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FIN454

Module 4 Required Resources

Textbook

Capital structure and corporate financing decisions: theory, evidence, and practice
Baker, H. K., & Martin, G. S. (2011). Capital structure and corporate financing decisions: theory, evidence, and practice. Wiley.
Chapter 17: Rating Agencies and Credit Insurance
Chapter 18: Secured Financing
Chapter 19: Sale and Leasebacks
Chapter 20: Financial Distress and Bankruptcy

Module 4 Supplemental Resources

Corporate Finance and Capital Structure: A Theoretical Introduction
Kentaro Asai. (2021). Corporate Finance and Capital Structure: A Theoretical Introduction. Routledge.
Chapter 3: Trade-off theory (Review)
Chapter 5: Security Design
Chapter 6: Asymmetric Information (Optional)
Chapter 8: Capital structure of a bank

Guide to Credit Rating Essentials-What are credit ratings and how do they work?
Ratings, S. P. G. (2018). Guide to Credit Rating Essentials-What are credit ratings and how do they work?[online] https://www. spratings. com/documents/20184/774196. Guide_to_Credit_Rating_Essentials_Digital. p df [09.11. 2019].
S&P: Guide to Credit Rating Essentials - interesting credit rating overview put out by Standard & Poors.