Corporate finance and investment : decisions and strategies [printed text] / Richard Pike, Author ; Bill Neale, Author  . -  6th Edition . - Harlow : Financial Times Prentice Hall, 2009 . - xxiv, 796 p. : ill. (col) ; 27 cm.
ISBN : 978-0-273-71550-4
Corporate Finance and Investment develops, explains and above all applies key concepts and techniques in finance to a broad range of contemporary management and business policy concerns and challenges.

Class number:	658.15
Abstract:	Highly suitable for undergraduates taking a course in corporate finance as part of accounting, finance and business studies degrees as well as those taking MBA and other postgraduate level courses in corporate finance. Recommended by CIMA and ACCA it is particularly suitable for those aiing for professional body qualifications.
Contents note:	Part 1 A framework for financial decisions 1 An overview of financial management; 2 The financial environment; 3 Present values, and bond and share valuation Part 2 Investment decisions and strategies 4 Investment appraisal methods; 5 Project appraisal - applications; 6 Investment strategy and process Part 3 Value, Risk and the required return 7 Analysing investment risk; 8 Identifying and valuing options; 9 Relationships between investments: portfolio theory; 10 Setting The Risk Premium: The Capital Asset Pricing Model; 11 The required rate of return on investment; 12 Enterprise value and equity value Part 4 Short term financing and policies 13 Treasury management and working capital policy; 14 Short-term asset management; 15 Short- and medium-term finance Part 5 Stretegic financial decisions 16 Long-term finance; 17 Returning value to shareholders: the dividend decision; 18 Capital structure and the required return; 19 Does capital structure really matter?; 20 Acquisitions and restructuring Part 6 International financial management 21 Managing currency risk; 22 Foreign investment decisions; 23 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.