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ABFM: Concepts and Practice

Book 4, for CAIIB’s Advanced Business and Financial Management paper: every unit of the syllabus taught in plain words, as it works at a bank’s desks: management, corporate finance, valuation and mergers, and new business models, with practice questions and every answer explained. By G S Khurana; 2026–27 edition.

The chapters

• APart A: The Management Process
• 1Management and strategyp. 1
• 2Planning and decisionsp. 15
• 3Organisingp. 29
• 4Staffingp. 43
• 5Directingp. 57
• 6Controllingp. 71
• BPart B: Advanced Financial Management
• 7Sources of financep. 85
• 8Leverage and capital structurep. 99
• 9Capital investment: cash flowsp. 113
• 10Appraisal methodsp. 127
• 11International projectsp. 141
• 12Risk in capital budgetingp. 155
• 13Decision makingp. 169
• CPart C: Valuation, Mergers and Acquisitions
• 14Valuation approachesp. 183
• 15DCF valuationp. 197
• 16Relative valuationp. 211
• 17Special valuation casesp. 225
• 18Mergers, acquisitions and restructuringp. 239
• DPart D: Emerging Business Solutions
• 19Hybrid finance and SPACsp. 253
• 20Start-ups, venture capital and private equityp. 267
• 21AI and business analyticsp. 281
• 22Green and sustainable financep. 295

Corrections and updates: see the errata page.