The book Finance for Executives: A Practical Guide for Managers meets the needs of global executives, both finance as well as non-financial managers. It is a practical and fundamental finance reference book
for any manager, as it makes a perfect balance of financial management
theory and practice. It focuses on corporate finance concepts from value
creation to derivatives, including cost of capital (and WACC),
valuation, financing policies, project evaluation, and many other
essential finance definitions.

Finance for Executives makes finance simple and intuitive,
through the use of real world data (brief company case studies and
empirical examples of concepts), Excel financial modelling tools, and
practical short chapters.

Target Audience
This finance book is appropriate for business executives, from all backgrounds, seeking to

• Focus on the links between financial management and the strategy of their company, be it a private or publicly traded company
• Discover how to create value for their company and boost its financial performance
• Understand the key topics of corporate finance for non-financial managers
• Create a cost of capital culture within a company
• Refresh and broaden their understanding of the latest financial concepts and tools
• Learn
  about financial management for decision makers - including financing
  and dividend policies, company valuation, mergers and acquisitions
  (M&As), project evaluation, cost of capital (WACC) estimation, or
  risk management and derivatives

• Simplicity - The core concepts in corporate finance are simple, and will become intuitively clear after using this book
• Conciseness - The chapters are short and self-contained to appeal to busy executives who are keen on value-added activities
• Practical
  focus - The key concepts of financial management are explained (and
  linked to Excel modelling tools), while you learn to identify the
  problems and pitfalls of different managerial choices
• Application of theory to practice - It highlights key academic research results that are relevant for practitioners
• Real-world
  focus - The book includes empirical data on several companies and
  industries around the world. Working with real-world problems and
  real-world data is more fruitful than theoretical discussions on
  formulas

Excel Templates

An Excel spreadsheet
containing all the financial models used in the different chapters is
available for download from the book's website. Practitioners will find
the file easy to customize to their own requirements. It is useful in a
variety of situations: value creation and its decomposition into
managerial drivers or key performance indicators (KPIs), cost of capital
(WACC) estimation, project evaluation, mergers and acquisitions,
company valuation, derivatives valuation, etc.