Valuation: Measuring and Managing the Value of Companies (Frontiers in Finance Series) - Hardcover

McKinsey & Company Inc.; Copeland, Tom; Koller, Tim; Murrin, Jack

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0471397482 ISBN 13: 9780471397489

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2000

Synopsis

Completely Updated, Over 200,000 Copies Sold! "A 'how-to' guide for corporate executives who want to get at the unrealized shareholder values trapped in public companies." -New York Times THE

About this title

About the Author

TOM COPELAND was previously a partner and co--leader of the corporate finance practice at McKinsey & Company, Inc., and a professor of finance at UCLA's Anderson School of Management. TIM KOLLER is a partner at McKinsey & Company, Inc., and co--leader of its corporate finance and strategy practice. He specializes in restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate strategy. JACK MURRIN was previously a partner and co--leader of the corporate finance practice at McKinsey & Company, Inc. He has subsequently held senior executive positions at leading financial institutions.

From the Back Cover

Completely Updated, Over 200,000 Copies Sold!

"A 'how-to' guide for corporate executives who want to get at the unrealized shareholder values trapped in public companies." -New York Times

THE #1 GUIDE TO CORPORATE VALUATION IS NOW BETTER THAN EVER!

"The book's clarity and comprehensive coverage make it one ofthe best practitioners' guides to valuation." -Financial Times

"Should serve very well the professional manager who wants to do some serious thinking about what really does contribute value to his or her firm and why." -The Journal of Finance

"Valuation is like a Swiss army knife . . . you will be prepared for just about any contingency." -Martin H. Dubilier, Chairman of the Board, Clayton & Dubilier, Inc.

"This book on valuation represents fresh new thinking. The writing is clear and direct, combining the best academic principles with actual experience to arrive at value-increasing solutions." -J. Fred Weston, cordner Professor of Money and Financial Markets, Graduate School of Management, UCLA

From the Inside Flap

Hailed by financial professionals worldwide as the single best guide of its kind, Valuation provides crucial insights into how to measure, manage, and maximize a company?s value. This long-awaited Third Edition has been comprehensively updated and expanded to reflect business conditions in today?s volatile global economy and to provide highly effective ways for managers at every level to create value for their companies.

In addition to all new case studies, Valuation now includes in-depth coverage on valuing dot.coms, cyclical companies, and companies in emerging markets, along with detailed instructions on how to drive value creation and apply real options to corporate valuation. Here is expert guidance that management and investment professionals and students alike have come to trust, including:

• Valuation?s acclaimed chapter devoted to insights into the strategic advantages of value-based management
• Strategies for multibusiness valuation, and valuation for corporate restructuring, mergers, and acquisitions
• International comparisons of the cost of capital, differences in accounting procedures, and how valuation works in different countries
• Detailed, actual case studies showing how valuation techniques and principles are applied

This timeless, respected book on valuation allows you to face the crossroads where corporate strategy and finance meet with more confidence and winning strategies than ever before.

McKinsey & Company, inc. is an international top management consulting firm. Founded in 1926, McKinsey & Company, Inc. advises leading companies around the world on issues of strategy, organization, and operations, and in specialized areas such as finance, information technology and the Internet, research and development, sales, marketing, manufacturing, and distribution.

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Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0471397482
• ISBN 13: 9780471397489
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 512