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CFI Introduction to Corporate Finance 

CFI Introduction to Corporate Finance
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Overview

Fundamental overview of capital raising, valuation, mergers, acquisitions, and corporate finance careers

Duration

2 hours

Total fee

Free

Mode of learning

Online

Difficulty level

Intermediate

Official Website

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Credential

Certificate

CFI Introduction to Corporate Finance
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Highlights

  • Flexible Schedule- Set and maintain flexible deadlines.
  • 100% online and self-paced
  • Earn a Certificate on successful completion of the program
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CFI Introduction to Corporate Finance
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Course details

Who should do this course?
  • Anyone with a career in investment banking, equity research, private equity, corporate development, finance, and accounting.
  • Beginners or a great refresher for more advanced practitioners.
What are the course deliverables?
  • Learn about Funding lifecycles
  • Learn about Business valuation methods
  • Learn about the mergers and acquisitions (M&A) process
  • Learn about Equity capital raising
  • Learn about Debt capital raising Corporate finance career paths
More about this course
  • Interested in a career in corporate finance? Looking to move up the ladder at your current job? This introduction to corporate finance course will give an overview of all the key concepts you need for a high powered career in investment banking, equity research, private equity, corporate development, financial planning & analysis (FP&A), treasury, and much more.

CFI Introduction to Corporate Finance
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Curriculum

Introduction

Course introduction

Download course notes presentation

Corporate finance overview

Players in corporate finance - primary market

Players in corporate finance - secondary market

Types of participants and transactions

Interactive exercises 1

Capital Investment

Capital investment overview

Net present value (NPV)

Terminal value

Interactive exercise 2

Unlocking the drivers of value

Enterprise value vs equity value

Internal rate of return (IRR)

Interactive exercise 3

Mergers and acquisitions

10-step acquisition process

Types of buyers

Acquisition valuation and analysis

Issues to consider when structuring a deal

Interactive exercise 4

Capital Financing

Capital financing overview

The business life cycle and funding life cycle

Capital structure

Weighted average cost of capital (WACC)

Interactive exercise 5

Capital stack

Types of equity

Sources of equity

Private equity and venture capital firms

Interactive exercise 6

Why use debt

Assessing debt capacity

Senior debt overview

Types of subordinated debt

Interactive exercise 7

Credit ratings and high yield debt

Mezzanine debt characteristics

Debt repayment profiles

Tradeoffs between debt and equity

Interactive exercise 8

Underwriting

Underwriting advisory services

Book building process and road show

Pricing the issue

Interactive exercise 9

Dividends and Return of Capital

Three main activities of corporate finance recap

Dividends and return of capital

Retained earnings and excess cash

Dividends vs share buyback

Interactive exercise 10

Conclusion

Roles in corporate finance

Summary

Qualified Assessment

Qualified assessment

Introduction to Corporate Finance course evaluation

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Satya Prasad Kar
CFI Introduction to Corporate Finance
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Learning Experience: Course contents was so good, student friendly, easy to understand. No time wasting direct to the point. My experience was good .
Faculty: Actually i don’t remember. Everything was good, no need to explain that much.
Course Support: Nope, not yet but it helps me so much . I'm still learning so many things from it.
Reviewed on 12 Sep 2022Read More
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Sananthkumar M
CFI Introduction to Corporate Finance
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5
Learning Experience: Its was very useful and it helps to finance orientated students & career development.
Faculty: Tey very kind and Good. They are explored the updated curriculum and more over its similar to real.
Course Support: No career support provided.
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Nikhil Verma
CFI Introduction to Corporate Finance
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5
Learning Experience: In corporate finance course I had learned
Faculty: I had done Corporate finance course from Corporate finance institute. I had learned how a company can raise capital Who the key players in the capital markets are What the capital raising process looks like The main business valuation techniques Types of valuation multiples How to structure a deal How to finance an acquisition Types of debt securities Types of equity securities
Course Support: Yes, I got a opportunity to learn more about corporate finance and yes they assist me in getting placed
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KUNAL K AUTE
CFI Introduction to Corporate Finance
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Learning Experience: Good understanding and very useful for career.
Faculty: Instructors taught well Curriculum was relevant and comprehensive
Course Support: No career support provided
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Dev Kishan Singh
CFI Introduction to Corporate Finance
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5
Learning Experience: I really enjoyed CFI's Program as I believe it's an excellent program which comprises complete learning package for Finance Professionals
Faculty: I don't know the faculty name A good understanding of change and a clear conception of the curriculum are necessary conditions for improved implementation of the new curriculum into practice.
Course Support: No career support provided
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