Leading contributors from both the academic and business worlds combine their theoretical and real-world interests in this comprehensive, up-to-date compendium on corporate finance. Among the topics covered are financial forecasting, planning and control, sources of funds, capital budgeting, and pension and profit sharing. This volume also delves into the area of ``modern finance,'' covering financial decisions for multinational enterprises, international cash management, bankruptcy and reorganization, mergers and acquisitions, and small business financial management.
The number of billion-dollar-plus firms filing for bankruptcy in the 1981 to 1983 recession was seven. Thirty-three filed from 1988 to 1992! Predicting, avoiding, managing, and profiting from corporate distress has never been bigger business. Leading international authority Edward I. Altman's Second Edition of Corporate Financial Distress and Bankruptcy describes a vast range of tools and techniques for anticipating financial crisis...managing turnarounds...and dealing with the complex legal, accounting, and investment consequences of bankruptcy. You'll find updated information on distressed firm investing - a unique, author-developed index that measures defaulted debt price movements and benchmarks market and investor performance; distress assessment - a range of robust and practical statistical models for classifying and assessing the distress potential of firms; credit assessment - a powerful statistical framework for bank loan valuation that establishes criteria for loan or investment loss reserves and even gives pricing guidelines for the commercial loan provider; present value assessment - an innovative technique for deriving the present value of loans that enables banks to keep up with accounting standards that require assets and liabilities to be marked at market or "fair" values; turnaround techniques - how to apply this book's failure prediction models to help corporations return to financial health, including an illustrative case history featuring the GTI Corporation; literature review - throughout the book, the author evaluates the latest scholarly investigations into theoretical, empirical, and normative issues surrounding distressed firms; and international dimension - abibliography of failure prediction models applied outside the U.S. with a large number of industrialized and even third-world economy examples. If the bankruptcy business is booming - and a record number of defaults in 1991 suggests it surely is - then this new edition of Corporate Financial Distress and Bankruptcy is the best business news for quite some time.
McKinsey & Company's #1 best-selling guide to corporate valuation, now in its sixth edition Valuation is the single best guide of its kind, helping financial professionals worldwide excel at measuring, managing, and maximizing shareholder and company value. This new sixth edition provides insights on the strategic advantages of value-based management, complete detailed instruction, and nuances managers should know about valuation and valuation techniques as applied to different industries, emerging markets, and other special situations. Valuation lies at the crossroads of corporate strategy and finance. In today's economy, it has become an essential role — and one that requires excellence at all points. This guide shows you everything you need to know, and gives you the understanding you need to be effective. Estimate the value of business strategies to drive better decision making Understand which business units a corporate parent is best positioned to own Assess major transactions, including acquisitions, divestitures, and restructurings Design a capital structure that supports strategy and minimizes risk As the valuation function becomes ever more central to long- and short-term strategy, analysts and managers need an authoritative reference to turn to for answers to challenging situations. Valuation stands ahead of the field for its reputation, quality, and prestige, putting the solutions you need right at your fingertips.
The book delves into the lucrative market of distressed securities amidst rising bond defaults and bankruptcies. Edward Altman leverages his expertise to analyze various types of distressed debt and equity, offering insights into investment strategies for bank debt, defaulted private trade debt, and "fallen angels." It serves as a comprehensive guide for investors, legal professionals, and advisors looking to navigate the complexities and risks associated with investing in discounted securities, highlighting both market potential and analytical approaches.
