Corporate finance and investment : decisions and strategies /
By: Pike, Richard
Title By: Neale, Bill | Linsley, Philip
Material type: BookPublisher: Harlow, England : Pearson Financial Times / Prentice Hall, c2012.Edition: 7th ed.Description: xxvi, 844 p. ; col. ill. : 27 cm.ISBN: 9780273763468 (pbk.)Subject(s): Corporations -- Great Britain -- Finance | Investments -- Great Britain | Corporations -- Europe -- FinanceDDC classification: 658.150941 Online resources: Location MapItem type | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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REGULAR | University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection | 658.150941 PI CO (Browse shelf) | Available | T0024280 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [808]-820) and index.
Preface -- Guided tour -- Using myfinancelab -- Acknowledgements -- Publisher's acknowledgements -- A framework for financial decisions -- An overview of financial management -- The financial environment -- Present values, and bond and share valuation -- Investment decisions and strategies -- Investment appraisal methods -- Project appraisal / applications -- Investment strategy and process -- Value, risk and the required return -- Analysing investment risk -- Relationships between investments : portfolio theory -- Setting the risk premium : the capital asset pricing model -- The required rate of return on investment -- Enterprise value and equity value -- Identifying and valuing options -- Short-term financing and policies -- Risk and treasury management -- Working capital and short-term asset management -- Short- and medium-term finance -- Strategic financial decisions -- Long-term finance -- Returning value to shareholders : the dividend decision -- Capital structure and the required return -- Does capital structure really matter? -- Acquisitions and restructuring -- International financial management -- Managing currency risk -- Foreign investment decisions -- Key issues in modern finance : a review -- Appendix a solutions to self-assessment activities -- Appendix b solutions to selected questions -- Appendix c present value interest factor (pvif) -- Appendix d present value interest factor for an annuity (pvifa) -- Glossary -- References -- Index.
In seventh edition, is a popular and well-regarded text for students of corporate finance. The text takes a practical approach, focusing on the strategic issues of finance in a business setting. With clear and accessible language and an international perspective, the seventh edition will provide students with both essential knowledge of corporate finance and the tools to apply it.