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Taylor & Francis Living Standards and Social WellBeing
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Taylor & Francis Financial Systems in Troubled Waters
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Taylor & Francis Strategic Entrepreneurial Finance From Value Creation to Realization Routledge Advanced Texts in Economics and Finance
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Taylor & Francis Strategic Entrepreneurial Finance From Value Creation to Realization Routledge Advanced Texts in Economics and Finance
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Taylor & Francis Europe in Crisis
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Corporate Financial Strategy
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Corporate Financial Strategy
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Taylor & Francis Living Standards and Social WellBeing
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Taylor & Francis Financial information analysis the role of accounting information in modern society
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Taylor & Francis Ltd StateOwned Enterprise in the Western Economies Routledge Revivals
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Taylor & Francis StateOwned Enterprise in the Western Economies Routledge Revivals
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Taylor & Francis Advanced Capital Budgeting
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Taylor & Francis Advanced Capital Budgeting
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Taylor & Francis Ltd CrossBorder Mergers and Acquisitions UK Dimensions Routledge Advances in Management and Business Studies
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Elsevier Science Handbook of the Economics of Finance
Book SynopsisCovering subjects from corporate taxes to behavioral corporate finance and econometric issues, this title includes articles that reveal how specializations resonate with each other and indicate likely directions for future research. It presents coherent summaries of major finance fields, marking important advances and revisions.Trade Review"A scholarly compendium of contemporary research in Financial Economics which will be of great value not only for researchers in finance but also for researchers in many other of economics including money and banking, growth and development, international economics, public finance, and macro economics." --Edward C. Prescott, Nobel Laureate, Arizona State University "This Handbook provides a timely and comprehensive account of the state-of-the-art of Financial Economics, including corporate finance and asset pricing, written by many of the leading names in their respective fields." --Harry M.Markowitz, Nobel Laureate, University of California, San DiegoTable of Contents1. Financial Intermediation, the Credit Markets, and Alternative Financial Systems 2. Financial Innovation and Securitization 3. Dynamic Security Design and Corporate Financing 4. Corporate Taxes 5. Executive Compensation and Firm Performance 6. Behavioral Corporate Finance 7. Law and Finance after a Decade of Research 8. Venture Capital and Private Equity 9. Endogeneity and other Econometric Issues in Empirical Corporate Finance 10. Entrepreneurship and Family Firms 11. Financing in Developing Countries
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Exit Strategy Planning Grooming Your Business for
Book SynopsisFor private business owners, managing a successful exit from their business is one of the most important events in their business lives. This book shows you how to do so with the minimum of fuss and maximum return. It is unique because the author writes from the owner''s point of view, bringing together in one place all you need to know about planning this complex process. Exit Strategy Planning emphasises the need to place exit planning on a firm foundation, with taxation planning and business continuity planning providing the basis to ensure a smooth transition that will yield the maximum return. The first three parts of the book (''Laying the Foundations'', ''Choosing your Exit Strategy'' and ''Preparing and Implementing your Plans'') present a best practice approach to this complex subject. Here the book highlights the importance of planning, often several years in advance, and explains the need to make the business ''investor ready'' by identifying and removing impediments toTrade Review'A book worth recommending to those clients who may be looking to make a few New Year business resolutions.' Business Adviser 'This is an admirable text, which covers every aspect of planning and implementing a successful exit from a privately owned business...It is written clearly and directly, with well set out guidance to all technical issues...highly recommended.' Change Management Monitor Website 'practical and easy to digest...it does provide a useful platform to help develop your exit tactics.' Financial Adviser '...the book will be valuable to many levels of student for a variety of reasons. All postgraduates and undergraduates of business strategy will be challenged to consider the ultimate motivation of the entrepreneur. Business life cycles are presented from an unusual perspective and all readers will appreciate the complexity of effective fiscal planning. Higher National Diploma students will benefit from easy to read sections on business planning and be able to see, in a practical way, how business structures, accountancy and law need to be full integrated. Business entrepreneurs, who have concentrated on building the business revenue and have not yet tailored a planned capital exit strategy, will also come to recognize this need ...' Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management. Vol 16 no.1 2004 "...if you're thinking of selling up, you can't afford to be without it." Better BusinessTable of ContentsContents: Introduction: The story of Bill and Carol. Part 1: Laying the Foundations: The importance of time and timing; How to plan for the continuity of your business; Establishing the value of your business. Part 2: Choosing Your Exit Strategy: What are the exit options for your business?; How to choose the best exit strategy; Impediments to sale. Part 3: Preparing and Implementing Your Plans: Business planning - the essential elements; Short-term exit strategy planning; How to design your master exit strategy plan; The integrated financial plan; Putting your master exit strategy plan into action. Part 4: Appendices: What about tax?; Valuation principles and methods; Agents and franchisees; Family succession planning; Management buyouts and buy-ins; Flotation or public listing; Franchising or licensing; Trade sales; The sole trader merger; Ceasing to trade. Index.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Due Diligence The Critical Stage in Mergers and Acquisitions
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Taylor & Francis The HR Guide to European Mergers and Acquisitions
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Employee Communication During Mergers and Acquisitions
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Commercial Due Diligence
Book SynopsisCommercial Due Diligence (CDD) is about telling the difference between superior businesses and poor businesses, which is why this book is a mixture of business strategy, marketing analysis and market research. However CDD is not about the bland application of analytical techniques, it''s about understanding how businesses and markets work and what is really important for profits and growth. Commercial Due Diligence is written by someone with over 25 years'' experience of practical strategic analysis who nonetheless has a strong academic grounding. For the first time here is a book that deals with the essentials of strategic analysis with the practitioner''s eye. If you are in the business of formulating company strategy, and you want to see how to apply the theories and understand in practical terms what works, when, and what can go wrong, this is the book for you.Table of ContentsPart I The Basics; Chapter 1 What’s It All About?; Chapter 2 Getting Started; Part II Analytical Techniques; Chapter 3 Which Market is the Target In?; Chapter 4 Industry Attractiveness; Chapter 5 Which Customers is the Target Serving?; Chapter 6 Ability to Compete; Chapter 7 Competitor Analysis; Chapter 8 The New Reality; Chapter 9 CDD in Special Situations; Chapter 10 Assessing Management; Chapter 11 Using the Output; Part III Collecting and Presenting the Data; Chapter 12 Structuring and Planning; Chapter 13 Interviewing; Chapter 14 Writing the Report;
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Checklists for Due Diligence
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Taylor & Francis Stakeholder Engagement and Sustainability Reporting
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Taylor & Francis Ltd New Frontiers in Real Estate Finance
Book SynopsisThis book introduces three innovative concepts and associated financial instruments with the potential to revolutionise real estate finance.The factorisation of commercial real estate with factor-based real estate derivatives is the first concept analysed in this book. Methodological issues pertaining to factors in real estate risk analysis are covered in detail with in-depth academic reference. The book then analyses the digitalisation of commercial real estate. The environment in which buildings operate is changing fast. Cities which used to be made up of inanimate architectural structures are growing digital skins and becoming smarter. Smart technologies applied to the built environment are fundamentally changing buildings' role in cities and their interactions with their occupants. The book introduces the concept of smart space and analyses the emergence of digital rights' or property rights for smart buildings in smart environments. It proposes concepts and methods for iTable of Contents1. The factorisation of commercial real estate: factor-based real estate derivatives 2. The digitalisation of commercial real estate: smart space as real estate finance’s new asset 3. The tokenisation of commercial real estate: tokens as a new tool in financial engineering applied to real assets
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Taylor & Francis Money Laundering Blacklists
Book SynopsisWhat are the criteria used by Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and the European Union to blacklist jurisdictions at high-risk of money laundering? What are the countries at highest risk according to Panama Papers and FinCEN files? Where do criminals move their illicit money, according to judicial and investigative evidence? This book answers these questions. It is an unprecedented study on the countries at highest risk of attracting money laundering and organised crime proceeds â and how they are identified as such by scholars, policy-makers and anti-money laundering (AML) practitioners. It targets an issue which is central to the policy debate, in the media, but is under-studied. This book is divided into two parts. Part I discusses the concept of money laundering risk, its main determinants, and carries out a review of extant country ratings, ranging from official blacklists and grey lists, to media leaks and scholarly papers. Part II discusses the weaknesseTrade Review"For too long, for money laundering and the policies to counter it have been 'an evidence-free zone', with lots of politics, hypocrisy and guess-work covering our enormous ignorance. Riccardi's book is a huge step forward in fixing this sad state of affairs. Money Laundering Blacklists takes an original, rigorous approach in transforming our understanding of where the real risks of dirty money lie, and how the fight against illicit finance should be re-focused. It's rare that a book can be so important and compelling for both scholars and policy-makers, but Riccardi has achieved this rare feat".Jason Sharman, Sir Patrick Sheehy Professor of International Relations University of Cambridge"For a nation to be blacklisted for anything is troubling. To be blacklisted for an activity as apparently serious as failure to control money laundering is deeply troubling. Yet, Michele Riccardi's scholarly but very readable book shows that the label is usually applied by official bodies in an arbitrary and unhelpful way. Riccardi offers a theoretically informed empirical approach to testing whether a country truly belongs on a money laundering blacklist".Peter Reuter, Distinguished Professor of Public Policy and Criminology at the University of Maryland"This book reminds us that the current state of the art on assessing national anti-money laundering risk is woefully insufficient. It usefully proposes defining AML risk from the perspective of the viewing country and dispenses with the canard that small and poor countries are the main AML problem, when in fact large, rich countries hold the lion’s share of the world’s dirty money".Charles W Littrell, Inspector of Banks and Trust Companies, Central Bank of The Bahamas"With money laundering risk assessments increasingly seen as the cornerstone of an effective framework to tackle financial crime, this book provides a timely analysis of existing blacklists and approaches to measure risks. It challenges and demystifies many of the methods while offering concrete and promising solutions to assess money laundering risks, taking into account how criminals move dirty money across borders and the role of both source and destination countries".Maíra Martini, Leader of AML and Beneficial Ownership research & policy, Transparency InternationalTable of ContentsList of figuresList of tablesAcknowledgmentsList of abbreviationsIntroductionPART I: Money laundering risk measures Money laundering risk and determinants Money laundering (and illicit financial flows) Money laundering risk Determinants of money laundering risk across countries: proximity, opacity, and security Available measures of money laundering risk Money laundering blacklists and grey lists Origin and scope of anti-money laundering blacklists The FATF blacklist and grey list The US INCSR list The European Union anti-money laundering blacklist Blacklists and sanctions Other lists of high-risk countries Lists based on judicial investigations Lists based on media investigations: from Panama Papers to FinCEN files Lists based on financial/corporate data analyses Lists based on crime data analyses Composite indicators Lists developed by banks and other obliged entities Relations and underlying components of existing risk ratings Summary: the gaps in existing risk ratings and blacklists PART II: A New measurement approach A new approach to identify countries at high-risk of money laundering Rationale Methodology and operationalisation A practical application: money laundering risk from the perspective of Italy Discussion and policy implications Discussion Policy implications Limitations and future research directions AppendixReferencesIndex
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Sustainability Technology and Finance
Book SynopsisThis book explores the swiftly emerging nexus between sustainability, finance, and technology.Leading practitioners and academic thought leaders reflect on the ways in which technology and digitalization shape how sustainable finance professionals address environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues. Together, the contributors identify three spheres in which technology shapes how investors make sense of such issues: ESG and technology: finance professionals need to know about how technological innovations, such as chemical recycling for plastics, in the real economy shape firms' ESG performance; ESG through technology: technological developments, such as AI and blockchain, can enable finance professionals to offer more fine-grained ESG analyses; and ESG as technology: the ESG agenda itself is influenced by technological developments that are not well understood by practitioners (e.g., data mining for Bitcoin creating significant emissions). <Trade Review"Bril, Kell, and Rasche have edited a timely, insightful, and deeply thought-provoking volume on a topic that sits right at the frontier of our current knowledge: the interrelation of sustainable finance and technology. It fills an important void by focusing on the real-world implementation of urgently needed solutions to our most pressing sustainability challenges. This book, therefore, is an absolutely essential read for companies, executives, and investors who are genuinely interested in bringing about transformational ESG change in their organizations and indeed, within society at large." Ioannis Ioannou, London Business School "A great book and blueprint for our transition to a more sustainable future." Rose Marcario, former CEO Patagonia "As the founder Executive Director of the UN Global Compact, Georg Kell’s unique insights have shaped the discourse in responsible business since the inception of the Global Compact in 2000. In this publication, Georg Kell and colleagues aptly capture the opportunities in innovative financing, technologies and accountability frameworks that raise the ambition for the private sector." Sanda Ojiambo, CEO and Executive Director, UN Global Compact "The climate and sustainability challenge is the toughest, and most important, one modern society needs to address. But what made society modern is the force of technology. Reconciling the urgency of one with the potential (and peril) of the other is a critical imperative. This anthology draws together key voices to help bridge that gap." Azeem Azhar, author, Exponential "Have you been wondering about ESG and how technology might be part of the solution? Then this might be a worthwhile read for you. My colleagues across asset management and academia have written the book with complementing chapters about futuristic views on technology impact, paired with how asset managers might integrate technology and digitalisation in the still virgin ESG analytic work. The book also raises important questions about the ESG implications on reverse globalisation and the impact on geopolitics – relevance underlined by the recent events in Ukraine." Peter Branner, Chief Investment Officer APG Asset Management Table of Contents1. Sustainable Finance and Technology: Making the Connection; Part I: ESG and Technology 2. History of Technology and Its Future in the Context of Human Development; 3. ESG—A Transformational Journey for Asset Management, Industries, Technology, and Society; 4. How Can Corporate Leverage Tech and Sustainability through Collaboration? Digital with Purpose—Current Practices and Trends; 5. Decarbonization as a Chance; 6. Ocean Technology as a Growing Space in Which to Reimagine Business: The Role of Start-Ups; Part II: ESG as and through Technology 7. Mitigating the Risks and Nurturing the Opportunities: Data and Tech Vital in Tackling Companies' ESG Challenges; 8. Resilience as an Analytical Filter for ESG Data; 9. Technology-Supported Investment Management; 10. Finance, Sustainability, and Technology: Co-Evolution in Asset Owners’ Context; 11. A Digital Twin for Finance: Artificial Intelligence Supporting the Implementation of Environmental, Social, and Governance Targets; 12. Efficiently Allocating Capital to Transition to a Sustainable Economy; 13. Assessing ESG from a Position of Wealth; 14. The Rise of ESG Data: A Tectonic Transparency Shift; 15. ESGT—Exponential Technology Requires Exponential Responsibility; 16. Mastering Sustainability Requires Technology, Finance, and the Powers of Homo Deus
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Crowdfunding European Business
Book SynopsisThis book questions the ability of crowdfunding (especially in the lending and equity-based models) to contribute to the development of European businesses, and therefore, to the relaunch of the European economy. Following a mainly micro (firm-based) approach, the study investigates the advantages of crowd investors' increased role both in making financial resources available to the industrial base, thus reinvigorating economic growth across the European Union.The book reframes contemporary issues surrounding corporate finance and develops relevant knowledge to help companies succeed when it comes to securing the means to grow. It provides new and interesting insights into the alternative finance market, in light of the global financial crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic. The book describes the main alternative finance models which include not only lending and equity-based crowdfunding, but also marketplace lending, balance sheet lending, invoice trading, securities, real estat
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Due Diligence
Book SynopsisHow can you be sure you are buying the company you think you are? Are you sure it is as good as the seller says? How can you be certain unexpected costs and obligations will not suddenly appear once you are the owner and responsible for them? How best can you arm yourself for the negotiations? Have you worked out precisely what you are going to do with it once it is yours? How do you set the priorities for change to recoup the premium you have paid for it? The answer to all these questions, and many more, lies with effective due diligence. Due diligence is one of the most important but least well understood aspects of the acquisition process. It is not, as many believe, a chore to be left to the accountants and lawyers. To get the best from it, due diligence has to be properly planned and professionally managed. This book is a comprehensive manual on getting due diligence right. It is a uniquely comprehensive guide, covering all aspects of the process from financial, legal and coTrade Review'... a totally comprehensive manual and reference book explaining, in detail, the process of due diligence when contemplating the purchase of a company... Peter Howson has written an excellent and unique book.' Financial Advisor 'This book is an extraordinarily thorough and clear guide to every aspect of the Due Diligence process and will be invaluable to anyone who is involved.' Change Management Monitor NewsletterTable of ContentsContents: Introduction; How to structure a due diligence programme; Working with advisers; Financial due diligence; Legal due diligence; Commercial due diligence; Human resources due diligence; Management due diligence; Pensions due diligence; Tax due diligence; Environmental due diligence; IT and production technology due diligence; Technology due diligence; Intellectual property due diligence; Antitrust due diligence; Insurance and risk management due diligence; Appendix A: Purchaser pre-deal due diligence checklists; Information to be requested from the target; Briefing checklist; Financial due diligence checklist; Legal due diligence checklist; Commercial due diligence checklist; Human resources due diligence checklist; Management due diligence checklist; Pensions due diligence checklist; Taxation due diligence checklist; Environmental due diligence checklist; IT due diligence checklist; Technical due diligence checklist; Intellectual property checklist. Appendix B: Financial due diligence - an example of breaking down the numbers; Human resources legislation; Commonly sought management competencies; Myers-Briggs type indicators ®; UK sources for environmental due diligence; Intellectual property rights; Notes; Index.
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Taylor & Francis Foundations of Airline Finance
Book SynopsisThere are few industries that have had a more profound impact on business and society over the last century than aviation. This book is an accessible, up-to-date introduction to the current state of the aviation industry which provides readers with the tools necessary to understand the volatile and often complicated nature of airline finance.Understanding finance is critical in any industry; however, the financial track record of the airline industry places even more importance on effective financial management. Foundations of Airline Finance provides an introduction to the basics of finance including time value of money, the valuation of assets, and revenue management and the particular intricacies of airline finance where there can be wild fluctuations in both revenues and costs. The third edition of this text has been extensively updated to reflect the many changes in the air transport industry that have taken place since the publication of the second edition, andTrade Review"Foundations of Airline Finance is a comprehensive text book for Aviation Management students and aviation professionals seeking to acquire useful knowledge on budgeting, finance and economic concepts and trends in the global air transportation domain" — Dr. Wali Mughni, Dean & Director, Aviation Institute of Management"An excellent insight into the area of Aviation Finance and a manual that you will turn to time and again during your career" — Dr. John A. Kolmos, Assistant Professor CUNY Aviation InstituteTable of ContentsPart 1 – Theoretical Aspects of Airline Finance 1. Airline Finance: An Overview 2. Cost Classifications and Control 3. The Time Value of Money and its Setting in the Aviation Industry 4. Assessments of Risk and Return Part 2 – Airline Accounting and Finance 5. Airline Financial Accounting Practices 6. Financial Performance and Measurement 7. Assessment of Financial Statements Part 3 – Airline Capital Budgeting 8. Airline Capital Budgeting 9. Airline Capital Structure and Cost of Capital 10. Management of Current Assets Part 4 - Practical Applications of Airline Finance 11. Airline Fuel Hedging Practice 12. Analysis of Aircraft Leasing 13. Application of Financial Theory to Aviation Industry 14. Airline Revenue Management
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Cambridge University Press Recent Developments in Corporate Finance
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Cambridge University Press Corporate Bankruptcy
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Cambridge University Press Corporate Lawyers and Corporate Governance International Corporate Law and Financial Market Regulation
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Cambridge University Press Advances in Credit Risk Modelling and Corporate Bankruptcy Prediction Quantitative Methods for Applied Economics and Business Research
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Cambridge University Press Taxing Corporate Income in the 21st Century
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Cambridge University Press Investing in Innovation
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Cambridge University Press The Rhetoric and Reality of Shareholder Democracy and HedgeFund Activism
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Cambridge University Press The Rhetoric and Reality of Shareholder Democracy
Book SynopsisThis Element investigates the historical and systemic roots of hedge-fund activism. It argues that the spirit of the New Deal financial regulations was subverted in the 1980s and 1990s in the name of shareholder democracy and opened the door for the rise of hedge-fund activism. It analyzes the effects of regulatory reforms including the introduction of compulsory voting by institutional investors, proxy-voting rule changes that greatly facilitated aggregation of the proxy votes of institutional investors, and rules that allow hedge funds to draw effectively limitless alternative investments from institutional investors. This Element also evaluates the recent empirical research on hedge-fund activism and explains why shareholder activism has gone awry. It argues that the regulatory changes created a large vacuum in the arena of corporate voting that hedge-fund activists can effectively exploit for their own profits. It concludes with policy proposals for rebuilding the proxy-voting and engagement system.
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Cambridge University Press Short Introduction to Corporate Finance Cambridge
Book SynopsisThe Short Introduction to Corporate Finance provides an accessibly written guide to contemporary financial institutional practice. Rau deploys both his professional expertise and experience of teaching MBA and graduate-level courses to produce a lively discussion of the key concepts of finance, liberally illustrated with real-world examples. Built around six essential paradigms, he builds an integrated framework covering all the major ideas in finance over the past half-century. Ideal for students and practitioners alike, it will become core reading for anyone aspiring to become an effective manager.Trade Review'Raghavendra Rau has written a witty and thoroughly accessible introduction to how financial markets work and why they may fail to deliver. Highly recommended.' Sanjeev Goyal FBA, Fellow at Christ's College, University of Cambridge'To laypersons, finance often sounds like a bewildering array of jargon. Rau brilliantly explains key finance concepts using vivid real-world examples. Importantly, the material is accessible to a broad population. Thus, this is a unique text which should have wide-ranging appeal for beginners trying to obtain their first exposure to finance.' Avanidhar Subrahmanyam, Goldyne and Irwin Hearsh Chair in Money and Banking, Anderson School of Management, University of California, Los Angeles'Long overdue and very much welcome, Professor Rau's new handbook on the investment and financing decisions of a firm is logical, elegant, and remarkably easy to read. Reducing what we need to know into the six big ideas of corporate finance is bold, but audiences populated by undergraduates, graduate students or executives alike seeing it all for the first time will appreciate the simplicity. His humorous quips scattered throughout surely help to lift the burden of our field's more difficult concepts.' Andrew Karolyi, Harold Bierman Jr Distinguished Professor of Management, Cornell University, New York'Professor Rau successfully distils Corporate Finance into six basic ideas and through an understanding of these core tenets he has been able to cut through much of the complexity of Corporate Finance theory. Each of the six areas are explained in considerable detail but without an over reliance on mathematical models. The book will be equally valuable for financial professionals, students of finance theory and layman who are simply interested in how financial markets work.' Paul Warren, Clare College, University of Cambridge'Raghavendra Rau opens the gateway to an understanding of corporate finance in this book, moving us lucidly towards that nirvana of universal financial literacy - when people will not need a priesthood to work the world of finance for them. This gem of a book should be compulsory reading for everyone.' Indira Rajaraman, World Resources Institute, India and formerly a Member of the Thirteenth Finance Commission'Professor Rau provides a concise, coherent introduction to corporate finance that should be essential reading for current and aspiring managers. The text is interjected with examples that borrow from pop culture, which are only accentuated by Professor Rau's biting wit and quirky charm.' Kathleen M. Kahle, University of ArizonaTable of ContentsPreface; Acknowledgements; 1. Who are the players in corporate finance?; 2. NPV and the investment decision of the firm; 3. Portfolio theory and the discount rate; 4. Capital structure theory; 5. Option pricing theory; 6. Asymmetric information; 7. Market efficiency; 8. Wrapping it up; Index.
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Cambridge University Press The Foundations of AngloAmerican Corporate Fiduciary Law
Book SynopsisThis book explores the foundations and evolution of modern corporate fiduciary law in the United States and the United Kingdom. Today US and UK fiduciary law provide very different approaches to the regulation of directorial behaviour. However, as the book shows, the law in both jurisdictions borrowed from the same sources in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century English fiduciary and commercial law. The book identifies the shared legal foundations and authorities and explores the drivers of corporate fiduciary law''s contemporary divergence. In so doing it challenges the prevailing accounts of corporate legal change and stability in the US and the UK.Table of ContentsIntroduction: corporate legal ideas; Part I. Business Judgment and the Idea of Honesty in the Exercise of Delegated Power: 1. Business judgments: origins; 2. Business judgments in UK corporate law; 3. The foundations of the business judgement rule in the United States; 4. The structural dissonance of Delaware's business judgment rule; Part II. The Duty of Care and the Ideas of Reward and Undertaking: 5. Origins: between laxity and terror in bailment and trusts law; 6. The origins of the director's duty of care in the United States; 7. The Delaware duty of care: fragments of jurisprudence; 8. The duty of care in the United Kingdom: in the shadow of gross negligence; Part III. Self-Dealing and the Idea of the Corporation: 9. Conceptions of the corporation; 10. The United Kingdom: contracting out of the common law; 11. The United States: the paths to fairness review; Part IV. Connected Assets and the Idea of Property: 12. Connected assets law in the United Kingdom: the property institution; 13. The modern UK approach and the disappearance of property; 14. Connected assets law in the United States: between property and prescription; 15. Explaining divergent evolution in connected assets law.
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Frictionless Why the Future of Everything Will Be
Book SynopsisBased on interviews with dozens of startup founders, experts and scholars on entrepreneurship, Frictionless provides readers with a wide-ranging education in starting companies that thrive in the world of frictionless commerce—made possible by new technologies, a new mindset, and new demands from Millennial consumers.Trade Review“With more nonprofits looking to other sectors for best practices in engaging and mobilizing constituents, particularly through the use of available and new technologies, there is no book more timely or relevant than Frictionless. Christiane has gathered opinions from some of the best thinkers, from whom we all could learn a lesson or two on dissolving the barriers between people and their passions.” — Christy Turlington Burns, founder of Every Mother Counts “In the world of fashion and retail, the more we reduce the friction from every aspect of our business, the easier it becomes to delight and engage our customers. Anyone looking to advance business, disrupt incumbents, or reshape industries should read Christiane’s book. She has helped me by gathering the opinions of other entrepreneurs and experts.” — Clare Vivier, founder of Clare V “Frictionless is a creative user’s manual for the postvirus world, a way forward that is smarter, faster, and more nimble. Christiane Lemieux is a wayfinder, and this book may show the direction for the next generation of innovators and entrepreneurs.” — Michael Cannell, author of A Brotherhood Betrayed: The Man Behind the Rise and Fall of Murder, Inc. “Anyone looking to advance their business, disrupt incumbents, or reshape industries should read Christiane’s book. She has gathered the opinions of an erudite cohort doing just that.” — Anjali Kumar, founding general counsel and head of Social Innovation at Warby Parker
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Closing the Equity Gap
Book SynopsisTrade Review"This essential read for investors and activists illustrates the many intersections between smart investing and economic and social justice. It is a roadmap for shifting the standard investment model to address issues such as income inequality and the climate crisis." — Al Gore, former Vice President, co-founder and Chairman, Generation Investment Management "In this inspiring call-to-action, Mitch and Freada highlight a remarkable group of founders who draw on lived experience to develop new businesses that close gaps in access, opportunity, and outcome for low-income communities. Their stories show the power and the urgency of investing in the next generation of leaders and prove that change is possible, even when it feels hard." — Valerie Jarrett, Former Senior Advisor to President Barack Obama "This message is so necessary for the startup and investing worlds to hear and act on, for much of the same reasons I decided to join this effort. It’s also about empowering entrepreneurs to build businesses run by and for the benefit of those previously left out." — Serena Williams, Managing Partner, Serena Ventures "Freada Klein and Mitch Kapor are vital leaders shining the light towards changing the world through technology, with the radically true idea that more opportunity and diversity lead to the best outcomes." — Garry Tan, CEO, Y Combinator "This playbook is not only for the technology and the VC community, but also for leaders in all industries, who want to level the playing field for entrepreneurs of color." — Carla A. Harris, Senior Client Advisor, Morgan Stanley, author of Lead To Win "Mitch and Freada are Silicon Valley disrupters, but not with some new-fangled technology or business model. Instead, they ask founders, executives, and the industry the hard question: why don't companies look like the world they serve? They have been my partners in building a more inclusive, more human, and higher-performing company." — Jeff Lawson, co-founder and CEO, Twilio "This inspiring and forward-thinking book makes an ironclad case for the powerful financial and social returns we can achieve by building more robust pathways to opportunity for all people." — Darren Walker, President, Ford Foundation "This is not just the story of how one firm made investments to lift up a new generation of leaders; it is a blueprint for how all of us can invest in people who, in turn, can change the world." — Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Alphonse Fletcher University Professor, Harvard University
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Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc Mergers Acquisitions and Other Restructuring
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPART I THE MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS ENVIRONMENT 1. Introduction to Mergers, Acquisitions, and Other Restructuring Activities 2. The Regulatory Environment 3 The Corporate Takeover Market: Common Takeover Tactics, Anti-Takeover Defenses, and Corporate Governance PART II; THE MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS PROCESS: Phases 1–10 4. Planning: Developing Business and Acquisition Plans: Phases 1 and 2 of the Acquisition Process 5. Implementation: Search through Closing: Phases 3 to 10 of the Acquisition Process 6. Post-closing Integration: Mergers, Acquisitions, and Business Alliances PART III: MERGER AND ACQUISITION VALUATION AND MODELING 7. Merger and Acquisition Cash Flow Valuation Basics 8. Relative, Asset-Oriented, and Real Option Valuation Basics 9. Financial Modeling Basics 10. Analysis and Valuation of Privately Held Companies PART IV: DEAL STRUCTURING AND FINANCING STRATEGIES 11. Structuring the Deal: Payment and Legal Considerations 12. Structuring the Deal: Tax and Accounting Considerations 13. Financing the Deal: Private Equity, Hedge Funds, and Other Sources of Funds 14. Applying Financial Modeling to Value, Structure, and Negotiate Stock and Asset Purchases PART V: ALTERNATIVE BUSINESS AND RESTRUCTURING STRATEGIES 15. Business Alliances: Joint Ventures, Partnerships, Strategic Alliances, and Licensing 16. Alternative Exit and Restructuring Strategies: Divestitures, Spin-offs, Carve-outs, Split-Ups, and Split-Offs 17. Alternative Exit and Restructuring Strategies: Bankruptcy Reorganization and Liquidation 18. Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions: Analysis and Valuation
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Pearson Education (US) Multinational Business Finance
Book SynopsisAbout our authors David K. Eiteman is Professor Emeritus of Finance at the John E. Anderson Graduate School of Management at UCLA. He has also held teaching or research appointments at the Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, Showa Academy of Music (Japan), the National University of Singapore, Dalian University (China), the Helsinki School of Economics and Business Administration (Finland), University of Hawaii at Manoa, University of Bradford (UK), Cranfield School of Management (UK), and IDEA (Argentina). He is a former president of the International Trade and Finance Association, Society for Economics and Management in China, and Western Finance Association. Professor Eiteman received a BBA (Business Administration) from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (1952); MA (Economics) from the University of California, Berkeley (1956); and a PhD (Finance) from Northwestern University (1959). He has authored or co-authored 4 books and Table of ContentsBrief Contents PART I: GLOBAL FINANCIAL ENVIRONMENT Multinational Fin Mgmt: Challenges & Opportunities The International Monetary System The Balance of Payments Financial Goals and Corporate Governance PART II: FOREIGN EXCHANGE THEORY & MARKETS The Foreign Exchange Market International Parity Conditions Appendix: An Algebraic Primer to Parity Conditions Foreign Currency Futures & Options Appendix: Foreign Currency Options Pricing Theory Interest Rate Derivatives & Swaps Exchange Rate Determination & Forecasting PART III: FOREIGN EXCHANGE EXPOSURE Transaction Exposure Appendix: Complex Option Hedges Translation Exposure Electrolux of Sweden Currency Management New #2 Operating Exposure Rolls Royce & Brexit New #2 PART IV: FINANCING THE GLOBAL FIRM The Global Cost and Availability of Capital Raising Equity and Debt Globally Multinational Tax Management International Trade Finance PART V: FOREIGN INVESTMENTS & OPERATIONS Foreign Direct Investment & Political Risk Multinational Capital Budgeting & Cross-Border Acquisitions Answers to selected end-of-chapter problems
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The University of Chicago Press Financing Corporate Capital Formation NBERProject
Book SynopsisSix leading economists examine the financing of corporate capital formation in the U.S. economy. In clear and nontechnical terms, their papers provide valuable information for economists and nonspecialists interested in such questions as why interest rates are so high, why corporate debt has accelerated in recent years, and how government debt affects private financial markets. Addressing these questions, the contributors focus chiefly on three themes: the actual use of debt and equity financing by corporations in recent years; the factors that drive the financial markets' pricing of debt and equity securities; and the relationship between corporations' real investment decisions and their financial decisions. While some of the papers are primarily expository, others break new ground. Extending his previous work, Robert Taggart finds a closer relationship between corporate and government debt than has been supposed. Zvi Bodie, Alex Kane, and Robert McDonald conclude intheir study that t
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Cengage Learning, Inc CFIN
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Random House USA Inc Corporate Life Cycle Barbarians to Bureaucrats
Book Synopsis'One day your sluggish company will taken to the sound of a beating drum and the sight of a competitor approaching at ramming speed. On deck will be a jut-jawed Barbarian....He will hardly blink as his target is ripped asunder, sending Aristocrats, Bureaucrats and their unfortunate shipmates to their corporate death....So goes Mr. Miller's tale, from which we can all profit.' The Wall Street JournalBarbarians to Bureaucrats presents a brilliant new solution to a stubborn old business problem: how to halt a company's descent into wasteful, stifling bureaucracy. Lawrence M. Miller, a management consultant for such corporate giants as Xerox and 3M, argues that corporations, like civilizations, have a natural life cycle, and that by identifying the stage your company is in, and the leaders associated with it, you can avert decline and continue to thrive.Every company begins with the compelling new vision of a Prophet and the aggressive leadership of an iron-willed Barbarian
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Hoover Institution Press,U.S. In Defense of the Corporation
Book SynopsisOffers a positive reappraisal of the giant corporation. Hessen presents an uncompromising defense of the right of corporation to exist and function freely and outlines and examines the arguments and proposals of Ralph Nader, the most vocal critic of the corporation, in addition to addressing various other issues regarding the corporation.
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Hoover Institution Press,U.S. Personal Saving Personal Choice Hoover Inst Press
Book SynopsisExplores the changing face of savers with interest in and knowledge of financial markets.
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BuilderBooks Financial Forecasting in Microsoft Excel
Book SynopsisFour out of five businesses fail due to cash problems needlessly. Every business owner has the tools to accurately forecast cash flow, they just don't know it. Financial Forecasting in Microsoft Excel shows small- to medium-sized businesses how to achieve the same forecasting power as larger companies.Trade Review"Forecasts must be meaningful and explainable. Jeff Prager's financial mastery has allowed my companies to make profitable decisions, change course when necessary and maintain relevance in our industry for more than 20 years." -- Joel Farkas, Principal, Gateway American Resources Denver, CO
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