Financing and Raising Capital

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Financing and Raising Capital provides coverage of all options for raising finance at different stages of your company’s growth: angel finance, venture capital funding, both public and private equity, IPOs, raising capital from both small and institutional investors, issuing debt, and securitization. Some chapters focus specifically on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). This book will help you find the means to succeed in business today Cover Half-title Title Copyright Contents Contributors Best Practice—Issuing Debt Optimizing the Capital Structure: Finding the Right Balance between Debt and Equity Issuing Corporate Debt Banks and Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises: Recent Business Developments Capital Structure: A Strategy that Makes Sense Capital Structure: Perspectives Capital Structure: Implications Credit Ratings Raising Capital in the United Kingdom Minimizing Credit Risk How and When to Use Nonrecourse Financing Understanding the True Cost of Issuing Convertible Debt and Other Equity-Linked Financing Securitization: Understanding the Risks and Rewards Using Securitization as a Corporate Funding Tool What the Rise of Global Banks Means for Your Company Public—Private Partnerships in Emerging Markets Best Practice—Equity Investment Sources of Venture Capital Assessing Opportunities for Growth in Small and Medium Enterprises Equity Issues by Listed Companies: Rights Issues and Other Methods Attracting Small Investors Raising Capital in Global Financial Markets Financial Steps in an IPO for a Small or Medium-Size Enterprise The Role of Institutional Investors in Corporate Financing Understanding and Accessing Private Equity for Small and Medium Enterprises Assessing Venture Capital Funding for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Price Discovery in IPOs How to Set the Hurdle Rate for Capital Investments Private Investments in Public Equity Understanding Equity Capital in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises IPOs in Emerging Markets Managing Activist Investors and Fund Managers Acquiring a Secondary Listing, or Cross-Listing The Cost of Going Public: Why IPOs Are Typically Underpriced 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