This document provides an overview of capital markets and the finance function. It discusses the aims of the finance function such as procuring adequate funds, mobilizing funds, accelerating profits, and maximizing firm value. It also defines what the finance function is and provides examples of how recent funds were mobilized by different companies. Additionally, it discusses key aspects of the capital market such as the primary and secondary markets and how companies can raise funds through the primary market via methods like IPOs, rights issues, private placements etc.
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