Unit name | Advanced Corporate Finance |
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Unit code | EFIM30020 |
Credit points | 10 |
Level of study | H/6 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
Unit director | Professor. Ozkan |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
Corporate Finance (EFIM20006) |
Co-requisites |
Financial Markets (EFIM30019) |
School/department | School of Accounting and Finance - Business School |
Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
This module covers advanced topics on corporate financing decision and how information asymmetry and conflicts of interests among various claimants influence corporate policies. Topics covered include optimal capital structure, financial distress, share repurchases, initial public offerings (IPOs), interaction of corporate strategy and financing, corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, and real options.
On successful completion of this unit a student will be able to:
10 hours of lectures; 5 hours of small-group tutorials
Formative: Students do group presentations and hand in their answers for tutorial sets.
Summative: 100% 1.5 hour exam
All learning objectives are assessed by both summative and formative assessment
Financial Markets and Corporate Strategy, European edition, David Hillier, Mark Grinblatt, Sheridan Titman, McGraw Hill Irwin.
Corporate Finance, European edition, David Hillier, Stephen A. Ross, Randolph W. Westerfield, Jeffrey Jaffe, Bradford Jordan, Mc Graw Hill Irwin.
Indicative Journal articles for tutorials: