FM421 Half Unit
Applied Corporate Finance
This information is for the 2015/16 session.
Teacher responsible
Prof Ashwini Agrawal
Availability
This course is available on the MPhil/PhD in Accounting, MSc in Accounting and Finance, MSc in Economics and Management, MSc in Finance and Economics, MSc in Finance and Economics (Research), MSc in Management, MSc in Management (CEMS MIM), MSc in Management and Regulation of Risk, MSc in Management and Strategy and MSc in Risk and Finance. This course is available as an outside option to students on other programmes where regulations permit.
Pre-requisites
This is an advanced applied course and a thorough understanding of the major theoretical issues and concepts is required. Students must meet one of the following pre-requisites to take this course: 1. have taken FM431 Corporate Finance A in Michaelmas term. 2. have taken the equivalent of FM212 Principles of Finance in their undergraduate degree.
Course content
Provides a thorough grounding in recent developments in applied corporate finance. The course involves a study of the applied corporate finance literature and case studies. It will examine valuation techniques, capital structure and payout policy, raising capital, going public, financial risk management by firms, corporate governance, takeovers and insolvency.
Teaching
30 hours of seminars in the LT.
This course is taught in three separate streams.
Formative coursework
Class papers and case based research are required.
Indicative reading
Articles from journals and readings from D H Chew, The New Corporate Finance: Where Theory Meets Practice (3rd edn, McGraw Hill); M Grinblatt & S Titman, Financial Markets and Corporate Strategy, (2nd edn, McGraw Hill).
Assessment
Exam (70%, duration: 2 hours) in the main exam period.
Coursework (30%) in the LT.
Key facts
Department: Finance
Total students 2014/15: 131
Average class size 2014/15: 69
Controlled access 2014/15: Yes
Value: Half Unit