Books by Jeff Hooke

Jeff Hooke is the author of three well regarded books on corporate finance and investments. All three are available at bookstores and on-line retailers such as Amazon.com (link).

M&A, A Practical Guide to Doing the Deal
(John Wiley & Sons, 1997)

Security Analysis on Wall Street: A Comprehensive Guide to Today's Valuation Methods
(John Wiley & Sons, 1999)

The Emerging Markets: A Practical Guide for Corporations, Lenders and Investors
(John Wiley & Sons, 2001)

Summaries of the books are set forth below:

M&A, A Practical Guide to Doing the Deal

As more firms combine to create corporate giants capable of withstanding competition, their operating executives and financial officers anxiously seek practical guidance to master the complex acquisitions process. Written by Jeff Hooke, an investment banker who has participated in over 100 corporate finance transactions, including 40 mergers - this is the only book on the market that takes business executives and investment professionals through the complete M&A process - from finding an analyzing an opportunity to closing the transaction.

"Jeffrey Hooke has don a fine job explaining the 'ins and outs' of a very complex business. He knows what he's talking about."
-- John C. Whitehead, former Co-Chairman, Goldman, Sachs & Co.

"M&A, A Practical Guide to Doing the Deal takes the fear out of the decision making process - a great pragmatic tool. Hooke has given us a fine "how-to" manual."
-- Kenneth Tuchman, Vice Chairman, Wasserstein Perella & Co.

Security Analysis on Wall Street: A Comprehensive Guide to Today's Valuation Methods

This authoritative book shows the rational, rigorous analysis is still the most successful way to evaluate securities. It picks up where Graham and Dodd's bestselling Security Analysis - for decades considered the definitive word on the subject - leaves off. Providing a practical viewpoint, Security Analysis on Wall Street shows how the values of common stock are really determined in today's marketplace. Incorporating dozens of real-world examples, and spotlighting many special analysis cases - including cash flow stocks, unusual industries and distressed securities - this comprehensive resources delivers all the answers to your questions about security analysis and corporate valuation on Wall Street.

"a welcome successor to Graham and Dodd's Security Analysis."
-- Barron's

"a cross between a textbook for analysts-in-training and a tell-all expose of the analyst profession."
--Business Week

"Hooke has written a step-by-step explanation of how to analyze stock. He takes the reader from the basic yardsticks used to judge companies -- intrinsic value, relative value and acquisition value - and goes all the way to analyzing stocks in emerging overseas markets."
-- ABC News.com

"Mr. Hooke does an admirable job of stripping away the wrapping paper to reveal the fundamentals of analyzing companies and their stocks and bonds that are traded in the public marketplace."
-- Samuel L. Hayes III, Jacob H. Schiff Professor of Investment Banking
Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration


The Emerging Markets: A Practical Guide for Corporations, Lenders and Investors

Join international investment banker, Jeffrey C. Hooke, as Emerging Markets guides you through the opportunities and pitfalls awaiting Western corporations, lenders and investors who seek to enter the growing Third World economies.

Emerging Markets is a realistic, hard-biting account of the many business realities in the developing world. It is a must-read before you consider crossing the border. Explore the patterns of business behavior and market conditions that repeat themselves in the emerging markets, and gain the tools and understanding that enable you to make sound financial decisions in these exotic locales.

Investment banker Jeffrey Hooke takes his wealth of experience in the Third World and provides you with valuable insights not offered elsewhere.


"Jeffrey Hooke has taken his years of experience in the field and produced a thoughtful and realistic guide to the business challenges of emerging markets. It is valuable reading for all who seek to do business in these economies."
-- James A Harmon, former Chairman and
President of the Export-Import Bank of the United States

"Eureka! A hard biting account of many business realities in emerging markets. A must read before you cross the border."
-- Andrea M. Esposito, Managing Director, Standard & Poor'

 

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