ADVANCED FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT (4 Credits)

Learning Outcomes:

On successful completion of this course, student will be able to: Develop and recommend method to raise the capital of the companies through debt financing and equity financing; Develop and recommend method to make decision about capital structure, corporate strategy, going public, share repurchase, payout policy, going private, leveraged buyout, merger and acquisition, and restructuring; Develop the knowledge about pricing derivatives and make decision about investment in derivatives; Develop and recommend method to manage the risksthat are often faced by companies.

Topics:

1. Raising capital, debt financing, and equity financing;
2. Capital structure and corporate strategy;
3. Issues in capital market;
4. Share repurchases;
5. Payout policy;
6. Going private and leveraged buyouts;
7. Merger and acquisition;
8. Merger arbitrage;
9. Restructuring;
10. Pricing derivatives;
11. Risk management and corporate strategy;
12. The practice of hedging;
13. Bankruptcy.