About the author

Henry A. Davis is a writer and consultant working in the fields of banking and corporate

finance. He currently serves as managing editor of three quarterly professional journals, the

Journal of Investment Compliance, the Journal of Structured and Project Finance, and

Strategic Investor Relations, published by Euromoney’s US affiliate, Institutional Investor.

Mr Davis has also written or co-authored 11 books including Financial Turnarounds:

Preserving Valuewith William W. Sihler (Financial Executives Research Foundation, 2001

and Financial Times-Prentice Hall, 2002), Project Finance in Latin America: Practical Case

Studies(Euromoney Books, 2000), Building Value with Capital Structure Strategieswith

William W. Sihler (Financial Executives Research Foundation, 1998), Cash Flow and

Performance Measurement: Managing for Value(Financial Executives Research Foundation,

1996), Project Finance: Practical Case Studies(Euromoney Books, 1996), Lender’s Guide

to the Knowledge-Based Economywith Richard D. Crawford (Amacom Books, 1996),

Foreign Exchange Risk Management: A Survey of Corporate Practiceswith Frederick C.

Militello (Financial Executives Research Foundation, 1995) and The Empowered

Organization: Redefining the Roles and Practices of Financewith Frederick C. Militello

(Financial Executives Research Foundation, 1994). He has contributed articles to numerous

financial publications, including International Treasurer, Latin Finance, and Risk. Mr Davis

began his career in banking, working for Bankers Trust Company and Bank of Boston, and

worked for two consulting firms, the Globecon Group and Ferguson & Company. He earned

his Bachelor’s degree at Princeton University and his MBA at the Darden Graduate Business

School at the University of Virginia.

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