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U.S. Legal Considerations Affecting Global Offerings Of Shares In Foreign Companies, Daniel A. Braverman
U.S. Legal Considerations Affecting Global Offerings Of Shares In Foreign Companies, Daniel A. Braverman
Northwestern Journal of International Law & Business
The 1980s witnessed the emergence of so-called "global" equity offerings as part of the increasing internationalization of the world's capital markets. An equity offering can be said to be "global" when it involves simultaneous offerings of shares in a number of countries, one or more of which may be made to the public in accordance with the regulations of national markets. The capital markets of the United States can be included in a global equity offering in one of two ways: (1) shares may be offered to the public in accordance with the registration and disclosure requirements of the U.S. …