Litigation: the AMF recommends keeping commercial documents
On the occasion of her latest annual report as mediator, Marielle Cohen-Branche notes a surge in disputes relating to SCPIs and participative real estate financing. According to her, the investments proposed on crowdfunding platforms are often transactions that bankers have turned down. Marielle Cohen-Branche is about to bow out of her position as mediator for ...
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