2nd Edition
by Robert J. Rhee
Corporate Finance provides
coverage in a more concrete and problem-based approach than other books
on the market. Robert J. Rhee distinguishes this casebook from other
fine books in the field in four ways: This book is interdisciplinary in
nature, providing essential coverage of the basic concepts of accounting
and finance needed for a business lawyer to understand the economics of
the transaction; this book facilitates ease of learning and teaching,
avoiding excerpting technically dense academic writings in finance and
economics, which can intimidate students and teachers; it provides a
basic understanding of financial instruments to prepare students for
corporate practice, including many examples of actual financial contract
terms and other transactional documents taken from various sources;
this book takes a business and transactional perspective, including
several case studies, which give students the opportunity to analyze
legal problems in the context of business transactions.
New to the Second Edition:
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Updates to the accounting materials in Chapter 1, including a
presentation of the financial statements of Google (Alphabet) and
Facebook (Meta Platforms).
- New Delaware appraisal cases that deal with the use of the discounted cash flow method of valuation.
- Revisions to Chapter 7, Debt Instruments, in light of new cases and materials on indentures and covenants.
- Additional materials on venture capital investments.
- Revisions to Chapter 9, Derivatives, to focus on plain vanilla put and call options.
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A new Chapter 10 (Structured Finance) has been added to discuss
structured finance transactions and instruments with a focus on asset
securitizations and credit derivatives.
Professors and students will benefit from:
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Clear coverage of accounting, finance, valuation, and transactional
economics along with good coverage of the major categories of financial
instruments (common stock, preferred stock, debt, convertible
securities, and derivatives).
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By the end of the course, students will have a basic understanding of
the business aspects of corporate financing and the legal features of
the majority classes of financial instruments used in corporate
financing.
- Materials on accounting, finance, valuation, and transactional economics are presented in a clear, accessible way.
- Editing and annotation of the case opinions facilitate ease of reading and learning.
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Case studies of actual transactions at the end of some chapters, which
illustrate the real-world application of the use of various securities.
