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A Practical Guide to Corporate Finance

Breaking the Financial Ice

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Authors:
  1. Christophe Thibierge

    1. ESCP Europe, France

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  2. Andrew Beresford

    1. ESCP Europe, France

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  • Written in a highly accessible and entertaining style, this will stand out from the many 'dry' and lengthy tomes on this topic
  • A highly practical approach which includes dozens of illustrations, numerous real-life examples and vignettes illustrating corporate finance problems in a realistic and accessible way
  • The book will have global appeal with a focus on the bigger picture corporate finance activities, not getting bogged down in regional detail

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
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  2. Introduction

    • Christophe Thibierge, Andrew Beresford
    Pages 1-7

  3. Financial Analysis

    • Christophe Thibierge, Andrew Beresford
    Pages 8-46

  4. The Time Value of Money

    • Christophe Thibierge, Andrew Beresford
    Pages 47-73

  5. Capital Budgeting

    • Christophe Thibierge, Andrew Beresford
    Pages 74-102

  6. Risk and Profitability—Stock Portfolios

    • Christophe Thibierge, Andrew Beresford
    Pages 103-129

  7. Cost of Capital and Capital Structure Policy

    • Christophe Thibierge, Andrew Beresford
    Pages 130-157

  8. Business Valuation

    • Christophe Thibierge, Andrew Beresford
    Pages 158-194

  9. Revenge of the Betas: A Bonus Chapter for Insomniacs

    • Christophe Thibierge, Andrew Beresford
    Pages 195-211

  10. The Stock Market

    • Christophe Thibierge, Andrew Beresford
    Pages 212-238

  11. Cash Management and Risk Management

    • Christophe Thibierge, Andrew Beresford
    Pages 239-266

  12. Conclusion

    • Christophe Thibierge, Andrew Beresford
    Pages 267-274

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 275-280
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About this book

This textbook offers an approachable guide to all key concepts within corporate finance. Emphasizing the use of common sense rather than number-crunching models, it provides a compact, easy to read experience for any reader, practitioners and students alike, whatever their background. A Practical Guide to Corporate Finance begins with the basics of how to read financial statements and how to estimate future cash flows. It also includes a guide to subjects such as capital budgeting decisions, the cost of financing for businesses, cash and working capital management, the process of business valuation, and how stock markets work. This textbook breaks the financial ice by offering real, practical advice, helping the reader to avoid common pitfalls, and translate the 'financialese', or business jargon that can cause confusion for those without a financial or banking background. Every chapter features real-life applications, and is punctuated with mini case studies in the form of a 'Slice of Life' and numerous dialogues that help shape the comprehension of the reader.

Authors and Affiliations

  • ESCP Europe, France

    Christophe Thibierge, Andrew Beresford

About the authors

Christophe Thibierge is Associate Professor in the Finance department at ESCP Europe, Paris. He graduated from ESCP Europe with a Master in Management and from Ecole Centrale with a Specialised Master, and also holds a Doctorate in finance. His expertise is in the area of financial information and market valuation of firms, encompassing financial statement analysis, securities analysis and event-studies in financial communication. He teaches on the school's Master programme, its Executive MBA and on several executive programmes (both open-enrolment and customised programs). Having authored and co-authored many books in corporate finance, including translations of American textbooks, professor Thibierge is also the creator of websites and pedagogical videos dealing with corporate finance.
 
Andrew Beresford, Adjunct Professor in business communications and intercultural studies at ESCP Europe, devotes a large part of his time to the translation of scholarly articles for peer-reviewed journals and academic text books. His areas of specialization are finance, corporate strategy, marketing, business consulting, management accounting, and supply chain management. He has also translated academic articles and publications on business ethics, the environment and human rights.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: A Practical Guide to Corporate Finance

  • Book Subtitle: Breaking the Financial Ice

  • Authors: Christophe Thibierge, Andrew Beresford

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137492548

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Economics & Finance Collection, Economics and Finance (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2015

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-49251-7Published: 01 October 2015

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-49254-8Published: 25 April 2016

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIX, 280

  • Topics: Corporate Finance, Business Finance, Economics, general

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