Profile
At the end of the course, participants will be able to:
- Understand the basic concepts and legal issues concerning how company raises finances using both equity and debt; and
- Identify issues, apply relevant concepts and advice clients accordingly.
What You'll Learn
This course is offered under the Faculty of Law's Graduate Coursework Programmes in Corporate & Financial Services Law.
The course focuses on the legal aspects of corporate finance issues, i.e. raising of funds by a company from the domestic and international markets. Major topics covered include understanding financial statements and financial ratios, equity financing through listing on recognised exchanges (including reverse/backdoor listing and rights' issue) and debt financing such as syndication loans and bond issues. Advisory Note for participants from Civil Law Jurisdiction: participants who have not taken lessons in trust law, contract law and company law from the common law jurisdiction may have difficulty following the course.
Minimum Entry Requirement
A good Bachelor's or Juris Doctor degree in Law