TY - BOOK AU - Bender,Ruth AU - Ward,Keith TI - Corporate Financial Strategy SN - 9780080490816 AV - HG4026 .W367 2002 U1 - 658.15 BEN658.15 20 PY - 2012/// CY - Hoboken PB - Taylor and Francis KW - Corporations KW - Finance KW - Strategic planning KW - fast N1 - Corporate Financial Strategy; Copyright; Contents; Preface to second edition; Preface to first edition; PART 1: PUTTING FINANCIAL STRATEGY IN CONTEXT; 1. Corporate financial strategy: setting the context; 2. What does the share price tell us?; 3. Linking corporate and financial strategies; PART 2: FINANCIAL STRATEGY AND THE CORPORATE LIFECYCLE; 4. Start up businesses and venture capital; 5. Growth companies: marketing focused; 6. Mature companies -- to divi or not?; 7. Declining businesses -- a case for euthanasia?; PART 3: FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS; 8. Financial instruments: the building blocks; 9. Types of financial instrument10. Dividends and buybacks; PART 4: TRANSACTIONS AND OPERATING ISSUES; 11. Floating a company; 12. Acquisitions, mergers and selling a business; 13. Restructuring a company; 14. Management buyouts and other leveraged transactions; 15. Strategic working capital management; 16. Executive compensation; 17. International corporate finance; APPENDICES; Appendix 1: Review of theories of finance; Appendix 2: Valuing options and convertibles; Glossary of selected financial terms; Discount table: present value of �1; Discount table: present value of �1 received annually for N yearsBlack-Scholes value of a call option; Index N2 - Corporate Financial Strategy is a practical guide to understanding the elements of financial strategy, and how directors and advisors can add value by tailoring financial strategy to complement corporate strategy. The book sets out appropriate financial strategies over the key milestones in a company's life. It discusses the practicalities behind transactions such as:* Raising venture capital* Flotation on a stock exchange* Making acquisitions* Management buyouts* Financial restructuringIn explaining financing structures, the book sets out the basic building blocks of any financial instrument t UR - https://public.ebookcentral.proquest.com/choice/publicfullrecord.aspx?p=294566 ER -