As is the case of the first edition, this book is about doing deals-transactions in which business corporations raise funds in the U.S. and international capital markets. Its purpose is to explain the legal environment in which capital market transactions take place and the capital market to which that environment is always trying to adapt. […] The book is directed primarily to lawyers working in the field of corporate finance, both to experienced securities lawyers as well as those just learning the law. Also, the lawyer whose practice is not devoted primarily to securities regulation may find it helpful to read through the relevant chapters if a client is about to engage in a financial transaction such as a public offering of convertible debentures or the establishment of a commercial paper program.