General Course Information
1.1 Course details
| Course code: | LLAW6206 / JDOC6206 |
| Course name: | International Corporate Finance |
| Programme offered under: | LLM Programme / JD Programme |
| Semester: | First |
| Prerequisites / Co-requisites: | No |
| Credit point value: | 9 credits / 6 credits |
1.2 Course description
Students of this course will gain knowledge of (a) the underlying concepts and principles that underpin corporate finance law and (b) the transactions, market practice and the latest developments in international corporate finance. The emphasis of this course will be on the intersection of the law and practice of corporate finance. Students will have the opportunity to practice and develop essential skills that are required in international finance and international finance law careers, including issue identification, negotiation, commercial reasoning, the application of relevant laws, risk assessment and risk mitigation.
The course will be led by a partner from a magic circle law firm and feature guest speakers. Seminars to introduce the topics will be augmented by realistic role-playing exercises which are designed to simulate real world transactions.
The course will be useful to those who intend to work in the corporate and corporate finance sectors, in law firms or investment or commercial banks.
1.3 Course teachers
| Name | E-mail address | Office | Consultation | |
| Course convenor | Hanwen Yu | TBA | N/A | By email |
Learning Outcomes
2.1 Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs) for this course
CLO 1 An understanding of the underlying principles and policies of corporate finance law.
CLO 2 Familiarity with the actual practices of the markets and techniques of key transactions.
CLO 3 An understanding of the law and techniques of identifying and dealing with issues that may arise when financing transactions cross borders.
CLO 5 Practice in the consideration of issues from the opposing perspectives of the creditor and borrower.
CLO 6 Gain useful experience in negotiating the terms of a financing transaction, structuring a financing package and making a pitch to potential clients.
2.2 LLM and JD Programme Learning Outcomes (PLOs)
Please refer to the following link:
LLM – https://course.law.hku.hk/llm-plo/
JD – https://course.law.hku.hk/jd-plo/
2.3 Programme Learning Outcomes to be achieved in this course
| PLO A | PLO B | PLO C | PLO D | PLO E | PLO F | |
| CLO 1 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| CLO 2 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| CLO 3 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| CLO 4 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| CLO 5 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| CLO 6 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Assessment(s)
3.1 Assessment Summary
| Assessment task | Due date | Weighting | Feedback method* | Course learning outcomes |
| Participation in team exercises | TBC | 30% | 5 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
| Take home assignment | TBC | 70% | 1 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
| *Feedback method (to be determined by course teacher) | |
| 1 | A general course report to be disseminated through Moodle |
| 2 | Individual feedback to be disseminated by email / through Moodle |
| 3 | Individual review meeting upon appointment |
| 4 | Group review meeting |
| 5 | In-class verbal feedback |
3.2 Assessment Detail
To be advised by course convenor(s).
3.3 Grading Criteria
Please refer to the following link: https://www.law.hku.hk/_files/law_programme_grade_descriptors.pdf
Learning Activities
4.1 Learning Activity Plan
| Seminar: | 3 hours / week for 12 teaching weeks |
| Private study time: | 9.5 hours / week for 12 teaching weeks |
Remarks: the normative student study load per credit unit is 25 ± 5 hours (ie. 150 ± 30 hours for a 6-credit course), which includes all learning activities and experiences within and outside of classroom, and any assessment task and examinations and associated preparations.
4.2 Details of Learning Activities
To be advised by course convenor(s).
Learning Resources
5.1 Resources
| Reading materials: | Will be posted on Moodle |
| Core reading list: | Will be posted on Moodle |
| Recommended reading list: | Will be posted on Moodle |
5.2 Links
Please refer to the following link: http://www.law.hku.hk/course/learning-resources/