The Basel II Rating

Marc B. Lambrecht has been in international practice as management consultant for more than 20 years. An economist by training, he has been chief investment analyst of a banking group, manager of an institute of investment research, assistant professor at a postgraduate school of business administration, and director international division of a major European consulting group, before setting up his own consulting firm specialising in corporate strategy and finance. Clients are typically companies engaged in restructuring projects, buyouts and acquisitions. As his previous book on venture finance, his new book on financing under Basel II conditions responds to the need of practicable solutions encountered in his work.

Contents: Introduction. Basel II Overview: More Questions Than Answers: Objectives and History; New Rules and the Consequences; In Search of Guidance; Confronting the Raters. Passing The Test: Step One - Defining Your Business Strategy: The Task Outlined; The Elements of Your Strategy; Strategic Fundamentals: Products and Markets; Your Strategic Portfolio; Rating Your Prospects; Strategic Consequences. Passing the Test: Step Two - Drawing the Financial Conclusions: The Task Oulined; Accounts: The Conventional Framework; Income and Liquidity: The Dual Focus of Analysts; Instruments of Financial Navigation; Rating Your Financial Stablility and Performance. Passing the Test: Step Three - Presenting Your Credentials: Conclusive statements of Value and Risk; Financial Competence and Risk Control. Appendix: A Document for All Occasions: Stating Your Case: The Business Plan; Brief, Precise, to the Point: The Exposé; Your Calling Card: The Executive Overview; Index.