Hilton L. Ffrench – författare

This sophisticated reference volume is designed to assist the attorney who needs immediate information on foreign jusrisdiction regarding take-overs and mergers. Special emphasis is given to the European Economic Community with detailed material provided on its background, institutions and procedure. Subsequent chapters are devoted to the individual nations of Northern Europe and Scandinavia, with suggested readings and a comprehensive index provided.

This practical guide to securities law and the regulations governing mergers and acquisitions in most industrialized and industrializing nations of the world is the best available reference tool of its kind. It gives complete details on laws and procedural requirements for the nations in northern and Southeast Asia, the Indian subcontinent, Australia, and Oceania, on a country-by-country basis. The author describes and analyzes the relevant laws and gives the procedural requirements for actual takeovers and mergers. He assesses possible legislative changes that could affect securities law and covers other pertinent subjects as they relate to takeovers and mergers, including business organizations, relevant regulatory institutions, anti-trust laws, foreign take-over laws, foreign investment laws, insider trading laws, accounting principles, and labor laws.

Ffrench's book offers a way out of the pervasive confusion that has frustrated efforts of companies attempting to deal with foreign regulatory practices. Designed as a practical, comprehensive guide, it is the only work to present securities law and regulation for all of North, Central, and South America. In addition it provides details concerning various nations' business organizations, regulatory institutions, anti-trust laws, foreign investment laws, laws of insider trading, and labor laws. The author includes complete coverage of the intricate statutory regulations and case law of the United States and Canada, and he advances reform proposals that would simplify take-over and merger regulation in these and other countries.