Using Investor Relations to Maximize Equity Valuation (Wiley Finance) - Hardcover

Ryan, Thomas; Jacobs, Chad

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 047167852X ISBN 13: 9780471678526

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2004

Synopsis

Paperback. Pub Date: 2004 Pages: 272 Publisher: John Wiley A practical guide to Proactive Investor Relations (IR) Investor relations (IR) has traditionally been an administrative function within Corporate Communications responsible for disseminating public information and answering investor and media questions. Using Investor Relations to Maximize Equity Valuation challenges this approach. by arguing that IR has been underutilized and then illustrating how it should be elevated to lead a strategic communications effort to preserve or enhance corporate value and lower a company's cost of capital. Divided into four comprehensive parts. this book clearly describes capital markets strategies and tactical operations that these former. senior-level equity analysts and portfolio managers employ. Chad A. Jacobs (Westport. CT) and Thomas M. Ryan (Westport. CT) are the cofounders and ...

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Using Investor Relations to Maximize Equity Valuation

"Ryan and Jacobs provide a much–needed and valuable road map that should help CEOs and CFOs navigate the capital markets landscape. Not only do they address the traditional Investor Relations responsibilities, but also the often misunderstood relationships between the sell–side analyst, investment bankers, capital markets, and buy–side investors that company management often don′t see."
William Schmitt, Senior Equity Analyst, CIBC

"By employing former analysts as investor relations specialists, Integrated Corporate Relations (ICR) has raised the bar in the investor relations field."
Patrick McCormack, CFA, Portfolio Manager, Tiger Consumer Partners, LP

"The team at ICR has created an important, strategic, value–added service for management teams as well as Wall Street investors and analysts. Their capital markets experience, vast sector knowledge, and wealth of relationships allow them to play a dynamic role that is unparalleled in the investor relations and corporate communications industry."
Joe Teklits, Director, Sr. Research Analyst Apparel and Retail, Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC

"We′ve found that ICR truly delivers superior, strategic investor relations counsel due to their high–level capital markets backgrounds. They assess every situation with an eye on long–term equity value, and for that reason, their viewpoint syncs perfectly with our Board of Directors and management. Unlike many firms that claim superior knowledge in the field, ICR actually wrote the book."
Rick Rosenfield, co–CEO of California Pizza Kitchen

About the Author

THOMAS M. RYAN is the cofounder and co–CEO of Integrated Corporate Relations. Tom was a managing director in the equity research department of BT Alex. Brown. He has participated as lead or co–manager on at least $5 billion worth of investment banking transactions, including bank financing, high–yield debt, equity, and M&A transactions. Tom has often been quoted in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Investor′s Business Daily, International Herald Tribune, and the Wall Street Transcript. He has been a featured expert on CNNfn, CNBC, Money Talk (PBS), WNYC TV, and Bloomberg Television.

CHAD A. JACOBS is the cofounder and co–CEO of Integrated Corporate Relations. Before cofounding ICR, Chad was a vice president and managing director in the equity research departments of BT Alex. Brown and, before that, Ladenburg Thalmann. Chad has been the focus of stories in USA Today, POV, the Wall Street Journal, Investor′s Business Daily, Women′s Wear Daily, Daily News Record, Footwear News, Transworld Snowboarding, and Action Sports Retailer. He also served as a roundtable member on CNNfn and as a featured guest on ESPN2.

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 047167852X
• ISBN 13: 9780471678526
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 272