Richard A. Brealey - Emeritus Professor of Finance at London Business School. He is the former president of the European Finance Association and a former director of the American Finance Association. He is a fellow of the British Academy and has served as a special adviser to the Governor of the Bank of England and director of a number of financial institutions. Other books written by Professor Brealey include Introduction to Risk and Return from Common Stocks.

Part One: Introduction
Chapter 1: Goals and Governance of the Corporation
Chapter 2: Financial Markets and Institutions
Chapter 3: Accounting and Finance
Chapter 4: Measuring Corporate Performance

Part Two: Value
Chapter 5: The Time Value of Money
Chapter 6: Valuing Bonds
Chapter 7: Valuing Stocks
Chapter 8: Net Present Value and Other Investment Criteria
Chapter 9: Using Discounted Cash-Flow Analysis to Make Investment Decisions
Chapter 10: Project Analysis
Chapter 11: Introduction to Risk, Return, and the Opportunity Cost of Capital

Part Three: Risk
Chapter 12: Risk, Return, and Capital Budgeting
Chapter 13: The Weighted-Average Cost of Capital and Company Valuation

Part Four: Financing
Chapter 14: Introduction to Corporate Financing
Chapter 15: How Corporations Raise Venture Capital and Issue Securities

Part Five: Debt and Payout Policy
Chapter 16: Debt Policy
Chapter 17: Payout Policy

Part Six: Financial Analysis and Planning
Chapter 18: Long-Term Financial Planning
Chapter 19: Short-Term Financial Planning
Chapter 20: Working Capital Management

Part Seven: Special Topics
Chapter 21: Mergers, Acquisitions, and Corporate Control
Chapter 22: International Financial Management
Chapter 23: Options
Chapter 24: Risk Management

Part Eight: Conclusion
Chapter 25: What We Do and Do Not Know about Finance

Appendix
Appendix A: Present Value and Future Value Tables