The Law of Corporations and Other Business Organizations

Chapter 10 - The Corporate Financial Structure

Introduction

The goal of this chapter is for students to become familiar with the following terms and topics concerning corporate financial matters:

• Various forms of capitalization available to corporations
• Equity financing to raise capital for the corporation
• Debt financing to raise capital for the corporation
• Consideration for stock, stock issuance, and stock redemption
• Types of dividends and the requirements for paying dividends
• Stock splits
• Secured transactions and the Uniform Commercial Code
• The role of the corporate paralegal when working with corporate financial matters
• Resources available to corporate paralegals who may be assisting with corporate financial matters

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