Corporate Finance

Course coordinator: prof. Antonella Angelini

COURSE DESCRIPTION:
The course focuses on:
-    innovative methods of evaluation high risk investment;
-    financial structure and cost of capital;
-    firm evaluation model.

OBJECTIVES:

  • Skills:
    - Develop capabilities about evaluation projects and firms and financial decisions
    - Sharpen critical thinking
  • Knowledge:
    - Understand the process to evaluate a project and a firm and make correct financial decisions
    - Understand the logic used to define the specific inputs used (cash flow, cost of capital, etc.)
  • Attitudes:
    - Develop and apply the financial concept
    - Critical appraisal of financial decisions and operations

MAIN CONTENTS:

  1. Capital budgeting methods
  2. Application of capital budgeting methods to  investments appraisal
  3. Financial structure and cost of capital
  4. Firm evaluation methodology
  • Pratical exercises
  • Case studies