Cover -- EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD -- Guest editorial -- Ownership structure, corporate governance and investment efficiency of Chinese listed firms -- CEO's political connections, institutions and audit opinions -- The impact of religiosity on corporate loans and maturity structure: evidence...

Performance of Private Equity-Backed IPOs. Evidence from the UK after the financial crisis -- Summary -- Contents -- Index of Figures -- Index of Tables -- Nomenclature -- 1. Introduction -- 1.1. Background -- 1.2. Research Aim and Objective -- 1.3. Relevance and Research Contribution -- 2....

The first comprehensive guide for mastering venture capital Essentials of Venture Capital is your guide to understanding how venture capital and technology finance works from the inside out. Author Alexander Haislip easily explains the most complex concepts in venture capital and how the...

Global Development Finance (GDF), is the World Bank's annual review of recent trends in and prospects for financial flows to developing countries. It is an indispensable resource for governments, economists, investors, financial consultants, academics, bankers, and the entire development...

Preliminary -- Introduction -- Stakeholder Theory -- The Theory of the Firm -- The Theory of Corporate Risk Management -- Theories of Corporate Finance Decisions -- Statistical methodology -- Empirical study -- Conclusions and suggestions for future research -- Back matter.

This book links the theory of finance to the decisions related to various aspects of the financial management of an organisation. In order to provide the reader with a better understanding of the concept of finance, a theoretical guide to related terminology is included here. The case studies...