This course will examine fundamental legal and regulatory issues relating to corporate finance in Canada. This will include a focus on the ways in which enterprises raise money to finance existing or proposed activities, the lawyer's role in assisting the enterprise through that process, and public interest issues relating to how that process unfolds. Topics will include such matters as: (i) the strengths and weaknesses of different legal entities that may be used to carry on the enterprise and raise financing, as well as factors relevant to decisions about which kind of vehicle makes sense for a given venture; (ii) different sources of financing, including the types of capital providers that are available at different stages in the life-cycle of an enterprise and their different approaches to investing (e.g. venture capital, private equity, mutual funds, pension funds, other financial institutions); (iii) the manner in which investments may be structured and the range of financial instruments that enterprises and investors rely on; (iv) public interest issues that are relevant to corporate finance in Canada; and (v) strengths and weaknesses of the regulatory framework that governs corporate finance in Canada. These issues will be analyzed through lectures and seminar presentations. Pre-requisite: Law 440 Business Associations
This course will examine fundamental legal and regulatory issues relating to corporate finance in Canada. This will include a focus on the ways in which enterprises raise money to finance existing or proposed activities, the lawyer's role in assisting the enterprise through that process, and public interest issues relating to how that process unfolds. Topics will include such matters as: (i) the strengths and weaknesses of different legal entities that may be used to carry on the enterprise and raise financing, as well as factors relevant to decisions about which kind of vehicle makes sense for a given venture; (ii) different sources of financing, including the types of capital providers that are available at different stages in the life-cycle of an enterprise and their different approaches to investing (e.g. venture capital, private equity, mutual funds, pension funds, other financial institutions); (iii) the manner in which investments may be structured and the range of financial instruments that enterprises and investors rely on; (iv) public interest issues that are relevant to corporate finance in Canada; and (v) strengths and weaknesses of the regulatory framework that governs corporate finance in Canada. These issues will be analyzed through lectures and seminar presentations. Pre-requisite: Law 440 Business Associations
