An Introduction to Corporate Finance
Transactions and Techniques
Securities and Investment Institute
2. Auflage März 2006
248 Seiten, Softcover
Handbuch/Nachschlagewerk
Kurzbeschreibung
An Introduction to Corporate Finance provides the reader with a complete primer on the role of the investment banker in the corporate finance arena. The author, who is a corporate trainer and was formerly an investment banker, clarifies the role of the investment banker in numerous corporate finance transactions, including mergers & acquisitions, IPOâ?(tm)s, and valuation. Given todayâ?(tm)s corporate climate, every student studying corporate finance and those working in the field need this book to sharpen their skill set.
In An Introduction to Corporate Finance, Ross Geddes provides a complete overview of the fundamentals of corporate finance from an investment banker's perspective. Split into two distinct sections; the first provides insights into financial advice, careers in corporate finance, sources of capital, mergers and acquisitions, flotations, international equity offerings and rights issues, and management buy-outs. The second section describes the main valuation techniques used to price (or value) companies during the transactions described. It also includes chapters on the determination of the cost of capital and shareholder value.
Written by a former investment banker, this book will be of interest to those currently employed or interested in working in the City of London; whether at an investment bank, law firm, or accountancy firm. Others will want to read this book in order to learn more about some of the most eventful and exciting corporate transactions that make the headlines of the business pages.
Part I: CORPORATE FINANCE TRANSACTIONS.
2 SOURCES OF CAPITAL.
3 FLOTATIONS/INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERINGS.
4 INTERNATIONAL EQUITY OFFERINGS.
5 RIGHTS ISSUES/SECONDARY OFFERINGS.
6 MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS.
7 MANAGEMENT BUYOUTS.
Part II: CORPORATE FINANCE TECHNIQUES.
8 VALUING SECURITIES.
9 DETERMINING THE COST OF CAPITAL.
10 SHAREHOLDER VALUE ADDED (ECONOMIC PROFIT).
Appendix: UK CORPORATE VALUATION METHODS: A SURVEY.
