Debt Management

"Debt Management should be on the bookshelf of all chief financial officers and corporate treasurers. Finnery and Emery clearly explain how to design an optimal debt instrument to minimize funding costs and how to deal with the refunding decision after issuance."--Frank J. Fabozzi, President, Frank J. Fabozzi Associate, and Adjunct Professor of Finance, School of Management, Yale University When companies need fuel to grow, bonds may be the way to go. Traditional blue-chip firms and dot-com startups alike can use debt strategically as a key financial instrument. The critical challenge, however, is integrating corporate debt into core business strategies and established financial policies. This practical book provides practitioners in every industry with a comprehensive, prudent approach to managing corporate debt obligations. Written by leading experts in the field and drawing from case studies of real companies, Debt Management walks financial professionals through the entire decision-making process--from designing debt issues to retiring debt through bond redemptions and bond repurchases, all to meet corporate financial objectives.