This Chapter addresses the harmonized EU rules which govern capital-raising through the markets by firms (market finance).1 As EU capital-raising regulation is largely a function of the rules which apply to the disclosures required of firms when they sell securities to the public, it is primarily concerned with disclosure regulation.2 The regulation of capital-raising through the markets engages a number of policy objectives (section 2.1). Its primary objective is to ensure the efficiency of the securities markets in allocating capital to firms offering securities...
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