| Course ID: | FINA 7100. 3 hours. |
| Course Title: | Corporate Financial Management |
Course
Description: | Tools and concepts in corporate finance. Students are required
to analyze situations, make value maximizing decisions, and
communicate the basis of those decisions. Topics may include
evaluation of financing alternatives, the cost of capital,
security issuance, mergers and acquisitions, financial
restructuring, internal governance mechanisms, private equity,
and working capital management. |
| Oasis Title: | CORPORATE FIN MGMT |
| Duplicate Credit: | Not open to students with credit in FINA 8100 |
| Prerequisite: | FINA 7010 |
Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. |
| Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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| Course Objectives: | This course is designed to facilitate the practical application
of the tools and concepts of basic corporate finance to actual
business problems. By evaluating and solving actual problems
involving the use of these financial management concepts, you
will enhance your understanding of these tools and your ability
to apply them in the business world. The cases considered cover a
range of corporate financial problems, including financial
analysis and planning, capital budgeting, cost of capital,
capital structure decisions, and investment alternatives. |
| Topical Outline: | “Corporate Finance” will cover a wider variety of topics, and
more fundamental theory than “Valuation.” "Valuation" will be
focused on valuation, building a model and applications
thereof. Note, however, that neither is a prerequisite for the
other.
Financial Modeling/Excel skills Corporate Financial Policy
Capital Structure; financing transactions
Payout policy
Cost of capital
Investing banking, what is it; IPO’s, SEO’s, underwriting
Corporate governance
M&A, risk arbitrage
LBOs
Bankruptcy
Internal governance
Private equity/venture capital
Working capital management |