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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