251.5 sec. 001 - Corporate Finance (Fall 2025)
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:
MTu 08:00 AM - 09:50 AM
Location: Law 110
From August 18, 2025
To December 01, 2025
Course End: December 01, 2025
Class Number: 32341
Enrollment info:
Enrolled: 14
Waitlisted: 0
Enroll Limit: 85
As of: 07/12 06:57 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 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
a) mergers and acquisitions
b) financial distress and bankruptcy
c) initial public offerings (IPOs)
d) venture capital
e) 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 Final Exam
(Subject to change by faculty member only through the first two weeks of instruction)
Exam Length: 4 hours
Course Category: Business Law
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