FIN 675 - Corporate Financial Strategy

The primary functions of this course in corporate finance are to extend the student’s knowledge of financial management and to provide insights into the complexity of the decisions faced by practicing financial managers. The course begins with a review of the theoretical framework of financial management, including a recap and extension of risk analysis and basic valuation concepts. The course then focuses on the firm’s short-term financing and long-term investment decisions, the firm’s capital structure and dividend policy decisions, the various methods of obtaining long-term capital, and a variety of special topics including mergers, LBO’s and divestitures. Various ‘mini cases’ will be used to illustrate applications of the theory, as well as to stimulate questions and discussion.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: MBA 550