Advanced Corporate Finance

The course is intended to provide the student with a sound understanding and appreciation of the principles of corporate finance. The course covers the theory and practice of financial decision-making by managers and describes how financial theory can be used to address practical problems and to highlight institutional aspects of the financial world. Topics include: the time value of money, capital budgeting, financial statement analysis, capital structure, leverage, dividend policy, long-term financing and issues of corporate control, management of working capital, management of cash, management of receivables, and, management of inventory. The course enables students to develop the skills and intellectual framework for addressing a variety of financial management problems.