Acknowledgements

1 The finance function

2 Capital markets, market efficiency and ratio analysis

3 Short-term finance and the management of working capital

4 Long-term finance: equity finance

5 Long-term finance: debt finance,hybrid finance and leasing

6 An overview of investment appraisal methods

7 Investment appraisal: applications and risk

8 Portfolio theory and the capital asset pricing model

9 The cost of capital and capital structure

10 Dividend policy

11 Mergers and takeovers

12 Risk Management

Answers to self-test questions

Glossary

Present value tables

Index