Although French chartered companies operating on the west coast of Africa and in India followed a similar model of organization, their liquidation processes differed depending of the area of their monopoly. As well as exploring the reasons for the distinction between these two regions of exclusive trade, this article demonstrates that the differing liquidation processes negatively impacted company shareholders in the two regions. Taking the perspective of shareholders farther, it explores the case of a specific investor and the informal economic profits he benefitted from. This approach contributes to deepening our understanding of the French early modern companies’ bankruptcies by examining informal aspects that would not be readily visible from an exclusively institutional point of view.

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投资法国海外公司：糟糕的交易？在非洲西海岸和印度经营的公司的清算程序（1664-1719）

尽管在非洲西海岸和印度经营的法国特许公司遵循类似的组织模式，但其清算程序因垄断领域而异。除了探讨这两个独家贸易区域之间存在区别的原因外，本文还表明，不同的清算程序对这两个区域的公司股东产生了负面影响。更进一步从股东的角度，探讨了特定投资者的案例以及他从中受益的非正规经济利润。这种方法有助于加深我们对法国早期现代公司破产的理解，通过检查从专门的制度角度来看不容易看到的非正式方面。