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Principles of Corporate Finance Law, 2nd Edition

Principles of Corporate Finance Law, 2nd Edition

Author: Eilis Ferran; Look Chan Ho
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780199671359
Published In: March 2014
Format: Paperback , 528 pages
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
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A multidisciplinary work allowing readers to appreciate the importance of interfaces between law, economics and political science
Guides readers to key issues in corporate finance law and provides an expertly calibrated level of analysis
Incorporates recent developments and reflects thier significance as indicators of future trends, thereby giving the book a lasting quality

New to this edition

Important new cases, including the Supreme Court decisions in HMRC v Holland; and Progress Property v Moorgarth
Amendments to the Companies Act 2006, including new regulations on company charges, and on share buy backs
New section on schemes of arrangment refleting thier growing importance as a mechanism for capital restructurings

Corporate finance theory seeks to understand how incorporated firms address the financial constraints that affect their investment decisions. This is achieved by using varied financial instruments that give holders different claims on the firm's assets. Recent scholarship in this area explores precisely how legal mechanisms affect corporate finance and the development of financial markets. The legal environment is crucially important in explaining the choices that companies make about their capital structure.

This book combines company law, capital market regulation and commercial law to give readers a detailed understanding of the legal and regulatory issues relating to corporate financial transactions. Informed by insights from the theoretical and empirical work of financial economists, the book examines, from a legal perspective, key elements of corporate financing structures and capital markets in the UK. The authors' practical experience of transactions and regulatory issues ensures that thorough scholarly inquiry and critical reflection are complemented by an assured understanding of the interface between legal principles and rules as they are documented and in their actual operation.

Readership: Primarily aimed at Master's and PhD level law students as a course textbook and reference book. It would also benefit non-UK scholars and practitioners as a reference book.

1: The Regulatory Framework
2: Use and Abuse of the Corporate Form
3: Capital Structure
4: Formation of Share Capital
5: Share Allotments
6: Rights Attaching to Shares
7: Maintenance of Capital
8: Distributions to Shareholders
9: Share-Buybacks and Redeemable Shares
10: Financial Assistance
11: Unsecured Debt
12: Secured Debt
13: Public Offers of Securities
14: International Equity Offerings
15: Bonds
16: Schemes of arrangement

Eilís Ferran is Professor of Company & Securities Law at the University of Cambridge and the University JM Keynes Fellow in Financial Economics. Since April 2012 she has been Chair of the Law Faculty at Cambridge. She has written extensively on company law, corporate finance law and UK, EU and international financial regulation.

Look Chan Ho is a member of the Freshfields restructuring and insolvency group, based in London. He specialises in corporate insolvency, with a particular emphasis on cross-border insolvency. He has extensive experience in financial institutions resolution regimes.