This acclaimed new text book introduces the core principles and practices
of corporate finance and financial strategy.
The content and structure of this user-friendly book have been carefully
researched to meet the typical requirements of introductory undergraduate corporate
finance and financial strategy courses. The text also provides a useful resource for
postgraduates, MBA students and students undertaking professional accounting and finance
courses.
Strategic Corporate Finance is topical and up-to-date in its comprehensive coverage of all
the key areas of corporate finance: acquisition of financial resources; effective use of
financial resources; control of these activities. In addition, it introduces some
contemporary financial issues and topics of growing importance such as Islamic finance and
corporate governance, and includes financial planning, shareholder value creation and
financial strategy
Table of Contents
Part I: Corporate Finance
Introduction to Part I and Part II
Chapter 1 The financial environment
Chapter 2 Corporate objectives
Chapter 3 Corporate governance
Chapter 4 Capital investment decisions
Chapter 5 Risk, return, and portfolio theory
Chapter 6 Capital structure and the cost of capital
Chapter 7 Sources of finance and the capital markets
Chapter 8 Financial analysis
Chapter 9 Financial planning
Case Study I: Gegin
Chapter 10 Management of working capital
Chapter 11 International operations and investment
Chapter 12 Financial risk management
Case Study II: Millpot
Part II: Financial Strategy
Introduction to Part II
Chapter 13 The business life cycle and financial strategy
Chapter 14 Financial strategies from start-up to growth
Case Study III: Derlex
Case Study IV: Bircom
Chapter 15 Financial strategies from growth to maturity to decline
Case Study V: Kite
Chapter 16 Mergers and acquisitions (M&As)
Chapter 17 Financial strategies in M&As
Chapter 18 Reorganisations and restructuring
Case Study VI: Chamberlain
Appendices
Appendix 1 Present value tables
Appendix 2 Solutions to selected chapter-end exercises
856 pages, Paperback
