Law And Corporate Finance

The authors examine the role of the law in developing large financial markets necessary for national economic success. They discuss the basic foundational law of contracts, property and tort, corporate law, and securities law, providing both a broad theoretical and empirical case for its value in financial markets.

With the additional contribution of Look Chan Ho, an expert in the field of corporate finance, this thoroughly revised and updated second edition of Ferran's 'Principles of Corporate Finance Law' explores the relationship between law and finance.

This casebook covers the basic elements of corporate finance, including capital formation transactions, distributions to security holders, mergers & acquisitions. This new edition contains sample documents, such as debentures, trust indentures, preferred stock provisions, convertible securities provisions, acquisitions agreements, as well as model provisions similar to those used by attorneys in corporate legal departments. Explanations accompany the sample documents & model provisions, describing the effect of their inclusion or exclusion. Documents appear in the text, not in appendices. Numerous challenging & integrated problems help students apply concepts & information to real-life settings. can be used by students who have not taken a Securities course & are otherwise unfamiliar with the basics. Corporate finance concepts, securities terminology & evaluation techniques are explained early in the book.

The second edition of this acclaimed book continues to provide a discussion of key theoretical and policy issues in corporate finance law. Fully updated, it reflects developments in the law and the markets in the continuing aftermath of the Global Financial Crisis. One of its distinctive features is that it gives equal coverage to both the equity and debt sides of corporate finance law, and seeks, where possible, to compare the two. This book covers a broad range of topics regarding the debt and equity-raising choices of companies of all sizes, from SMEs to the largest publicly traded enterprises, and the mechanisms by which those providing capital are protected. Each chapter analyses the present law critically so as to enable the reader to understand the difficulties, risks and tensions in this area of law, and the attempts made by the legislature and the courts, as well as the parties involved, to deal with them. This book will be of interest to practitioners, academics and students engaged in the practice and study of corporate finance law.

The limited company is the dominant type of organisational structure for businesses operating in the UK it is the best available mechanism for raising finance and diversifying financial risk. This book identifies the company as a financing vehicle and explains how the law facilitates the raising of finance by providing the corporate form and methods of financing that match the changing needs of a business through its life. The approach sets this book apart from other legal texts and provides it with its distinctive orientation. The rules relating to share capital, debt finance and public offers of securities are clearly explained with emphasis throughout on their practical operation and on the interests that these requirements are intended to protect. Topical corporate finance issues, such as the ways in which companies can return value to their shareholders, are examined. The corporate governance implications of raising finance from external investors are considered. Keycorporate governance issues such as the role of non-executive directors and institutional investors are analysed. For companies that have outside investors, market driven codes of best practice and Stock Exchange requirements can be just as important as the companies legislation and case law. Through the programme of harmonisation, European law now exerts a major influence. These different strands of law and regulation are woven together in the book and there is a timely discussion of areas where reform is necessary or desirable. This is the first book in the UK to deal with the technicalities of company law within a wider framework that recognises the importance of market forces and corporate governance and which seeks to explain to wider audience issues about corporate finance theory and practice that are familiar to financial economists. This is will enable students to develop a wider and more realistic understanding of the operation of company law than is provided by existing texts.

This three-volume book constitutes the first attempt to define corporate finance law as an independent field of law with its own principles and tools. The book also contains a unique theory of corporate governance with the firm as the most important principal.

Canadian securities law comprises a unique mix of enduring basic principles and constantly-changing technical details. This new book provides a solid introduction to both; it looks at securities law topics--including definitions, the public and exempt markets for securities, insider trading, and continuous disclosure--and larger public policy issues.