Financial Management and Corporate Governance

By Daisuke Asaoka

This book provides an integrative perspective on financial management and corporate governance deployed in management decisions. It analyzes wide-ranging issues such as valuation, capital investment, capital structure, mergers and acquisitions, shareholder and stakeholder value management, and corporate governance structure. Throughout the analyses, the book provides a coherent view of firms, laws and markets, and offers practical financial modeling techniques to assist in financial decisions.This book also incorporates the latest developments in practice, such as direct listings and SPACs in capital markets, contractual arrangements in mergers and acquisitions, setting of corporate purpose, protection of minority investors in related party transactions, balancing of shareholder and stakeholder value from an ESG perspective, and the growing influence of activist funds, index investors and proxy advisors. It looks at these complex issues in firm management through the dual lens of asymmetric information and conflicts of interest that managers deal with, and gives coherency and clarity to the understanding of these key issues in management.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9811252394
• ISBN13: 9789811252396
• Release Date: June 2022
• Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.03 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"