FM421      Half Unit
Applied Corporate Finance

This information is for the 2013/14 session.

Teacher responsible

Dr Moqi Xu OLD M2.11

Dr Pedro Saffi

Availability

This course is available on the MSc in Accounting and Finance, MSc in Economics, MSc in Economics (2 Year Programme), MSc in Economics (Research), MSc in Economics and Managment, 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 not available as an outside option.

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 3. have taken a good micro-economics course 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.

20 hours of lectures and 10 hours of classes in LT. This course is taught in three separate sections.

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 2012/13: 130

Average class size 2012/13: 49

Value: Half Unit

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