Global Corporate Finance

Global Corporate Finance, 2nd edition written by a son-father team introduces students and practitioners to those principles essential to the understanding of global financial problems and the policies that global business managers contend with. The objective of this book is to equip current and future business leaders with the tools they need to interpret the issues, to make sound global financial decisions, and to manage the wide variety of risks that modern businesses face in a competitive global environment. In line with its objective, the book stresses practical applications in a concise and straightforward manner, without a complex treatment of theoretical concepts. Instructors who want students to possess practical, job-oriented skills in international finance will find this unique text ideal for their needs. Suitable for both undergraduate- and graduate-level courses in international finances, this book is clearly the "go-to" book on one most important aspect of corporate finance.

The revised, 2nd edition offers updates to the chapters, answers to some end-of-chapter problems, and a number of practical case-studies. It also comes with a complete set of online ancillary materials, including an Instructor's Manual, a test bank of 500 multiple-choice questions, two sets of PowerPoint lecture slides, and separate, detailed lecture notes.

The ancillary materials are available upon request for instructors who adopt this book as a course text.

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Contents:The Global Financial Environment:Globalization and the Global CompanyMotives for World Trade and Foreign InvestmentBalance of Payments and International Monetary SystemCorporate Foreign Exchange Risk Management:The Foreign Exchange Market and Parity ConditionsCurrency Futures and OptionsFinancial SwapsManaging Transaction Exposure and Economic ExposureTranslation Exposure ManagementThe Global Financing Strategy:International Financial MarketsFinancing International TransactionsThe Global Investment Strategy:International Working Capital ManagementInternational Portfolio InvestmentThe Cost of Capital for Foreign ProjectsForeign Direct Investment AnalysisCorporate Performance of Foreign Operations
Readership: Students in the fields of International Finance and Corporate Finance, MBA students.
Key Features:Global Corporate Finance is the most straightforward, the most international oriented, and the most practical textbook in the market, yet it is still comprehensive, hence very suitable as a textbook or reference bookAn analytical mini case concludes each chapter, which presents situations for which students must analyze possible actions based on what they have learned in the chapterInternet exercises at the end of each closing case have been added to explain how the Internet may be used to access international financial data and obtain information on the case conceptsA great text for instructors who want students to possess practical, job-oriented skills in international finance