Life After Big BangSimon MacLachlan Companies operating internationally increasingly consider raising capital outside their home country, to acquire a foreign company, to raise capital for a foreign subsidiary, or for the group as a whole. This book provides a reference source for the key matters which have to be considered by a prospective entrant to the capital markets of the U.S. & the U.K. It explains the regulatory requirements, including those relating to financial reporting, of both countries. It also describes the requirements which have to be met if a public company incorporated in either country is the subject of a takeover, & finally it explains & compares the key accounting principles in the U.S. & U.K. |
Contents
THE NEW LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR THE REGULATION OF INVESTMENT | 18 |
ITS ADVANTAGES AND STATE OF HEALTH | 35 |
THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR PROSPECTUS APPROVAL | 56 |
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