Corporate finance law is not a fixed area of law overall it focuses on an important part of our economy and thus of our society at its core is the financing of entrepreneurship and business ie how a company can obtain funds to finance its operations thereby consisting of the legal rules that structure and regulate such matters. This book identifies the company as a financing vehicle and explains how the law facilitates the raising of finance by providing the corporate form and methods of financing that match the changing needs of a business through its life the approach sets this book apart from other legal texts and provides it with its distinctive orientation. The essential guide to all aspects of company law this new edition provides full coverage of all key aspects of the subject mapping fully to the syllabus of llb and llm company law modules a strong introduction to securities regulation and capital markets law necessary for a full understanding of the subject and ideal for use on corporate finance and financial services courses. Corporate finance law consists of the legal rules that structure the financing of a business or start up ie how a company can obtain funds to finance its operations corporate finance law is related to other areas of law such as general contract law property law corporate law and securities law corporate finance law refers to the sources of funding and capital structures used by corporations to increase the business value raise operating capital and improve financial results of