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Corporate finance

The ICAEW Library corporate finance collection includes articles, books and online resources.

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Topics

Business acquisition and disposal
Business valuation
Due diligence
Flotation
Mergers and acquisitions
Private equity and buyouts
Takeovers

Library services

In today’s challenging business environment due diligence plays an essential role in making a success of a prospective business transaction, whether it be an acquisition, a contract with a new supplier or establishing an alliance with another company.

Take a look at our article on due diligence planning and information gathering to find out how the ICAEW Library & Information Service can support your due diligence exercise

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eBooks

The ICAEW Library & Information Service provides full text access to a selection of key business and reference eBooks from leading publishers. eBooks are available to logged-in ICAEW members, ACA students and other entitled users. If you are unable to access an eBook, please see our Help and support advice or contact library@icaew.com.
Exclusive Private equity and venture capital
  • eBook
  • Jul 2022
This book summarises the theoretical background of private equity and venture capital industry; provides and updated overview in terms of volume and trends of private equity and venture capital; and includes practical examples of valuation in the private equity and venture capital industry.
Exclusive Accountants' negligence and liability
  • eBook
  • Jun 2021
An in-depth practical work covering all the main areas of accountants' legal liabilities in negligence claims, including audit liabilities to clients and others, tax and insolvency work and conflicts of interest. It covers accountants' negligence in relation to claims against accountants acting for corporations as well as accountants acting for individuals.
Exclusive Asset allocation and private markets: a guide to investing with private equity, private debt, and private real assets
  • eBook
  • Apr 2021
When people talked about “investments,” they basically meant publicly traded stocks and bonds. While there’s no standard definition of alternative investments, they can be understood as “alternatives to stocks and bonds” or simply “everything else,” and decades ago they were largely unknown.
Exclusive Acquisitions 2021
  • eBook
  • Jan 2021
Provides a clear and practical examination of all the key stages involved in the acquisition process, from investigating the target and drafting the sale and purchase agreement to completion of the acquisition. The guide also covers some of the particular factors to be considered in the context of asset acquisitions, share acquisitions and transactions funded by private equity, as well as dealing with aspects of pre- and post-sale intra-group transfers.
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You are permitted to access, download, copy, or print out content from eBooks for your own research or study only, subject to the terms of use set by our suppliers and any restrictions imposed by individual publishers. Please see individual supplier pages for full terms of use.

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Engagement letters

Information on engagement letters available through the ICAEW Library's collection, which includes a range of engagement letters in print and digital formats.
Engagement letters
Engagement letters are a key document in the relationship between you and your client, providing a written confirmation of the work that will be carried out. The Library can provide sample wording for a wide variety of engagement letters.

Other resources

Business finance and grants
Financial modelling and forecasting
Venture capital and business angels
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