchange between company law academics in Germany and the Nordic States. We would like to thank all participants for their valuable and much appreciated contributions. Furthermore, we would also like to thank Jakob Schemmel and Janina Jentz for their help in the editing process. A follow-up conference will take place in Copenhagen in April 20 1 5 .