Corporate Finance: The Basics

• This book focuses on the core aspects of the financial workings of businesses in a global context to provide readers with a short yet scholarly overview of corporate finance. • Updated to include recent developments in the corporate financial landscape, including: the longer-term ramifications of the 2008 financial crisis, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, rising inflation and the current economic climate, and the effect of environmental, social and governance (ESG) on a company’s financial decisions. • A new chapter on finance for (tech-related) startups. • All key terms are explained clearly and simply in the text and the use of calculations and formulae is kept to a minimum which ensures that this book is accessible to all readers.