Biographical note

Richard A. Brealey is a Professor of Finance at the London Business School. He is the former president of the European Finance Association and a former director of the American Finance Association. He is a fellow of the British Academy and has served as a special adviser to the Governor of the Bank of England and as director of a number of financial institutions. Professor Brealey is also the author (with Professor Myers) of this book's sister text, Principles of Corporate Finance. Stewart C. Myers e Professore di Finanza presso la Sloan School of Management del MIT. Franklin Allen is the Nippon Life Professor of Finance at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.