"Throughout his storied career, Aswath Damodaran has searched for the universal key to demystify corporate finance and valuation. Now, at last, he offers the groundbreaking answer to readers everywhere. It turns out there is a corporate lifecycle very much like our own - with unique stages of...

Provides finance professionals with practical and succinct advice on how to do corporate finance rather than debate theory, assumptions, or models. Includes applications of corporate finance to real companies. Suitable for MBA program courses on corporate finance and equity valuation