Last year’s record-breaking number of huge buyouts and private equity deal volume made clear that the value of many companies goes unrewarded by investors on Wall Street. CEOs, CFOs, and boards are starting to respond with a new priority for 2007: closing the value gap. Whether they stay public or go private, companies are waking up to the fact that they can maximize their shareholder value by themselves, without filling the coffers of financial sponsors.
In STRATEGIC CORPORATE FINANCE: Applications in Valuation & Capital Structure, Booz Allen Hamilton partner Justin Pettit draws on his fifteen years of corporate financial advisory experience to provide a practical guide to corporate finance—from performance measurement and capital planning to risk management and capital structure. With metrics and methods, Pettit shows how any company can boost its equity value. |