Corporate Finance Concepts: Third Edition

By Christian Schopper

CORPORATE FINANCE CONCEPTS - WHY THIS BOOK?

If you are interested in topics, such as: How to analyze firms in less than 5 minutesWhy mergers so frequently failHow to value firms accurately and effectivelyHow to structure and manage IPOsHow to assess a financial institution s stabilityWhat credit ratings are for and how they are implementedWhat distinguishes high-yield bonds from leveraged loansWhy share buy-backs are (really) implementedHow funding / capital structures can be optimizedHow hedge funds aim to make moneyHow distressed firms can be restructuredHow ESG will change the world of finance... then CORPORATE FINANCE CONCEPTS is for you

Focused on significance in daily practice, CORPORATE FINANCE CONCEPTS is foremost designed for corporate executives, directors, board members, entrepreneurs, as well as students in graduate and post-graduate courses.

Target audience includes those who are less familiar with the discipline and wish to know more; but also those looking to refresh their understanding to apply ideas and tools in their daily interactions with clients, financial institutions, or the capital markets.

The themes presented in this third, revised, and expanded edition have been carefully selected based on decades of advisory work with corporate clients and involvement in executive and post-graduate programs.

Each concept, spanning from fundamental issues like 'What is Risk?' to considerations of optimal capital structures across a company's life cycle, is designed to offer the reader a concise and practical overview.

Focus is on core ideas, mechanics and tools, with charts and figures deliberately used in lieu of complex calculations or exercises: As, for an executive, in daily practice and decision making, it is often far more relevant to grasp the essence of a concept, whereupon to be in a position to ask the appropriate, insightful and clever questions ...

CORPORATE FINANCE CONCEPTS - MAIN SECTIONSWhat is Corporate Finance?Risk in FinanceRisk and ReturnCorporate Financial AnalysisCost of CapitalValuation MethodsDividends and BuybacksCorporate Life CycleMergers & AcquisitionsCorporate RestructuringCapital MarketsFinancial DerivativesSecuritizationBank AnalysisESG / Sustainable Finance
THE AUTHOR

For almost four decades, Christian Schopper (www.christianschopper.com) has been actively involved in global banking and finance, specializing in emerging markets. Additionally, he has served as a member of various visiting faculties for banking, finance, and capital markets. In this role, he has conducted numerous courses and workshops in post-graduate and executive education programs at universities and management institutions across Europe and the CIS.
Christian Schopper earned Doctorates in Laws and Economics from the University of Vienna and holds an MBA from IMD, Lausanne.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0CQM7328V
• ISBN13: 9798871520109
• Release Date: December 2023
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 262 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.5" x 11.0"