The Making of Modern Corporate Finance

Prologue: The Magic of Finance Capitalism
1. An Introduction to Corporate Finance: What Is It, and Why Does It Matter?
2. The Cautionary Tale of Japan Inc.-and the Link between Corporate Finance and Social Wealth
3. Merton Miller and the Chicago School Theory of Value
4. Michael Jensen, William Meckling, and the Rochester School of Corporate Control
5. Stewart Myers and the MIT School of Real Options and Capital Structure
6. Clifford Smith, Rene Stulz, and the Theory and Practice of Corporate Risk Management
7. Jensen Redux, Steve Kaplan, and the Success of U.S. Private Equity
8. The Rise and Fall of Stern Stewart's EVA Financial Management System
9. The Perennially Vexing Problem of U.S. CEO Pay and Steve O'Byrne's Quest for the Perfect Pay Plan
10. Martin Fridson, the Extraordinary Success of the High-Yield Bond Market, and the Leveraging of Corporate America
11. Carl Walter and Exposing the Brittle Façade of Chinese Corporate and Public Finance
12. James Sweeney and Micro-based Attempts to Make Macro Relevant
Epilogue: Sustainable Financial Management (and the Promise and Pitfalls of ESG)
Notes
Index