Level: 300 level. Read more information on levels in our FAQs

Fees:  Please see Fees and payments

Lectures: 36 hours 

Classes: 18 hours

Assessment*: One examination and one essay

Typical credit**: 3-4 credits (US) 7.5 ECTS points (EU)

*Assessment is optional

**You will need to check with your home institution

For more information on exams and credit, read Teaching and assessment

Introduction to legal methods or equivalent, and familiarity with company law would be an advantage. Students with no previous exposure to company law may find it useful to first take LL135 Introduction to Corporate Law and Governance in Session One.

• Capital Structure and Fundamentals of Risk and Return
• Limited Liability, its Effects and Legal Responses
• Legal Capital and Dividends
• Disguised Distributions and Capital Reductions
• Share Buy-Backs and Financial Assistance
• Issuing Equity and Debt
• Mergers & Acquisitions and the Market for Corporate Control
• Insider Dealing and Market Abuse
• Regulatory Competition and Regulatory Arbitrage

The objective of the course is that students will become familiar with the principles of corporate finance and its regulation in the UK and the EU. The course will also help students understand the interactions between corporate law, finance, and the regulation of capital markets. 

LSE’s Law Department is one of the world’s best. In the UK, it was ranked first for research outputs in the most recent Research Excellence Framework (REF) and in the top 5 law departments overall by The Complete University Guide in 2018. In the 2017 QS World University rankings, the Department was ranked seventh (out of 200 departments worldwide).

Many important subjects were first taught and examined systematically from an academic perspective in LSE’s Department of Law. We pioneered the study of banking law, taxation law, civil litigation, company law, labour law, family law, aspects of welfare law, and studies of the legal system and the legal profession, and continue to be the leading thinkers in our field.

On this three-week intensive programme, you will engage with and learn from full-time lecturers from the LSE’s law faculty.

E Ferran and LC Ho, Principles of Corporate Finance Law (2014)

L. Gullifer and J. Payne, Corporate Finance Law, Principles and Policy (2015)

D. Kershaw, Company Law in Context: Text and Materials (2012)

R. Veil, European Capital Markets Law (2013)

S. Grundmann, European Company Law (2012)

*A more detailed reading list will be supplied prior to the start of the programme

**Course content, faculty and dates may be subject to change without prior notice