Special Topics in Banking and Finance: Corporate Finance

Main objectives

The course is offered within the specialization Banking and Finance of the bachelor's programme in Business Administration.

The aim of the course is to introduce the students with the basic concepts of Corporate Finance. We will study: equity and debt finance, how to value different types of bonds, the capital structure and dividend policies.

The course is offered every winter term.

Course outline

This is a tentative schedule. I will determine the pace of class based on the overall student feedback and participation.

Introduction
The finance function and capital market
Arbitrage and the Law of One Price
Long-term finance: equity finance
Long-term finance: debt finance, hybrid finance and leasing
Valuing bonds
The cost of capital and capital structure
Dividend policy

Literature

Required Readings:

All relevant material, i.e. slides and exercises, is going to be available on the moodle platform of this course.

D.Watson, A.Head, Corporate Finance – Principles and Practice, Prentice Hall – Pearson Education Ltd

J. Berk, P. DeMarzo, Corporate Finance, Pearson Education Ltd