Principles of Corporate Finance Law

• Examines the legal environment that has prompted London's recent success in winning international capital market activity
• Explores profound recent changes to the law, including analysis of the UK Companies Act 2006 and the very ambitious EU Financial Services Action Plan (FSAP)
• Combines thorough black letter legal analysis with discussion of corporate finance theory and market practice

Readership: Students and scholars of corporate finance law and corporate governance. Interested practitioners and policymakers.

Eilís Ferran, Professor of Company and Securities Law, University of Cambridge and Fellow of St. Catharine's College Cambridge

"No corporate finance lawyer or student should fail to consult this book." - Legal Studies Vol.29 No.1

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