Financial markets and corporate strategy

The second European edition of Financial Markets and Corporate Strategy provides comprehensive coverage of financial markets and corporate finance, brought to life by real world examples, cases and insights. Placed in a truly international context, this new and updated edition takes an academic and practical view-point to guide students through the challenges of studying and practicing finance. Aimed specifically at an international audience, this edition boasts hundreds of references to new and relevant non-US research papers from top finance journals. Whilst retaining the well respected structure of the successful US text, Professor David Hillier has also made a number of additions which include: Fully updated research, data and examples in every chapter. Coverage of the global financial crisis, the impact it made on the financial markets and the lessons being learnt by the finance industry. A stronger emphasis on corporate governance and agency theory. Updates on accounting standards, bankruptcy laws, tax rules and tax systems.Part I. Financial Markets and Financial Instruments 1. Raising Capital 2. Debt Financing 3. Equity Financing Part II. Valuing Financial Assets 4. Portfolio Tools 5. Mean-Variance Analysis and the Capital Asset Pricing Model 6. Factor Models and the Arbitrage Pricing Theory 7. Pricing Derivatives 8. Options Part III. Valuing Real Assets 9. Discounting and Valuation 10. Investing in Risk-Free Projects 11. Investing in Risky Projects 12. Allocating Capital and Corporate Strategy 13. Corporate Taxes and the Impact of Financing On Real Asset Valuation Part IV. Capital Financial Structure 14. How Taxes Affect Financing Choices 15. How Taxes Affect Dividends and Share Repurchases 16. Bankruptcy Costs and Debt Holder-Equity Holder Conflicts 17. Capital Structure and Corporate Strategy Part V. Incentives, Information, and Corporate Control 18. How Managerial Incentives Affects Financial Decisions 19. The Information Conveyed by Financial Decisions 20. Mergers and Acquisitions Part VI. Risk Management 21. Risk Management and Corporate Strategy 22. The Practice of Hedging 23. Interest Rate Risk Management