This book describes the theory and practice of corporate finance. Corporate finance focuses on investment activities in fixed assets and financial assets, working capital management, and financing activities. The book can be used at universities in intermediate semesters as well as in continuing education courses. In addition, it is also suitable for practitioners who work in the financial management area of a company and want to acquire a sound understanding of corporate finance. In addition to theory, practical problems such as determining the cost of capital at the company and project level are also covered. The content -Financial objectives -Research approaches in corporate finance -Cost of capital -Investment in property, plant and equipment -Working capital management -Investments in financial assets -Types of financing -Capital structure -Dividend policy -Real Options -Mergers and acquisitions -Risk management and derivatives The author Dr. Enzo Mondello is the founder, owner, and director of CFBS Center for Business Studies AG since 2001, specializing in CFA®, FRM®, CAIA®, and CMA. He has many years of teaching experience at universities, technical colleges, and in CFA® preparation courses.

This book is a translation of an original German edition. The translation was done with the help of artificial intelligence (machine translation by the service DeepL.com). A subsequent human revision was done primarily in terms of content, so that the book will read stylistically differently from a conventional translation.