Stewart Myers – författare

Brealey: Principles of Corporate Finance bridges the gap between financial theory and practical application for corporate finance. It emphasizes the importance of understanding financial theory to adapt to non-routine situations and evolving market conditions. By explaining why companies and financial markets behave as they do, the book equips managers with the tools to make informed decisions, not just based on experience but backed by theory. The authors address controversies within financial theory, offering balanced viewpoints while emphasizing practical applications to increase company value.

Brealey, Fundamentals of Corporate Finance, 11e, is an introduction to corporate finance focusing on how companies invest in real assets, how they raise the money to pay for the investments, and how those assets ultimately affect the firm's value. It also provides a broad overview of the financial landscape. The book offers a framework for systematically thinking about most of the important financial problems that both firms and individuals are likely to confront: financial management is important, interesting, and challenging.Fundamentals focuses on setting out the basic principles of financial management and applying them to the main decisions faced by the financial manager. The text is also organized around the key concepts of modern finance. These concepts, properly explained, simplify the subject. They are also practical. Financial management tools are easier to grasp and use effectively when presented in a consistent conceptual framework.

Brealey’s Fundamentals of Corporate Finance introduces students to the core principles of financial management through a clear, consistent framework. The text explores how companies invest in assets, raise capital, and create value, while providing a broad view of today’s financial landscape. Organized around the key concepts of modern finance, it simplifies complex ideas and demonstrates their practicaluse in real-world decision-making. Students learn not just the theory, but how to apply financial tools to the critical choices faced by managers and individuals alike.