ADVANCED CORPORATE FINANCE AND FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT

The course focuses on the thorough understanding of modern complex topics of applied corporate finance, paying attention to the analysis and evaluation of critical managerial decisions on the financial operations and risk management of modern corporations. The course covers the following issues: fundamental principles and applied methods of corporate financial management, international money, capital markets and institutions, modern financial instruments, investment appraisal, portfolio construction and management, cost of capital, mergers-acquisitions-restructuring, corporate governance, risk management strategies.

Objectives

The core learning objectives focus on providing a logical and consistent structure that ties all of the firm’s decisions together from a theoretical and empirical perspective. The course encourages students to think critically on core issues in corporate financial management and exercise them to understand financial decision-making by developing practical financial managerial expertise and grasping applied methods, tools and instruments. To attain these goals, the educational material develops on the pillars of financial management and value creation, investment decisions, financing decisions and business decisions.

Prerequisites

None

Syllabus

Financial Statements Analysis Diagnosing Profitability, Risks, Growth Time Value of Money & Interest Rates Investment Appraisal Fund Raising & Security Issuance Cost of Capital & Capital Structure Mergers & Acquisitions Risk & Return Introduction in Risk Management