At the crossroads of corporate strategy and finance lies valuation. And in today's economy--whether you're a seasoned manager or a budding business professional--it's essential to excel at measuring, managing, and maximizing shareholder and company value. Valuation, hailed by financial professionals worldwide as the single best guide of its kind, will show you how to do just that and much more.   With this new edition, there will be 3 sections. The first section provides a detail overview on corporate valuation and insights on the strategic advantages of value-based management that are of interest to practitioners. The second section is a complete and comprehensive valuation course, ready-made for detailed instruction and learning by both professionals. The third section concentrates on additional insights and nuances that managers should know about valuation and valuation techniques, as applied to companies in different industry, emerging markets, and other special valuation situations.   As usual, Valuation will help you: Decide among alternative business strategies by estimating the value of each strategic choice. Develop a corporate portfolio strategy, based on understanding which business units a corporate parent is best positioned to own, and which might perform better under someone elses ownership. Assess major transactions, including acquisitions, divestitures, and restructurings. Improve a companys performance management systems to align an organizations various parts to create value. Design an effective capital structure to support the corporations strategy and minimize the risk of financial distress.