Descript |
xxviii, 927 p. : ill. ; 24 cm |
Contents |
1. Approaching comparative company law -- 2. The partnership as a form of business organization -- 3. Corporations in a global market: the law applicable to corporations -- 4. Incorporating the company -- 5. Constituting the company's share capital -- 6. Increasing the company's capital -- 7. Distribution of dividends and maintenance of share capital -- 8. Repurchases of shares -- 9. The nature of shares and classes of shares -- 10. An introduction to the Board and its governance -- 11. Directors' power to represent company -- 12. Directors' duties of loyalty, good faith and care -- 13. Judicial review of management decisions (The Business Judgment Rule) -- 14. Executive compensation -- 15. Directors' duties in listed companies -- 16. Shareholder voting rights -- 17. Shareholder information rights -- 18. Shareholder meetings -- 19. Shareholder duties -- 20. Judicial enforcement of shareholder rights -- 21. Techniques for business combinations -- 22. Governance rules for business combinations -- 23. Corporate groups -- 24. The regulation of takeover bids and prices -- 25. Management interference with takeover bids -- 26. Special problems of leveraged buyouts. |
ISBN |
9780521143790 |
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