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The Handbook of Financing Growth: Strategies, Capital Structure, and M&A Transactions, Second Edition
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The Handbook of Financing Growth: Strategies, Capital Structure, and M&A Transactions, Second Edition

by KENNETH H. MARKS, LARRY E. ROBBINS, GONZALO FERNÁNDEZ, JOHN P. FUNKHOUSER, D.L. WILLIAMS
September 2009
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
672 pages
18h 40m
English
Wiley
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Preface
Over the past two decades, access to capital for emerging growth and middle-market companies has vacillated based on the ebb and flow of the broad stock market and the liquidity and tightness of the credit markets. Even through the boom and bust of the Internet, availability was not constrained as it has been for the past nine months. As we update this second edition of the Handbook of Financing Growth, we are experiencing a period of financial challenge not seen since the Great Depression . . . and while there is arguably the greatest amount of capital ever focused on emerging growth and middle-market companies, literally hundreds of billions of dollars,1 the hurdles to accessing this capital have never been higher.
The difference today is one of gaining access, not just one of getting a better deal or better terms. This applies to both debt and equity from a wide range of sources: from commercial banks to asset-based lenders to specialty finance companies; from growth equity investors to venture capitalists to strategic partners.
In spite of the current economic turbulence, the authors of this handbook continue to share an enthusiasm and positive outlook for the growth and vitality of America’s emerging and middle-market companies. And we believe that for those companies that are proactive and well positioned, there is likely capital to be found. For those that need help getting their house in order and need to strengthen their position and focus, we have added a discussion ...
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