Mergers and acquisitions are the most significant economic activity taking place in today's economy. This text seeks to explain the role of this activity and helps managers pursue merger and acquisition strategies more effectively.
J. Fred Weston Knihy
Text Only Contents: Introduction to managerial finance: Overview of managerial finance -- Essential concepts in managerial finance: Analysis of financial statements; Financial markets and the investment banking process; Time value of money -- Valuation, financial assets: Cost of money (interest rates); Bonds (debt), characteristics and valuation; Stocks (equity), characteristics and valuation; Risk and rates of return -- Valuation, real assets (capital budgeting): Capital budgeting techniques; Project cash flows and risk -- Cost of capital, leverage, and dividend policy: Cost of capital; Capital structure; Dividend policy -- Working capital management: Working capital policy; Managing short-term assets; Managing short-term liabilities (financing) -- Strategic planning and financing decisions: Financial planning and control; Alternate financing arrangements and corporate restructuring -- Appendixes: Using spreadsheets to solve financial problems; Solutions to self-test problems; Answers to end-of-chapter problems; Selected equations.