Corporate Finances

Recommended Prerequisites

Not applicable.

Teaching Methods

The course employs cases and problems as well as classroom lectures and discussions. We will make use of international as well as domestic examples. Each student will be expected to participate actively in class discussions. A written project will be due by the end of term.

A - Grading:

Class participation - 10%

Group Project - 30%

Written Final Exam - 60%

Learning Outcomes

Students taking this course should expect to learn the nature and purposes of financial management. They will gain skills in investing techniques and financial management. They will learn, through seminar discussions and a hands-on project on financial forecasting and selection of financing products. In the end the goal is to apply the state-of-the-art techniques often used by finance directors and investment bankers.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

The Case for Going Public ESG, the evolving nature of Finance Departments and the role of CFOs

Earnings quality and accounting shenanigans

Financial Planning and Modeling

How Analysts Use Financial Models

Corporate restructurings (Acquisitions & Divestitures)

Corporate restructurings (Recapitalizations)

Turnaround financing during credit crunches

Agency problems and corporate governance

Banking Relationship Management

Investment Bankers: Friends or foes?

Corporate ratings and risk management.

Head Lecturer(s)

Paulo Miguel Marques Gama Gonçalves

Assessment Methods

Evaluation
Class participation : 10.0%
Group Project : 30.0%
Written Final Exam : 60.0%

Bibliography

Richard Brealey and Stewart Myers, Principles of Corporate Finance, McGraw-Hill, New York. (Latest edition)

Mark Largan, International Corporate and Investment Banking - Practice and Law, Institute of Financial Services, Canterbury, UK. (Latest edition).