Includes contributions from over 30 leading practitioners and academics, including Lawrence Brotzge(consultant and angel investor), David Wyss (chief economist, Standard & Poor's), Frank J. Fabozzi (professor, Yale), Seth Armitage (professor, Edinburgh), and Augusto de la Torre (chief economist, Latin America and the Caribbean, World Bank).

• ContributorsBest Practice-Issuing DebtOptimizing the Capital Structure: Finding the Right Balance between Debt and Equity Meziane LasferIssuing Corporate Debt Steven LoweBanks and Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises: Recent Business Developments Sergio Schmukler, Augusto de la Torre, and María Soledad Martínez PeríaCapital Structure: A Strategy that Makes Sense John C. GrothCapital Structure: Perspectives John C. GrothCapital Structure: Implications John C. GrothCredit Ratings David WyssRaising Capital in the United Kingdom Lauren MillsMinimizing Credit Risk Frank J. FabozziHow and When to Use Nonrecourse Financing Thomas McKaigUnderstanding the True Cost of Issuing Convertible Debt and Other Equity-Linked Financing Roger ListerSecuritization: Understanding the Risks and Rewards Tarun SabarwalUsing Securitization as a Corporate Funding Tool Frank J. FabozziWhat the Rise of Global Banks Means for Your Company Chris SkinnerPublic-Private Partnerships in Emerging Markets Peter Koveos and Pierre YourougouBest Practice-Equity InvestmentSources of Venture Capital Lawrence BrotzgeAssessing Opportunities for Growth in Small and Medium Enterprises Frank HoyEquity Issues by Listed Companies: Rights Issues and Other Methods Seth ArmitageAttracting Small Investors Wondimu MekonnenRaising Capital in Global Financial Markets Reena AggarwalFinancial Steps in an IPO for a Small or Medium-Size Enterprise Hung-Gay FungThe Role of Institutional Investors in Corporate Financing Hao JiangUnderstanding and Accessing Private Equity for Small and Medium Enterprises Arne-G. HostrupAssessing Venture Capital Funding for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Alain Fayolle and Joseph LiPumaPrice Discovery in IPOs Jos van BommelHow to Set the Hurdle Rate for Capital Investments Jon TuckerPrivate Investments in Public Equity William K. Sjostrom, JrUnderstanding Equity Capital in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Siri TerjesenIPOs in Emerging Markets Janusz BrzeszczynskiManaging Activist Investors and Fund Managers Leslie L. KossoffAcquiring a Secondary Listing, or Cross-Listing Meziane LasferThe Cost of Going Public: Why IPOs Are Typically Underpriced Lena BoothChecklists-Issuing DebtAssessing Cash Flow and Bank Lending RequirementsThe Bond Market: Its Structure and FunctionFinancial Intermediaries: Their Role and Relation to Financial MarketsFranchising a BusinessHow to Manage Your Credit RatingHow to Use Receivables as CollateralMaintaining the Banking RelationshipMeasuring GearingMoney Markets: Their Structure and FunctionOverview of Loan AgreementsRaising Capital by Issuing BondsSteps for Obtaining Bank FinancingUnderstanding and Using Interest Coverage RatiosUnderstanding and Using Leverage RatiosUnderstanding Debt CoverUnderstanding Fixed-Charge CoverageChecklists-Equity InvestmentDealing with Venture Capital CompaniesInvestors and the Capital StructureOptions for Raising FinanceAn Overview of Stockholders' AgreementsRaising Capital by Issuing SharesRaising Capital through Private and Public EquitySovereign Wealth Funds-Investment Strategies and ObjectivesSovereign Wealth Funds-Profiles of the Top 10 PlayersUnderstanding Capital Markets, Structure and FunctionUnderstanding Capital Structure Theory: Modigliani and MillerUnderstanding the Cost of Capital and the Hurdle RateUnderstanding the Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC)Using Mezzanine FinancingIndex