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251.5 sec. 001 - Corporate Finance (Spring 2024)
Instructor: Kenneth M Ayotte (view instructor's teaching evaluations - degree students only | profile)
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Units: 4
Grading Designation: Credit Only
Mode of Instruction: In-Person
Meeting:
TuTh 3:35 PM - 5:25 PM
Location: Law 100
From January 09, 2024
To April 18, 2024
Course End: April 18, 2024
Class Number: 32234
Enrollment info:
Enrolled: 95
Waitlisted: 0
Enroll Limit: 97
As of: 04/27 11:56 PM
Corporate Finance is an introductory finance course for law students. No prior background in finance or accounting (or law, for that matter) is required, but a willingness to work with numbers and financial data is crucial. The objective of the course is to supplement your legal training by introducing the fundamental theoretical principles of finance and of the practical environment in which financial decisions are made.
We will cover the following topics:
(1) an introduction to accounting terminology and financial statements
(2) using financial statements to
a) evaluate a company’s performance
b) make projections about a company’s future
(3) the theory and practice of capital structure decisions
(4) using the concept of “discounting”
a) to evaluate an investment opportunity
b) to value a company
(5) advanced topics in finance
b) financial and real options
c) mergers and acquisitions
d) financial distress and bankruptcy
e) initial public offerings (IPOs)
f) venture capital
g) leveraged buyouts
The course will consist of approximately one-half lecture and one-half in-class case discussions, for which students should prepare carefully.
Exam Notes: (TH) Take-home examination
Exam Length: 4 hours
Course Category: Business Law
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Readers:
A reader will be used in this class.
Books:
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- Analysis for Financial Management
Robert C. Higgins, Jennifer L. Koski, Todd Mitton
ISBN: 9781260772364
e-Book Available: unknown
Price: To Be Determined