Financing and Raising Capital

by Bloomsbury Publishing

Overview

The success of your business can depend on having access to the necessary capital. Financing and Raising Capital shows how all types of company can meet the challenge of obtaining funds for growth and special projects. Comprehensively explaining the basics for both entrepreneurs and corporate finance professionals, it provides authoritative analysis and strategies.
Let the experts guide you through the process of raising capital, with contributions from over 30 leading practitioners and academics, including Lawrence Brotzge (consultant and angel investor), David Wyss (chief economist, Standard&Poor's), Frank J. Fabozzi (professor, Yale), Seth Armitage (professor, Edinburgh), and Augusto de la Torre (chief economist, Latin America and the Caribbean, World Bank).

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781472924674
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date:	11/19/2015
Series:	Criminal Practice Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	256
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Includes contributions from over 30 leading practitioners and academics, including Lawrence Brotzge(consultant and angel investor), David Wyss (chief economist, Standard & Poor's), Frank J. Fabozzi (professor, Yale), Seth Armitage (professor, Edinburgh), and Augusto de la Torre (chief economist, Latin America and the Caribbean, World Bank).

Table of Contents

Contributors

Best Practice-Issuing Debt
Optimizing the Capital Structure: Finding the Right Balance between Debt and Equity Meziane Lasfer
Issuing Corporate Debt Steven Lowe
Banks and Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises: Recent Business Developments Sergio Schmukler, Augusto de la Torre, and María Soledad Martínez Pería
Capital Structure: A Strategy that Makes Sense John C. Groth
Capital Structure: Perspectives John C. Groth
Capital Structure: Implications John C. Groth
Credit Ratings David Wyss
Raising Capital in the United Kingdom Lauren Mills
Minimizing Credit Risk Frank J. Fabozzi
How and When to Use Nonrecourse Financing Thomas McKaig
Understanding the True Cost of Issuing Convertible Debt and Other Equity-Linked Financing Roger Lister
Securitization: Understanding the Risks and Rewards Tarun Sabarwal
Using Securitization as a Corporate Funding Tool Frank J. Fabozzi
What the Rise of Global Banks Means for Your Company Chris Skinner
Public-Private Partnerships in Emerging Markets Peter Koveos and Pierre Yourougou

Best Practice-Equity Investment
Sources of Venture Capital Lawrence Brotzge
Assessing Opportunities for Growth in Small and Medium Enterprises Frank Hoy
Equity Issues by Listed Companies: Rights Issues and Other Methods Seth Armitage
Attracting Small Investors Wondimu Mekonnen
Raising Capital in Global Financial Markets Reena Aggarwal
Financial Steps in an IPO for a Small or Medium-Size Enterprise Hung-Gay Fung
The Role of Institutional Investors in Corporate Financing Hao Jiang
Understanding and Accessing Private Equity for Small and Medium Enterprises Arne-G. Hostrup
Assessing Venture Capital Funding for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Alain Fayolle and Joseph LiPuma
Price Discovery in IPOs Jos van Bommel
How to Set the Hurdle Rate for Capital Investments Jon Tucker
Private Investments in Public Equity William K. Sjostrom, Jr
Understanding Equity Capital in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Siri Terjesen
IPOs in Emerging Markets Janusz Brzeszczynski
Managing Activist Investors and Fund Managers Leslie L. Kossoff
Acquiring a Secondary Listing, or Cross-Listing Meziane Lasfer
The Cost of Going Public: Why IPOs Are Typically Underpriced Lena Booth

Checklists-Issuing Debt
Assessing Cash Flow and Bank Lending Requirements
The Bond Market: Its Structure and Function
Financial Intermediaries: Their Role and Relation to Financial Markets
Franchising a Business
How to Manage Your Credit Rating
How to Use Receivables as Collateral
Maintaining the Banking Relationship
Measuring Gearing
Money Markets: Their Structure and Function
Overview of Loan Agreements
Raising Capital by Issuing Bonds
Steps for Obtaining Bank Financing
Understanding and Using Interest Coverage Ratios
Understanding and Using Leverage Ratios
Understanding Debt Cover
Understanding Fixed-Charge Coverage

Checklists-Equity Investment
Dealing with Venture Capital Companies
Investors and the Capital Structure
Options for Raising Finance
An Overview of Stockholders' Agreements
Raising Capital by Issuing Shares
Raising Capital through Private and Public Equity
Sovereign Wealth Funds-Investment Strategies and Objectives
Sovereign Wealth Funds-Profiles of the Top 10 Players
Understanding Capital Markets, Structure and Function
Understanding Capital Structure Theory: Modigliani and Miller
Understanding the Cost of Capital and the Hurdle Rate
Understanding the Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC)
Using Mezzanine Financing

Index