The Law of Corporate Finance: General Principles and EU Law: Volume II: Contracts in General

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In this three-volume book, the law of corporate finance is defined in a modern way and studied from the perspective of a non-financial firm. The law of corporate finance helps the firm to manage cash flow, risk, principal-agency relationships, and information in the context of all decisions that influence the firm’s finances. The first volume introduces the fundamental concepts and explains the relationship between corporate risk management, the management of agency relationships, corporate governance, and the management of information. The second volume discusses how risk, agency, and information can be managed in all contracts. In addition , the second volume contains an introduction to the legal aspects of payment obligations and the management of various forms of counterparty risk. The third volume discusses a wide range of funding and exit transactions as well as the legal aspects of takeovers. Front Matter....Pages i-vii Introduction....Pages 1-5 Contracts in General: The Legal Framework....Pages 7-45 Management of Legal Risk: General Remarks....Pages 47-48 Risks that Relate to the Country’s Legal System....Pages 49-74 Risks that Relate to the Statements of the Parties....Pages 75-186 Management of Counterparty Risk....Pages 187-238 Management of Information....Pages 239-250 Payment Obligations: Introduction....Pages 251-252 Payment Obligations: Traditional Legal Questions....Pages 253-279 Generic Forms of Payment Obligations....Pages 281-285 Management of Counterparty Credit Risk....Pages 287-402 Other Contract Types....Pages 403-413 Back Matter....Pages 1-12