LAWS6046 - Equity Financing

Objectives

• Examine the corporate law aspects of equity fundraising.
• Examine the theoretical underpinnings of the privileged position of equity within corporate law.
• Apply legal principles relating to equity financing in a range of commercial settings.

Content

Accounting standards, profits and auditors’ duties; dividends; incorporated joint ventures and strategic alliances; unincorporated joint ventures and strategic alliances; profits and dividends; capital restructuring - a comparative analysis of transactions affecting share capital; regulated financial transactions under chapter 2E of the Corporations Act; corporate reconstructions and schemes of arrangement; underwriting and the role of regulators; issues in comparative equity finance; private equity and venture capital.

Session

Semester 2 2010
Tuesday Evenings, 6-8pm

The timetable is subject to frequent changes. Please refer to the latest version of the Postgraduate Timetable.

Assessment

• 2 x Class Presentations (20% each) and
• 1 x Exam (60%)

Assumed Knowledge

LAWS6810 - Introductory Corporate Law or background in Australian corporate law.

Courses this unit is available in

Master of Laws | Graduate Diploma in Law | Master of Business Law | Graduate Diploma in Corporate, Securities and Finance Law| Graduate Diploma in Commercial Law