FNCE 455 : Corporate Finance

A course exploring advanced topics in corporate financial management. The objective is to focus on the factors that influence the decisions of corporate managers and the impact of those decisions on the value creation of the firm in terms of working capital, capital investment, capital structure, and shareholder distribution. The course will cover working capital issues, advanced capital budgeting, capital structure, leases, hybrid securities, hedging and specific derivatives, shareholder distributions, mergers, divestitures, firm failure and some international financial management areas.