Presenting Makarand Bhopatkar, CFA, FRM, the writer behind Corporate Finance Essentials You Always Wanted to Know.
Finance instructor Makarand Bhopatkar makes capital structure, capital budgeting, and financial forecasting easy to grasp
Vibrant Publishers has announced the formal launch of Corporate Finance Essentials You Always Wanted to Know (Corporate Finance Essentials), a straightforward educational resource created to help emerging managers, business owners, professionals outside finance, and students of management develop the financial decision-making capabilities that create business value. The publication can be purchased through Amazon and at www.vibrantpublishers.com.
At the heart of nearly every significant business choice lies corporate finance—whether it involves investment decisions, raising capital, distributing returns to shareholders, or preparing for what lies ahead. Yet these concepts often remain poorly grasped beyond the finance function, and insufficient cash flow combined with weak financial stewardship continues to rank among the primary reasons companies fail. Corporate Finance Essentials You Always Wanted to Know closes that understanding gap, giving managers, non-finance professionals, and students the tools they need to make well-informed corporate finance choices.
The text walks readers through all fundamental areas of corporate finance—starting with business structures and governance and moving through financing, investing, and distribution decisions—and introduces practical techniques including WACC (Weighted Average Cost of Capital), NPV (Net Present Value), and IRR (Internal Rate of Return). Forecasting financial statements and international finance are also covered, providing readers with a comprehensive, start-to-finish view.
Throughout the publication, real-world cases drawn from companies like Walmart and Apple bring theoretical ideas to life, while chapter summaries, self-assessment quizzes, and interactive case exercises in selected chapters help turn knowledge into practice. Readers unfamiliar with finance will find additional support in two appendix sections devoted to financial mathematics and financial statement analysis.
With more than 25 years of experience delivering training to professionals at top-tier global institutions such as Morgan Stanley, Deutsche Bank, and Barclays, the author, Makarand Bhopatkar, has also taught CFA candidates at both Levels I and II along with management graduates across several countries. Reflecting on the motivation behind the work, he observes that after many years of teaching finance, he recognized that grasping and applying corporate finance concepts can feel daunting for numerous readers. This book, he explains, is his effort to present corporate finance in a clear, practical manner that ignites readers’ curiosity about the subject.
Early reviews have praised the book’s straightforwardness and its emphasis on real-world utility. David Headley, VP of FP&A, describes it as the most accessible bridge from finance theory to board-level decision-making he has ever found in a single publication. James Chan, CFA and Senior Finance Manager at Ocean Spray International, calls it “a thoughtfully crafted introduction to the fundamentals of corporate finance…a great read for both first-time learners and seasoned professionals seeking a refresher,” and notes that “the book excels in connecting theory to real-world applications.”
Corporate Finance Essentials You Always Wanted to Know is currently available on Amazon and through vibrantpublishers.com in paperback, hardcover, and ebook formats. The title belongs to Vibrant Publishers’ Self-Learning Management Series.
About the Author
Makarand Bhopatkar serves as a finance educator who brings more than 25 years of expertise in financial management, financial markets, corporate finance, and valuation. He has instructed professionals at prominent global organizations including Morgan Stanley, Société Générale, Deutsche Bank, L&T, and Barclays. His teaching has reached CFA candidates across the globe, and he has produced extensive financial training resources and valuation models.
About the Self-Learning Management Series
The Self-Learning Management Series delivers compact, user-friendly volumes covering core business disciplines such as production and operations management, strategic planning, workplace culture, and many others. Every title combines foundational concepts, recognized frameworks, and hands-on applications within a structure designed for self-directed study.
About Vibrant Publishers
Based in Colorado, Vibrant Publishers is a book publishing company established in 2001 that concentrates on producing quality books for entrepreneurs, IT specialists, management professionals, and graduate students. The publisher has transformed how rich content reaches today’s fast-moving audience. The need-to-know-now mentality of this generation, paired with an intensely competitive business climate, inspired this series of books delivering ‘just the essential information’. Vibrant Publishers is dedicated to releasing books that are dense with content, succinct, and accessible, enabling a broader audience to read and gain value from them.
Title: Corporate Finance Essentials You Always Wanted to Know
Publisher: Vibrant Publishers
ISBN Paperback : 9781636516875
ISBN Ebook : 9781636516882
ISBN Hardback : 9781636516899
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