Corporate Finance

  1. Advanced Topics in Corporate Finance
    1. Mergers and Acquisitions
      1. Types of Mergers
        1. Horizontal Mergers
          1. Vertical Mergers
            1. Conglomerate Mergers
            2. Rationale for M&A
              1. Synergies
                1. Revenue Synergies
                  1. Cost Synergies
                  2. Diversification
                    1. Market Power
                      1. Tax Considerations
                        1. Managerial Motives
                        2. The M&A Process
                          1. Target Identification
                            1. Due Diligence
                              1. Negotiation and Structuring
                                1. Integration
                                2. Valuation of Target Firms
                                  1. Comparable Companies Analysis
                                    1. Precedent Transactions Analysis
                                      1. Discounted Cash Flow Analysis
                                        1. Sum-of-the-Parts Analysis
                                        2. Deal Structure and Financing
                                          1. Cash Deals
                                            1. Stock Deals
                                              1. Mixed Consideration
                                              2. Takeover Defenses
                                                1. Poison Pills
                                                  1. Staggered Boards
                                                    1. Golden Parachutes
                                                      1. White Knights
                                                        1. Pac-Man Defense
                                                        2. Empirical Evidence on M&A
                                                        3. International Corporate Finance
                                                          1. Foreign Exchange Markets and Rates
                                                            1. Spot Rates
                                                              1. Forward Rates
                                                                1. Exchange Rate Determination
                                                                  1. Purchasing Power Parity
                                                                    1. Interest Rate Parity
                                                                    2. Managing Exchange Rate Risk
                                                                      1. Transaction Exposure
                                                                        1. Translation Exposure
                                                                          1. Economic Exposure
                                                                            1. Hedging Techniques
                                                                              1. Natural Hedging
                                                                                1. Financial Hedging
                                                                              2. International Capital Budgeting
                                                                                1. Adjusting for Exchange Rates
                                                                                  1. Political Risk
                                                                                    1. Country Risk
                                                                                      1. Repatriation of Profits
                                                                                      2. International Financing
                                                                                        1. Eurobonds
                                                                                          1. Foreign Bonds
                                                                                            1. American Depositary Receipts
                                                                                          2. Corporate Governance
                                                                                            1. The Board of Directors
                                                                                              1. Structure and Roles
                                                                                                1. Independence and Committees
                                                                                                  1. Audit Committee
                                                                                                    1. Compensation Committee
                                                                                                      1. Nominating Committee
                                                                                                    2. Executive Compensation
                                                                                                      1. Salary and Bonus
                                                                                                        1. Stock Options
                                                                                                          1. Restricted Stock
                                                                                                            1. Performance-Based Compensation
                                                                                                            2. Shareholder Activism
                                                                                                              1. Proxy Fights
                                                                                                                1. Institutional Investors
                                                                                                                  1. Activist Investors
                                                                                                                  2. Corporate Governance Around the World
                                                                                                                  3. Risk Management
                                                                                                                    1. Introduction to Hedging
                                                                                                                      1. Purpose of Hedging
                                                                                                                        1. Types of Risks Hedged
                                                                                                                          1. Hedging vs. Speculation
                                                                                                                          2. Financial Derivatives
                                                                                                                            1. Forwards and Futures
                                                                                                                              1. Contract Features
                                                                                                                                1. Pricing
                                                                                                                                  1. Uses in Hedging
                                                                                                                                  2. Options
                                                                                                                                    1. Call Options
                                                                                                                                      1. Put Options
                                                                                                                                        1. Option Strategies
                                                                                                                                          1. Option Valuation Basics
                                                                                                                                            1. Black-Scholes Model
                                                                                                                                              1. Binomial Model
                                                                                                                                            2. Swaps
                                                                                                                                              1. Interest Rate Swaps
                                                                                                                                                1. Currency Swaps
                                                                                                                                                  1. Credit Default Swaps
                                                                                                                                                2. Enterprise Risk Management
                                                                                                                                                  1. Risk Identification
                                                                                                                                                    1. Risk Assessment
                                                                                                                                                      1. Risk Mitigation
                                                                                                                                                        1. Risk Monitoring

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                                                                                                                                                    1. Introduction to Corporate Finance