The Handbook of Financing Growth: Strategies and Capital Structure (Wiley Finance) Book

An in-depth look at the strategies, capital structure, and fund raising techniques for emerging growth and middle-market companies Here is a comprehensive and practical guide to understanding and applying the basics of corporate finance to emerging growth and middle-market companies. Using empirical data and actual company cases to illustrate capital structures and financing approaches, the book provides a detailed discussion of the many funding instruments, from traditional bank loans and asset-based financing to different types of private equity and other creative solutions; the types of funding sources and their expected rates of returns; and typical deal terms. Kenneth H. Marks (Raleigh, NC) is the President of JPS Communications, Inc., a technology subsidiary of the Raytheon Company, and is the Principal and Managing Director of Marks & Company Inc. Larry E. Robbins (Raleigh, NC) is a founding partner of Wyrick Robbins Yates Ponton LLP. Gonzalo Fernández (Raleigh, NC) is a retired Vice President and Controller of ITT's telecom business in Raleigh, NC. And John P. Funkhouser (Raleigh, NC) has been a partner with two venture capital funds, operated as chief executive officer of four companies in a variety of industries from retail to high technology.Read More