Contents: 1. Overview of corporate finance: -- Introduction to corporate finance -- Corporate governance -- Financial statement analysis -- 2. Valuation of future cash flows: Introduction to valuation: the time value of money -- Discounted cash flow valuation -- Bond valuation -- Equity valuation -- 3. Capital budgeting: Net present value and other investment criteria -- Making capital investment decisions -- Project analysis and evaluation -- 4. Risk and returns: Some lessons from capital market history -- Return, risk, and the security market line -- 5. Cost of capital and long-term financial policy: Cost of capital -- Raising capital -- Financial leverage and capital structure policy -- Dividends and payout policy -- 6. Topics in corporate finance: Short-term financial planning and management -- International corporate finance -- Behavioural finance -- Financial risk management -- Options and corporate finance -- Mergers and acquisitions --