The Lord's Prayer - the prayer Jesus taught to his disciples - is so familiar that we say it by rote- but its few verses sum up everything Jesus taught, and for which he lived and died. Brown reviews each verse, in the context of the Gospels, so the reader can learn what Jesus' prayer tells us about: -- our relation to God -- praying and what to pray for -- the coming of the kingdom -- our daily bread - our physical and spiritual sustenance -- forgiveness -- temptation --deliverance from evil Each chapter includes questions for individual consideration or group discussion, to help readers learn more about Jesus and his teachings by exploring for themselves the meaning of the Lord's Prayer. "Meredith Brown applies his scholar's mind and his faithful heart to this very useful appreciation of the central prayer of the Christian life. Whether read in solitary or in a study group, this is a book to deepen and enliven faith." Hays Rockwell, ninth bishop of the Episcopal Church in Missouri (retired)

With a boom in merger and acquisition (M&A) activity and the increasing globalization of business, more and more M&A transactions are taking place across borders. According to the Securities Data Company, in 1998 more than US $672 billion in cross-border deals were announced, one in every four dollars of worldwide mergers and acquisitions, up dramatically from $393 billion in 1997 and $274 billion in 1996. This book aims to highlight the ways in which international mergers and acquisitions are very different from their domestic equivalent, to identify the common pitfalls and to provide a practical guide to negotiating successful international M and A. The key issues addressed include reconciling the tax and accounting systems and divergent merger legislation of different jurisdictions, resolving differences in corporate culture and governance, dealing with cross-border communications issues and confronting some of the basic logistical difficulties of an international transaction. In bringing together the contributions of expert investment bankers, corporate executives, lawyers, consultants, accountants and regulators with extensive experience in international M and A, the book provides an introduction to the challenges of cross-border deals.

This practical handbook on key issues in derivatives investment covers such topics as: risks from using and not using derivatives; the disclosures that dealers should make to customers; whether derivatives are securities; what disclosures should be made by users to their shareholders; suits by users against dealers; and what directors of users should know about derivatives. These issues are discussed both from the point of view of customers who purchase and use derivatives, and of banks and other dealers.

A "how to" approach to the key issues involved in a global equity offering: which capital markets to tap, and how (public offering versus private placement); which stock exchanges to list on; structuring the underwriting syndicates; due diligence questions; road shows and marketing activities; whether to disclose forecasts; which lawyers should give "negative assurance" as to the disclosures in the prospectus; and how to negotiate representations, "outs", indemnification and other terms of the underwriting agreements. A group of leading securities practitioners from different capital markets - the US, Hong Kong, France, Canada, Japan and Australia - take the reader through each stage, using a case study of a global IPO of an emerging markets issuer to illustrate the process. This book should be of interest to securities lawyers, investment bankers, and senior finance officers of companies contemplating a global equity capital-raising exercise.