Description
Book SynopsisThe global bond market is many times larger than the global economy. Every day, billions of dollars of tender offers, consent solicitations, buyback transactions and exchange offers are executed. This book provides a systematic treatise of the law relating to this significant aspect of the global capital market.
Trade Review'… this treatise will be an obligatory reference for all those who want to know how liability management transactions are regulated. Its rigorous analysis of the various kinds of liability management options and its comparative approach make Gkoutzinis's book an innovative and noteworthy contribution to the field.' Stefano Finesi, Journal of International Banking Law and Regulation
Table of Contents1. Liability management for issuers of debt securities: summary of options and legal framework; 2. The definition of 'tender offer' within the meaning of the US tender offer rules; 3. Debt tender offers and Regulation 14e under the Securities Exchange Act; 4. Debt tender offers and capital markets regulation in the European Union and the United Kingdom; 5. Exchange offers for debt securities; 6. Debt repurchases in the open market and privately negotiated transactions; 7. Anti-fraud protection in debt tender offers: Section 14(e) of the Securities Exchange Act, case law and market practice; 8. The law and practice of consent solicitations.
