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Throughout the analyses, the book provides a coherent view of firms, laws and markets, and offers practical financial modeling techniques to assist in financial decisions.This book also incorporates the latest developments in practice, such as direct listings and SPACs in capital markets, contractual arrangements in mergers and acquisitions, setting of corporate purpose, protection of minority investors in related party transactions, balancing of shareholder and stakeholder value from an ESG perspective, and the growing influence of activist funds, index investors and proxy advisors. It looks at these complex issues in firm management through the dual lens of asymmetric information and conflicts of interest that managers deal with, and gives coherency and clarity to the understanding of these key issues in management.Contents: Introduction: What Is the Difference Between Management and Financial Management? What Is the Difference Between Management and Financial Management? What Is the Difference Between Individuals and Firms? Organization of This Book Understanding Value: Overview Measuring Value The Capital Asset Pricing Model Cash Flow Valuing a Firm Financial Modeling Conclusion Making Capital Investment Decisions: Overview Decision Rules Performance Evaluations Capability Building Conclusion Understanding Asymmetric Information in Financial Markets: Asymmetric Information Mitigating Asymmetric Information Asymmetric Information in Initial Public Offerings Asymmetric Information and the Agency Problem Conclusion Optimizing Capital Structure: Debt and Equity The Modigliani–Miller Theorem Capital Structure and the Cost of Capital Capital Structure Under Conflicts of Interest Debt–Shareholders Conflict Conclusion Merging and Acquiring Businesses: Overview Choice of Payment Legal Frameworks Anti-takeover Measures Post-merger Integration Conclusion Managing Shareholder and Stakeholder Value: Overview Framework of Duties Disclosure and Measurement Shareholders and Changing Paradigms Conclusion Structuring Corporate Governance: Overview Board of Directors Conflicts of Interest Proxy Advisors and Activism Conclusion Conclusion Evolution of the Corporation Evolution of the Board Evolution of Financial Markets Final Words Readership: For students and researchers who are interested to understand more about financial management and corporate governance in management decisions.Key Features: Each of the book's chapters deals with a decision that managers make, such as making capital investment decisions, optimizing capital structure, merging and acquiring businesses, and structuring corporate governance (see the table of contents). Incorporating the latest developments, this construction provides an in-depth, integrated examination of financial management and corporate governance, two perspectives that are essential to managerial decisions but often treated separately The book covers the latest advanced topics such as the purpose of a corporation; ESG and stakeholder value considerations; the emergence of direct listings and SPACs in capital markets; competition laws, national security screening, and contractual arrangements in mergers and acquisitions; conflicts between controlling and minority shareholders in ownership structure; and the growing influence of activist funds, index investors and proxy advisors. It explains these topics through the dual lens of the asymmetric information and conflicts of interest underlying them, and thereby provides a coherent view towards understanding these various developments It provides practical financial modeling in the field of valuation and capital structure for ease of understanding these topics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDaisuke Asaoka\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9789811254215\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWSPC\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e06\/16\/2022\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePage Count\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e224 pages\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"WSPC","offers":[{"title":"book","offer_id":50585671532706,"sku":"9789811254215","price":49.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0732\/7059\/1650\/files\/9789811254215_p0.jpg?v=1791465334","url":"https:\/\/styleando.com\/products\/financial-management-and-corporate-governance-9789811254215","provider":"styleando","version":"1.0","type":"link"}