Israel: Review of Related Party Transactions and Minority Shareholder Rights

This chapter on Israel of the OECD report on the corporate governance framework for managing related party transactions describes the structure of listed companies and especially the concentration of ownership and the use of company groups, all of which are related to the type and intensity of related party transactions. The corporate governance framework that has been established to manage such transactions and to protect minority shareholders is analysed, and the potential for improvements discussed.