This is a clear, accessible "how to" approach to the key issues in a global equity offering: which capital markets to tap, and how (public offering vs. private placement); which stock exchange(s) 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 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 - Australia, Canada, France, Hong Kong, Japan, the UK and the USA - take you through each stage, using a case study of a global IPO of an emerging markets issuer to illustrate the process. A road map for securities lawyers, investment bankers, and senior finance officers of companies contemplating a global equity capital-raising.