The essential CFO : a corporate finance playbook

Content: The Essential CFO
 Contents
 Introduction
 PART I: STRATEGY
 Chapter 1: Articulating a Strategic Plan
 Business Objectives
 Strategic Themes
 Long-Term Financial Model
 Total Shareholder Return
 Capital Allocation Strategies
 Acquisition Strategies
 Target Shareholders
 Elevator Pitch
 Plan Revisions
 Chapter 2: Communicating and Achieving Alignment
 Consistency and Transparency
 Incentive Compensation Programs
 Investor Alignment
 Analyst Relations
 Investor Presentations
 Company Website
 Social Media
 Media Relations
 Potential Media Pitfalls
 Coordinating Communications
 Interview Formats. Media TrainingNote
 Chapter 3: Assessing Enterprise Risks
 Enterprise Risk Management
 Implementation of ERM
 Risk Identification
 Risk Quantification
 Major Exposures
 Mitigation Strategies
 Rewarded versus Unrewarded Risks
 Governance of ERM
 CFO\'s Role in ERM
 PART II: CAPITAL ALLOCATIONS
 Chapter 4: Estimating the Cost of Capital
 WACC Formula
 Hurdle Rates
 Risk Premiums
 Acquisition Cost of Capital
 Chapter 5: Prioritizing Capital Investments
 Cash Flow Projections
 Investment Budget
 Evaluating Projects
 Categorizing Projects
 Monitoring Projects
 Pension Fund Contributions. Chapter 6: Considering Dividends and RepurchasesDividend Policy Alternatives
 Dividend Policy Considerations
 Special Dividends
 Dividend Declarations
 Repurchase Considerations
 Open Market Programs
 Tender Offers
 Retaining Strategic Cash
 Cash Investment Policies
 PART III: MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS
 Chapter 7: Identifying Acquisition Candidates
 Rationale for Acquisitions
 Adjacent Spaces
 Portfolio Approach
 Business Sponsor
 Patience and Flexibility
 Strategic Purpose
 Types of Acquisitions
 Note
 Chapter 8: Evaluating Acquisition Candidates
 Valuation Methodologies. Standalone and Synergy ValuesPro Forma Analyses
 Acquirer\'s Stock Valuation
 Risk Considerations
 Chapter 9: Executing a Merger or Acquisition
 Due Diligence
 Business Plan
 Financial Projections
 Financing Plan
 Price Negotiations
 Contract Terms
 Acquisition Integration
 Note
 Chapter 10: Executing Divestitures and Spinoffs
 Divestiture Evaluations
 Hiring Investment Bankers
 Auction or Negotiated
 Stock or Assets
 Financing Conditions
 Management Participation
 Tax-Free Spinoffs
 Split-Ups
 Equity Carve-Outs
 Chapter 11: Responding to Takeover Offers
 Governance Policies. Reviewing an OfferConducting a Sale Process
 Activist Shareholders
 Going Private Transactions
 PART IV: FUNDING
 Chapter 12: Establishing Capital Structure Objectives
 Leverage Targets
 Leverage Criteria
 Rating Agencies
 Ratings Categories
 Rating Agency Dialogues
 Ratings Criteria
 Informing Investors
 Note
 Chapter 13: Developing Financing Strategies
 Financing Principles
 Debt Financing
 Equity Financing
 Off Balance Sheet Financing
 Debt Covenants
 Debt Refinancings
 Debt for Equity Swaps
 Bankruptcy
 Chapter 14: Ensuring Short-Term Liquidity
 Bank Lines
 Cash Planning.