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Corporate finance : principles & practice / Denzil Watson and Antony Head.

By: Watson, Denzil [author].
Contributor(s): Head, Antony, 1953- [author].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Harlow ; New York : Prentice Hall Financial Times, 2004Copyright date: ©2004Edition: Third edition.Description: xvi, 492 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 027368356X (paperback).Subject(s): Corporations -- FinanceDDC classification: 658.15
Contents:
The finance function -- Capital markets, market efficiency and ratio analysis -- An overview of investment appraisal methods -- Investment appraisal: applications and risk -- Sources of long-term finance: equity finance -- Sources of long-term finance: debt finance, hybrid finance and leasing -- Dividend policy --The cost of capital and capital structure -- Portfolio theory and the capital asset pricing model -- Working capital management -- Mergers and takeovers -- Risk management -- International investment decisions.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

The third edition of this highly successful textbook provides an accessible and concise introduction to the core concepts and key topic areas of Corporate Finance. It incorporates a wide range of topical real-world examples, allowing students to relate theory to practice. Corporate Finance: Principles & Practice provides the ideal structure for any corporate finance course, particularly where there are time constraints due to modular delivery. It offers integrated coverage of the three key decision areas in finance -- investments, financing and dividends, providing a clear and logical framework for study.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The finance function -- Capital markets, market efficiency and ratio analysis -- An overview of investment appraisal methods -- Investment appraisal: applications and risk -- Sources of long-term finance: equity finance -- Sources of long-term finance: debt finance, hybrid finance and leasing -- Dividend policy --The cost of capital and capital structure -- Portfolio theory and the capital asset pricing model -- Working capital management -- Mergers and takeovers -- Risk management -- International investment decisions.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Preface
  • 1 The finance function
  • 2 Capital markets, market efficiency and ratio analysis
  • 3 An overview of investment appraisal methods
  • 4 Investment appraisal: applications and risk
  • 5 Sources of long-term finance: equity finance
  • 6 Sources of long-term finance: debt finance, hybrid finance and leasing
  • 7 Dividend policy
  • 8 The cost of capital and capital structure
  • 9 Portfolio theory and capital asset pricing model
  • 10 Working capital management
  • 11 Mergers and takeovers
  • 12 Risk management
  • 13 International investment decisions
  • Appendix: Answers to end-of-chapter questions
  • Glossary
  • Present value tables
  • Index