Equity Finance, Flotations & Takeovers

Course Overview:

This course provides a thorough introduction to corporate finance transactions as executed in the UK.

 It focuses on the different types of deal that are often carried out by companies where debt and equity capital might be raised.

 It includes a review of the different instruments, the roles played by the advisers and addresses the structure, application and regulation associated with the different transactions.

 The seminar is suitable for those who are new to working in corporate finance departments of both corporates and advisers. 

Course Content:

Instruments of Corporate Finance

• Ordinary shares
• Preference shares
• ADRs and GDRs
• Convertibles and warrants

Advisory Roles in Corporate Finance Deals

Stock Market Flotations

• Advantages and disadvantages
• Official List and AIM
• Conditions for listing (regulatory and commercial)
• Methods of listing ( offers for sale / subscription, placings, intermediaries offers, introductions, reverse takeovers )

Further New Issues

• Rights issues and pre-emption rights
• ABI / NAPF guidelines
• Open offers
• Vendor placings

Takeover of Public Companies

• Underwritten cash alternatives
• Mix and match elections
• Bid strategies
• Defence strategies
• Takeover Code (introduction only)

Further Corporate Finance Transactions

• Demergers and spin-offs
• Buying in
• Capital reduction schemes
• Schemes of arrangement
• Aspects of continuing obligations

Delivering this course in-house for you to a number of participants could be very cost effective. Please call us on 020 7387 4484 to discuss this further.

If you have any questions about this seminar please write to us at post@redcliffetraining.co.uk.