研究生: |
吳珮瑜 Wu, Pei-Yu |
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論文名稱: |
美國創業投資契約在我國閉鎖性股份有限公司下之應用及挑戰 The Applications and Challenges of US Venture Capital Contracts for Closed Corporation in Taiwan |
指導教授: |
顏雅倫
Yen, Ya-Lun |
學位類別: |
碩士 Master |
系所名稱: |
社會科學院 - 法律學系 Department of Law |
論文出版年: | 2016 |
畢業學年度: | 104 |
語文別: | 中文 |
論文頁數: | 182 |
中文關鍵詞: | 閉鎖性股份有限公司 、創業投資契約 、創業投資 、閉鎖性公司 |
外文關鍵詞: | Closed Corporation, Venture Capital, Venture Capital Contracts |
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依據經濟部中小企業處於103年的統計,我國的中小企業家數總計為1,353,049家,占全部企業比例高達97.61% ,由此可知我國企業主要以中小企業為主,其亦為我國經濟動力及穩定社會發展的主要動力;近年來,許多新創科技產業也為我國產業注入一股新力量,根據美國研究機構調查,我國的創業態度排名全球第14名,創業活動第15名,創業期待則是第3名,整體綜合之下,創業指數位居全球第8名 ,可看出我國人民對於創業的積極態度。
然而,我國於104年7月修法前之公司法,對於對於中小企業來說,尤其係對外部資金需求較大之新創科技產業,甚為不友善,換言之,在募資過程中,創業家常透過與投資人簽訂的創業投資契約來尋求外部資金資源,然而此些創業投資契約,在我國法制下經常面臨公司法等金融管制法規的檢驗,而有違法之虞;再者,若選擇股份有限公司型態設立的新創科技產業,可能會面臨許多複雜的制度致使其經營成本提高或甚至是公司不遵守法律而造成普遍違法的情形。
因而,我國於104年7月修正公布新增了閉鎖性股份有限公司專節,觀其修正說明,即是為了替新創事業及中小企業之發展營造更為有利之法規環境,並給予其較大的公司自治空間而引進了英美國家的閉鎖性公司(close corporation)制度,以期該些產業在此種公司型態中,能較為自由的運用各種金融工具達到籌資的目的,換言之,在修法後的現今,新創產業在其之投資過程中常用的創業投資契約類型,在我國新增訂的閉鎖性股份有限公司制度下,應能更靈活且切中新創產業的募資需求。
基此,本文將以美國新創產業的發源及集中地,也就是加州的矽谷,在創業投資方面,透過長年累月累積下來的經驗而創造出的創業投資契約為出發,先大略介紹創業投資的模式後,再說明美國法制的相關規定及因此而發展出的創業投資契約內容後,探討在我國新修正之閉鎖性股份有限公司的制度下,該些契約是否能在運用上顯現出如在美國法制下的效用,進而找出台灣法制之不足之處及考慮美國閉鎖性公司法制中相關制度的可行性,以期使我國之新創產業的商業法規環境更為自由且成熟,提升我國之經濟成長率,使產業結構更為健全而在經濟發展上更上一層樓。
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The Applications and Challenges of US Venture Capital Contracts for Closed Corporation in Taiwan
Author: Pei-Yu, Wu
Advisor: Ya-Lun, Yen
National Cheng Kung University Department of Law
SUMMARY
the Executive Yuan proclaimed that an amendment of a chapter about closed limited liability company was added in July, 2015. In terms of the interpretation of the amendment, it was beneficial to establish more regulatory circumstances for the development of start-up enterprises and small and medium enterprises. Besides, it allowed to bring in the system of British and American closed corporation to provide for the enterprises for more space of autonomy so that the industries of this type could apply various financial approaches flexibly to raise funds. That is to say, nowadays, in the system of closed limited liability company of added amendment, the type of contract of entrepreneurial investment which were often used by start-up industries while the process of investment would be more flexible and meet their demand of raising funds.
Keywords: Closed Corporation; Venture Capital; Venture Capital Contracts
INTRODUTION
According to the statistics of Small and Medium Enterprise Administration of Ministry of Economic in 2014, the number of small and medium enterprises in Taiwan was totally 1,353,049 and it accounted for the highest rate of 97.61% of the whole enterprises. It was distinct that the enterprises in Taiwan were mainly small and medium enterprises, which was the major power of economic urge and steadying social development in Taiwan. Recently, many start-up technological industries have infused new life into Taiwanese industry. Based on the survey of an American research institute (The Global Entrepreneurship and Development Institute), Taiwanese entrepreneurial attitudes was ranked 14th in the globe; Taiwanese entrepreneurial ability was ranked 15th; Taiwanese entrepreneurial aspirations was ranked 3rd. To the comprehensiveness, the entrepreneurial index of Taiwan ranked 8th, which could be seen that Taiwanese positive attitudes towards enterprise.
The Company Law before amended in July, 2015, however, was not accessible for small and medium enterprises, especially for those start-up technological industries of foreign capital in demand; in other words, the entrepreneurs often sought the resource of foreign capital by contracting the entrepreneurial investment to the investors. Nevertheless, the contracts of entrepreneurial investment often confronted the inspection of financial restrictions regulations like Company Law in Taiwanese legal institutions and were involved in the deceit of illegality. Moreover, if the entrepreneurs chose to start up technological industries of the type of limited liability company, they might confront so many complicated institutions that their operating cost rose or even the companies did not conform with the laws so that they caused common illegalities.
Therefore, the Executive Yuan proclaimed that an amendment of a chapter about closed limited liability company was added in July, 2015. In terms of the interpretation of the amendment, it was beneficial to establish more regulatory circumstances for the development of start-up enterprises and small and medium enterprises. Besides, it allowed to bring in the system of British and American closed corporation to provide for the enterprises for more space of autonomy so that the industries of this type could apply various financial approaches flexibly to raise funds. That is to say, nowadays, in the system of closed limited liability company of added amendment, the type of contract of entrepreneurial investment which were often used by start-up industries while the process of investment would be more flexible and meet their demand of raising funds.
METHODS
There are three methods in this study such as deductive method, inductive methods, and comparative analysis of foreign law.
CONCLUSION
the researcher of this article would commence with the contracts of entrepreneurial investment created through the empirical accumulations over the years from the place of origin and center of American start-up industries, namely Silicon Valley in California. After the brief introduction about the mode of entrepreneurial investment, the researcher would give an account of relational regulations of American legal institutions and the contract contents of entrepreneurial investment developed consequently. The aim of this article attempted to explore whether these contracts would demonstrate their effectiveness while applying in the system of closed limited liability company of added amendment as in American legal institutions. Further, the shortcomings of Taiwanese legal institutions would be found out and the feasibility of relational regulations of American legal institutions of closed corporations would be taken account of so that the circumstances of commercial laws would be more flexible and mature for the start-up industry in Taiwan. Furthermore, the growth rate of economy in Taiwan would rise and the structure of industry would be more complete as well as better economic development.
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