This book presents an in-depth overview of the most popular approaches to corporate valuation, with useful insights about innovations and possible improvements in that field. The book will help to understand the principles and methods of company valuation and acquire the knowledge required to perform valuations of corporate equity. The author concludes his analysis with a real case studies based on the experience of one of the most popular Initial Public Offerings that took place in the last years: Facebook.

Autorentext

Angelo Corelli is Associate Professor of Finance at the American University in Dubai. His field of expertise is Financial Risk Management with a focus on Credit Risk. Angelo's research topics span from Quantitative Risk Management to Term Structure Analysis and Valuation / Risk of Financial Derivatives. The main focus of his teaching lies on Corporate Finance with a special emphasis on Corporate Valuation mechanisms.

Inhalt

Preface.- The Value of the Firm.- Dividend-Based Valuation.- Free-Cash-Flow-Based Valuation.- The Valuation of Private Firms.- A Real Case: Facebook.